Rank City Country 2023 Population

2022 Population Growth Rate

1 Tokyo Japan 37,194,104 37,274,000 -0.21%
2 Delhi India 32,941,308 32,065,760 2.73%
3 Shanghai China 29,210,808 28,516,904 2.43%
4 Dhaka Bangladesh 23,209,616 22,478,116 3.25%
5 Sao Paulo Brazil 22,619,736 22,429,800 0.85%
6 Mexico City Mexico 22,281,442 22,085,140 0.89%
7 Cairo Egypt 22,183,200 21,750,020 1.99%
8 Beijing China 21,766,214 21,333,332 2.03%
9 Mumbai India 21,296,516 20,961,472 1.6%
10 Osaka Japan 19,013,434 19,059,856 -0.24%
11 Chongqing China 17,340,704 16,874,740 2.76%
12 Karachi Pakistan 17,236,230 16,839,950 2.35%
13 Kinshasa Dr Congo 16,315,534 15,628,085 4.4%
14 Lagos Nigeria 15,945,912 15,387,639 3.63%
15 Istanbul Turkey 15,847,768 15,636,243 1.35%
16 Buenos Aires Argentina 15,490,415 15,369,919 0.78%
17 Kolkata India 15,332,793 15,133,888 1.31%
18 Manila Philippines 14,667,089 14,406,059 1.81%
19 Guangzhou China 14,284,353 13,964,637 2.29%
 City Country Total Area (km²)
Sermersooq Greenland 531900
Avannaata Greenland 522700
Nagqu China 450537
Hulunbuir China 263953
Jiuquan China 191342
Shigatse China 182000
Altamira Brazil 159534
Barcelos, Amazona Brazil 122475
Nyingchi China 116175
Qeqqata Greenland 115500
Chamdo China 110154
Kalgoorie-Boujlder Australia 100000
Chongqing China 82403
Shannan China 79700
Qeqertalik Greenland 62400
Mount Isa Australia 43348
Kujalleq Greenland 32000
Lhasa China 29274
La Tuque, Quebec Canada 28099
Kiruna Sweden 20551
Jokkmokk Sweden 19334
Inari Finland 17333
Gällivare Sweden 16818
Beijing China 16410
Sitka, Alaska United States 12461
Sodankylä Finland 12415
Fljótsdalshérao Iceland 8884
Juneau United States 8428
Enontekiö Finland 8391
Kittilä Finland 8262
Rovaniemi Finland 8016
Bengaluru India 8005
Vishajapatnam India 7680
Hyderabad India 7257
Pune India 7256
Skaftárhreppur Iceland 6946
Shanghai China 6200
Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2015) Country Land Area: Km2
1 Tokyo-Yokohama 37,843,000 Japan 8.547
2 Jakarta 30,539,000 Indonesia 3.225
3 Delhi, DL-UP-HR 24,998,000 India 2.072
4 Manila 24,123,000 Philippines 1.58
5 Seoul-Incheon 23,480,000 South Korea 2.266
6 Shanghai, SHG-JS-ZJ 23,416,000 China 3.82
7 Karachi 22,123,000 Pakistan 945
8 Beijing, BJ 21,009,000 China 3.82
9 New York, NY-NJ-CT 20,630,000 United States 11.642
10 Guangzhou-Foshan, GD 20,597,000 China 3.432
11 Sao Paulo 20,365,000 Brazil 2.707
12 Mexico City 20,063,000 Mexico 2.072
13 Mumbai, MH 17,712,000 India 546
14 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto 17,444,000 Japan 3.212
15 Moscow 16,170,000 Russia 4.662
16 Dhaka 15,669,000 Bangladesh 360
17 Cairo 15,600,000 Egypt 1.761
18 Los Angeles, CA 15,058,000 United States 6.299
19 Bangkok 14,998,000 Thailand 2.59
20 Kolkata, WB 14,667,000 India 1.204
21 Buenos Aires 14,122,000 Argentina 2.681
22 Tehran 13,532,000 Iran 1.489
23 Istanbul 13,287,000 Turkey 1.36
24 Lagos 13,123,000 Nigeria 907
25 Shenzhen, GD 12,084,000 China 1.748
26 Rio de Janeiro 11,727,000 Brazil 2.02
27 Kinshasa 11,587,000 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 583
28 Tianjin, TJ 10,920,000 China 2.007
29 Paris 10,858,000 France 2.845
30 Lima 10,750,000 Peru 919
31 Chengdu, SC 10,376,000 China 1.541
32 London 10,236,000 United Kingdom 1.738
33 Nagoya 10,177,000 Japan 3.885
34 Lahore 10,052,000 Pakistan 790
35 Bangalore, KA 9,807,000 India 1.166
36 Chennai, TN 9,714,000 India 971
