| Population (millions) | GDP (billions of U.S. dollars) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Country | 2010 | 2025 | 2010 | 2025 | Total Growth | % Growth |
| 1 | Shanghai | China | 22.3 | 30.9 | $250.7 | $1,112.2 | $861.5 | 344% |
| 2 | Beijing | China | 18.8 | 29.6 | 206.2 | 1,027.9 | 821.7 | 398% |
| 3 | Tianjin | China | 11.1 | 15.2 | 128.8 | 624.4 | 495.7 | 385% |
| 4 | São Paulo | Brazil | 19.7 | 23.2 | 437.3 | 912.9 | 475.7 | 109% |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | 11.1 | 14.9 | 146.1 | 573.0 | 426.9 | 292% |
| 6 | Shenzhen | China | 10.4 | 13.7 | 141.5 | 523.6 | 382.1 | 270% |
| 7 | New York | United States | 18.9 | 19.7 | 1,180.3 | 1,553.1 | 372.7 | 32% |
| 8 | Chongqing | China | 15.7 | 19.4 | 88.6 | 458.6 | 370.0 | 418% |
| 9 | Moscow | Russia | 11.6 | 12.7 | 325.8 | 688.5 | 362.7 | 111% |
| 10 | Tokyo | Japan | 36.4 | 36.7 | 1,874.7 | 2,218.6 | 343.9 | 18% |
| 11 | Wuhan | China | 9.8 | 13.1 | 82.2 | 414.4 | 332.2 | 404% |
| 12 | Los Angeles | United States | 12.9 | 15.0 | 731.8 | 1,051.5 | 319.7 | 44% |
| 13 | Foshan | China | 7.2 | 10.8 | 83.5 | 383.6 | 300.1 | 360% |
| 14 | Istanbul | Turkey | 11.0 | 14.9 | 188.2 | 479.7 | 291.5 | 155% |
| 15 | Nanjing | China | 7.2 | 9.9 | 68.5 | 343.9 | 275.4 | 402% |
| 16 | Chengdu | China | 7.7 | 11.2 | 57.8 | 309.6 | 251.7 | 435% |
| 17 | Hangzhou | China | 6.2 | 8.8 | 70.5 | 307.0 | 236.5 | 335% |
| 18 | Dongguan | China | 8.2 | 11.4 | 62.7 | 297.9 | 235.2 | 375% |
| 19 | Singapore | Singapore | 5.1 | 5.8 | 222.7 | 454.1 | 231.4 | 104% |
| 20 | Shenyang | China | 6.1 | 8.4 | 64.3 | 286.9 | 222.5 | 346% |
| 21 | London | Britain | 14.9 | 16.2 | 751.8 | 972.9 | 221.1 | 29% |
| 22 | Houston | United States | 6.0 | 7.7 | 341.1 | 559.9 | 218.8 | 64% |
| 23 | Dallas | United States | 6.4 | 8.6 | 324.9 | 541.2 | 216.3 | 67% |
| 24 | Xian | China | 6.5 | 9.1 | 40.6 | 253.3 | 212.6 | 523% |
| 25 | Washington | United States | 5.6 | 6.6 | 392.2 | 599.7 | 207.5 | 53% |
| 26 | Paris | France | 11.8 | 12.9 | 764.2 | 971.4 | 207.2 | 27% |
| 27 | Suzhou | China | 4.1 | 6.5 | 52.7 | 257.5 | 204.8 | 389% |
| 28 | Mexico City | Mexico | 20.1 | 21.6 | 255.1 | 459.5 | 204.4 | 80% |
| 29 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 5.2 | 8.1 | 122.7 | 325.6 | 202.9 | 165% |
| 30 | Hong Kong | China | 7.1 | 8.2 | 224.5 | 423.6 | 199.1 | 89% |
| 31 | Bangkok | Thailand | 6.9 | 9.4 | 105.0 | 299.6 | 194.6 | 185% |
| 32 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13.1 | 15.2 | 191.7 | 384.3 | 192.6 | 100% |
| 33 | Doha | Qatar | 1.3 | 1.6 | 98.8 | 275.1 | 176.3 | 179% |
| 34 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11.8 | 13.6 | 180.9 | 356.1 | 175.2 | 97% |
| 35 | Dalian | China | 3.9 | 5.7 | 53.8 | 225.7 | 171.9 | 319% |
| 36 | Wuxi | China | 3.5 | 5.4 | 47.0 | 217.2 | 170.2 | 362% |
| 37 | Seoul | South Korea | 9.8 | 9.5 | 233.3 | 400.3 | 167.0 | 72% |
| 38 | Chicago | United States | 9.5 | 10.2 | 496.4 | 661.4 | 165.0 | 33% |
| 39 | Delhi | India | 16.3 | 21.4 | 47.6 | 211.4 | 163.9 | 344% |
| 40 | Ningbo | China | 3.5 | 5.1 | 45.0 | 205.7 | 160.8 | 358% |
| 41 | Jinan | China | 4.3 | 5.7 | 43.2 | 193.4 | 150.2 | 348% |
| 42 | Xiamen | China | 3.5 | 5.3 | 30.4 | 179.8 | 149.3 | 491% |
