The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,102,602 | |
| 25. | Nanchong | China | 7,150,000 | |
| 24. | Tehrān | Iran | 7,153,309 | |
| 23. | Beijing | China | 7,480,601 | |
| 22. | London | United Kingdom | 7,556,900 | |
| 21. | Cairo | Egypt | 7,734,614 | |
| 20. | Lima | Peru | 7,737,002 | |
| 19. | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,785,965 | |
| 18. | Taipei | Taiwan | 7,871,900 | |
| 17. | New York | United States | 8,175,133 | |
| 16. | Zhumadian | China | 8,263,100 | |
| 15. | Tokyo | Japan | 8,336,599 | |
| 14. | Jakarta | Indonesia | 8,540,121 | |
| 13. | Lagos | Nigeria | 9,000,000 | |
| 12. | São Paulo | Brazil | 10,021,295 | |
| 11. | Seoul | South Korea | 10,349,312 | |
| 10. | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 10,356,500 | |
| 9. | Moscow | Russia | 10,381,222 | |
| 8. | Manila | Philippines | 10,444,527 | |
| 7. | Delhi | India | 10,927,986 | |
| 6. | İstanbul | Turkey | 11,174,257 | |
| 5. | Karachi | Pakistan | 11,624,219 | |
| 4. | Mexico City | Mexico | 12,294,193 | |
| 3. | Mumbai | India | 12,691,836 | |
| 2. | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13,076,300 | |
| 1. | Shanghai | China | 14,608,512 |
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