Largest Cities in the World / United States

Largest Cities in the United States & the World

These tables feature the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the largest metropolitan areas in the World and the largest cities in the World. Other population and geographical statistics are available at mongabay.com/igapo.

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

Largest Metropolitan Areas in the United States

Rank Urban Pop [UN estimate] Urban area/City Country City Pop.

1 21,786,105 New York United States of America 8,143,197

2 17,775,984 Los Angeles United States of America 3,844,829

3 9,725,317 Chicago United States of America 2,842,518

4 5,539,949 Houston United States of America 2,016,582

5 5,981,565 Philadelphia United States of America 1,463,281

6 4,039,182 Phoenix United States of America 1,461,575

7 1,942,217 San Antonio United States of America 1,256,509

8 2,941,454 San Diego United States of America 1,255,540

9 6,003,967 Dallas United States of America 1,213,825

10 San Jose United States of America 912,332

11 5,410,014 Detroit United States of America 886,671

12 1,871,051 Indianapolis United States of America 784,118

13 1,277,997 Jacksonville United States of America 782,623

14 7,228,948 San Francisco United States of America 739,426

15 1,725,570 Columbus, Ohio United States of America 730,657

16 1,513,565 Austin United States of America 690,252

17 1,274,704 Memphis United States of America 672,277

18 Baltimore United States of America 635,815

19 Fort Worth United States of America 624,067

20 1,583,016 Charlotte United States of America 610,949

21 736,310 El Paso United States of America 598,590

22 1,706,077 Milwaukee United States of America 578,887

23 3,854,471 Seattle United States of America 573,911

24 5,642,998 Boston United States of America 559,034

25 2,691,054 Denver United States of America 557,917

26 1,333,094 Louisville United States of America 556,429

27 8,067,737 Washington United States of America 550,521

28 1,455,097 Nashville United States of America 549,110

29 1,777,539 Las Vegas United States of America 545,147

30 2,137,565 Portland United States of America 533,427

31 1,172,339 Oklahoma City United States of America 531,324

32 946,362 Tucson United States of America 515,526

33 816,811 Albuquerque United States of America 494,236

34 Long Beach United States of America 474,014

35 5,311,479 Atlanta United States of America 470,688

36 1,038,101 Fresno United States of America 461,116

37 2,228,923 Sacramento United States of America 456,441

38 1,024,678 New Orleans United States of America 454,863

39 2,815,098 Cleveland United States of America 452,208

40 1,967,405 Kansas City United States of America 444,965

41 Mesa United States of America 442,780

42 1,649,457 Virginia Beach United States of America 438,415

43 822,549 Omaha United States of America 414,521

44 Oakland United States of America 395,274

45 5,463,857 Miami United States of America 386,417

46 897,752 Tulsa United States of America 382,457

47 909,863 Honolulu United States of America 377,379

48 3,357,825 Minneapolis United States of America 372,811

49 599,127 Colorado Springs United States of America 369,815

Source: US Census-2000

Largest Metropolitan Areas in the World

Rank Urban Pop [UN estimate] Urban area/City Country City Pop. Rank

1 34,997,269 Tokyo Japan 8,124,310 12

2 18,660,221 Mexico City Mexico 8,548,639 9

3 18,252,339 New York United States of America 8,158,957 11

4 17,857,001 São Paulo Brazil 10,136,978 6

5 17,431,305 Mumbai (Bombay) India 12,778,721 1

6 14,145,956 Delhi India 11,055,365 3

7 13,805,691 Calcutta India 4,651,322 34

8 13,047,115 Buenos Aires Argentina 2,746,761 73

9 12,759,367 Shanghai China 10,840,516 4

10 12,295,516 Jakarta Indonesia 8,407,479 10

11 12,018,068 Los Angeles United States of America 3,866,382 41

12 11,560,211 Dhaka Bangladesh 6,080,671 24

13 11,243,853 Osaka-Kobe Japan 2,588,286 85

14 11,214,126 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6,038,581 25

15 11,078,298 Karachi Pakistan 11,507,254 2

16 10,847,827 Beijing China 7,741,274 14

17 10,834,495 Cairo Egypt 7,438,376 15

18 10,468,743 Moscow Russian Federation 10,375,688 5

19 10,352,249 Metro Manila Philippines 1,568,926 168

20 10,103,459 Lagos Nigeria 7,181,111 19

21 9,794,337 Paris France 2,103,674 115

22 9,713,757 Seoul South Korea 9,747,972 7

23 9,371,163 Istanbul Turkey 9,621,565 8

24 9,271,376 Tianjin China 5,083,657 30

25 8,567,571 Chicago United States of America 2,871,499 68

26 7,898,778 Lima Peru 7,866,160 13

27 7,619,014 London United Kingdom 7,287,555 17

28 7,289,646 Santa Fé de Bogotá Colombia 7,220,971 18

29 7,190,000 Tehran Iran 7,404,515 16

30 7,049,175 Hong Kong China, Hong Kong SAR 6,752,001 20

31 6,691,180 Chennai (Madras) India 4,368,883 37

32 6,559,521 Rhein-Ruhr North Germany 6559521 21

33 6,486,401 Bangkok Thailand 6,542,751 22

34 6,140,818 Bangalore India 5,158,019 28

35 5,989,395 Lahore Pakistan 6,192,853 23

36 5,863,694 Hyderabad India 3,619,856 48

37 5,652,919 Wuhan China 5,147,431 29

38 5,620,373 Baghdad Iraq 5,556,562 26

39 5,477,804 Santiago Chile 4,810,997 33

40 5,285,799 Saint Petersburg Russian Federation 4,178,234 38

41 5,276,958 Kinshasa Congo 4,385,264 36

42 5,260,635 Philadelphia United States of America 1,465,762 185

43 5,215,986 Miami United States of America 380,540

44 5,125,753 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 5,318,636 27

45 5,103,072 Madrid Spain 2,915,961 65

46 5,047,563 Belo Horizonte Brazil 2,344,475 99

47 4,881,757 Shenyang China 4,111,624 39

48 4,879,540 Toronto Canada 5,006,513 31

49 4,869,420 Ahmadabad India 3,796,043 42

50 4,850,717 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam 3,407,129 53

