List of the Largest Cities in the World by Total Population

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Following is a list of the largest cities in the world by the total population. The cities are ranked in descending order, beginning with the largest city first. The population numbers shown include the population within the recognized metro area of the town. They include the people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.

Please note the population numbers are as of 2018. Updated numbers will be posted shortly.

List of Top 10 Cities in the World, Ranked by Population

RankCityCountryPopulation
1TokyoJapan37,400,068 people
2DehliIndia28,514,000 people
3ShanghaiChina25,582,000 people
4Sáo PauloBrazil21,650,000 people
5Mexico CityMexico21,581,000 people
6CairoEgypt20,076,000 people
7MumbaiIndia19,980,000 people
8BeijingChina19,618,000 people
9DhakaBangladesh19,578,000 people
10Õsaka/KobeJapan19,281,000 people

11 through 100

Please note that the population numbers and ranks are not current for 11 through 100. We’re working to update these numbers.

RankCity, CountryPopulation
11Manilla, Philippines16,300,000
12Los Angeles, USA15,250,000
13Calcutta, India15,100,000
14Moscow, Russia15,000,0000
15Cairo, Egypt14,450,000
16Lagos, Nigeria13,488,000
17Buenos Aires, Argentina13,170,000
18London, United Kingdom12,875,000
19Beijing, China12,500,000
20Karachi, Pakistan11,800,000
21Dhaka, Bangladesh10,979,000
22Rio de Janeiro, Brazil10,556,000
23Tianjin, China10,239,000
24Paris, France9,638,000
25Istanbul, Turkey9,413,000
26Lima, Peru7,443,000

27. Tehrãn, Iran – 7,380,00028.

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, United States – 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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