The 150 Largest Cities in the World
The largest city in the world by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of 38,001,000. Tokyo is followed by Delhi, India (population 25,703,168) and Shanghai, China (population 23,740,778). The following is a list of the world's 150 largest metropolitan areas, which generally includes an urban area and its surrounding suburbs.
Capital cities of the world - with population
Rank | City | Country | Population (Metropolitan Area) |
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1 | Tokyo | Japan | 38,001,000 |
2 | Delhi | India | 25,703,168 |
3 | Shanghai | China | 23,740,778 |
4 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 21,066,245 |
5 | Mumbai | India | 21,042,538 |
6 | Mexico City | Mexico | 20,998,543 |
7 | Beijing | China | 20,383,994 |
8 | Osaka | Japan | 20,237,645 |
9 | Cairo | Egypt | 18,771,769 |
10 | New York | United States | 18,593,220 |
11 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 17,598,228 |
12 | Karachi | Pakistan | 16,617,644 |
13 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 15,180,176 |
14 | Kolkata | India | 14,864,919 |
15 | Istanbul | Turkey | 14,163,989 |
16 | Chongqing | China | 13,331,579 |
17 | Lagos | Nigeria | 13,122,829 |
18 | Manila | Philippines | 12,946,263 |
19 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12,902,306 |
20 | Guangzhou | China | 12,458,130 |
21 | Los Angeles | United States | 12,309,530 |
22 | Moscow | Russia | 12,165,704 |
23 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,586,914 |
24 | Tianjin | China | 11,210,329 |
25 | Paris | France | 10,843,285 |
26 | Shenzhen | China | 10,749,473 |
27 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 10,323,142 |
28 | London | United Kingdom | 10,313,307 |
29 | Bangalore | India | 10,087,132 |
30 | Lima | Peru | 9,897,033 |
31 | Chennai | India | 9,890,427 |
32 | Seoul | South Korea | 9,773,746 |
33 | Bogotá | Colombia | 9,764,769 |
34 | Nagoya | Japan | 9,406,264 |
35 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 9,398,698 |
36 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9,269,823 |
37 | Hyderabad | India | 8,943,523 |
38 | Chicago | United States | 8,744,835 |
39 | Lahore | Pakistan | 8,741,365 |
40 | Tehran | Iran | 8,432,196 |
41 | Wuhan | China | 7,905,572 |
42 | Chengdu | China | 7,555,705 |
43 | Dongguan | China | 7,434,935 |
44 | Nanjing | China | 7,369,157 |
45 | Ahmadabad | India | 7,342,850 |
46 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,313,557 |
47 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 7,297,780 |
48 | Foshan | Foshan | 7,035,945 |
49 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 6,836,911 |
50 | Baghdad | Iraq | 6,642,848 |
51 | Santiago | Chile | 6,507,400 |
52 | Hangzhou | China | 6,390,637 |
53 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6,369,710 |
54 | Shenyang | China | 6,315,470 |
55 | Madrid | Spain | 6,199,254 |
56 | Xi'an | China | 6,043,700 |
57 | Toronto | Canada | 5,992,739 |
58 | Miami | United States | 5,817,221 |
59 | Pune | India | 5,727,530 |
60 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5,716,422 |
61 | Dallas | United States | 5,702,641 |
62 | Surat | India | 5,650,011 |
63 | Houston | United States | 5,638,045 |
64 | Singapore | Singapore | 5,618,866 |
65 | Philadelphia | United States | 5,585,211 |
66 | Kitakyushu | Japan | 5,510,478 |
67 | Luanda | Angola | 5,506,000 |
68 | Suzhou | China | 5,472,033 |
69 | Haerbin | China | 5,457,414 |
70 | Barcelona | Spain | 5,258,319 |