51 4,847,689 Chongqing China 4,865,499 32

52 4,445,561 Dallas-Fort Worth United States of America 1,228,127 246

53 4,406,380 Barcelona Spain 1,463,736 188

54 4,285,542 Khartoum Sudan 1,740,661 144

55 4,273,716 Sydney Australia 3,774,894 43

56 4,252,842 Singapore Singapore 4,408,220 35

57 4,212,389 Boston United States of America 581,046 621

58 4,143,735 Pune (Poona) India 3,058,025 60

59 4,117,892 Houston United States of America 2,049,949 120

60 4,098,329 Washington, D.C. United States of America 558,891 657

61 4,063,643 Milan Italy 1,207,823 249

62 3,998,529 Atlanta United States of America 426,338 868

63 3,977,202 Hanoi Viet Nam 1,203,379 255

64 3,950,668 Detroit United States of America 897,157 376

65 3,886,934 Guangzhou China 4,056,025 40

66 3,873,739 Yangon Myanmar 3,033,972 61

67 3,824,582 Guadalajara Mexico 1,651,417 154

68 3,793,643 Chittagong Bangladesh 2,123,709 113

69 3,764,939 Bandung Indonesia 2,189,759 107

70 3,712,066 Rhein-Main Germany 3,700,000 45

71 3,681,622 Pôrto Alegre Brazil 1,368,418 210

72 3,653,098 Alexandria Egypt 3,693,412 46

73 3,579,050 Pusan South Korea 3,719,989 44

74 3,578,225 Casablanca Morocco 3,462,648 52

75 3,577,342 Melbourne Australia 3,245,352 56

76 3,556,556 Jidda Saudi Arabia 3,630,694 47

77 3,470,916 Montréal Canada 3,509,283 51

78 3,428,420 Ankara Turkey 3,561,187 49

79 3,421,598 Monterrey Mexico 1,116,074 284

80 3,410,509 Recife Brazil 1,482,822 180

81 3,403,732 Chengdu China 2,588,577 84

82 3,336,518 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 2,906,769 66

83 3,327,070 Berlin Germany 3,405,250 54

84 3,301,432 Rhein-Ruhr Middle Germany 3,300,000 55

85 3,300,102 San Francisco-Oakland United States of America 750,040 453

86 3,260,584 Surat India 2,931,144 64

87 3,228,286 Pyongyang North Korea 3,144,005 57

88 3,226,084 Caracas Venezuela 1,838,939 133

89 3,217,573 Phoenix-Mesa United States of America 1,435,968 198

90 3,215,104 Athens Greece 721,477 480

91 3,203,019 Xian China 2,878,939 67

92 3,187,408 Salvador Brazil 2,621,530 79

93 3,164,003 Nagoya Japan 2,178,958 108

94 3,106,895 Fortaleza Brazil 2,324,195 101

95 3,099,146 Brasília Brazil 2,176,681 109

96 3,098,897 Medellín Colombia 3,026,831 62

97 3,084,207 Johannesburg South Africa 1,456,320 190

98 3,076,356 Rhein-Ruhr South Germany 3,100,000 59

99 3,059,643 Algiers Algeria 1,518,083 175

100 3,009,884 Changchun China 2,423,015 94

Source: United Nations
[expanded list]

Largest Cities in the World (within city limits; without surrounding urban areas)

