Second Largest Cities by Country
This table lists the commonly accepted second-largest city for every recognized country. Note that rankings can vary slightly based on how city limits (city proper vs. metropolitan area) are defined.
| Country | Second Largest City |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kandahar |
| Albania | Durrës |
| Algeria | Oran |
| Andorra | Les Escaldes |
| Angola | Lubango |
| Antigua and Barbuda | All Saints |
| Argentina | Córdoba |
| Armenia | Gyumri |
| Australia | Melbourne |
| Austria | Graz |
| Azerbaijan | Ganja |
| Bahamas | Freeport |
| Bahrain | Riffa |
| Bangladesh | Chattogram (Chittagong) |
| Barbados | Speightstown |
| Belarus | Gomel |
| Belgium | Antwerp |
| Belize | San Ignacio |
| Benin | Porto-Novo |
| Bhutan | Phuntsholing |
| Bolivia | El Alto |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Banja Luka |
| Botswana | Francistown |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro |
| Brunei | Kuala Belait |
| Bulgaria | Plovdiv |
| Burkina Faso | Bobo-Dioulasso |
| Burundi | Gitega |
| Cabo Verde | Mindelo |
| Cambodia | Battambang |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé |
| Canada | Montreal |
| Central African Republic | Bimbo |
| Chad | Moundou |
| Chile | Concepción |
| China | Beijing |
| Colombia | Medellín |
| Comoros | Mutsamudu |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Lubumbashi |
| Republic of the Congo | Pointe-Noire |
| Costa Rica | Puerto Limón |
| Croatia | Split |
| Cuba | Santiago de Cuba |
| Cyprus | Limassol |
| Czech Republic | Brno |
| Denmark | Aarhus |
| Djibouti | Ali Sabieh |
| Dominica | Portsmouth |
| Dominican Republic | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Ecuador | Quito (or Guayaquil, depending on metric) |
| Egypt | Alexandria |
| El Salvador | Santa Ana |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bata |
| Eritrea | Keren |
| Estonia | Tartu |
| Eswatini | Manzini |
| Ethiopia | Dire Dawa |
| Fiji | Lautoka |
| Finland | Espoo |
| France | Marseille |
| Gabon | Port-Gentil |
| Gambia | Brikama |
| Georgia | Batumi |
| Germany | Hamburg |
| Ghana | Kumasi |
| Greece | Thessaloniki |
| Grenada | Gouyave |
| Guatemala | Quetzaltenango |
| Guinea | Nzérékoré |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bafatá |
| Guyana | Linden |
| Haiti | Cap-Haïtien |
| Honduras | San Pedro Sula |
| Hungary | Debrecen |
| Iceland | Kópavogur |
| India | Delhi |
| Indonesia | Surabaya |
| Iran | Mashhad |
| Iraq | Basra |
| Ireland | Cork |
| Israel | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Milan |
| Ivory Coast | Bouaké |
| Jamaica | Montego Bay |
| Japan | Yokohama |
| Jordan | Irbid |
| Kazakhstan | Astana |
| Kenya | Mombasa |
| Kiribati | Bairiki |
| Kosovo | Prizren |
| Kuwait | Al Ahmadi |
| Kyrgyzstan | Osh |
| Laos | Pakse |
| Latvia | Daugavpils |
| Lebanon | Tripoli |
| Lesotho | Hlotse |
| Liberia | Gbarnga |
| Libya | Benghazi |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz |
| Lithuania | Kaunas |
| Luxembourg | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Madagascar | Toamasina |
| Malawi | Blantyre |
| Malaysia | George Town (Penang) |
| Maldives | Addu City |
| Mali | Sikasso |
| Malta | Birkirkara |
| Marshall Islands | Ebeye |
| Mauritania | Nouadhibou |
| Mauritius | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill |
| Mexico | Guadalajara |
| Micronesia | Weno |
| Moldova | Tiraspol |
| Monaco | Monte Carlo |
| Mongolia | Erdenet |
| Montenegro | Nikšić |
| Morocco | Fez |
| Mozambique | Beira |
| Myanmar | Mandalay |
| Namibia | Rundu |
| Nauru | Denigomodu |
| Nepal | Pokhara |
| Netherlands | Rotterdam |
| New Zealand | Christchurch |
| Nicaragua | León |
| Niger | Zinder |
| Nigeria | Kano |
| North Korea | Hamhung |
| North Macedonia | Bitola |
| Norway | Bergen |
| Oman | Salalah |
| Pakistan | Lahore |
| Palau | Meyuns |
| Palestine | Hebron |
| Panama | San Miguelito |
| Papua New Guinea | Lae |
| Paraguay | Ciudad del Este |
| Peru | Arequipa |
| Philippines | Cebu City (or Davao City) |
| Poland | Kraków |
| Portugal | Porto |
| Qatar | Al Rayyan |
| Romania | Cluj-Napoca |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg |
| Rwanda | Butare |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Charlestown |
| Saint Lucia | Vieux Fort |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Georgetown |
| Samoa | Afega |
| San Marino | Borgo Maggiore |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Santo Amaro |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah |
| Senegal | Thiès |
| Serbia | Novi Sad |
| Seychelles | Anse Boileau |
| Sierra Leone | Bo |
| Singapore | N/A (City-state) |
| Slovakia | Košice |
| Slovenia | Maribor |
| Solomon Islands | Auki |
| Somalia | Hargeisa |
| South Africa | Cape Town |
| South Korea | Busan |
| South Sudan | Wau |
| Spain | Barcelona |
| Sri Lanka | Kandy |
| Sudan | Omdurman |
| Suriname | Lelydorp |
| Sweden | Gothenburg |
| Switzerland | Geneva |
| Syria | Aleppo |
| Taiwan | Taichung |
| Tajikistan | Khujand |
| Tanzania | Mwanza |
| Thailand | Chiang Mai |
| Timor-Leste | Baucau |
| Togo | Kara |
| Tonga | Neiafu |
| Trinidad and Tobago | San Fernando |
| Tunisia | Sfax |
| Turkey | Ankara |
| Turkmenistan | Türkmenabat |
| Tuvalu | Asau |
| Uganda | Gulu |
| Ukraine | Kharkiv |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom | Birmingham |
| United States | Los Angeles |
| Uruguay | Salto |
| Uzbekistan | Samarkand |
| Vanuatu | Luganville |
| Vatican City | N/A (City-state) |
| Venezuela | Maracaibo |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Yemen | Aden |
| Zambia | Kitwe |
| Zimbabwe | Bulawayo |