Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Delhi, India	189	3.3M followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	168	17.9K followers
3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	163	1.1M followers
4	Manama, Bahrain	162	79.5K followers
5	Doha, Qatar	161	328.3K followers
6	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	151	36.2K followers
7	Hanoi, Vietnam	124	3.6M followers
8	Jerusalem, Israel	122	98.3K followers
9	Medan, Indonesia	120	1.4M followers
10	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	112	1.2M followers
11	Kuwait City, Kuwait	110	171.2K followers
12	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	109	235.2K followers
13	Lahore, Pakistan	107	1.1M followers
14	Kolkata, India	99	1.6M followers
15	Chengdu, China	97	2.4M followers
16	Kuching, Malaysia	94	85.5K followers
17	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	91	132.6K followers
18	Dhaka, Bangladesh	90	490K followers
19	Kampala, Uganda	89	39.3K followers
20	Zagreb, Croatia	87	269.1K followers
21	Karachi, Pakistan	86	307.4K followers
22	Sao Paulo, Brazil	85	180.7K followers
23	Jakarta, Indonesia	82	2.2M followers
24	Birmingham, United Kingdom	81	364.5K followers
25	Mexico City, Mexico	77	617.5K followers
26	Vienna, Austria	76	481.3K followers
27	Istanbul, Turkey	76	552.5K followers
28	Hangzhou, China	74	786.2K followers
29	Baghdad, Iraq	73	289.5K followers
30	Chongqing, China	73	502.5K followers
31	Rotterdam, Netherlands	72	188K followers
32	Singapore, Singapore	71	1.3M followers
33	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	71	606K followers
34	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	71	1.5M followers
35	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	69	392K followers
36	Wuhan, China	69	639.3K followers
37	Shanghai, China	69	3.4M followers
38	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	69	2.9M followers
39	Kabul, Afghanistan	68	62.3K followers
40	Cairo, Egypt	68	274.8K followers
41	Johannesburg, South Africa	68	110.4K followers
42	Budapest, Hungary	68	160.4K followers
43	Milan, Italy	67	509K followers
44	Lima, Peru	67	67.1K followers
45	Algiers, Algeria	66	50K followers
46	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	64	1.1M followers
47	Chicago, USA	62	221.9K followers
48	London, United Kingdom	60	1.2M followers
49	Accra, Ghana	59	27.1K followers
50	Baku, Azerbaijan	58	85.5K followers
51	Dublin, Ireland	58	122.9K followers
52	Beijing, China	58	18.3M followers
53	Mumbai, India	58	1.8M followers
54	Almaty, Kazakhstan	58	827.7K followers
55	Bratislava, Slovakia	57	87.2K followers
56	Madrid, Spain	57	771.4K followers
57	Dakar, Senegal	55	50.4K followers
58	Wrocław, Poland	55	442.4K followers
59	Taipei, Taiwan (China)	55	1.5M followers
60	Berlin, Germany	55	850.8K followers
61	Toronto, Canada	55	1.1M followers
62	Bucharest, Romania	55	209.7K followers
63	Nairobi, Kenya	55	78.2K followers
64	Sofia, Bulgaria	55	274K followers
65	Pristina, Kosovo	54	112.4K followers
66	Skopje, North Macedonia	54	249K followers
67	Manila, Philippines	53	363.3K followers
68	Tehran, Iran	53	1.6M followers
69	Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)	53	1.1M followers
70	Nice, France	52	597.6K followers
71	Santiago, Chile	52	177.5K followers
72	Prague, Czech Republic	52	286.4K followers
73	Athens, Greece	52	186.7K followers
74	Salt Lake City, USA	52	262.9K followers
75	Munich, Germany	51	693.9K followers
76	Denver, USA	51	2M followers
77	Los Angeles, USA	51	16.1M followers
78	Yangon, Myanmar	50	229.1K followers
79	Amsterdam, Netherlands	50	561.9K followers
80	Brussels, Belgium	49	350.2K followers
81	Paris, France	49	15.2M followers
82	Lyon, France	47	699.6K followers
83	Minneapolis, USA	47	93K followers
84	Bern, Switzerland	45	218.2K followers
85	Guangzhou, China	44	2M followers
86	Busan, South Korea	44	1.1M followers
87	Tokyo, Japan	44	1.7M followers
88	Kyiv, Ukraine	43	663.6K followers
89	Washington D.C., USA	43	176.8K followers
90	Stockholm, Sweden	41	249K followers
91	Helsinki, Finland	40	221.2K followers
92	Oslo, Norway	39	191.4K followers
93	Montreal, Canada	39	346.7K followers
94	Kathmandu, Nepal	39	445.8K followers
95	Incheon, South Korea	39	192.7K followers
96	Seoul, South Korea	39	17.5M followers
97	Barcelona, Spain	38	616.9K followers
98	Rome, Italy	37	423.4K followers
99	Lisbon, Portugal	36	203.6K followers
100	Warsaw, Poland	36	812.1K followers
101	Copenhagen, Denmark	35	205.1K followers
102	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	35	1.2M followers
103	Bogota, Colombia	34	144.2K followers
104	Detroit, USA	34	75.8K followers
105	Belgrade, Serbia	34	1.3M followers
106	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	33	777K followers
107	Shenzhen, China	33	858.5K followers
108	Houston, USA	30	133.3K followers
109	Osaka, Japan	28	656.9K followers
110	Melbourne, Australia	28	851.7K followers
111	Kobe, Japan	28	68K followers
112	New York, USA	28	2.5M followers
113	Kraków, Poland	22	602.3K followers
114	Kyoto, Japan	22	265.6K followers
115	Auckland, New Zealand	20	251.3K followers
116	Ljubljana, Slovenia	19	204.9K followers
117	Canberra, Australia	17	491.4K followers
118	Vancouver, Canada	17	557.9K followers
119	Chiang Mai, Thailand	17	16M followers
120	Bangkok, Thailand	17	17.1M followers
121	Seattle, USA	15	780.8K followers
122	Sydney, Australia	13	1.8M followers
123	Portland, USA	13	436.3K followers
124	Moscow, Russia	11	1.2M followers
125	San Francisco, USA	9	1.1M followers