Rank Population City Country Urban Area Pop. Rank

1 12.78 million Mumbai (Bombay) India 17,431,305 5

2 11.51 million Karachi Pakistan 11,078,298 15

3 11.06 million Delhi India 14,145,956 6

4 10.84 million Shanghai China 12,759,367 9

5 10.38 million Moscow Russian Federation 10,468,743 18

6 10.14 million São Paulo Brazil 17,857,001 4

7 9.75 million Seoul South Korea 9,713,757 22

8 9.62 million Istanbul Turkey 9,371,163 23

9 8.55 million Mexico City Mexico 18,660,221 2

10 8.41 million Jakarta Indonesia 12,295,516 10

11 8.16 million New York United States of America 18,252,339 3

12 8.12 million Tokyo Japan 34,997,269 1

13 7.87 million Lima Peru 7,898,778 26

14 7.74 million Beijing China 10,847,827 16

15 7.44 million Cairo Egypt 10,834,495 17

16 7.40 million Tehran Iran 7,190,000 29

17 7.29 million London United Kingdom 7,619,014 27

18 7.22 million Santa Fé de Bogotá Colombia 7,289,646 28

19 7.18 million Lagos Nigeria 10,103,459 20

20 6.75 million Hong Kong China, Hong Kong SAR 7,049,175 30

21 6.56 million Rhein-Ruhr North Germany 6,559,521 32

22 6.54 million Bangkok Thailand 6,486,401 33

23 6.19 million Lahore Pakistan 5,989,395 35

24 6.08 million Dhaka Bangladesh 11,560,211 12

25 6.04 million Rio de Janeiro Brazil 11,214,126 14

26 5.56 million Baghdad Iraq 5,620,373 38

27 5.32 million Riyadh Saudi Arabia 5,125,753 44

28 5.16 million Bangalore India 6,140,818 34

29 5.15 million Wuhan China 5,652,919 37

30 5.08 million Tianjin China 9,271,376 24

31 5.01 million Toronto Canada 4,879,540 48

32 4.87 million Chongqing China 4,847,689 51

33 4.81 million Santiago Chile 5,477,804 39

34 4.65 million Calcutta India 13,805,691 7

35 4.41 million Singapore Singapore 4,252,842 56

36 4.39 million Kinshasa Congo 5,276,958 41

37 4.37 million Chennai (Madras) India 6,691,180 31

38 4.18 million Saint Petersburg Russian Federation 5,285,799 40

39 4.11 million Shenyang China 4,881,757 47

40 4.06 million Guangzhou China 3,886,934 65

41 3.87 million Los Angeles United States of America 12,018,068 11

42 3.80 million Ahmadabad India 4,869,420 49

43 3.77 million Sydney Australia 4,273,716 55

44 3.72 million Pusan South Korea 3,579,050 73

45 3.70 million Rhein-Main Germany 3,712,066 70

46 3.69 million Alexandria Egypt 3,653,098 72

47 3.63 million Jidda Saudi Arabia 3,556,556 76

48 3.62 million Hyderabad India 5,863,694 36

49 3.56 million Ankara Turkey 3,428,420 78

50 3.52 million Yokohama Japan

51 3.51 million Montréal Canada 3,470,916 77

52 3.46 million Casablanca Morocco 3,578,225 74

53 3.41 million Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam 4,850,717 50

54 3.41 million Berlin Germany 3,327,070 83

55 3.30 million Rhein-Ruhr Middle Germany 3,301,432 84