37 Chicago, IL-IN-WI 9,156,000 United States 6.856
38 Bogota 8,991,000 Colombia 492
39 Ho Chi Minh City 8,957,000 Vietnam 1.489
40 Hyderabad, AP 8,754,000 India 1.23
41 Dongguan, GD 8,442,000 China 1.619
42 Johannesburg-East Rand 8,432,000 South Africa 2.59
43 Wuhan, HUB 7,509,000 China 1.166
44 Taipei 7,438,000 China: Taiwan 1.14
45 Hangzhou, ZJ 7,275,000 China 1.217
46 Hong Kong 7,246,000 China: Hong Kong SAR 275
47 Chongqing, CQ 7,217,000 China 932
48 Ahmadabad, GJ 7,186,000 India 350
49 Kuala Lumpur 7,088,000 Malaysia 1.943
50 Quanzhou, FJ 6,710,000 China 1.528
51 Essen-Dusseldorf 6,679,000 Germany 2.655
52 Baghdad 6,625,000 Iraq 673
53 Toronto, ON 6,456,000 Canada 2.287
54 Santiago 6,225,000 Chile 984
55 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 6,174,000 United States 5.175
56 Madrid 6,171,000 Spain 1.321
57 Nanjing, JS 6,155,000 China 1.269
58 Shenyang, LN 6,078,000 China 1.01
59 Xi'an, SAA 5,977,000 China 932
60 San Francisco-San Jose, CA 5,929,000 United States 2.797
61 Luanda 5,899,000 Angola 894
62 Qingdao, SD 5,816,000 China 1.489
63 Houston, TX 5,764,000 United States 4.644
63 Miami, FL 5,764,000 United States 3.209
65 Bandung 5,695,000 Indonesia 466
66 Riyadh 5,666,000 Saudi Arabia 1.502
67 Pune, MH 5,631,000 India 479
68 Singapore 5,624,000 Singapore 518
69 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,570,000 United States 5.131
70 Surat, GJ 5,447,000 India 233
71 Milan 5,257,000 Italy 1.891
72 Suzhou, JS 5,246,000 China 1.127
73 St. Petersburg 5,126,000 Russia 1.347
74 Khartoum 5,125,000 Sudan 932
75 Atlanta, GA 5,015,000 United States 6.851
76 Zhengzhou, HEN 4,942,000 China 829
77 Washington, DC-VA-MD 4,889,000 United States 3.424
78 Surabaya 4,881,000 Indonesia 673
79 Harbin, HL 4,815,000 China 570
80 Abidjan 4,800,000 Ivory Coast 324
80 Yangon 4,800,000 Myanmar 544
82 Nairobi 4,738,000 Kenya 557
83 Barcelona 4,693,000 Spain 1.075
84 Alexandria 4,689,000 Egypt 293
85 Kabul 4,635,000 Afghanistan 259
86 Guadalajara 4,603,000 Mexico 751
87 Ankara 4,538,000 Turkey 660
88 Belo Horizonte 4,517,000 Brazil 1.088
89 Boston, MA-NH-RI 4,478,000 United States 5.325
 90 Xiamen, FJ 4,420,000 China 583
91 Kuwait 4,283,000 Kuwait 712
92 Dar es Salaam 4,219,000 Tanzania 570
93 Phoenix, AZ 4,194,000 United States 3.196
94 Dalian, LN 4,183,000 China 777
95 Accra 4,145,000 Ghana 971
96 Monterrey 4,083,000 Mexico 894
97 Berlin 4,069,000 Germany 1.347
98 Sydney, NSW 4,036,000 Australia 2.037
99 Fuzhou, FJ 3,962,000 China 440
100 Medan 3,942,000 Indonesia 479
101 Dubai 3,933,000 United Arab Emirates 1.347
102 Melbourne, VIC 3,906,000 Australia 2.543
102 Rome 3,906,000 Italy 1.114
102 Busan 3,906,000 South Korea 401
105 Cape Town 3,812,000 South Africa 816
106 Jinan, SD 3,789,000 China 725
107 Ningbo, ZJ 3,753,000 China 738
108 Hanoi 3,715,000 Vietnam 466
109 Naples 3,706,000 Italy 1.023
110 Taiyuan, SAX 3,702,000 China 518
111 Jiddah 3,677,000 Saudi Arabia 842
112 Detroit, MI 3,672,000 United States 3.463
113 Hefei, AH 3,665,000 China 725
114 Changsha, HUN 3,657,000 China 622
115 Kunming, YN 3,649,000 China 712
116 Wuxi, JS 3,597,000 China 738
117 Medellín 3,568,000 Colombia 228
118 Faisalabad 3,560,000 Pakistan 181
118 Aleppo 3,560,000 Syria 259
120 Kano 3,550,000 Nigeria 251
121 Montréal, QC 3,536,000 Canada 1.546
122 Dakar 3,520,000 Senegal 194
123 Athens 3,484,000 Greece 583
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