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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776. | Lipetsk | Russia | 500,000 | |
| 128. | Lisbon | Portugal | 2,825,000 | |
| 337. | Liuzhou | China | 1,180,000 | |
| 515. | Liverpool | United Kingdom | 816,000 | |
| 441. | Lodz | Poland | 950,000 | |
| 242. | Lomé | Togo | 1,670,000 | |
| 33. | London | United Kingdom | 8,278,000 | |
| 523. | Londrina | Brazil | 800,000 | |
| 15. | Los Angeles | United States | 13,829,000 | |
| 483. | Louisville | United States | 864,000 | |
| 65. | Luanda | Angola | 4,770,000 | |
| 267. | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,540,000 | |
| 123. | Lucknow | India | 2,870,000 | |
| 228. | Ludhiana | India | 1,760,000 | |
| 722. | Luhans'k | Ukraine | 525,000 | |
| 750. | Luohe | China | 500,000 | |
| 244. | Luoyang | China | 1,670,000 | |
| 795. | Lupanshui | China | 380,000 | |
| 285. | Lusaka | Zambia | 1,450,000 | |
| 791. | Luzhou | China | 490,000 | |
| 280. | Lyon | France | 1,470,000 | |
| 673. | Macau | China | 560,000 | |
| 340. | Maceió | Brazil | 1,175,000 | |
| 63. | Madrid | Spain | 4,900,000 | |
| 299. | Madurai | India | 1,365,000 | |
| 437. | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 950,000 | |
| 318. | Makassar | Indonesia | 1,300,000 | |
| 697. | Makhachkala | Russia | 550,000 | |
| 643. | Málaga | Spain | 600,000 | |
| 531. | Malang | Indonesia | 790,000 | |
| 446. | Managua | Nicaragua | 940,000 | |
| 712. | Manama | Bahrain | 525,000 | |
| 231. | Manaus | Brazil | 1,750,000 | |
| 171. | Manchester | United Kingdom | 2,245,000 | |
| 399. | Mandalay | Myanmar | 1,025,000 | |
| 706. | Mangalore | India | 539,000 | |
| 9. | Manila | Philippines | 19,375,000 | |
| 660. | Mannheim | Germany | 575,000 | |
| 725. | Maoming | China | 520,000 | |
| 151. | Maputo | Mozambique | 2,425,000 | |
| 711. | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 525,000 | |
| 178. | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 2,190,000 | |
| 382. | Maracay | Venezuela | 1,060,000 | |
| 789. | Mariupol | Ukraine | 500,000 | |
| 452. | Marrakech | Morocco | 925,000 | |
| 282. | Marseille-Aix-en-Provence | France | 1,470,000 | |
| 140. | Mashhad | Iran | 2,650,000 | |
| 716. | Matsuyama | Japan | 525,000 | |
| 279. | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,475,000 | |
| 724. | McAllen | United States | 523,000 | |
| 277. | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 1,480,000 | |
| 184. | Medan | Indonesia | 2,125,000 | |
| 91. | Medellín | Colombia | 3,575,000 | |
| 368. | Medina | Saudi Arabia | 1,100,000 | |
| 275. | Meerut | India | 1,490,000 | |
| 768. | Meknes | Morocco | 500,000 | |
| 101. | Melbourne | Australia | 3,372,000 | |
| 429. | Memphis | United States | 972,000 | |
| 454. | Mendoza | Argentina | 920,000 | |
| 417. | Mérida | Mexico | 1,000,000 | |
| 644. | Mersin | Turkey | 600,000 | |
| 451. | Mexicali | Mexico | 930,000 | |
| 8. | Mexico City | Mexico | 19,460,000 | |
| 62. | Miami | United States | 4,919,000 | |
| 709. | Mianyang | China | 530,000 | |
| 73. | Milan | Italy | 4,200,000 | |
| 314. | Milwaukee | United States | 1,309,000 | |
| 153. | Minneapolis-St. Paul | United States | 2,389,000 | |
| 217. | Minsk | Belarus | 1,850,000 | |
| 765. | Mito | Japan | 500,000 | |
| 270. | Mogadishu | Somalia | 1,500,000 | |
| 414. | Mombasa | Kenya | 1,000,000 | |
| 511. | Monrovia | Liberia | 830,000 | |
| 85. | Monterrey | Mexico | 3,875,000 | |
| 251. | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,640,000 | |
| 104. | Montréal | Canada | 3,317,000 | |
| 494. | Moradabad | India | 845,000 | |
| 607. | Morelia | Mexico | 650,000 | |
| 17. | Moscow | Russia | 13,250,000 | |
| 284. | Mosul | Iraq | 1,450,000 | |
| 493. | Mudanjiang | China | 850,000 | |
| 245. | Multan | Pakistan | 1,660,000 | |
| 5. | Mumbai | India | 20,900,000 | |
| 304. | München | Germany | 1,350,000 | |
| 702. | Muscat | Oman | 545,000 | |
| 443. | Mysore | India | 940,000 | |
| 508. | N'Djamena | Chad | 830,000 | |
| 777. | Naberezhnyye Chelny | Russia | 500,000 | |
| 663. | Nagano | Japan | 575,000 | |
| 27. | Nagoya | Japan | 10,025,000 | |
| 142. | Nagpur | India | 2,610,000 | |
| 430. | Naha | Japan | 970,000 | |
| 92. | Nairobi | Kenya | 3,520,000 | |
| 633. | Namp'o | North Korea | 600,000 | |
| 139. | Nanchang | China | 2,670,000 | |
| 650. | Nanchong | China | 590,000 | |
| 75. | Nanjing | China | 4,170,000 | |
| 355. | Nanning | China | 1,130,000 | |
| 671. | Nantes | France | 568,000 | |
| 348. | Nantong | China | 1,140,000 |
