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The tables provide population figures for cities and their surrounding urban areas. Most such agglomerations are economically, socially and culturally dominated by one city at their centre. Occasionally however, several cities of similar status and their suburbs make up an urban area. The 2020 population figures were calculated using the 2006 data as base and applying annual rates of population changes. The average annual rates of population changes are assumptions based on past growth/decline and forecasts by international and national statistics organisations.2018 UPDATE: 300 LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLDTHE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR MAYORS 2010
Introduction
Cities by size: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 550 |
Cities in alphabetical order: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Cities by countries: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |LARGEST URBAN AREAS: Introduction
In 2006: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |
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Rank City/Urban area Country Average annual growth, 2006 to 2020, in % Population in 2020 (millions)
1 Tokyo Japan 0.34 37.28
2 Mumbai (Bombay) India 2.32 25.97
3 Delhi India 3.48 25.83
4 Dhaka Bangladesh 3.79 22.04
5 Mexico City Mexico 0.90 21.81
6 São Paulo Brazil 1.06 21.57
7 Lagos Nigeria 4.44 21.51
8 Jakarta Indonesia 3.03 20.77
9 New York USA 0.66 20.43
10 Karachi Pakistan 3.19 18.94
11 Calcutta India 1.74 18.54
12 Buenos Aires Argentina 0.97 15.48
13 Cairo Egypt 1.56 14.02
14 Metro Manila Philippines 1.55 13.40
15 Los Angeles USA 0.58 13.25
16 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 0.93 13.23
17 Istanbul Turkey 1.75 12.76
18 Shanghai China 0.00 12.63
19 Moscow Russia 0.58 11.73
20 Osaka, Kobe Japan 0.13 11.53
21 Beijing China 0.19 11.15
22 Lima Peru 1.53 10.32
23 Paris France 0.21 10.18
24 Tianjin China 0.55 10.14
25 Lahore Pakistan 3.12 10.10
26 Bogotá Colombia 1.84 10.08
27 Kinshasa Congo 3.89 10.04
28 Bangalore India 2.79 9.92
29 Chicago USA 0.80 9.84
30 Wuhan China 2.87 9.18
31 Seoul South Korea -0.50 8.88
32 Chennai (Madras) India 1.68 8.88
33 Tehran Iran 1.28 8.86
34 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 3.09 8.82
35 Hyderabad India 2.21 8.61
36 Baghdad Iraq 2.37 8.41
37 Hong Kong China 0.97 8.33
38 Chittagong Bangladesh 4.29 7.87
39 Ahmadabad India 2.73 7.78
40 Bangkok Thailand 1.11 7.76
41 Surat India 4.99 7.72
42 London UK -0.02 7.59
43 Pune (Poona) India 3.46 7.53
44 Belo Horizonte Brazil 1.99 7.18
45 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2.07 6.79
46 Santiago Chile 1.17 6.71
47 Dortmund, Bochum Germany 0.04 6.61
48 Miami USA 1.32 6.59
49 Kabul Afghanistan 4.74 6.56
50 Khartoum Sudan 2.41 6.46
51 Atlanta USA 2.64 6.44
52 Toronto Canada 1.48 6.34
53 Chongqing China 1.46 6.20
54 Bandung Indonesia 2.90 6.19
55 Jidda Saudi Arabia 2.93 5.94
56 Philadelphia USA 0.67 5.88
57 Yangon Myanmar 2.46 5.87
58 Dallas, Fort Worth USA 1.53 5.83
59 Beihai China 10.58 5.82
60 Hanoi Vietnam 2.26 5.78
61 Houston USA 1.61 5.49
62 Madrid Spain 0.30 5.39
63 St Petersburg Russia 0.05 5.39
64 Shenyang China 0.51 5.30
65 Brasília Brazil 2.99 5.25
66 Singapore Singapore 1.13 5.24
67 Sydney Australia 1.09 5.18
68 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 4.39 5.12
69 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 2.49 5.11
70 Casablanca Morocco 2.07 5.09
71 Boston USA 1.07 5.08
72 Luanda Angola 3.96 5.06
73 Nairobi Kenya 3.87 5.02
74 Algiers Algeria 2.74 4.93
75 Washington DC USA 1.03 4.90
76 Ankara Turkey 1.97 4.85
77 East Rand (Ekurhuleni) South Africa 2.89 4.82
78 Jaipur India 3.60 4.79
79 Alexandria Egypt 1.62 4.77
80 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 3.40 4.76
81 Phoenix, Mesa USA 2.10 4.69
82 Johannesburg South Africa 2.20 4.67
83 Pôrto Alegre Brazil 1.26 4.60
84 Guadalajara Mexico 1.03 4.56
85 Barcelona Spain 0.14 4.52
86 Kanpur India 2.53 4.44
87 Fortaleza Brazil 1.95 4.39
88 Salvador Brazil 1.80 4.38
89 Medellín Colombia 1.98 4.38
90 Recife Brazil 1.39 4.36
91 Detroit USA 0.52 4.29
92 Monterrey Mexico 1.27 4.27
93 Melbourne Australia 0.99 4.26
94 Chengdu China 1.17 4.14
95 Faisalabad Pakistan 3.32 4.13
96 Kano Nigeria 2.34 4.07
97 Curitiba Brazil 2.18 4.00
98 Guangzhou China 0.16 3.97
99 Cape Town South Africa 1.44 3.92
100 Lucknow India 2.72 3.89

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