List of cities by population

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This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper. The list ranks the world's urban municipal units (or well-defined statistical groupings of such units) according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. For a list of the most populous urban and metropolitan areas, see List of urban areas by population and List of metropolitan areas by population. Statistical definitions for each city and approximate surface area are also indicated.

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country Population x Density (x109/km²)
1 Mumbai 13,073,926[1] Municipal corporation 440 29,042 Image:Flag of India.svg India 377
2 Karachi 11,608,000[2] City District 3,530 3,957 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 47
3 Delhi 11,505,196[1] Municipal corporation 1,400 7,896 Image:Flag of India.svg India 85
4 São Paulo 11,016,703[3] City proper 1,520 7,247 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 79
5 Moscow 10,654,000[2] City proper (includes Zelenograd) 1,081 9,644 Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 101
6 Seoul 10,297,004[4] Special City 605.41 17,008 Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 173
7 Istanbul 10,291,102[1] City proper 1,970 5,137 Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 51
8 Shanghai 9,838,400[5] (2001-12-31) Core districts + inner suburbs 1,600 6,775 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 72
9 Lagos 9,229,944[1] City proper Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
10 Mexico City 8,658,576[1] Federal District 1,550 5,626 Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 400
11 Jakarta 8,568,838[1] Special capital district 660 12,738 Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 106
12 Tokyo 8,483,140[6] 23 special wards area 620 13,682 Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 114
13 New York City 8,250,567[7] City proper 780 10,578 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States 87
14 Cairo 7,933,236[1] Governorate 210 35,420 Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 276
15 Tehran 7,797,520[8] City proper 760 10,260 Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 80
16 London 7,554,236[1] Greater London 1,580 4,697 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 34
17 Beijing 7,441,000[9] (2001-12-31) Core districts + inner suburbs 1,370 5,650 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 43
18 Bogotá 7,363,494[1] Distrito Capital 1,590 4,523 Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 32
19 Lima 7,186,000[2] Province Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
20 Hong Kong 7,041,000[2] Special Administrative Region 1092 6,183 Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 40
21 Dhaka 6,969,458 [1] Urban area 200 30,403 Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 203
22 Bangkok 6,593,000[2] Administrative area 1,568.7 3,630 Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 24
23 Lahore 6,289,000[2] City District 1,010 6,329 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 38
24 Rio de Janeiro 6,136,652[3] City proper 1,180 5,200 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 31
25 Kinshasa 6,049,000[2] Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 Baghdad 5,831,541[1] Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
27 Bangalore 5,281,927[1] Municipal corporation 230 22,426 Image:Flag of India.svg India 114
28 Tianjin 5,095,900[10] (2001-12-31) Urban Area Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
29 Yangon 4,668,755[1] Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
30 Santiago 4,656,690[11] (2002) Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
31 Kolkata 4,643,011[1] Municipal corporation 185 24,760 Image:Flag of India.svg India 114.9
32 Wuhan 4,488,900[12] (2001-12-31) Urban area 400 12,868 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 65
33 Chennai 4,376,400[1] Municipal Corporation Image:Flag of India.svg India
34 Singapore 4,326,000[2] Country 699 6,306 Image:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 27
35 Riyadh 4,193,000[2] 800 1,500 Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
36 Guangzhou 4,154,800[13] (2001-12-31) Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
37 Saint Petersburg 3,990,267[1] City proper Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
38 Chongqing 3,934,200[14] (2001-12-31) Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
39 Shenyang 3,981,000[15] (2001-12-31) Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
40 Chittagong 3,920,222[1] Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
41 Alexandria 3,917,082[1] Governorate 2,680 1,378 Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 5
42 Los Angeles 3,849,378[16] City proper 1,290 2,980 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States 11
43 Ahmedabad 3,819,497[1] Municipal corporation 190 19,979 Image:Flag of India.svg India 73
44 Hyderabad 3,665,106[1] Municipal corporation 170 21,293 Image:Flag of India.svg India 76
45 Pusan 3,657,840[17] Metropolitan City 763.46 4,791 Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 16
46 Yokohama 3,600,175[18] City proper 440 8,182 Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 29
47 Ankara 3,641,931[1] Municipality 2,500 1,424 Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 5
48 Abidjan 3,577,000[2] Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
49 Ho Chi Minh City 3,525,282[1] City core (old city proper) Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
50 Berlin 3,389,000[2] State 892 3,818 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 13

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v World Gazetteer estimate for 2007-01-01
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2005
  3. ^ a b IBGE 2006 estimate
  4. ^ Seoul (seoul.go.kr)
  5. ^ Shanghai - citypopulation.de
  6. ^ Tokyo (tokyo.jp)
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ Iran 2006 Census
  9. ^ Beijing - citypopulation.de
  10. ^ Tianjin - citypopulation.de
  11. ^ Chile - citypopulation.de
  12. ^ Hubei province - citypopulation.de
  13. ^ Gunagdong - citypopulation.de
  14. ^ Chongqing = citypopulation.de
  15. ^ Liaoning - citypopulation.de
  16. ^ US Census Bureau
  17. ^ Busan (busan.go.kr)
  18. ^ Yokohama (yokohama.jp)

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