The World - Top 100+ Urban Areas by Population
Population data courtesy of the United Nations Statistics Division and is by urban area as defined by each member country (for specific city data, see our ranking by city). Data is as of 2010 estimates.
| Rank | Urban Area | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tokyo-Yokohama | Japan | 36,650,000 | |
| 2. | Seoul-Incheon | South Korea | 22,500,000 | |
| 3. | Delhi | India | 22,155,000 | |
| 4. | Jakarta | Indonesia | 21,700,000 | |
| 5. | Mumbai | India | 20,900,000 | |
| 6. | São Paulo | Brazil | 20,250,000 | |
| 7. | New York City | United States | 19,712,000 | |
| 8. | Mexico City | Mexico | 19,460,000 | |
| 9. | Manila | Philippines | 19,375,000 | |
| 10. | Shanghai | China | 18,400,000 | |
| 11. | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan | 17,000,000 | |
| 12. | Cairo | Egypt | 16,250,000 | |
| 13. | Kolkota | India | 15,550,000 | |
| 14. | Shenzhen | China | 15,000,000 | |
| 15. | Los Angeles | United States | 13,829,000 | |
| 16. | Beijing | China | 13,545,000 | |
| 17. | Moscow | Russia | 13,250,000 | |
| 18. | Karachi | Pakistan | 13,125,000 | |
| 19. | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13,070,000 | |
| 20. | Istanbul | Turkey | 12,739,000 | |
| 21. | Dongguan | China | 12,000,000 | |
| 22. | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11,900,000 | |
| 23. | Guangzhou-Foshan | China | 11,710,000 | |
| 24. | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 11,175,000 | |
| 25. | Lagos | Nigeria | 10,550,000 | |
| 26. | Paris | France | 10,475,000 | |
| 27. | Nagoya | Japan | 10,025,000 | |
| 28. | Lima | Peru | 8,940,000 | |
| 29. | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,750,000 | |
| 30. | Chicago | United States | 8,646,000 | |
| 31. | Bogotá | Colombia | 8,500,000 | |
| 32. | Taipei | Taiwan | 8,300,000 | |
| 33. | London | United Kingdom | 8,278,000 | |
| 34. | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 7,600,000 | |
| 35. | Chennai | India | 7,550,000 | |
| 36. | Johannesburg-East Rand | South Africa | 7,275,000 | |
| 37. | Essen-Düsseldorf | Germany | 7,250,000 | |
| 38. | Tehran | Iran | 7,225,000 | |
| 39. | Bangalore | India | 7,220,000 | |
| 40. | Lahore | Pakistan | 7,130,000 | |
| 41. | Bangkok | Thailand | 6,980,000 | |
| 42. | Hong Kong | China | 6,975,000 | |
| 43. | Hyderabad | India | 6,750,000 | |
| 44. | Chongqing | China | 6,620,000 | |
| 45. | Tianjin | China | 6,400,000 | |
| 46. | Bandung | Indonesia | 5,950,000 | |
| 47. | Santiago | Chile | 5,950,000 | |
| 48. | Baghdad | Iraq | 5,890,000 | |
| 49. | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5,850,000 | |
| 50. | Ahmadabad | India | 5,720,000 | |
| 51. | Toronto-Hamilton | Canada | 5,671,000 | |
| 52. | San Francisco-San Jose | United States | 5,524,000 | |
| 53. | Wuhan | China | 5,360,000 | |
| 54. | Shenyang | China | 5,250,000 | |
| 55. | Khartoum | Sudan | 5,170,000 | |
| 56. | Philadelphia | United States | 5,149,000 | |
| 57. | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 5,100,000 | |
| 58. | Chengdu | China | 5,090,000 | |
| 59. | Singapore | Singapore | 5,075,000 | |
| 60. | Hangzhou | China | 5,030,000 | |
| 61. | Pune | India | 5,000,000 | |
| 62. | Miami | United States | 4,919,000 | |
| 63. | Madrid | Spain | 4,900,000 | |
| 64. | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 4,850,000 | |
| 65. | Luanda | Angola | 4,770,000 | |
| 66. | Boston | United States | 4,659,000 | |
| 67. | Xi'an | China | 4,655,000 | |
| 68. | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 4,560,000 | |
| 69. | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | 4,446,000 | |
| 70. | Guadalajara | Mexico | 4,400,000 | |
| 71. | Alexandria | Egypt | 4,375,000 | |
| 72. | Yangon | Myanmar | 4,350,000 | |
| 73. | Milan | Italy | 4,200,000 | |
| 74. | Surat | India | 4,170,000 | |
| 75. | Nanjing | China | 4,170,000 | |
| 76. | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,125,000 | |
| 77. | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 4,075,000 | |
| 78. | Harbin | China | 4,000,000 | |
| 79. | Washington | United States | 3,934,000 | |
| 80. | Houston | United States | 3,912,000 | |
| 81. | Ankara | Turkey | 3,910,000 | |
| 82. | Detroit | United States | 3,903,000 | |
| 83. | Barcelona | Spain | 3,900,000 | |
| 84. | Salvador | Brazil | 3,900,000 | |
| 85. | Monterrey | Mexico | 3,875,000 | |
| 86. | Recife | Brazil | 3,850,000 | |
| 87. | Kabul | Afghanistan | 3,730,000 | |
| 88. | Fortaleza | Brazil | 3,700,000 | |
| 89. | Sydney | Australia | 3,641,000 | |
| 90. | Accra | Ghana | 3,600,000 | |
| 91. | Medellín | Colombia | 3,575,000 | |
| 92. | Nairobi | Kenya | 3,520,000 | |
| 93. | Atlanta | United States | 3,500,000 | |
| 94. | Surabaya | Indonesia | 3,500,000 | |
| 95. | Curitiba | Brazil | 3,450,000 | |
| 96. | Berlin | Germany | 3,450,000 | |
| 97. | Kano | Nigeria | 3,400,000 | |
| 98. | Cape Town | South Africa | 3,400,000 | |
| 99. | Pusan | South Korea | 3,400,000 | |
| 100. | Dalian | China | 3,380,000 |
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