Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.

Metropolitan area Country Population Area Date, Source
Alexandria  Egypt 6,100,000
Barcelona  Spain 5,474,482
Algiers  Algeria 4,510,000 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Rome  Italy 4,342,212
Tel Aviv  Israel 4,156,900 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi) 2021[1]
Athens  Greece 3,638,281 2,929 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Izmir  Turkey 3,209,179 2,259 km2 (872 sq mi)
Tripoli  Libya 3,072,000
Naples  Italy 2,969,571 1,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
Tunis  Tunisia 2,658,816
Antalya  Turkey 2,619,832 20,591 km2 (7,950 sq mi)
Valencia  Spain 2,522,383
Gaza  Palestine 2,375,259 365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Beirut  Lebanon 2,145,527
Marseille  France 1,879,601 3,971.8 km2 (1,533.5 sq mi)
Oran  Algeria 1,570,000
Benghazi  Libya 1,500,000
Palermo  Italy 1,245,826
Bari  Italy 1,222,171
Catania  Italy 1,101,463
Mersin  Turkey 1,064,850 1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Sfax  Tunisia 1,018,341

Cities

Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.

City Country Other names Subdivision Population Date, Source Language(s)
Algeciras Spainal-JazīraBay of Gibraltar121,4142018Spanish
Marbella Spain Alboran Sea 140,473 2012 Spanish
Málaga SpainAlboran Sea568,5072010Spanish
Al Hoceima MoroccoVilla, LhusimaAlboran Sea102,9422007Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Nador MoroccoEnnaḍor, الناظورAlboran Sea160,000Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Almería SpainAlboran Sea191,443Spanish
Cartagena SpainNone216,6552012Spanish
Oran AlgeriaWehranNone759,6451998[2]Arabic
Alicante SpainAlacantNone334,3292011Spanish, Catalan
Valencia SpainValènciaBalearic Sea809,267Spanish, Catalan
Castellón de la Plana SpainCastelló de la Plana, Castellón, CastellóBalearic Sea180,204Spanish, Catalan
Mostaganem AlgeriaMustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانمNone145,696Arabic
Tarragona SpainBalearic Sea134,085Catalan, Spanish
Barcelona SpainBalearic Sea1,620,343Spanish, Catalan
Badalona SpainBalearic Sea220,977Catalan, Spanish
Palma SpainPalma de MallorcaBalearic Sea401,270Spanish, Catalan
Algiers AlgeriaDzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمةNone3,415,811Arabic, Berber
Béjaïa AlgeriaBgayetNone177,988Berber, Arabic
Marseille FranceMarselha, MarseillesGulf of Lion870,321French, Occitan
Jijel AlgeriaDjidjel, جيجلNone148,000Arabic
Toulon FranceTolon, ToulounGulf of Lion170,041French, Occitan
Skikda AlgeriaسكيكدةNone152,355Arabic
Nice FranceNiça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza MarittimaLigurian Sea343,895French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Annaba AlgeriaAnnābah, Bouna, عنابةNone257,359Arabic
Genoa ItalyGenova, Zena, GenuaLigurian Sea855,834Italian, Ligurian
Cagliari ItalyCastedduTyrrhenian Sea476,975Italian, Sardinian
Bizerte TunisiaBanzart, Benzert, BisertaStrait of Sicily114,371Arabic, French
Tunis TunisiaTūnis, TunesStrait of Sicily651,183Arabic, French
Livorno ItalyLeghornLigurian Sea161,162Italian, Tuscan
Sousse TunisiaSūsa, SusaStrait of Sicily173,047Arabic, Berber
Sfax TunisiaṢafāqisStrait of Sicily265,131Arabic
Zuwarah LibyaTamurt n Wat Willul180,310Arabic, Berber
Venice ItalyVenexia, Venezia, VinegiaAdriatic Sea270,660Italian, Venetian
Zawiya Libya200,000Arabic
Tripoli LibyaṬarābulus2,127,000Arabic
Palermo ItalyPalermuTyrrhenian Sea855,285Italian, Sicilian
Zliten LibyaZleetin184,000Arabic
Pescara ItalyPiscàrëAdriatic Sea119,554Italian
Trieste ItalyTrièst, Trst, Трст, TriestAdriatic Sea205,535Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Misurata LibyaMosrata, Misratah, Misrata281,000Arabic
Naples ItalyNapule, NapoliTyrrhenian Sea967,068Italian, Neapolitan
Rome ItalyRomaTyrrhenian Sea2,866,793Italian
