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Largest cities[edit]
There are 81 cities with an urban population over 5,000,000 people according to the United Nations 2018 population estimates. [1]
City[a] | Country | Skyline | Urban agglomeration (UN 2018 population estimates)[1] |
City proper[b] | Metropolitan area[c] | Urban area (Demographia)[2] | ||||
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Definition | Population | Area (km2) |
Population | Area (km2) |
Population | Area (km2) | ||||
Tokyo | Japan | 37,400,068 | Metropolis prefecture | 13,515,271[3] | 2,191[3] | 37,274,000[4] | 13,452[4] | 38,505,000 | 8,223[d] | |
Delhi | India | 28,514,000 | National capital territory | 16,753,235[5] | 1,484 | 29,000,000[6] | 3,483[6] | 28,125,000 | 2,240[e] | |
Shanghai | China | 25,582,000 | Municipality | 24,183,000[7] | 6,341 | — | — | 22,125,000 | 4,015[f] | |
São Paulo | Brazil | 21,650,000 | Municipality | 12,252,023[8] | 1,521 | 21,734,682[9] | 7,947 | 20,935,000 | 3,043[g] | |
Mexico City | Mexico | 21,581,000 | City-state | 8,918,653[10] | 1,485 | 20,892,724[11] | 7,854 | 20,395,000 | 2,370 | |
Cairo | Egypt | 20,076,000 | Urban governorate | 9,500,000[12] | 3,085 | — | — | 16,925,000 | 1,917 | |
Mumbai | India | 19,980,000 | Municipality | 12,478,447[13] | 603 | 24,400,000[14] | 4,355[15] | 23,645,000 | 881[h] | |
Beijing | China | 19,618,000 | Municipality | 21,707,000[7] | 16,411 | — | — | 19,430,000 | 4,144 | |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | 19,578,000 | Capital city | 14,399,000[16] | 338[17] | 14,543,124[16] | 18,595,000 | 453 | ||
Osaka | Japan | 19,281,000 | Designated city | 2,725,006[3] | 225[3] | 19,303,000[4] | 13,228[4] | 17,150,000 | 3,004[i] | |
New York City | United States | 18,819,000 | City | 8,398,748[18] | 786 | 19,303,808[19] | 17,315 | 21,045,000 | 11,875[j] | |
Karachi | Pakistan | 15,400,000 | Metropolitan city | 14,910,352[20] | 3,780 | 16,900,000 | 1,036 | |||
Buenos Aires | Argentina | 14,967,000 | Autonomous city | 3,054,300[21] | 203 | 12,806,866[22] | 15,130,000 | 3,212 | ||
Chongqing | China | 14,838,000 | Municipality | 30,165,500[23] | 82,403 | — | — | 8,300,000 | 1,489 | |
Istanbul | Turkey | 14,751,000 | Metropolitan municipality | 15,029,231[24] | 5,196 | — | — | 13,860,000 | 1,360 | |
Kolkata | India | 14,681,000 | Municipality | 4,496,694[25] | 205 | 14,035,959[26] | 1,851[27] | 15,215,000 | 1,347 | |
Manila | Philippines | 13,482,000 | Capital city | 1,780,148[28] | 43 | 12,877,253[28] | 620 | 25,065,000 | 1,813[k] | |
Lagos | Nigeria | 13,463,000 | —[l] | — | — | 21,000,000[29] | 1,171[29] | 14,630,000 | 1,943 | |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 13,293,000 | Municipality | 6,520,000[30] | 1,221 | 12,644,321[31] | 5,327 | 12,070,000 | 1,917 | |
Tianjin | China | 13,215,000 | Municipality | 15,569,000[7] | 11,920 | — | — | 13,035,000 | 2,771 | |
Kinshasa | DR Congo | 13,171,000 | City-province | 11,462,000[32] | 9,965 | 12,960,000 | 583 | |||
Guangzhou | China | 12,638,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 14,498,400[7] | 7,434 | — | — | 20,130,000 | 3,885[m] | |
Los Angeles | United States | 12,458,000 | City | 3,990,456[18] | 1,214 | 13,291,486[33] | 12,559 | 6,299 | ||
Moscow | Russia | 12,410,000 | Federal city | 13,200,000[34] | 2,511[35] | — | — | 5,698 | ||
Shenzhen | China | 11,908,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 12,528,300[7] | 2,050 | — | — | 1,748 | ||
Lahore | Pakistan | 11,738,000 | Metropolitan city | 11,126,000[20] | 1,772 | 896 | ||||
Bangalore | India | 11,440,000 | Municipality | 8,443,675[36] | 709 | 1,166 | ||||
Paris | France | 10,901,000 | Capital city | 2,148,271[37] | 105 | 12,244,807[38] | 2,845 | |||
Bogotá | Colombia | 10,574,000 | Capital District | 7,963,000[39] | 1,587 | 585 | ||||
Jakarta | Indonesia | 10,517,000 | Special capital region | 10,154,134[40] | 664[40] | 33,430,285[41] | 7,063[41] | 3,367[n] | ||
Chennai | India | 10,456,000 | Municipality | 6,727,000[42] | 426[43] | 1,049 | ||||
Lima | Peru | 10,391,000 | Metropolitan municipality | 8,894,000[44] | 2,672 | 9,569,468[45] | 2,819 | 894 | ||
Bangkok | Thailand | 10,156,000 | Special administrative area | 5,782,000[46] | 1,569 | 16,255,900[47] | 7,762[48] | 3,043 | ||
Seoul | South Korea | 9,963,000 | Special city | 9,806,000[49] | 605 | 25,514,000[50] | 11,704 | 2,745[o] | ||
Nagoya | Japan | 9,507,000 | Designated city | 2,320,361[3] | 326[3] | 9,363,000[4] | 7,271[4] | 3,704 | ||
