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This is a list of the 100 largest urban agglomerations in the world according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2007 revision).[1] The term “urban agglomeration” refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels without regard to administrative boundaries or commuter flows. It usually incorporates the population in a city or town plus that in the suburban areas lying outside of but being adjacent to the city boundaries. Whenever possible, data classified according to the concept of urban agglomeration are used. However, some countries do not produce data according to the concept of urban agglomeration but use instead that of metropolitan area or city proper. Figures in the tables below are estimates for mid-2015. The basis of the data is not consistent, so the list cannot be relied upon as hard fact. It should be seen as simply one response to the question "what are the world's largest cities"?

100 largest agglomerations in the world[edit]

Rank City Population Country Statistical concept [1] Area (km²)
1 Tokyo 38,001,000  Japan Major Metropolitan Area (M.M.A.), as defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan 13,500
2 Delhi 25,703,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,480
3 Shanghai 23,741,000  China Metropolitan area[2] 3,920
4 São Paulo 21,066,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 8,050
5 Mumbai 21,043,000  India Urban agglomeration 4,360
6 Mexico City 20,999,000  Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 7,815
7 Beijing 20,384,000  China Metropolitan area[2] 7,860
8 Osaka-Kobe 20,238,000  Japan Urban agglomeration[3] 1,220
9 Cairo 18,772,000  Egypt Official metropolitan area[4] 1,310
10 New York City-Newark 18,593,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 8,680
11 Dhaka 17,598,000  Bangladesh Metropolitan area (megacity) 1,600
12 Karachi 16,618,000  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 3,530
13 Buenos Aires 15,180,000  Argentina Urban agglomeration[6] 3,680
14 Kolkata 14,865,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,780
15 Istanbul 14,164,000  Turkey Urban agglomeration[7] 1,830
16 Chongqing 13,332,000  China Urban aglomeration[2] 7,490
17 Lagos 13,123,000  Nigeria Urban agglomeration[8] 640
18 Manila 12,946,000  Philippines Urban agglomeration[9] 640
19 Rio de Janeiro 12,902,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 5,000
20 Guangzhou 12,458,000  China City proper[2] 7,260
21 Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana 12,310,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 4,320
22 Moscow 12,166,000  Russia City Proper[10] 1,080
23 Kinshasa 11,587,000  Democratic Republic of the Congo City proper 9,960
24 Tianjin 11,210,000  China Metropolitan area[2] 7,130
25 Paris 10,843,000  France Urban agglomeration 2,720
26 Shenzhen 10,749,000  China City proper[2] 1,950
27 Jakarta (Jabodetabek) 10,323,000  Indonesia Metropolitan area[11] 1,360
28 London 10,313,000  United Kingdom Urban agglomeration[12] 1,620
29 Bangalore 10,087,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,280
30 Lima 9,897,000  Peru Metropolitan area[13] 2,810
21 Seoul 9,796,000  South Korea City proper (metropolitan city) 610
24 Chicago 8,990,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 5,500
28 Tehran 7,873,000  Iran City proper 660
30 Bogotá 7,772,000  Colombia Urban agglomeration[14] 1,980
32 Wuhan 7,243,000  China City proper[2] 8,490
33 Hong Kong 7,206,000  China,  Hong Kong Urban agglomeration[15] 1,100
35 Chennai 7,163,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,180
37 Bangkok 6,704,000  Thailand Official metropolitan area 1,570
38 Lahore 6,577,000  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,770
40 Hyderabad 6,376,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,860
41 Santiago 5,720,000  Chile Urban agglomeration[16] 2,350
42 Miami 5,585,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 2,890
43 Belo Horizonte 5,575,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 9,190
44 Madrid 5,567,000  Spain Metropolitan area 1,700
45 Philadelphia 5,492,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 4,660
46 Ahmedabad 5,375,000  India Urban agglomeration 1,300
47 Ho Chi Minh City 5,314,000  Vietnam Urban agglomeration 2,090
48 Toronto 5,213,000  Canada Metropolitan area[17] 5,870
49 Baghdad 5,054,000  Iraq Metropolitan area 730
50 Barcelona 4,920,000  Spain Metropolitan area 3,240
51 Dallas-Fort Worth 4,798,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 3,640
52 Shenyang 4,787,000  China City proper[2] 3,460
53 Khartoum 4,754,000  Sudan Urban agglomeration 580
54 Pune 4,672,000  India Urban agglomeration 700
55 Saint Petersburg 4,553,000  Russia City proper[10] 1,150
56 Chittagong 4,529,000  Bangladesh Statistical metropolitan area 990
57 Dongguan 4,528,000  China City proper[2] 2,460
58 Atlanta 4,506,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 5,080
59 Boston 4,467,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 4,500
60 Riyadh 4,465,000  Saudi Arabia City proper 1,550
61 Houston 4,459,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 3,350
62 Singapore 4,436,000  Singapore Urban agglomeration 690
63 Hanoi 4,378,000  Vietnam Urban agglomeration 2,150
64 Washington, D.C. 4,338,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 3,000
65 Sydney 4,327,000  Australia Urban agglomeration 12,140
66 Guadalajara 4,198,000  Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 2,730
67 Alexandria 4,165,000  Egypt City proper 2,970
68 Chengdu 4,123,000  China City proper[2] 2,130
69 Detroit 4,101,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 3,270
70 Yangon 4,088,000  Myanmar Urban agglomeration 350
71 Xi'an 4,009,000  China City proper[2] 3,550
72 Luanda 4,000,000  Angola Urban agglomeration
73 Porto Alegre 3,917,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 9,890
74 Surat 3,842,000  India Urban agglomeration 326
75 Abidjan 3,802,000  Ivory Coast Urban agglomeration 550
76 Melbourne 3,728,000  Australia Urban agglomeration 7,690
77 Ankara 3,716,000  Turkey Urban agglomeration[18] 2,500
78 Monterrey 3,712,000  Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 4,010
79 Nanjing 3,679,000  China City proper[2] 6,600
80 Montreal 3,678,000  Canada Metropolitan area[17] 4,050
81 Guiyang 3,662,000  China City proper[19] 2,400
82 Recife 3,651,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 2,770
83 Haerbin 3,621,000  China City proper[2] 4,280
84 Brasilia 3,599,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana)[20] 14,400
85 Phoenix 3,551,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 2,070
86 Salvador 3,484,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 2,340
87 Busan 3,480,000  South Korea City proper (metropolitan city) 760
88 San Francisco-Oakland 3,450,000  United States Urban agglomeration[5] 1,360
89 Johannesburg 3,435,000  South Africa Official metropolitan area 1,640
90 Berlin 3,406,000  Germany City proper 890
91 Fortaleza 3,389,000  Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 4,950
92 Algiers 3,354,000  Algeria Urban agglomeration[21] 270
93 Rome 3,339,000  Italy Major metropolitan area, based on the local labour market system (Sistemi locali del lavoro) as defined in the 2001 census
94 Pyongyang 3,300,000  North Korea City proper 2,110
95 Medellín 3,297,000  Colombia Metropolitan area[22] 1,150
96 Kabul 3,277,000  Afghanistan City proper
97 Athens 3,242,000  Greece Urban agglomeration[23] 680
98 Nagoya 3,230,000  Japan Urban agglomeration[24] 480
99 Cape Town 3,215,000  South Africa Urban agglomeration 690
100 Changchun 3,183,000  China City proper[2]

