Information about World's Largest Cities

For a list of the most populous cities within administrative limits, see List of cities by population. For a list of urban areas, see List of urban areas by population. See also historical urban community sizes for historical data.


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Metropolitan areas with at least a million inhabitants in 2006
This is a list of the 100 largest urban agglomerations in the world according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2005 revision).[1] The term “urban agglomeration” refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels without regard to administrative boundaries or commuter flows. It usually incorporates the population in a city or town plus that in the suburban areas lying outside of but being adjacent to the city boundaries. Whenever possible, data classified according to the concept of urban agglomeration are used. However, some countries do not produce data according to the concept of urban agglomeration but use instead that of metropolitan area or city proper. Figures in the tables below are estimates for mid-2005.

100 largest agglomerations in the world

Rank City Population Country Statistical concept Area (km²)
1Tokyo35,197,000 JapanMajor Metropolitan Area (M.M.A.), as defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan13,500
2Mexico City19,411,000 MexicoMetropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios7,815
3New York City-Newark18,718,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]8,680
4São Paulo18,333,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)8,050
5 Mumbai18,196,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration4,360
6Delhi15,048,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,480
7Shanghai14,503,000 People's Republic of ChinaProvincial-level unit under central administration[3]3,920
8Kolkata14,277,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,780
9Jakarta (Jabodetabek)13,215,000 People's Republic of ChinaUrban agglomeration[4]1,360
10Buenos Aires12,550,000 ArgentinaUrban agglomeration[5]3,680
11Dhaka12,430,000
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Metropolitan area (megacity)1,600
12Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana12,298,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]4,320
13Karachi11,608,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration3,530
14Rio de Janeiro11,469,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)5,000
15Osaka-Kobe11,268,000 JapanUrban agglomeration[6]2,070
16Cairo11,128,000 EgyptOfficial metropolitan area[7]1,310
17Lagos10,886,000 NigeriaUrban agglomeration640
18Beijing10,717,000 People's Republic of ChinaProvincial-level unit under central administration[3]7,860
19Manila10,686,000 PhilippinesUrban agglomeration[8]640
20Moscow10,654,000 RussiaCity Proper[9]1,080
21Paris9,820,000 FranceUrban agglomeration2,720
22Istanbul9,712,000 TurkeyUrban agglomeration[10]1,830
23Seoul9,645,000 South KoreaCity proper (metropolitan city)610
24Chicago8,814,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]5,500
25London8,505,000 United KingdomUrban agglomeration[11]1,620
26Guangzhou8,425,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]7,260
27Bogotá7,747,000 ColombiaMetropolitan area1,980
28Tehran7,314,000 IranCity proper660
29Shenzhen7,233,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]1,950
30Lima7,186,000 PeruMetropolitan area[12]2,810
31Wuhan7,093,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]8,490
32Hong Kong7,041,000 People's Republic of China,  Hong KongUrban agglomeration[13]1,100
33Tianjin7,040,000 People's Republic of ChinaProvincial-level unit under central administration[3]7,130
34Chennai6,916,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,180
35Bangkok6,593,000 ThailandOfficial metropolitan area1,570
36Bangalore6,462,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,280
37Chongqing6,363,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]7,490
38Lahore6,289,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,770
39Hyderabad6,115,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,860
40Kinshasa6,049,000 Democratic Republic of the CongoCity proper9,960
41Baghdad5,904,000 IraqOfficial metropolitan area730
42Santiago5,683,000
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43Madrid5,608,000 SpainMetropolitan area1,700
44Miami5,434,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]2,890
45Philadelphia5,392,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]4,660
46Toronto5,312,000 CanadaMetropolitan area[15]5,870
47Saint Petersburg5,312,000 RussiaUrban agglomeration[9]1,150
48Belo Horizonte5,304,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)9,190
49Ahmedabad5,120,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration1,300
50Ho Chi Minh City5,065,000 VietnamUrban agglomeration2,090
51Barcelona4,795,000 SpainMetropolitan area3,240
52Shenyang4,720,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]3,460
53Dallas-Fort Worth4,655,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]3,640
54Khartoum4,518,000 SudanUrban agglomeration580
55Pune4,409,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration700
56Boston4,361,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]4,500
57Sydney4,331,000 AustraliaUrban agglomeration12,140
58Singapore4,326,000 SingaporeCity proper690
59Houston4,320,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]3,350
60Dongguan4,320,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]2,460
61Atlanta4,304,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]5,080
62Washington, D.C.4,238,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]3,000
63Riyadh4,193,000 Saudi ArabiaCity proper1,550
64Hanoi4,164,000 VietnamUrban agglomeration2,150
65Bandung4,126,000 People's Republic of ChinaUrban agglomeration[4]220
66Chittagong4,114,000 BangladeshStatistical metropolitan area990
67Yangon4,107,000 MyanmarUrban agglomeration350
68Chengdu4,065,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]2,130
69Detroit4,034,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]3,270
70Guadalajara3,968,000 MexicoMetropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios2,730
71Xi'an3,926,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]3,550
72Porto Alegre3,795,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)9,890
73Alexandria3,770,000 EgyptCity proper2,970
74Haerbin3,695,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]4,280
75Montreal3,640,000 CanadaMetropolitan area[15]4,050
76Melbourne3,626,000 AustraliaUrban agglomeration7,690
77Nanjing3,621,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]6,600
78Monterrey3,596,000 MexicoMetropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios4,010
79Abidjan3,577,000 Cte d'IvoireUrban agglomeration550
80Ankara3,573,000 TurkeyUrban agglomeration[16]2,500
81Surat3,557,000 IndiaUrban agglomeration326
82Busan3,554,000 South KoreaCity proper (metropolitan city)760
83Recife3,527,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)2,770
84Guiyang3,447,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[17]2,400
85Phoenix3,416,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]2,070
86Berlin3,389,000 GermanyCommune (Kreisfreie Stadt)890
87San Francisco-Oakland3,385,000 United StatesUrban agglomeration[2]1,360
88Pyongyang3,351,000 North KoreaCity proper2,110
89Rome3,348,000 ItalyMajor metropolitan area, based on the local labour market system (Sistemi locali del lavoro) as defined in the 2001 census
90Brasilia3,341,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)[18]14,400
91Salvador3,331,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)2,340
92Johannesburg3,254,000 South AfricaOfficial metropolitan area1,640
93Fortaleza3,237,000 BrazilMetropolitan area (região metropolitana)4,950
94Athens3,230,000 GreeceUrban agglomeration[19]680
95Algiers3,200,000 AlgeriaUrban agglomeration[20]270
96Nagoya3,179,000 JapanUrban agglomeration[21]670
97Casablanca3,138,000 MoroccoUrban agglomeration (includes Mohammedia)1,620
98Cape Town3,083,000 South AfricaUrban agglomeration690
99Dalian3,073,000 People's Republic of ChinaCity proper[3]2,500
100Medellín3,058,000 ColombiaMetropolitan area1,150

