Largest Cities In The World Ranked By Population
Rank
|
City / Urban area
|
Country
|
Population
|
Land area
(in sqKm) |
Density
(people per sqKm) |
1
|
Tokyo/Yokohama | Japan |
33,200,000
|
6,993
|
4,750
|
2
|
New York Metro | USA |
17,800,000
|
8,683
|
2,050
|
3
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
17,700,000
|
1,968
|
9,000
|
4
|
Seoul/Incheon | South Korea |
17,500,000
|
1,049
|
16,700
|
5
|
Mexico City | Mexico |
17,400,000
|
2,072
|
8,400
|
6
|
Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto | Japan |
16,425,000
|
2,564
|
6,400
|
7
|
Manila | Philippines |
14,750,000
|
1,399
|
10,550
|
8
|
Mumbai | India |
14,350,000
|
484
|
29,650
|
9
|
Delhi | India |
14,300,000
|
1,295
|
11,050
|
10
|
Jakarta | Indonesia |
14,250,000
|
1,360
|
10,500
|
11
|
Lagos | Nigeria |
13,400,000
|
738
|
18,150
|
12
|
Kolkata | India |
12,700,000
|
531
|
23,900
|
13
|
Cairo | Egypt |
12,200,000
|
1,295
|
9,400
|
14
|
Los Angeles | USA |
11,789,000
|
4,320
|
2,750
|
15
|
Buenos Aires | Argentina |
11,200,000
|
2,266
|
4,950
|
16
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
10,800,000
|
1,580
|
6,850
|
17
|
Moscow | Russia |
10,500,000
|
2,150
|
4,900
|
18
|
Shanghai | China |
10,000,000
|
746
|
13,400
|
19
|
Karachi | Pakistan |
9,800,000
|
518
|
18,900
|
20
|
Paris | France |
9,645,000
|
2,723
|
3,550
|
21
|
Istanbul | Turkey |
9,000,000
|
1,166
|
7,700
|
22
|
Nagoya | Japan |
9,000,000
|
2,875
|
3,150
|
23
|
Beijing | China |
8,614,000
|
748
|
11,500
|
24
|
Chicago | USA |
8,308,000
|
5,498
|
1,500
|
25
|
London | UK |
8,278,000
|
1,623
|
5,100
|
26
|
Shenzhen | China |
8,000,000
|
466
|
17,150
|
27
|
Essen/Düsseldorf | Germany |
7,350,000
|
2,642
|
2,800
|
28
|
Tehran | Iran |
7,250,000
|
686
|
10,550
|
29
|
Bogota | Colombia |
7,000,000
|
518
|
13,500
|
30
|
Lima | Peru |
7,000,000
|
596
|
11,750
|
31
|
Bangkok | Thailand |
6,500,000
|
1,010
|
6,450
|
32
|
Johannesburg/East Rand | South Africa |
6,000,000
|
2,396
|
2,500
|
33
|
Chennai | India |
5,950,000
|
414
|
14,350
|
34
|
Taipei | Taiwan |
5,700,000
|
376
|
15,200
|
35
|
Baghdad | Iraq |
5,500,000
|
596
|
9,250
|
36
|
Santiago | Chile |
5,425,000
|
648
|
8,400
|
37
|
Bangalore | India |
5,400,000
|
534
|
10,100
|
38
|
Hyderabad | India |
5,300,000
|
583
|
9,100
|
39
|
St Petersburg | Russia |
5,300,000
|
622
|
8,550
|
40
|
Philadelphia | USA |
5,149,000
|
4,661
|
1,100
|
41
|
Lahore | Pakistan |
5,100,000
|
622
|
8,200
|
42
|
Kinshasa | Congo |
5,000,000
|
469
|
10,650
|
43
|
Miami | USA |
4,919,000
|
2,891
|
1,700
|
44
|
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
4,900,000
|
518
|
9,450
|
45
|
Madrid | Spain |
4,900,000
|
945
|
5,200
|
46
|
Tianjin | China |
4,750,000
|
453
|
10,500
|
47
|
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
4,400,000
|
1,606
|
2,750
|
48
|
Toronto | Canada |
4,367,000
|
1,655
|
2,650
|
49
|
Milan | Italy |
4,250,000
|
1,554
|
2,750
|
50
|
Shenyang | China |
4,200,000
|
453
|
9,250
|
51
|
Dallas/Fort Worth | USA |
4,146,000
|
3,644
|
1,150
|
52
|
Boston | USA |
4,032,000
|
4,497
|
900
|
53
|
Belo Horizonte | Brazil |
4,000,000
|
868
|
4,600
|
54
|
Khartoum | Sudan |
4,000,000
|
583
|
6,850
|
55
|
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia |
4,000,000
|
1,101
|
3,650
|
56
|
Singapore | Singapore |
4,000,000
|
479
|
8,350
|
57
|
Washington | USA |
3,934,000
|
2,996
|
1,300
|
58
|
Detroit | USA |
3,903,000
|
3,267
|
1,200
|
59
|
Barcelona | Spain |
3,900,000
|
803
|
4,850
|
60
|
Houston | USA |
3,823,000
|
3,355
