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Cities Proper By Population

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Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country Continent
1 Shanghai 700717836133000000017,836,133 Core districts 70032605800000000002,605.8 70036845000000000006,845 China Asia
2 Istanbul 700713483052000000013,483,052 Metropolitan municipality 70035343000000000005,343 70032481000000000002,481 Turkey Europe/Asia
3 Karachi 700712991000000000012,991,000 City District 70033527000000000003,527 70035700000000000005,700 Pakistan Asia
4 Mumbai 700712478447000000012,478,447 Municipal Corporation 7002603000000000000603 700420694000000000020,694 India Asia
5 Moscow 700711810000000000011,810,000 Federal City 70032511000000000002,511 70034705000000000004,705 Russia Europe
6 Beijing 700711716000000000011,716,000 Core districts 70031368320000000001,368.32 70037400000000000007,400 China Asia
7 São Paulo 700711316149000000011,316,149 Municipality 70031523000000000001,523 70037383000000000007,383 Brazil South America
8 Tianjin 700711090314000000011,090,314 All districts 70037422000000000007,422 70031494000000000001,494 China Asia
9 Guangzhou 700711070654000000011,070,654 All districts 70033843000000000003,843 70032881000000000002,881 China Asia
10 Delhi 700711007835000000011,007,835 Municipal Corporation 70031397290000000001,397.29 70037922900000000007,922.9 India Asia
11 Seoul 700710575447000000010,575,447 Special City 7002605250000000000605.25 700417473000000000017,473 South Korea Asia
12 Shenzhen 700710357938000000010,357,938 All districts 70031989000000000001,989 70035201000000000005,201 China Asia
13 Jakarta 70069588198000000009,588,198 Special capital district 7002662330000000000662.33 700414476000000000014,476 Indonesia Asia
14 Tokyo 70068887608000000008,887,608 23 Special Wards 7002617179999900000617.18 700414400000000000014,400 Japan Asia
15 Mexico City 70068873017000000008,873,017 Federal District 70031485490000000001,485.49 70035973000000000005,973 Mexico North America
16 Kinshasa 70068754000000000008,754,000 City-Province 70032016000000000002,016 70034342000000000004,342 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
17 Tehran 70068429807000000008,429,807 City proper 7002760000000000000760 700410359000000000010,359 Iran Asia
18 Bangalore 70068425970000000008,425,970 Municipal Corporation 7002709500000000000709.5 700411876000000000011,876 India Asia
19 New York 70068244910000000008,244,910 City proper 7002789400000000000789.4 700410519000000000010,519 United States North America
20 Dongguan 70068220237000000008,220,237 Prefecture-level city 70032465000000000002,465 70033335000000000003,335 China Asia
21 London 70068174100000000008,174,100 Greater London 70031580000000000001,580 70034863000000000004,863 United Kingdom Europe
22 Lagos 70067937932000000007,937,932 statistical area 7002999600000000000999.6 70037938000000000007,938 Nigeria Africa
23 Lima 70067605742000000007,605,742 Province 70032670400000000002,670.4 70032848000000000002,848 Peru South America
24 Bogotá 70067467804000000007,467,804 Capital district 70031590000000000001,590 70034697000000000004,697 Colombia South America
25 Ho Chi Minh City 70067162864000000007,162,864 Province-level municipality 70032095010000000002,095.01 70033419000000000003,419 Vietnam Asia
26 Hong Kong 70067108100000000007,108,100 Special Administrative Region 70031108000000000001,108 70036415000000000006,415 China Asia
27 Bangkok 70067025000000000007,025,000 Administrative area 70031568740000000001,568.74 70034478000000000004,478 Thailand Asia
28 Dhaka 70067000940000000007,000,940 City Corporation 7002360000000000000360 700419447000000000019,447 Bangladesh Asia
29 Hyderabad 70066809970000000006,809,970 Municipal Corporation 7002621480000000000621.48 700410958000000000010,958 India Asia
30 Cairo 70066758581000000006,758,581 Governorate 7002453000000000000453 700417190000000000017,190 Egypt Africa
31 Hanoi 70066451909000000006,451,909 Province-level municipality 70033344700000000003,344.7 70031943400000000001,943.4 Vietnam Asia
32 Wuhan 70066434373000000006,434,373
 Central districts
 7002888420000000000888.42 70037242000000000007,242 China Asia
33 Rio de Janeiro 70066323037000000006,323,037 Municipality 70031182000000000001,182 70035349000000000005,349 Brazil South America
34 Lahore 70066318745000000006,318,745 City District 70031772000000000001,772 70033566000000000003,566 Pakistan Asia