71 | Atlanta | United States | 5,142,140 |
72 | Khartoum | Sudan | 5,129,358 |
73 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 5,115,670 |
74 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 4,992,991 |
75 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 4,955,139 |
76 | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,859,798 |
77 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 4,843,241 |
78 | Yangon | Myanmar | 4,801,930 |
79 | Alexandria | Egypt | 4,777,677 |
80 | Ankara | Turkey | 4,749,968 |
81 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 4,634,875 |
82 | Qingdao | China | 4,565,549 |
83 | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 4,539,393 |
84 | Monterrey | Mexico | 4,512,572 |
85 | Sydney | Australia | 4,505,341 |
86 | Dalian | China | 4,489,380 |
87 | Xiamen | China | 4,430,081 |
88 | Zhengzhou | China | 4,387,118 |
89 | Boston | United States | 4,249,036 |
90 | Melbourne | Australia | 4,203,416 |
91 | Brasília | Brazil | 4,155,476 |
92 | Jiddah | Saudi Arabia | 4,075,803 |
93 | Phoenix | United States | 4,062,605 |
94 | Ji'nan | China | 4,032,150 |
95 | Montréal | Canada | 3,980,708 |
96 | Shantou | China | 3,948,813 |
97 | Nairobi | Kenya | 3,914,791 |
98 | Medellín | Colombia | 3,910,989 |
99 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 3,880,202 |
100 | Kunming | China | 3,779,558 |
101 | Changchun | China | 3,762,390 |
102 | Changsha | China | 3,761,018 |
103 | Recife | Brazil | 3,738,526 |
104 | Rome | Italy | 3,717,956 |
105 | Zhongshan | China | 3,691,360 |
106 | Cape Town | South Africa | 3,660,447 |
107 | Detroit | United States | 3,639,050 |
108 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 3,629,493 |
109 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 3,608,265 |
110 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 3,602,526 |
111 | Kano | Nigeria | 3,587,049 |
112 | Salvador | Brazil | 3,582,967 |
113 | Faisalabad | Pakistan | 3,566,952 |
114 | Berlin | Germany | 3,563,194 |
115 | Aleppo | Syria | 3,561,796 |
116 | Dakar | Senegal | 3,520,215 |
117 | Casablanca | Morroco | 3,514,958 |
118 | Urumqi | China | 3,498,591 |
119 | Taiyuan | China | 3,481,810 |
120 | Curitiba | Brazil | 3,473,681 |
121 | Jaipur | India | 3,460,701 |
122 | Shizuoka | Japan | 3,368,988 |
123 | Hefei | China | 3,347,591 |
124 | San Francisco | United States | 3,300,075 |
125 | Fuzhou | China | 3,282,932 |
126 | Shijiazhuang | China | 3,264,498 |
127 | Seattle | United States | 3,248,724 |
128 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 3,237,525 |
129 | Nanning | China | 3,234,379 |
130 | Lucknow | India | 3,221,817 |
131 | Busan | South Korea | 3,216,298 |
132 | Wenzhou | China | 3,207,846 |
133 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,160,190 |
134 | Ningbo | China | 3,131,921 |
135 | San Diego | United States | 3,107,034 |
136 | Milan | Italy | 3,098,974 |
137 | Yaounde | Cameroon | 3,065,692 |
138 | Athens | Greece | 3,051,899 |
139 | Wuxi | China | 3,049,042 |
140 | Campinas | Brazil | 3,047,102 |
141 | Izmir | Turkey | 3,040,416 |
142 | Kanpur | India | 3,020,795 |
143 | Mashhad | Iran | 3,014,424 |
144 | Puebla | Mexico | 2,984,048 |
145 | Sana'a | Yemen | 2,961,934 |
146 | Santo Domingo | Domican Republic | 2,945,353 |
147 | Douala | Cameroon | 2,943,318 |
148 | Kiev | Ukraine | 2,941,884 |
149 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 2,918,337 |
150 | Caracas | Venezuela | 2,916,183 |
Source: The World's Cities Data Booklet, United Nations. Page last updated on January 16, 2018.