References and notes

1. ^ World Urbanization Prospects, 2005 revision -- Table 12.
2. ^ Data refer to the urbanized area (UA), that is, contiguous territory that meets minimum population density requirements.
3. ^ The population of the city is composed of population in all City Districts meeting the criteria such as “contiguous built-up area,” being the location of the local government, being a Street or Having a Resident Committee.
4. ^ Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
5. ^ Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires
6. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Osaka-Kobe for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Osaka consisted of the densely inhabited districts of Osaka, 35 cities surrounding Osaka, Kobe and six cities surrounding Kobe.
7. ^ Consists of the Governorate of Al-Qahirah (Cairo) and the cities of Al-Jizah (Giza) and Shubra al-Khaymah (Shubra-El-Khema).
8. ^ Data refer to Metro Manila
9. ^ The data include communities under the authority of the Town Council.
10. ^ Istanbul includes Adalar, Avcilar, Bagicilar, Bahçelievler, Bakirkoy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beykoz, Beyoglu, Eminonu, Esenler, Eyup, Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Gungoren, Kadikoy, Kagithane, Kartal, Kuçukçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sariyer, Sisli, Tuzla, Umraniye, Uskudar and Zeytinburnu.
11. ^ The urban agglomeration of London (also known as the Greater London urban area) includes 48 urban divisions.
12. ^ Gran Lima includes the capitals of the departments of Lima and Callao as well as surrounding populated centres.
13. ^ Data for Hong Kong consist of the population of Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon and the new towns in New Territories.
14. ^ Data refer to Gran Santiago which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.
15. ^ Data refer to census metropolitan areas, defined as cities with a very large urbanized core, together with adjacent urban and rural areas which have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.
16. ^ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle.
17. ^ The data reflect: (1) all residents of urban districts in provincial and prefectural-level cities; (2) resident population of “streets” (jiedao) in county-level cities.
18. ^ Refers to the Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno.
19. ^ The agglomeration of Athínai includes the localities of Calithèa, Peristérion and Piraeus, among others.
20. ^ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
21. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Nagoya for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Nagoya consisted of the DIDs of Nagoya and 19 cities surrounding Nagoya.

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