100 Largest Agglomerations in The World
| Rank | City | Population | Country | Statistical concept | Area (km²) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | 36,933,000 | Japan | Metropolitan area | 13,500 | |
| 2 | Delhi NCR | 21,935,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 33,578 | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 20,142,000 | Mexico | Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana) | 7,815 | |
| 4 | New York–Newark | 20,104,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 8,683 | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 19,649,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 8,050 | |
| 6 | Shanghai | 19,554,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 3,920 | |
| 7 | Mumbai | 19,422,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 1,097 | |
| 8 | Beijing | 15,000,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 7,860 | |
| 9 | Dhaka | 14,930,000 | Bangladesh | Metropolitan area (megacity) | 1,600 | |
| 10 | Kolkata | 14,283,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 1,026 | |
| 11 | Karachi | 13,500,000 | Pakistan | Urban agglomeration | 3,530 | |
| 12 | Buenos Aires | 13,370,000 | Argentina | Urban agglomeration | 4,758 | |
| 13 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana | 13,223,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 4,320 | |
| 14 | Rio de Janeiro | 11,867,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 5,000 | |
| 15 | Metro Manila | 11,654,000 | Philippines | Urban agglomeration | 640 | |
| 16 | Moscow | 11,472,000 | Russia | City Proper | 1,080 | |
| 17 | Osaka–Kobe | 11,430,000 | Japan | Urban agglomeration | 1,220 | |
| 18 | Cairo | 11,431,000 | Egypt | Official metropolitan area | 6,640 | |
| 19 | Istanbul | 10,953,000 | Turkey | Urban agglomeration | 1,830 | |
| 20 | Lagos | 10,788,000 | Nigeria | Urban agglomeration | 640 | |
| 21 | Paris | 10,516,000 | France | Urban agglomeration | 2,720 | |
| 22 | Guangzhou | 10,486,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 7,260 | |
| 23 | Shenzhen | 10,222,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 1,950 | |
| 24 | Seoul | 9,751,000 | South Korea | City proper (metropolitan city) | 610 | |
| 25 | Chongqing | 9,732,000 | China | Urban aglomeration | 7,490 | |
| 26 | Jakarta | 9,630,000 | Indonesia | City proper | 1,360 | |
| 27 | Chicago | 9,545,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 5,498 | |
| 28 | Lima | 8,950,000 | Peru | Metropolitan area | 2,810 | |
| 29 | London | 8,923,000 | United Kingdom | Urban agglomeration | 1,620 | |
| 30 | Wuhan | 8,904,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 8,490 | |
| 31 | Tianjin | 8,535,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 7,130 | |
| 32 | Chennai | 8,523,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 1,180 | |
| 33 | Bogotá | 8,502,000 | Colombia | Urban agglomeration | 1,980 | |
| 34 | Kinshasa | 8,415,000 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | City proper | 9,960 | |
| 35 | Bengaluru | 8,275,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 8,057 | |
| 36 | Bangkok | 8,213,000 | Thailand | Official metropolitan area | 1,570 | |
| 37 | Hyderabad | 7,578,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 1,860 | |
| 38 | Lahore | 7,352,000 | Pakistan | Urban agglomeration | 1,770 | |
| 39 | Tehran | 7,243,000 | Iran | City proper | 660 | |
| 40 | Dongguan | 7,160,000 | China | City proper | 2,460 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 7,053,000 | Hong Kong | Urban agglomeration | 1,100 | |
| 42 | Madrid | 6,405,000 | Spain | Metropolitan area | 1,700 | |
| 43 | Chengdu | 6,397,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 2,130 | |
| 44 | Ahmedabad | 6,210,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 1,300 | |
| 45 | Foshan | 6,208,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 46 | Ho Chi Minh City | 6,189,000 | Vietnam | Urban agglomeration | 2,090 | |
| 47 | Miami | 5,971,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 2,891 | |
| 48 | Santiago | 5,959,000 | Chile | Urban agglomeration | 2,350 | |
| 49 | Baghdad | 5,891,000 | Iraq | Metropolitan area | 730 | |