| 43 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 9.6 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 218.4 | 147.7 | 209% |
| 44 | Miami | United States | 5.6 | 7.2 | 235.9 | 380.2 | 144.34 | 61% |
| 45 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2.3 | 3.2 | 117.5 | 261.8 | 144.33 | 123% |
| 46 | Qingdao | China | 3.7 | 5.1 | 48.1 | 190.1 | 142.0 | 295% |
| 47 | Sydney | Australia | 4.6 | 5.8 | 268.9 | 410.6 | 141.8 | 53% |
| 48 | Atlanta | United States | 5.3 | 6.8 | 249.7 | 391.4 | 141.7 | 57% |
| 49 | Brasilia | Brazil | 3.7 | 5.0 | 101.6 | 242.6 | 141.03 | 139% |
| 50 | Taipei | Taiwan | 6.8 | 6.9 | 160.3 | 301.3 | 141.00 | 88% |
| 51 | Rhine-Ruhr | Germany | 11.3 | 11.1 | 484.6 | 625.0 | 140.4 | 29% |
| 52 | Toronto | Canada | 5.7 | 7.0 | 270.0 | 409.9 | 139.9 | 52% |
| 53 | Mumbai | India | 18.2 | 22.5 | 55.9 | 192.7 | 136.8 | 245% |
| 54 | Phoenix | United States | 4.2 | 5.9 | 181.6 | 317.5 | 135.9 | 75% |
| 55 | Harbin | China | 5.9 | 7.6 | 38.8 | 172.9 | 134.0 | 345% |
| 56 | Changzhou | China | 3.3 | 4.8 | 34.3 | 166.2 | 131.9 | 385% |
| 57 | San Francisco | United States | 4.3 | 5.0 | 283.3 | 410.7 | 127.3 | 45% |
| 58 | Hefei | China | 3.4 | 4.8 | 31.2 | 154.8 | 123.6 | 396% |
| 59 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 | 5.2 | 75.9 | 196.9 | 121.0 | 159% |
| 60 | Melbourne | Australia | 4.1 | 5.2 | 221.4 | 341.7 | 120.3 | 54% |
| 61 | Luanda | Angola | 4.8 | 8.9 | 38.6 | 155.6 | 117.0 | 303% |
| 62 | Xuzhou | China | 3.1 | 4.5 | 22.4 | 134.1 | 111.7 | 499% |
| 63 | Tel Aviv-Jaffa | Israel | 3.3 | 4.3 | 114.8 | 225.9 | 111.0 | 97% |
| 64 | Changsha | China | 3.1 | 4.3 | 40.3 | 150.1 | 109.8 | 272% |
| 65 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0.8 | 1.6 | 67.1 | 175.9 | 108.8 | 162% |
| 66 | Lima | Peru | 9.2 | 11.8 | 77.3 | 184.7 | 107.3 | 139% |
| 67 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5.4 | 6.6 | 78.5 | 185.3 | 106.9 | 136% |
| 68 | Fuzhou | China | 2.9 | 4.2 | 23.4 | 130.0 | 106.6 | 456% |
| 69 | Ankara | Turkey | 4.1 | 5.7 | 64.9 | 170.3 | 105.4 | 162% |
| 70 | San Diego | United States | 3.1 | 3.9 | 172.9 | 277.5 | 104.6 | 61% |
| 71 | Philadelphia | United States | 6.0 | 6.3 | 314.5 | 418.6 | 104.1 | 33% |
| 72 | Tangshan | China | 3.0 | 3.7 | 33.6 | 137.6 | 104.0 | 309% |
| 73 | Santiago | Chile | 6.1 | 7.3 | 93.0 | 196.8 | 103.8 | 112% |
| 74 | Seattle | United States | 3.4 | 4.1 | 211.0 | 314.3 | 103.3 | 49% |
| 75 | Bangalore | India | 8.2 | 11.3 | 28.6 | 128.8 | 100.2 | 350% |
Ranked by projected absolute GDP growth 2012-2025 at predicted real exchange rates.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute Cityscope database 2.0.
About the index: Developed using McKinsey Global Institute's Cityscope database of 2,600 cities, the index represents one possible scenario of the urban world's evolution. Cities refer to integrated metropolitan areas, aggregating neighboring cities into a single urban center where appropriate. Estimates are based on underlying demographic and GDP per capita growth projections, and subject to significant uncertainty in evolution of everything from population and migration patterns to per capita GDP growth and exchange rate outlook. For more on data sources and methodologies, please see the appendix of "Urban World: Cities and the Rise of the Consuming Class" at www.mckinsey.com/mgi.
