According to Census 2000: Actual Population Statistics
Phoenix (1,321,045) is bigger than:
Milan, Italy (1,301,576), Puebla, Mexico (1,286,315), Hyderâbâd, Pakistan (1,243,696), Stockholm,
Sweden (1,226,201), Pretoria, South Africa (1,206,947), Munich, Germany (1,170,127), Sofia,
Bulgaria (1,138,101), Beirut, Lebanon (1,135,825), and Hiroshima, Japan (1,128,254).
Mesa (396,375) is bigger than:
Manchester, England (382,618), Edinburgh, Scotland (382,624), Auckland, New Zealand (381,005),
Bologna, Italy (380,724), Samarkand, Uzbekistan (371,830), Tel Aviv, Israel (347,951), Nice, France
(336,261), Zurich, Switzerland (334,337), Córdoba, Spain (314,809), Bonn, Germany (310,426).
Glendale (218,812) is bigger than:
Bordeaux, France (216,105), Trieste, Italy (215,494), Southampton, England (211,469), Rennes,
France (209,440), Hitachi, Japan (209,044), and Barcelona, Spain (209,035).
Scottsdale (202,705) is bigger than:
Hobart, Australia (202,657), Bergen, Norway (200,204), Oviedo, Spain (198,441), Windhoek,
Namibia (192,340), Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia (190,530), Aberdeen, Scotland (188,526), Cork,
Ireland (186,367), and Reims, France (185,932).
Chandler (176,581) is bigger than:
Cartagena, Spain (176,381), Portsmouth, England (176,283), Norwich, England (173,213), Geneva,
Switzerland (172,851), Swansea, Wales (170,653), Tapachula, Mexico (170,287), Wellington, New
Zealand (167,402), and Cienfuegos, Cuba (165,766).
Tempe (158,625) is bigger than:
Salamanca, Spain (156,878), Oyama, Japan (155,773), Grenoble, France (154,496), Nogales, Sonora,
Mexico (150,634), Dundee, Scotland (148,857), Dijon, France (148,698), Blackpool, England
(147,451), Salerno, Italy (142,056), Cádiz, Spain (140,811), and Heidelberg, Germany (138,399).
Gilbert (109,697) is bigger than:
Coimbra, Portugal (109,687), Daska, Pakistan (109,648), Butterworth, Malaysia (109,609), Hidalgo,
Mexico (109,410), Yushan, China (109,348), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (108,839), Koblenz,
Germany (108,750), and Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico (108,572).
Peoria (108,364) is bigger than:
Zacatecas, Mexico (108,245), Portmore, Jamaica (108,176), Northampton, England (106,349),
Rouen, France (105,698), Livingstone, Zambia (105,152), Guaymas, Mexico (104,138), San
Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico (103,530),
All of these cities are bigger than Nancy, France (103,421).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, for Arizona cities, and The World Gazetteer, for world cities, according to the latest information and sources available (see sites for further discussion).