56 3.25 million Melbourne Australia 3,577,342 75

57 3.14 million Pyongyang North Korea 3,228,286 87

58 3.14 million Kabul Afghanistan 2,955,880 103

59 3.10 million Rhein-Ruhr South Germany 3,076,356 98

60 3.06 million Pune (Poona) India 4,143,735 58

61 3.03 million Yangon Myanmar 3,873,739 66

62 3.03 million Medellín Colombia 3,098,897 96

63 2.96 million Omdurman Sudan

64 2.93 million Surat India 3,260,584 86

65 2.92 million Madrid Spain 5,103,072 45

66 2.91 million Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 3,336,518 82

67 2.88 million Xian China 3,203,019 91

68 2.87 million Chicago United States of America 8,567,571 25

69 2.87 million Nanjing China 2,780,117 110

70 2.84 million Kanpur India 2,878,643 107

71 2.79 million Kano Nigeria 2,762,800 113

72 2.76 million Harbin China 2,911,071 106

73 2.75 million Buenos Aires Argentina 13,047,115 8

74 2.74 million Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2,723,482 115

75 2.73 million East Rand (Ekurhuleni) South Africa 2,808,417 109

76 2.69 million Surabaja Indonesia 2,616,236 124

77 2.68 million Jaipur India 2,574,719 127

78 2.67 million Nairobi Kenya 2,574,847 126

79 2.62 million Salvador Brazil 3,187,408 92

80 2.62 million Inch'on South Korea 2,575,456 125

81 2.60 million Taegu South Korea 2,501,881 130

82 2.59 million Kiev Ukraine 2,618,246 123

83 2.59 million Bekasi Indonesia

84 2.59 million Chengdu China 3,403,732 81

85 2.59 million Osaka-Kobe Japan 11,243,853 13

86 2.54 million Al-Jizah Egypt

87 2.52 million Taipei Taiwan 2,505,388 129

88 2.51 million Dar es Salaam Tanzania 2,440,794 135

89 2.50 million Rome Italy 2,664,649 120

90 2.49 million Lucknow India 2,439,439 136

91 2.46 million Cali Colombia 2,451,869 134

92 2.46 million Quezon City Philippines

93 2.45 million Luanda Angola 2,622,976 121

94 2.42 million Changchun China 3,009,884 100

95 2.42 million Izmir Turkey 2,387,686 138

96 2.40 million Cali Colombia

97 2.40 million Faisalabad Pakistan 2,369,534 141

98 2.38 million Cape Town South Africa 2,967,088 101

99 2.34 million Belo Horizonte Brazil 5,047,563 46

100 2.34 million Ibadan Nigeria 2,284,396 144

United Nations' data, census data from various countries. City populations projections by mongabay.com.

All city population figures have been esimtated using various factors and based on data from qualified sources. These figures are estimates and are by no means intended to be used as official statistics. I have made my best effort to make these numbers as accurate as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

mongabay.com | madagascar | tropical fish | employment data | help support the site | home security information | about | contact

© 20054 mongabay.com