List of the Largest Cities in the World

Largest Cities of the World - (by metro population)

Following is a list of the largest cities in the world.  The cities are ranked in descending order, beginning with the largest city first.  The population numbers shown includes the population within the recognized metro area of the city, and includes the people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.  Please note the population numbers are as of 2009.

1. Tokyo, Japan - 32,450,000

2. Seóul, South Korea - 20,550,000

3. Mexico City, Mexico - 20,450,000

4. New York City, USA - 19,750,000

5. Mumbai, India - 19,200,000

6. Jakarta, Indonesia - 18,900,000

7. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 18,850,000

8. Delhi, India - 18,680,000

9. Õsaka/Kobe, Japan - 17,350,000

10. Shanghai, China - 16,650,000

11. Manila, Philippines - 16,300,000

12. Los Angeles, USA - 15,250,000

13. Calcutta, India - 15,100,000

14. Moscow, Russian Fed. - 15,000,000

15. Cairo, Egypt - 14,450,000

16. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000

17. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 13,170,000

18. London, United Kingdom - 12,875,000

19. Beijing, China - 12,500,000

20. Karachi, Pakistan - 11,800,000

21. Dhaka, Bangladesh - 10,979,000

22. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10,556,000

23. Tianjin, China - 10,239,000

24. Paris, France - 9,638,000

25. Istanbul, Turkey - 9,413,000

26. Lima, Peru - 7,443,000

27. Tehrãn, Iran - 7,380,000

28. Bangkok, Thailand - 7,221,000

29. Chicago, USA - 6,945,000

30. Bogotá, Colombia - 6,834,000

31. Hyderabad, India - 6,833,000

32. Chennai, India - 6,639,000

33. Essen, Germany - 6,559,000

34. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 6,424,519

35. Hangzhou, China - 6,389,000

36. Hong Kong, China - 6,097,000

37. Lahore, Pakistan - 6,030,000

38. Shenyang, China - 5,681,000

39. Changchun, China - 5,566,000

40. Bangalore, India - 5,544,000

41. Harbin, China - 5,475,000

42. Chengdu, China - 5,293,000

43. Santiago, Chile - 5,261,000

44. Guangzhou, China - 5,162,000

45. St. Petersburg, Russian Fed. - 5,132,000

46. Kinshasa, DRC - 5,068,000

47. Baghdãd, Iraq - 4,796,000

48. Jinan, China - 4,789,000

49. Houston, USA - 4,750,000

50. Toronto, Canada - 4,657,000

51. Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) - 4,458,000

52. Alger, Algeria - 4,447,000

53. Philadelphia, USA - 4,398,000

54. Qingdao, China - 4,376,000

55. Milano, Italy - 4,251,000

56. Pusan, South Korea - 4,239,000

57. Belo Horizonte, Brazil - 4,160,000

58. Almadabad, India - 4,154,000

59. Madrid, Spain - 4,072,000

60. San Francisco, USA - 4,051,000

61. Alexandria, Egypt - 3,995,000

62. Washington DC, USA - 3,927,000

63. Wuhan, China - 3,918,000

64. Dallas, USA - 3,912,000

65. Guadalajara, Mexico - 3,908,000

66. Chongging, China - 3,896,000

67. Medellin, Colombia - 3,831,000

68. Detroit, USA - 3,785,000

69. Handan, China - 3,763,000

70. Frankfurt, Germany - 3,700,000

71. Porto Alegre, Brazil - 3,699,000

72. Hanoi, Vietnam - 3,678,000

73. Sydney, Australia - 3,665,000

74. Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. - 3,601,000

75. Singapore, Singapore - 3,587,000

76. Casablanca, Morocco - 3,535,000

77. Katowice, Poland - 3,488,000

78. Pune, India - 3,485,000

79. Bangdung, Indonesia - 3,420,000

80. Monterrey, Mexico - 3,416,000

81. Montréal, Canada - 3,401,000

82. Nagoya, Japan - 3,377,000

83. Nanjing, China - 3,375,000

84. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - 3,359,000

85. Xi'an, China - 3,352,000

86. Berlin, Germany - 3,337,000

87. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 3,328,000

88. Recife, Brazil - 3,307,000

89. Dusseldorf, Germany - 3,251,000

90. Ankara, Turkey - 3,190,000

91. Melbourne, Australia - 3,188,000

92. Salvador, Brazil - 3,180,000

93. Dalian, China - 3,153,000

94. Caracas, Venezuela - 3,153,000

95. Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - 3,112,000

96. Athina, Greece - 3,103,000

97. Cape Town, South Africa - 3,092,000

98. Koln, Germany - 3.067,000

99. Maputo, Mozambique - 3,017,000

100. Napoli, Italy - 3,012,000

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