Cities Starting with Y

Cities around the world with population greater than 50,000 starting with the letter Y.

City
Country
Population ↓
Myanmar FlagYangonMyanmar4,556,371
Japan FlagYokohamaJapan3,962,266
Cameroon FlagYaoundeCameroon3,674,849
China FlagYantaiChina2,684,197
China FlagYangzhouChina2,389,666
China FlagYinchuanChina1,928,110
China FlagYiwuChina1,746,582
Russia FlagYekaterinburgRussia1,560,285
China FlagYanchengChina1,556,374
China FlagYichangChina1,452,027
China FlagYueyangChina1,277,946
China FlagYibinChina1,261,709
South Korea FlagYonginSouth Korea1,194,265
China FlagYuyaoChina1,183,899
China FlagYueqingChina1,089,512
Armenia FlagYerevanArmenia1,083,688
China FlagYixingChina1,035,678
China FlagYulinChina1,013,931
China FlagYangjiangChina962,285
Vietnam FlagYen BaiVietnam882,643
China FlagYiyangChina859,991
Hong Kong FlagYuen LongHong Kong685,663
Taiwan FlagYunlin CountyTaiwan648,791
Iran FlagYazdIran628,752
Nigeria FlagYenagoaNigeria579,235
Russia FlagYaroslavlRussia560,015
Thailand FlagYalaThailand557,408
India FlagYamunanagarIndia535,601
Thailand FlagYasothonThailand523,697
Nigeria FlagYamaltu/DebaNigeria487,096
Turkey FlagYozgatTurkey456,614
Taiwan FlagYilan CountyTaiwan447,167
South Korea FlagYangsanSouth Korea428,544
Japan FlagYokkaichiJapan412,279
Japan FlagYokosukaJapan389,568
Russia FlagYakutskRussia378,007
Saudi Arabia FlagYanbuSaudi Arabia373,341
Nigeria FlagYalaNigeria357,931
Nigeria FlagYewa North (Egbado North)Nigeria357,106
Nigeria FlagYola NorthNigeria343,109
Nigeria FlagYola SouthNigeria337,080
Japan FlagYamagataJapan334,212
Nigeria FlagYakurrNigeria332,042
Nigeria FlagYewa South (Egbado South)Nigeria326,951
Turkey FlagYalovaTurkey325,124
Hong Kong FlagYau Tsim MongHong Kong302,698
Senegal FlagYeumbeul NordSenegal296,424
Russia FlagYoshkar-OlaRussia285,396
Indonesia FlagYogyakartaIndonesia273,873
South Korea FlagYangjuSouth Korea270,860
South Korea FlagYeosuSouth Korea268,822
Ivory Coast FlagYamoussoukroIvory Coast268,568
Japan FlagYaoJapan264,424
Japan FlagYamaguchiJapan261,827
South Sudan FlagYambioSouth Sudan260,425
Japan FlagYamatoJapan250,968
Japan FlagYachiyoJapan231,806
Nigeria FlagYaboNigeria228,090
Nigeria FlagYunusariNigeria221,713
Nigeria FlagYagba EastNigeria214,420
United States FlagYonkers, New YorkUnited States212,739
United Kingdom FlagYorkUnited Kingdom210,679
Iran FlagYasujIran206,812
Nigeria FlagYagba WestNigeria203,213
Japan FlagYonagoJapan198,857
Colombia FlagYopalColombia198,423
Nigeria FlagYauriNigeria196,412
Nigeria FlagYusufariNigeria194,950
Nigeria FlagYankwashiNigeria188,384
Azerbaijan FlagYasamalAzerbaijan185,321
Japan FlagYaizuJapan184,721
Japan FlagYatsushiroJapan166,123
Nigeria FlagYorroNigeria158,367
South Sudan FlagYeiSouth Sudan152,929
Burkina Faso FlagYakoBurkina Faso143,482
Azerbaijan FlagYevlakhAzerbaijan131,251
Senegal FlagYoffSenegal130,141
Senegal FlagYeumbeul SudSenegal123,108
Venezuela FlagYaritaguaVenezuela119,805
Dominican Republic FlagYaguateDominican Republic119,233
South Korea FlagYeojuSouth Korea117,590
Colombia FlagYumboColombia115,667
Argentina FlagYerba BuenaArgentina113,841
Ukraine FlagYevpatoriaUkraine108,298
United States FlagYuma, ArizonaUnited States106,923
Ethiopia FlagYirga AlemEthiopia106,228
South Korea FlagYeongcheonSouth Korea103,671
Bolivia FlagYacuibaBolivia99,570
South Korea FlagYeongjuSouth Korea97,638
United States FlagYakima, WashingtonUnited States97,573
Central African Republic FlagYalokeCentral African Republic92,564
Peru FlagYurimaguasPeru91,792
Uzbekistan FlagYangiyulUzbekistan91,776
Paraguay FlagYpaneParaguay81,468
Palestine FlagYattaPalestine78,838
Dominican Republic FlagYamasaDominican Republic78,156
Ghana FlagYendiGhana77,011
Russia FlagYurgaRussia76,186
Malaysia FlagYanMalaysia75,369
Burkina Faso FlagYalgoBurkina Faso74,850
Ukraine FlagYenakiieveUkraine74,572
Ukraine FlagYaltaUkraine72,939
Russia FlagYaltaRussia71,758
Azerbaijan FlagYardymlyAzerbaijan70,494
Myanmar FlagYenangyaungMyanmar70,145
Burkina Faso FlagYargatengaBurkina Faso69,467
United States FlagYuba City, CaliforniaUnited States69,342
Morocco FlagYoussoufiaMorocco65,284
United States FlagYorba Linda, CaliforniaUnited States65,121
DR Congo FlagYangambiDR Congo61,732
Israel FlagYavneIsrael60,893
Burkina Faso FlagYeBurkina Faso59,987
Bolivia FlagYapacaniBolivia59,460
United States FlagYoungstown, OhioUnited States58,553
Bulgaria FlagYambolBulgaria57,083
Myanmar FlagYedasheMyanmar55,078
United States FlagYucaipa, CaliforniaUnited States54,989
Cameroon FlagYagouaCameroon54,207
United States FlagYpsilanti, MichiganUnited States53,404
Ethiopia FlagYirga ChefeEthiopia52,836
Uzbekistan FlagYangierUzbekistan50,391

Quick Stats

How many cities start with Y?

There are 121 cities in the world that start with Y and have a population over 50,000.

What is the largest city that starts with Y?

The largest city that starts with Y is Yangon , Myanmar with a population of 4,556,371.

Sources

  1. World Urbanization Prospects 2025 - United Nations population estimates and projections of major Urban Agglomerations
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.