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- The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria.
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There are 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people, according to 2018 estimates by the United Nations. The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area.
May 3, 2024 · The list below represents the world’s 25 largest such groupings. central city. country. urban area type. urban area population (2024 est.) details. 1 Urban population: densely populated and continuous urban settlement. 2 Agglomeration: large, densely and contiguously populated area consisting of a city and its suburbs.
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- Tokyo, Japan: 37,468,000. The top city is expected to move down the list and with 2030's projected population of 36,574,000 become the second largest city.
- Delhi, India: 28,514,000. Delhi, India, is projected to gain about 10 million people by 2030 to end up with a population of about 38,939,000 and exchange places with Tokyo, becoming thus the world's first largest city.
- Shanghai, China: 25,582,000. Shanghai's estimated population of 32,869,000 in 2030 will keep it at the number three spot.
- São Paulo, Brazil: 21,650,000. Asia and Africa are foreseen to have the most growth in the coming decades. As a result, in 2030, São Paulo, Brazil—with the projected population of 23,824,000—is expected to move down and become only No. 9 on the world's list of most populous cities.
City Country Population; 1: Tokyo: Japan: 37,115,000: 2: Delhi: India: 33,807,000: 3: Shanghai: China: 29,868,000: 4: Dhaka: Bangladesh: 23,936,000: 5: Sao Paulo: Brazil: 22,807,000: 6: Cairo: Egypt: 22,624,000: 7: Mexico City: Mexico: 22,505,000: 8: Beijing: China: 22,189,000: 9: Mumbai: India: 21,673,000: 10: New York City: United States ...
Aug 15, 2023 · Bruno Venditti. Ranked: The World’s Largest Cities By Population. The world has experienced rapid urbanization over the last century. Today, more than 4.3 billion people live in urban settings, or 55% of the world’s population. But what is the world’s largest city?
Nov 1, 2022 · 1. Tokyo, Japan - 37,274,000. Aerial view of busy streets of Tokyo on a regular weekday. Far and away, the world's most-populated metropolitan, Tokyo, Japan, has a life of its own. The nation's capital city is located on the East-Central coast of the island of Honshu, within the Kantō region.
It is perhaps unsurprising that the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two most populated countries in the world, China and India. Among these are Shanghai and Beijing in China, with populations of 29.9M and 22.2M million respectively, along with Delhi ( 33.8M ), and Mumbai ( 21.7M ) in India.
