Top Ten Most Diverse Cities In the World
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. The "Capital of the World" is home to so many different cultures. You can hear any language spoken on the street, from Spanish, Chinese, and French to Ojibwe, Zulu, and Lao.
A city where nearly 40% of its population is foreign-born, and over 500 languages are spoken. It is truly the capital of the world.
A diverse city with so many different cultures!
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south eastern part of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. London is one of the world's most important global cities. It exerts considerable... read more Where I live in London, there is a large Polish community. I live adjacent to a street with two Polish delis right next to each other, and the competition between them is pretty intense. I also have a friend who lives in Southall, which is more commonly called "Little India."
London is filled with people from all over the world, especially from former British colonies like Jamaica and Trinidad. There are also many others, such as Poles and Arabs.
To illustrate how diverse London is, New Malden, a suburb in Greater London (approximately 10 miles from the center), is said to have the largest South Korean population outside of Korea, which is on the other side of the world. This is just one example of how diverse the city is.
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, the provincial capital of Ontario, and the centre of the Greater Toronto Area, the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and... read more Toronto is Canada's largest city, not only in terms of ethnic diversity from over 200 countries but also in the way these communities interact. Unlike most other cities, including those in the US, Toronto's ethnic minorities (correction: ethnic majority) live and work together side by side. There aren't really any exclusively Black or Latino neighborhoods.
There are small pockets in the city, like Little India, Chinatown, and Little Italy, where initial immigrants settled during the city's early days. But for the most part, you'll find an Indian family living next to a Greek family, next to an Iranian family, next to a Korean family, and so on. Now that's true diversity in harmony!
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of 105 square kilometres and an official estimated population of 2,140,526 residents as of 1 January 2019. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science, and the... read more In France, 117 nationalities are represented, making it the European country with the highest number of different nationalities (ahead of London) and one of the top in the world. More than 80% of these people are not coming from former colonies, which ended 60 years ago for the last ones in North Africa.
Paris is so small yet filled with so much diversity. It's way better than any other city in the world. It's also a beautiful place with so much history, unlike New York.
A lot of immigrants from former colonies like Niger or Morocco.
Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often abbreviated as L.A., is the largest city in California. It has an estimated population of nearly 4 million, and is the second-largest city in the United States, after New York City, and the third-largest city in North America, after Mexico City... read more Los Angeles is diverse in so many ways beyond just race or language. It's both the richest and the poorest, the prettiest and the ugliest. It has some of the most stereotypical, annoying people in the world, but it also has some of the coolest people you'll ever meet. There are drug addicts and health enthusiasts. These extremes can be found in any city, but they are particularly pronounced in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is so big that you can't just call it one city. For example, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Venice, Beverly Hills, and Calabasas are all actually separate cities. LA also has all types of landscapes nearby: beaches, deserts, valleys, rugged coasts, mountains, pine forests, and more.
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 2.312 million in 2017. It is the most populous city in the Southern United States and on the Gulf Coast of the United States. People clearly don't know Houston. It should be right up there with NYC. Houston has the largest Vietnamese and Indian populations, not to mention every nation is represented here.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US and home to a huge foreign-born population.
Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world... read more The other list sites ignore Chicago because they're biased, ignorant, and just don't get it. Chicago has been very diverse for over 100 years. The people of the world know a good thing when they see it.
I am Polish, but I was born there, and 55% of my class was Polish, 25% Latino, 10% Arab, 5% from other countries, and 5% American.
It should be in the top. I travel a lot and have never been to a place as diverse as Amsterdam. And it feels so natural.
There are many people here from various backgrounds: Japanese, Italians, Lebanese, Portuguese, Armenians, Chinese, Koreans, Irish, British, Greeks - you name it. São Paulo is home to so many ethnic groups. You can name any of these, and you'll find at least one of these groups in the streets of São Paulo.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. Very diverse. Chinese, Mexicans, Italians, Germans, Greeks, and so many more ethnicities have a presence here.
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Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth most populated city in... read more The majority race is only around 30%, which is about as diverse as it usually gets.
Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. Miami is the seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida.
Istanbul, formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural and historic center. The city straddles the Bosphorus strait, and lies in both Europe and Asia, with a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population... read more
Sydney, a vibrant city on Australia's southeastern coast, is known for its iconic Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The city's bustling waterfront offers activities like sailing and dining with harbor views. Bondi Beach is famous for its surf culture, while the Royal Botanic Garden provides... read more
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium... read more An amazingly diverse city. There are people here from every country imaginable, and the number of languages spoken is too many to even count!
It has one of the largest Islamic populations in Europe, and also a lot of Jains, which is unusual for Europe.
Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took... read more There are so many neighborhoods for minorities like Little Greece, Little Portugal, Chinatown, and even a Gay Village.
Well, I live in Montreal, and I admit there are a lot of Italians, Haitians, Chinese, some Brazilians, Koreans, Japanese, Americans, Mexicans, Arabs, Russians, Ukrainians, and even Pakistanis! Montreal has a lot of immigrants, similar to Toronto, as is common in Canada.
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with many different languages, cultures, and religions. Vancouver is not only diverse but also very accepting.
Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, or commonly known as KL, is the national capital and largest city in Malaysia. Having traveled to many of the cities on the list, I find KL to be the most multicultural I've seen so far. Any Western city is nothing in comparison.
This should be the top choice. Diversity isn't just 70% white European people like those other choices are.
Why do people always have something bad to say about South Africa? Johannesburg is one of the world's most diverse cities.
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center... read more
Beautiful, diverse, livable, and egalitarian with a hipster DNA - this city is an ongoing love affair for a world traveler.
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. Established in the 18th century as a small fishing village, the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century into a cosmopolitan metropolis with a focus on tourism and hospitality. Dubai is one of the world's most popular tourist... read more