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Bigger crowds and older streets: every city matchup so far.
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In 2024, which city had more people?
Warsaw vs Damascus
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- Warsaw: 1.86M people
- Damascus: 2.69M people ✓
Damascus: about 44% more
Damascus had about 800,000 more people than Warsaw, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on Earth.
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In 2025, which city had more people, Copenhagen or Kingston, Jamaica?
Kingston vs Copenhagen
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- Kingston: 938K people ✓
- Copenhagen: 667K people
Kingston: about 41% more
Kingston, Jamaica, has about 270,000 more people than the city of Copenhagen.
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In 2022, which city had more people?
Abuja vs Belgrade
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- Abuja: 1.69M people ✓
- Belgrade: 1.2M people
Abuja: about 41% more
Abuja had about 500,000 more people than Belgrade, even though it only became Nigeria's capital in 1991.
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In 2021, which city had more people?
The Hague vs Tel Aviv
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- The Hague: 548K people ✓
- Tel Aviv: 468K people
The Hague: about 17% more
The Hague has about 80,000 more people than the city of Tel Aviv, though Tel Aviv's metro area has around 4 million.
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In 2016, which city had more people?
Liverpool vs Vladivostok
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- Liverpool: 513K people
- Vladivostok: 607K people ✓
Vladivostok: about 18% more
Vladivostok, at the end of the Trans-Siberian Railway, had about 90,000 more people than Liverpool.
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In 2021, which city had more people?
Warsaw vs Perth
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- Warsaw: 1.86M people
- Perth: 2.14M people ✓
Perth: about 15% more
Perth's figure counts its whole metro area, while Warsaw's is the city alone, which is how Perth comes out about 280,000 ahead.
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In 2022, which city had more people?
Helsinki vs Stockholm
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- Helsinki: 665K people
- Stockholm: 985K people ✓
Stockholm: about 48% more
Stockholm has about 320,000 more people than Helsinki, roughly one and a half Helsinkis.
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In 2021, which city had more people?
Toronto vs Abidjan
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- Toronto: 2.79M people
- Abidjan: 5.62M people ✓
Abidjan: about 2× as much
Abidjan has roughly twice as many people as the city of Toronto, making it one of West Africa's biggest cities.
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In 2023, which city had more people?
Milan vs Abu Dhabi
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- Milan: 1.35M people
- Abu Dhabi: 1.57M people ✓
Abu Dhabi: about 16% more
Abu Dhabi's population has grown massively due to oil wealth and expatriate workers.
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In 2025, which city had more people?
Taipei vs Barcelona
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- Taipei: 2.44M people ✓
- Barcelona: 1.73M people
Taipei: about 41% more
Taipei has around 700,000 more residents than the city of Barcelona.
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In 2020, which city had more people?
New York City vs Bengaluru
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- New York City: 8.8M people
- Bengaluru: 12.3M people ✓
Bengaluru: about 40% more
Bengaluru had about 3.5 million more people than New York City, roughly 1.4 New Yorks.