Rijeka CroatiaFiumeAdriatic Sea108,6222021Croatian, Italian
Salerno ItalyTyrrhenian Sea131,950Italian, Neapolitan
Catania ItalyIonian Sea311,584Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse ItalySarausa, SiracusaIonian Sea123,408Italian, Sicilian
Messina ItalyMissinaMessina Strait242,129Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria ItalyRìggiu, Reggio di CalabriaMessina Strait560,000Italian, Sicilian
Split CroatiaAdriatic Sea160,5772021Croatian
Bari ItalyBareAdriatic Sea750,450Italian, Barese
Al Bayda Libya250,000Arabic
Benghazi LibyaBanghāzī, Bengasi Gulf of Sirte 631,000Arabic
Taranto ItalyTardeIonian Sea200,154Italian, Sicilian
Durrës AlbaniaDurazzo, DirahioAdriatic Sea113,249Albanian
Vlorë AlbaniaValona, VloraIonian Sea 130,827Albanian
Shëngjin AlbaniaSan Giovanni MeduaAdriatic Sea 10,500Albanian
Sarandë AlbaniaSanti Quaranta, SarandëIonian Sea 20,277Albanian
Himarë AlbaniaChimara, HimaraIonian Sea 10,000Albanian
Patras GreeceIonian Sea213,984Greek
Volos GreeceAegean Sea144,449Greek
Thessaloniki GreeceAegean Sea354,2902021[3]Greek
Derna Libya Darnah Libyan Sea 125,000 2011 Arabic
Piraeus Greece Peiraias Saronic Gulf 163,688 Greek
Chania GreeceSea of Crete108,310Greek
Heraklion GreeceIrákleioSea of Crete173,993Greek
Tobruk Libya Ṭubruq Libyan Sea 120,000 2011 Arabic
Rhodes GreeceRódosAegean Sea115,490Greek
Alexandria Egypt Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə Levantine Sea 5,484,000 2022 Arabic
Damietta Egypt Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat Levantine Sea 337,303 2012 Arabic
Port Said Egypt Borsaʿīd Levantine Sea 603,787 2010 Arabic
Arish Egypt El ʿArīš Levantine Sea 164,830 2012 Arabic
Gaza City State of Palestine Ghazzah Levantine Sea 515,556 2012 Arabic
Ashkelon IsraelLevantine Sea149,1602021[4]Hebrew, English
Ashdod IsraelLevantine Sea225,9752021[4]Hebrew, English, Russian
Rishon LeZion IsraelLevantine Sea257,1282021[4]Hebrew, English
Bat Yam IsraelLevantine Sea126,2902021[4]Hebrew, English, Russian
Tel Aviv IsraelLevantine Sea467,8752021[4]Hebrew, Arabic, English
Herzliya IsraelLevantine Sea103,3182021[4]Hebrew, English
Netanya IsraelLevantine Sea224,0662021[4]Hebrew, English
Hadera IsraelLevantine Sea100,6312021[4]Hebrew, English
Haifa IsraelLevantine Sea282,8322021[4]Hebrew, Arabic, English
Beirut LebanonBayrūtLevantine Sea2,226,0002015Arabic. French, English
Tripoli Lebanon Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus Levantine Sea 227,857 Arabic. French, English
Tartus Syria Ṭarṭūs Levantine Sea 115,769 2004 Arabic
Latakia Syria al-Lāḏqīyah Levantine Sea 383,786 2004 Arabic
Çanakkale Turkey Dardanellia, Δαρδανέλλια Dardanelles 143,662 2021[5] Turkish
Aliağa Turkey Aegean Sea 103,364 2021[5] Turkish
Kuşadası Turkey Aegean Sea 125,812 2021[5] Turkish
Bodrum Turkey Aegean Sea 187,284 2021[5] Turkish
Fethiye Turkey Levantine Sea 170,379 2021[5] Turkish
Side Turkey Gulf of Antalya 245,740 2021[5] Turkish
Alanya Turkey Coracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیه Gulf of Antalya 350,636 2021[5] Turkish
Erdemli Turkey Gulf of Mersin 134,114 2021[5] Turkish
Mersin TurkeyMyrsíni, ΜυρσίνηGulf of Mersin1,064,8502021[5]Turkish
İskenderun TurkeyAlexandretta, ΑλεξανδρέτταGulf of Alexandretta350,4562021[5]Turkish, Arabic
Samandağ Turkey Gulf of Antioch 123,999 2021[5] Turkish, Arabic
Limassol CyprusΛεμεσός, Lemesós Levantine Sea 101,000 2011 Greek

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2022/2.shnatonpopulation/st02_25.pdf
  2. ↑ "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Population Stats".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 biruni.tuik.gov.tr https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=tr. Retrieved 2022-10-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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