Urban areas (population over 2,000,000) ranked by 2010 projected population
Rank |
City |
Country |
Population |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Sources of
Pop. / Area |
1 |
Tokyo–Yokohama (Keihin)[2] |
Japan |
35,200,000 |
8,677 |
4,100 |
C / B |
2 |
Jakarta (Jabodetabek)[3] |
Indonesia |
22,000,000 |
2,590 |
8,500 |
C / B |
3 |
Mumbai (Bombay)[4] |
India |
21,255,000 |
777 |
27,400 |
C / B |
4 |
Delhi[5] |
India |
20,995,000 |
1,425 |
14,700 |
C / B |
5 |
Metro Manila[6] |
Philippines |
20,795,000 |
1,425 |
14,600 |
C / B |
6 |
New York[7] |
United States |
20,610,000 |
11,264 |
1,800 |
H / H |
7 |
São Paulo[8] |
Brazil |
20,180,000 |
3,756 |
5,400 |
C / B |
8 |
Seoul–Incheon[9] |
South Korea |
19,910,000 |
1,943 |
10,200 |
C / B |
9 |
Mexico City (Valley of Mexico)[10] |
Mexico |
18,690,000 |
2,525 |
7,400 |
C / B |
10 |
Shanghai[11] |
People's Republic of China |
18,400,000 |
2,914 |
6,300 |
F / B |
11 |
Cairo[12] |
Egypt |
17,290,000 |
1,709 |
10,100 |
E / B |
12 |
Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto (Keihanshin)[13] |
Japan |
17,000,000 |
3,212 |
5,300 |
C / B |
13 |
Kolkata (Calcutta) |
India |
15,535,000 |
881 |
17,600 |
A / B |
14 |
Los Angeles[14] |
United States |
14,775,000 |
5,812 |
2,500 |
H / H |
15 |
Shenzhen[15] |
People's Republic of China |
14,470,000 |
1,425 |
10,200 |
F / B |
16 |
Beijing[16] |
People's Republic of China |
13,955,000 |
3,302 |
4,200 |
F / B |
17 |
Moscow[17] |
Russia |
13,675,000 |
4,533 |
3,000 |
C / B |
18 |
Guangzhou–Foshan (Guangfo)[15] |
People's Republic of China |
13,245,000 |
1,968 |
6,700 |
E / B |
19 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
13,135,000 |
1,269 |
10,400 |
E / B |
20 |
Karachi[18] |
Pakistan |
13,085,000 |
881 |
14,900 |
D / B |
21 |
Buenos Aires[19] |
Argentina |
12,975,000 |
2,681 |
4,800 |
A / B |
22 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
11,670,000 |
2,072 |
5,600 |
C / B |
23 |
Dongguan[15] |
People's Republic of China |
10,525,000 |
1,386 |
7,600 |
F / B |
24 |
Paris |
France |
10,195,000 |
3,043 |
3,400 |
E / B |
25 |
Dhaka[20] |
Bangladesh |
10,135,000 |
246 |
41,200 |
C / B |
26 |
Nagoya (Chūkyō)[21] |
Japan |
10,025,000 |
4,015 |
2,500 |
C / B |
27 |
Lagos[22] |
Nigeria |
9,450,000 |
997 |
9,500 |
C / B |
28 |
Chicago[23] |
United States |
9,185,000 |
5,952 |
1,500 |
H / H |
29 |
London[24] |
United Kingdom |
8,580,000 |
1,623 |
5,300 |
A / A |
30 |
Kinshasa[25] |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
8,425,000 |
583 |
14,500 |
D / B |
31 |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
8,250,000 |
2,202 |
3,700 |
C / B |
32 |
Tehran[26] |
Iran |
8,170,000 |
777 |
10,500 |
D / B |
33 |
Lima |
Peru |
7,995,000 |
648 |
12,300 |
C / B |
34 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
7,845,000 |
414 |
18,900 |
E / B |
35 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |
Vietnam |
7,785,000 |
842 |
9,200 |
C / B |
36 |
Chennai (Madras) |
India |
7,545,000 |
609 |
12,400 |
A / B |
37 |
Johannesburg–East Rand[27] |
South Africa |
7,480,000 |
2,525 |
3,000 |
C / B |
38 |
Essen (Ruhr)–Düsseldorf[28] |
Germany |
7,290,000 |
2,642 |
2,800 |
C / B |
39 |
Bengaluru (Bangalore) |
India |
7,155,000 |