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ World Urbanization Prospects, 2014 revision (online data)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The population of the city is composed of population in all City Districts meeting the criteria such as “contiguous built-up area,” being the location of the local government, being a Street or Having a Resident Committee.
  3. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Osaka-Kobe for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Osaka consisted of the densely inhabited districts of Osaka, 35 cities surrounding Osaka, Kobe and six cities surrounding Kobe.
  4. ^ Consists of the Governorate of Al-Qahirah (Cairo) and the cities of Al-Jizah (Giza) and Shubra al-Khaymah (Shubra-El-Khema).
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Data refer to the urbanized area (UA), that is, contiguous territory that meets minimum population density requirements.
  6. ^ Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires
  7. ^ Istanbul includes Adalar, Avcilar, Bagicilar, Bahçelievler, Bakirkoy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beykoz, Beyoglu, Eminonu, Esenler, Eyup, Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Gungoren, Kadikoy, Kagithane, Kartal, Kuçukçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sariyer, Sisli, Tuzla, Umraniye, Uskudar and Zeytinburnu
  8. ^ Data refer to Lagos State
  9. ^ Data refer to Metro Manila
  10. ^ a b The data include communities under the authority of the Town Council.
  11. ^ Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
  12. ^ The urban agglomeration of London (also known as the Greater London urban area) includes 48 urban divisions.
  13. ^ Gran Lima includes the capitals of the departments of Lima and Callao as well as surrounding populated centres.
  14. ^ Refers to the nuclei of Santa Fe de Bogotá, Soacha, Chia and Funza
  15. ^ Data for Hong Kong consist of the population of Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon, the new towns in New Territories, and the marine areas.
  16. ^ Data refer to Gran Santiago which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.
  17. ^ a b Data refer to census metropolitan areas, defined as cities with a very large urbanized core, together with adjacent urban and rural areas which have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.
  18. ^ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  19. ^ The data reflect: (1) all residents of urban districts in provincial and prefectural-level cities; (2) resident population of “streets” (jiedao) in county-level cities.
  20. ^ Refers to the Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno.
  21. ^ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  22. ^ Refers to the nuclei of Medellín, Barbosa, Bello, Caldas, Copacabana, Envigado, Girardota, Itagui, La Estrella and Sabaneta
  23. ^ The agglomeration of Athínai includes the localities of Calithèa, Peristérion and Piraeus, among others.
  24. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Nagoya for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Nagoya consisted of the DIDs of Nagoya and 19 cities surrounding Nagoya.

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External links[edit]

Category:Lists of cities Category:Population Category:Metropolitan areas Category:Demography Category:Lists of cities by demography Largest cities

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