|
1,150
|
61
|
Athens | Greece |
3,685,000
|
684
|
5,400
|
62
|
Berlin | Germany |
3,675,000
|
984
|
3,750
|
63
|
Sydney | Australia |
3,502,000
|
1,687
|
2,100
|
64
|
Atlanta | USA |
3,500,000
|
5,083
|
700
|
65
|
Guadalajara | Mexico |
3,500,000
|
596
|
5,900
|
66
|
San Francisco/Oakland | USA |
3,229,000
|
1,365
|
2,350
|
67
|
Montreal. | Canada |
3,216,000
|
1,740
|
1,850
|
68
|
Monterey | Mexico |
3,200,000
|
479
|
6,700
|
69
|
Melbourne | Australia |
3,162,000
|
2,080
|
1,500
|
70
|
Ankara | Turkey |
3,100,000
|
583
|
5,300
|
71
|
Recife | Brazil |
3,025,000
|
376
|
8,050
|
72
|
Phoenix/Mesa | USA |
2,907,000
|
2,069
|
1,400
|
73
|
Durban | South Africa |
2,900,000
|
829
|
3,500
|
74
|
Porto Alegre | Brazil |
2,800,000
|
583
|
4,800
|
75
|
Dalian | China |
2,750,000
|
389
|
7,100
|
76
|
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
2,750,000
|
777
|
3,550
|
77
|
Seattle | USA |
2,712,000
|
2,470
|
1,100
|
78
|
Cape Town | South Africa |
2,700,000
|
686
|
3,950
|
79
|
San Diego | USA |
2,674,000
|
2,026
|
1,300
|
80
|
Fortaleza | Brazil |
2,650,000
|
583
|
4,550
|
81
|
Curitiba | Brazil |
2,500,000
|
648
|
3,850
|
82
|
Rome | Italy |
2,500,000
|
842
|
2,950
|
83
|
Naples | Italy |
2,400,000
|
583
|
4,100
|
84
|
Minneapolis/St. Paul | USA |
2,389,000
|
2,316
|
1,050
|
85
|
Tel Aviv | Israel |
2,300,000
|
453
|
5,050
|
86
|
Birmingham | UK |
2,284,000
|
600
|
3,800
|
87
|
Frankfurt | Germany |
2,260,000
|
984
|
2,300
|
88
|
Lisbon | Portugal |
2,250,000
|
881
|
2,550
|
89
|
Manchester | UK |
2,245,000
|
558
|
4,000
|
90
|
San Juan | Puerto Rico |
2,217,000
|
2,309
|
950
|
91
|
Katowice | Poland |
2,200,000
|
544
|
4,050
|
92
|
Tashkent | Uzbekistan |
2,200,000
|
531
|
4,150
|
93
|
Fukuoka | Japan |
2,150,000
|
544
|
3,950
|
94
|
Baku/Sumqayit | Azerbaijan |
2,100,000
|
544
|
3,850
|
95
|
St. Louis | USA |
2,078,000
|
2,147
|
950
|
96
|
Baltimore | USA |
2,076,000
|
1,768
|
1,150
|
97
|
Sapporo | Japan |
2,075,000
|
414
|
5,000
|
98
|
Tampa/St. Petersburg | USA |
2,062,000
|
2,078
|
1,000
|
99
|
Taichung | Taiwan |
2,000,000
|
510
|
3,900
|
100
|
Warsaw | Poland |
2,000,000
|
466
|
4,300
|
101
|
Denver | USA |
1,985,000
|
1,292
|
1,550
|
102
|
Cologne/Bonn | Germany |
1,960,000
|
816
|
2,400
|
103
|
Hamburg | Germany |
1,925,000
|
829
|
2,300
|
104
|
Dubai | UAE |
1,900,000
|
712
|
2,650
|
105
|
Pretoria | South Africa |
1,850,000
|
673
|
2,750
|
106
|
Vancouver | Canada |
1,830,000
|
1,120
|
1,650
|
107
|
Beirut | Lebanon |
1,800,000
|
648
|
2,800
|
108
|
Budapest | Hungary |
1,800,000
|
702
|
2,550
|
109
|
Cleveland | USA |
1,787,000
|
1,676
|
1,050
|
110
|
Pittsburgh | USA |
1,753,000
|
2,208
|
800
|
111
|
Campinas | Brazil |
1,750,000
|
492
|
3,550
|
112
|
Harare | Zimbabwe |
1,750,000
|
712
|
2,450
|
113
|
Brasilia | Brazil |
1,625,000
|
583
|
2,800
|
114
|
Kuwait | Kuwait |
1,600,000
|
544
|
2,950
|
115
|
Munich | Germany |
1,600,000
|
518
|
3,100
|
116
|
Portland | USA |
1,583,000
|
1,228
|
1,300
|
117
|
Brussels | Belgium |
1,570,000
|
712
|
2,200
|
118
|
Vienna | Austria |
1,550,000
|
453
|
3,400
|
119
|
San Jose | USA |
1,538,000
|
674
|
2,300
|
120
|
Damman | Saudi Arabia |
1,525,000
|
673
|
2,250
|
121
|
Copenhagen | Denmark |
1,525,000
|
816
|
1,850
|
122
|
Brisbane | Australia |
1,508,000
|
1,603
|
950
|
123
|
Riverside/San Bernardino | USA |
1,507,000
|
1,136
|
1,350
|
124
|
Cincinnati | USA |
1,503,000
|
1,740
|
850
|
125
|
Accra | Ghana |
1,500,000
|
453
|
3,300
|
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