Hyderabad | India | 9,482,000 | Municipality | 6,993,262[51] | 650[52] | 1,230 | ||||
London | United Kingdom | 9,046,000 | Capital city | 8,825,001[53] | 1,572 | 14,372,596[38] | 1,738 | |||
Tehran | Iran | 8,896,000 | Capital city | 9,033,003[54] | 751[55] | 1,943 | ||||
Chicago | United States | 8,864,000 | City | 2,705,994[18] | 589 | 9,498,716[56] | 18,640 | 6,856 | ||
Chengdu | China | 8,813,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 16,044,700[7] | 14,378 | — | — | 1,813 | ||
Nanjing | China | 8,245,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 7,260,000[57] | 6,582 | — | — | 1,489 | ||
Wuhan | China | 8,176,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 10,892,900[7] | 8,494 | — | — | 1,619 | ||
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 8,145,000 | Municipality | 7,431,000[58] | 2,061 | 1,645 | ||||
Luanda | Angola | 7,774,000 | Municipality | 2,165,867[59] | 116[59] | 984 | ||||
Ahmedabad | India | 7,681,000 | Municipality | 5,570,585[60] | 464 | 6,300,000[61] | 350 | |||
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 7,564,000 | City | 1,768,000[62] | 243 | 7,200,000[63] | 2,793[63] | 2,163 | ||
Xi'an | China | 7,444,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 8,989,000[7] | 10,135 | — | — | 1,088 | ||
Hong Kong | China | 7,429,000 | Special administrative region | 7,298,600[64] | 1,104[65] | — | — | 285 | ||
Dongguan | China | 7,360,000 | Prefecture-level city | 8,342,500[7] | 2,465 | — | — | 1,748 | ||
Hangzhou | China | 7,236,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 9,468,000[7] | 16,596 | — | — | 1,334 | ||
Foshan | China | 7,236,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 7,197,394[7] | 3,848 | — | — | — | — | |
Shenyang | China | 6,921,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 8,294,000[7] | 12,980 | — | — | 1,502[p] | ||
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6,907,000 | Municipality | 6,694,000[66] | 1,913 | — | — | 1,658 | ||
Baghdad | Iraq | 6,812,000 | Urban governorate | 8,126,755[67] | 5,200[67] | — | — | 673 | ||
Santiago | Chile | 6,680,000 | City (commune) | 236,453[68] | 22[68] | 7,112,808[69] | 15,403[69] | 1,140 | ||
Surat | India | 6,564,000 | Municipality | 4,466,826[70] | 327[70] | 233 | ||||
Madrid | Spain | 6,497,000 | Municipality | 3,266,126[71] | 606 | 6,641,649[38] | 1,360 | |||
Suzhou | China | 6,339,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 10,721,700[7] | 8,488.42 | — | — | |||
Pune | India | 6,276,000 | Municipality | 3,124,458[72] | 276 | 7,276,000[73] | 7,256[73] | 583 | ||
Harbin | China | 6,115,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 10,635,971[7] | 53,068 | — | — | 609 | ||
Houston | United States | 6,115,000 | City | 2,325,502[18] | 1,553 | 6,997,384[74] | 21,395[74] | 4,841 | ||
Dallas | United States | 6,099,000 | City | 1,345,047[18] | 882 | 7,470,158[75] | 22,463[75] | 5,175[q] | ||
Toronto | Canada | 6,082,000 | City | 2,731,571[76] | 630[77] | 5,928,040[78] | 5,906[78] | 2,300 | ||
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 6,048,000 | 4,364,541 | 1,393 | ||||||
Miami | United States | 6,036,000 | 470,914[18] | 92.9 | 6,158,824 | 15,890 | ||||
Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5,972,000 | 2,502,557 | 330.9 | 5,156,217 | 9,459.1 | ||||
Singapore | Singapore | 5,792,000 | 5,638,700 | 725.7 | ||||||
Philadelphia | United States | 5,695,000 | 1,526,006 | 369.59 | 6,096,120 | |||||
Atlanta | United States | 5,572,000 | 420,003 | 354.22 | 5,949,951 | 21,690 | ||||
Fukuoka | Japan | 5,551,000 | Designated city | 1,588,924 | 343.39 | 2,565,501 | ||||
Khartoum | Sudan | 5,534,000 | 639,598 | 22,142 | 5,274,321 | |||||
Barcelona | Spain | 5,494,000 | Municipality | 1,620,343[79] | 101.4 | 5,474,482[38] | ||||
Johannesburg | South Africa | 5,486,000 | Metropolitan municipality | |||||||
Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5,383,000 | Federal city | |||||||
Qingdao | China | 5,381,000 | City (sub-provincial) | |||||||
Dalian | China | 5,300,000 | City (sub-provincial) | |||||||
Washington, D.C. | United States | 5,207,000 | Federal district | 702,455[18] | 177 | 6,263,245[80] | 17,009 | 5,281[r] | ||
Yangon | Myanmar | 5,157,000 | City | |||||||
Alexandria | Egypt | 5,086,000 | Urban governorate | |||||||
Jinan | China | 5,052,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 8,700,000 | 10,244 | 11,000,000 | 53,000 | |||
Guadalajara | Mexico | 5,023,000 | Municipality | 1,460,148 | 151 | 5,002,466 | 2,734 |
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