738 |
9,700 |
A / B |
40 |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
7,110,000 |
583 |
12,200 |
D / B |
41 |
Hong Kong[15] |
Hong Kong |
7,055,000 |
280 |
25,200 |
E / B |
42 |
Hyderabad |
India |
6,720,000 |
881 |
7,600 |
C / B |
43 |
Tianjin[29] |
People's Republic of China |
6,675,000 |
1,295 |
5,200 |
C / B |
44 |
Taipei[30] |
Taiwan |
6,270,000 |
622 |
10,100 |
E / B |
45 |
Toronto–Hamilton[31] |
Canada |
5,900,000 |
2,279 |
2,600 |
H / H |
46 |
Baghdad |
Iraq |
5,850,000 |
596 |
9,800 |
D / B |
47 |
Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley)[32] |
Malaysia |
5,835,000 |
2,137 |
2,700 |
E / B |
48 |
Santiago |
Chile |
5,805,000 |
919 |
6,300 |
C / B |
49 |
Dallas–Fort Worth[33] |
United States |
5,620,000 |
3,959 |
1,400 |
H / H |
50 |
San Francisco–San Jose[34] |
United States |
5,550,000 |
2,497 |
2,200 |
H / H |
51 |
Chongqing[35] |
People's Republic of China |
5,460,000 |
725 |
7,500 |
E / B |
52 |
Miami[36] |
United States |
5,405,000 |
2,891 |
1,900 |
A / A |
53 |
Madrid |
Spain |
5,390,000 |
945 |
5,700 |
C / B |
54 |
Ahmedabad |
India |
5,370,000 |
269 |
20,000 |
A / B |
55 |
Philadelphia[7] |
United States |
5,320,000 |
4,661 |
1,100 |
A / A |
56 |
Hangzhou[11] |
People's Republic of China |
5,305,000 |
648 |
8,200 |
E / B |
57 |
Wuhan |
People's Republic of China |
5,260,000 |
712 |
7,400 |
E / B |
58 |
Khartoum |
Sudan |
5,180,000 |
816 |
6,300 |
D / B |
59 |
Shenyang[37] |
People's Republic of China |
5,160,000 |
725 |
7,100 |
E / B |
60 |
Pune |
India |
4,935,000 |
376 |
13,100 |
A / B |
60 |
Houston[38] |
United States |
4,935,000 |
3,463 |
1,400 |
H / H |
62 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
4,865,000 |
1,010 |
4,800 |
C / B |
63 |
Boston[39] |
United States |
4,815,000 |
5,501 |
900 |
H / H |
64 |
Chengdu |
People's Republic of China |
4,785,000 |
570 |
8,400 |
E / B |
65 |
Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
4,740,000 |
1,502 |
3,200 |
E / B |
66 |
Singapore[40] |
Singapore |
4,635,000 |
479 |
9,700 |
D / B |
67 |
Atlanta[41] |
United States |
4,625,000 |
5,083 |
900 |
A / A |
68 |
Saint Petersburg[42] |
Russia |
4,530,000 |
1,191 |
3,800 |
D / B |
69 |
Luanda |
Angola |
4,510,000 |
492 |
9,200 |
D / B |
69 |
Washington, D.C.[43] |
United States |
4,510,000 |
2,996 |
1,500 |
A / A |
71 |
Yangon (Rangoon) |
Myanmar |
4,400,000 |
350 |
12,600 |
D / B |
72 |
Milan[44] |
Italy |
4,345,000 |
2,370 |
1,800 |
C / B |
73 |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
4,295,000 |
293 |
14,700 |
E / B |
74 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
4,210,000 |
699 |
6,000 |
E / B |
75 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
4,200,000 |
803 |
5,200 |
C / B |
76 |
Abidjan |
Côte d'Ivoire |
4,105,000 |
324 |
12,700 |
D / B |
77 |
Surat |
India |
4,035,000 |
161 |
25,100 |
A / B |
78 |
Phoenix–Mesa[45] |
United States |
3,985,000 |
2,069 |
1,900 |
A / A |
79 |
Xi'an |
People's Republic of China |
3,955,000 |
531 |
7,400 |
E / B |
80 |
Ankara |
Turkey |
3,885,000 |
583 |
6,700 |
E / B |
81 |
Detroit[46] |
United States |
3,880,000 |
3,267 |
1,200 |
A / A |
82 |
Athens |
Greece |
3,765,000 |
684 |
5,500 |
C / B |
82 |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
