2017-2025
World's most polluted cities
The most polluted cities according to data aggregated from over 80,000 data points.
2025
World Air Quality Report
2025
World Air Quality Report
| Rank | City | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4521 |  Villefranche-sur-Mer France | 8.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4522 |  Grenzach-Wyhlen Germany | 8.4 | 7 | 6.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4523 | Tauberbischofsheim Germany | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4524 | Schonstett Germany | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4525 | Wenzenbach Germany | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4526 | Bad Belzig Germany | 8.4 | 8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10 | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| 4527 | Bremen Germany | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 11 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 4528 | Osnabrueck Germany | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4529 | Gohlen Germany | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4530 | Leizen Germany | 8.4 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 11 |
| 4531 |  Letterkenny Ireland | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4532 |  Home Japan | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4533 | Yokoshiba Japan | 8.4 | 7.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4534 | Koriyama Japan | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 4535 | Takayama Japan | 8.4 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 4536 | Yashiro Japan | 8.4 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4537 | Minamisatsuma Japan | 8.4 | 8.1 | 10 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
| 4538 | Miura Japan | 8.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 4539 | Chikuma Japan | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 | -- | -- |
| 4540 | Iida Japan | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | -- | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 4541 | Gotsucho Japan | 8.4 | 7.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4542 | Hamamatsu Japan | 8.4 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | -- | 9.3 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| 4543 | Nanto Japan | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 11 | 10 |
| 4544 | Tsuruoka Japan | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| 4545 | Fujiyoshida Japan | 8.4 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4546 |  Hithadhoo Maldives | 8.4 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4547 |  Wekerom Netherlands | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 10 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 4548 | Geleen Netherlands | 8.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4549 | Grasrijk Netherlands | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4550 | 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands | 8.4 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4551 | Veldhoven Netherlands | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| 4552 | Noordwijk Netherlands | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4553 | Ridderkerk Netherlands | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10 | 11 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 4554 |  Naranjos Peru | 8.4 | 22.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4555 |  Oeiras Portugal | 8.4 | 19.3 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4556 |  Obninsk Russia | 8.4 | 8.8 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4557 |  George South Africa | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 10.2 | -- | 12.4 | -- | -- |
| 4558 |  Mimetiz Spain | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8 | 8 |
| 4559 | Rascafria Spain | 8.4 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4560 |  Mahiyanganaya Sri Lanka | 8.4 | 13.7 | 15.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4561 |  Anieres Switzerland | 8.4 | 10.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4562 | Sarnen Switzerland | 8.4 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4563 |  Nuea Khlong Thailand | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4564 | Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4565 |  Bradford United Kingdom | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 10 | 12.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4566 | Catford United Kingdom | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4567 | Hartlepool United Kingdom | 8.4 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4568 | Hatfield United Kingdom | 8.4 | 7 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
| 4569 | Hertford United Kingdom | 8.4 | 8 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 14.7 |
| 4570 | Leigh United Kingdom | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
