Damascus — UN urban centre population
Damascus has a recorded base population of 4,287,746 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Damascus UN urban centre: 4,287,746 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 4,287,746. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,569,394; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 4,287,746 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Damascus |
|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | 4,284,080 | −0.1% |
| Kumasi | 4,297,984 | +0.2% |
| Kanpur | 4,329,973 | +1.0% |
| Medan | 4,245,895 | −1.0% |
| Bamako | 4,244,881 | −1.0% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+3.24% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 4,287,746, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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