| 50 | Philadelphia | 5,841,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 4,661 | |
| 51 | Nanjing | 5,665,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 6,600 | |
| 52 | Harbin | 5,496,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 4,280 | |
| 53 | Barcelona | 5,488,000 | Spain | Metropolitan area | 3,240 | |
| 54 | Toronto | 5,485,000 | Canada | Metropolitan area | 5,888 | |
| 55 | Shenyang | 5,469,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 3,460 | |
| 56 | Belo Horizonte | 5,407,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 9,190 | |
| 57 | Riyadh | 5,227,000 | Saudi Arabia | City proper | 1,550 | |
| 58 | Hangzhou | 5,189,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 59 | Dallas–Fort Worth | 5,143,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 3,644 | |
| 60 | Singapore | 5,086,000 | Singapore | Urban agglomeration | 690 | |
| 61 | Chittagong | 5,069,000 | Bangladesh | Statistical metropolitan area | 990 | |
| 62 | Pune | 4,951,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 700 | |
| 63 | Atlanta | 4,875,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 5,083 | |
| 64 | Xi'an | 4,846,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | 3,550 | |
| 65 | Saint Petersburg | 4,842,000 | Russia | City proper | 1,150 | |
| 66 | Luanda | 4,790,000 | Angola | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 67 | Houston | 4,785,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 3,355 | |
| 68 | Boston | 4,772,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 4,497 | |
| 69 | Washington, D.C. | 4,634,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 2,996 | |
| 70 | Khartoum | 4,516,000 | Sudan | Urban agglomeration | 580 | |
| 71 | Sydney | 4,479,000 | Australia | Urban agglomeration | 12,140 | |
| 72 | Guadalajara | 4,442,000 | Mexico | Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana) | 2,730 | |
| 73 | Surat | 4,438,000 | India | Urban agglomeration | 326 | |
| 74 | Alexandria | 4,400,000 | Egypt | City proper | 2,970 | |
| 75 | Detroit | 4,364,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 3,267 | |
| 76 | Yangon | 4,356,000 | Myanmar | City proper | 350 | |
| 77 | Abidjan | 4,151,000 | Ivory Coast | Urban agglomeration | 550 | |
| 78 | Monterrey | 4,100,000 | Mexico | Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana) | 4,010 | |
| 79 | Ankara | 4,074,000 | Turkey | Urban agglomeration | 2,500 | |
| 80 | Shantou | 4,062,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 81 | Salvador | 3,947,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 2,340 | |
| 82 | Melbourne | 3,896,000 | Australia | Urban agglomeration | 7,690 | |
| 83 | Porto Alegre | 3,892,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 9,890 | |
| 84 | Phoenix–Mesa | 3,830,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 2,069 | |
| 85 | Montreal | 3,808,000 | Canada | Metropolitan area | 4,050 | |
| 86 | Zhengzhou | 3,796,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 87 | Johannesburg | 3,763,000 | South Africa | Official metropolitan area | 1,640 | |
| 88 | Brasília | 3,701,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 14,400 | |
| 89 | Recife | 3,684,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 2,770 | |
| 90 | San Francisco–Oakland | 3,681,000 | United States | Urban agglomeration | 1,364 | |
| 91 | Qingdao | 3,680,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 92 | Changchun | 3,598,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 93 | Medellín | 3,595,000 | Colombia | Metropolitan area | 1,150 | |
| 94 | Jinan | 3,581,000 | China | Urban agglomeration | ||
| 95 | Fortaleza | 3,520,000 | Brazil | Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) | 4,950 | |
| 96 | Cape Town | 3,492,000 | South Africa | Urban agglomeration | 690 | |
| 97 | Jiddah | 3,452,000 | Saudi Arabia | City proper | 1,550 | |
| 98 | Berlin | 3,450,000 | Germany | City proper | 890 | |
| 99 | Dar es Salaam | 3,415,000 | Tanzania | City proper | ||
| 100 | Busan | 3,398,000 | South Korea | City proper (metropolitan city) | 760 |
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