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The world's largest cities 2016


This table includes estimates of the world's largest cities in 2016. Population data is for 2015 based off various sources, including the United Nations agglomeration estimate; data from lower order jurisdictions, including reduction for rural areas; national census authority data; local authority data; and unofficial local reports. The table includes rankings for all cities estimated to have more than 10 million people in 2015.



RankCity or Urban AreaCountryPopulation (million)
1Tokyo–YokohamaJapan37.8
2JakartaIndonesia30.5
3DelhiIndia25.0
4ManilaPhilippines24.1
5Seoul–Gyeonggi–IncheonSouth Korea23.5
6ShanghaiChina23.4
7KarachiPakistan22.1
8BeijingChina21.0
9New York CityUnited States20.6
10Guangzhou–FoshanChina20.6
11São PauloBrazil20.4
12Mexico CityMexico20.1
13Mumbai India17.7
14Osaka–Kobe–KyotoJapan17.4
15MoscowRussia16.2
16DhakaBangladesh15.7
17CairoEgypt15.6
18Los AngelesUnited States15.1
19BangkokThailand15.0
20KolkataIndia14.7
21Buenos AiresArgentina14.1
22TehranIran13.5
23IstanbulTurkey13.3
24IstanbulTurkey13.3
25LagosNigeria13.1
26ShenzhenChina12.1
27Rio de JaneiroBrazil11.7
28KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo11.6
29TianjinChina10.9
30ParisFrance10.9
31LimaPeru10.8
32ChengduChina10.4
33LondonUnited Kingdom10.2
34NagoyaJapan10.2
35LahorePakistan10.1


World's Largest Urban Areas | All Cities With Population exceeding 100,000



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