35 Ahmedabad 70065570585000000005,570,585 Municipal Corporation 7002475000000000000475 700411727000000000011,727 India Asia
36 Baghdad 70065402486000000005,402,486 City proper 70031134000000000001,134 70034064000000000004,064 Iraq Asia
37 Riyadh 70065188286000000005,188,286 City proper 7002800000000000000800 70036485000000000006,485 Saudi Arabia Asia
38 Singapore 70065183700000000005,183,700 City State 7002712400000000000712.4 70037276000000000007,276 Singapore Asia
39 Santiago 70065012973000000005,012,973 Province 70032030000000000002,030 70032469000000000002,469 Chile South America
40 Saint Petersburg 70064868520000000004,868,520 Federal city 70031399000000000001,399 70033480000000000003,480 Russia Europe
41 Chennai 70064681087000000004,681,087 Municipal Corporation 7002176000000000000176 700426903000000000026,903 India Asia
42 Chongqing 70064513100000000004,513,100
 Core districts
 70031435000000000001,435 70033145000000000003,145 China Asia
43 Kolkata 70064486679000000004,486,679 Municipal Corporation 7002185000000000000185 700424252000000000024,252 India Asia
44 Surat 70064462002000000004,462,002 Municipal Corporation 7002326515000000000326.515 700413666000000000013,666 India Asia
45 Yangon 70064350000000000004,350,000 City proper 7002598750000000000598.75 70036828000000000006,828 Myanmar Asia
46 Ankara 70064223398000000004,223,398 Metropolitan Municipality 70032516000000000002,516 70031551000000000001,551 Turkey Asia
47 Alexandria 70064110015000000004,110,015 Governorate 70032680000000000002,680 70031611000000000001,611 Egypt Africa
48 Shenyang 70064101197000000004,101,197 Core districts 70033495000000000003,495 70031173000000000001,173 China Asia
49 Suzhou 70064074000000000004,074,000 Core districts 70031679200000000001,679.2 70032426000000000002,426 China Asia
50 New Taipei 70063910086000000003,910,086 Special municipality 70032052566699000002,052.5667 70031905000000000001,905 Republic of China (Taiwan) Asia
51 Johannesburg 70063888180000000003,888,180 Metropolitan Municipality 70031644960000000001,644.96 70032364000000000002,364 South Africa Africa
52 Los Angeles 70063819702000000003,819,702 City proper 70031290000000000001,290 70032940000000000002,940 United States North America
53 Yokohama 70063680267000000003,680,267 City proper 7002437380000000000437.38 70038414000000000008,414 Japan Asia
54 Abidjan 70063660682000000003,660,682 Department/District 70032119000000000002,119 70031728000000000001,728 Ivory Coast Africa
55 Busan 70063600381000000003,600,381 Metropolitan City 7002766120000000000766.12 70034666000000000004,666 South Korea Asia
56 Berlin 70063499879000000003,499,879 City state 7002892000000000000892 70033924000000000003,924 Germany Europe
57 Cape Town 70063497097000000003,497,097 Metropolitan Municipality 70032454720000999992,454.72 70031424000000000001,424 South Africa Africa
58 Durban 70063468086000000003,468,086 Metropolitan Municipality 70032291890000000002,291.89 70031513000000000001,513 South Africa Africa
59 Jeddah 70063430697000000003,430,697 City proper 70031230000000000001,230 70032789000000000002,789 Saudi Arabia Asia
60 Pyongyang 70063255388000000003,255,388 Direct-controlled municipality 70033194000000000003,194 70031019000000000001,019 North Korea Asia
61 Madrid 70063213271000000003,213,271 Municipality 7002698000000000000698 70034604000000000004,604 Spain Europe
62 Nairobi 70063138369000000003,138,369 Province 7002696000000000000696 70034509000000000004,509 Kenya Africa
63 Pune 70063115431000000003,115,431 Municipal Corporation 7002450690000000000450.69 70036913000000000006,913 India Asia
64 Jaipur 70063073350000000003,073,350 Municipal Corporation 7002485000000000000485 70036337000000000006,337 India Asia
65 Casablanca 70063027000000000003,027,000 City proper 7002324000000000000324 70039342000000000009,342 Morocco Africa


  • 1: Shanghai

  • 2: Istanbul

  • 3: Karachi

  • 4: Mumbai

  • 5: Moscow

  • 6: Beijing

  • 7: São Paulo

  • 8:Tianjin

  • 9:Guangzhou

  • 10: Delhi

  • 11: Seoul

  • 12: Shenzhen

  • 13: Jakarta

  • 14:Tokyo

  • 15:Mexico City

  • 16:Kinshasa

  • 17:Tehran

  • 18:Bengaluru

  • 19:New York City

  • 20:Dongguan

  • 21:London

  • 22:Lagos

  • 24:Bogota

  • 25:Ho Chi Minh City

  • 26:Hong Kong

  • 27:Bangkok

  • 28:Dhaka

  • 29:Hyderabad

  • 30:Cairo

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