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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.
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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.
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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. However, Tokyo is the largest city in the world if the entire Tokyo metro area is included, with a total of 37.1M residents.
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