3,765,000 |
894 |
4,200 |
C / B |
84 |
Sydney[47] |
Australia |
3,740,000 |
1,788 |
2,100 |
C / A |
85 |
Berlin |
Germany |
3,700,000 |
984 |
3,800 |
C / B |
86 |
Recife |
Brazil |
3,695,000 |
414 |
8,900 |
C / B |
87 |
Accra |
Ghana |
3,655,000 |
907 |
4,000 |
C / B |
88 |
Harbin[48] |
People's Republic of China |
3,615,000 |
609 |
5,900 |
E / B |
89 |
Suzhou[11] |
People's Republic of China |
3,605,000 |
635 |
5,700 |
E / B |
90 |
Algiers |
Algeria |
3,555,000 |
453 |
7,800 |
D / B |
90 |
Bandung |
Indonesia |
3,555,000 |
422 |
8,400 |
E / B |
92 |
Nanjing[11] |
People's Republic of China |
3,550,000 |
855 |
4,200 |
E / B |
93 |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
3,530,000 |
777 |
4,500 |
C / B |
94 |
Melbourne[49] |
Australia |
3,485,000 |
2,152 |
1,600 |
C / A |
95 |
Montreal[50] |
Canada |
3,405,000 |
1,676 |
2,000 |
A / A |
96 |
Busan |
South Korea |
3,395,000 |
259 |
13,100 |
E / B |
97 |
Kabul |
Afghanistan |
3,370,000 |
259 |
13,000 |
E / B |
97 |
Pyongyang |
North Korea |
3,370,000 |
207 |
16,300 |
E / B |
99 |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
3,365,000 |
466 |
7,200 |
D / B |
100 |
Kanpur |
India |
3,340,000 |
192 |
17,400 |
A / B |
101 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
3,300,000 |
725 |
4,600 |
C / B |
102 |
Dalian |
People's Republic of China |
3,255,000 |
699 |
4,700 |
E / B |
103 |
Medellín |
Colombia |
3,235,000 |
189 |
17,100 |
C / B |
104 |
Durban (eThekwini) |
South Africa |
3,225,000 |
829 |
3,900 |
C / B |
105 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
3,200,000 |
686 |
4,700 |
C / B |
106 |
Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
3,175,000 |
228 |
13,900 |
D / B |
106 |
Jeddah |
Saudi Arabia |
3,175,000 |
842 |
3,800 |
E / B |
108 |
Changchun |
People's Republic of China |
3,170,000 |
376 |
8,400 |
E / B |
109 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
3,135,000 |
389 |
8,100 |
C / B |
110 |
Kano |
Nigeria |
3,105,000 |
220 |
14,100 |
C / B |
111 |
Kunming |
People's Republic of China |
3,070,000 |
337 |
9,100 |
E / B |
112 |
Jaipur |
India |
3,055,000 |
168 |
18,200 |
A / B |
113 |
Seattle[51] |
United States |
3,040,000 |
2,470 |
1,200 |
A / A |
114 |
Curitiba |
Brazil |
3,030,000 |
842 |
3,600 |
C / B |
115 |
Naples |
Italy |
3,020,000 |
777 |
3,900 |
C / B |
116 |
Casablanca |
Morocco |
2,960,000 |
220 |
13,500 |
E / B |
117 |
Dakar |
Senegal |
2,930,000 |
207 |
14,200 |
C / B |
118 |
Wuxi[11] |
People's Republic of China |
2,925,000 |
389 |
7,500 |
E / B |
119 |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania |
2,905,000 |
518 |
5,600 |
C / B |
120 |
Taiyuan |
People's Republic of China |
2,900,000 |
311 |
9,300 |
E / B |
121 |
Surabaya |
Indonesia |
2,885,000 |
376 |
7,700 |
D / B |
122 |
San Diego[52] |
United States |
2,880,000 |
2,026 |
1,400 |
A / A |
123 |
Rawalpindi–Islamabad |
Pakistan |
2,870,000 |
233 |
12,300 |
D / B |
124 |
Lucknow |
India |
2,850,000 |
238 |
12,000 |
A / B |
125 |
Faisalabad |
Pakistan |
2,840,000 |
181 |
15,700 |
D / B |
126 |
Taichung |
Taiwan |
2,815,000 |
492 |
5,700 |
E / B |
127 |
Changsha |
People's Republic of China |
2,720,000 |
414 |
6,600 |
E / B |
128 |
Rome[53] |
Italy |
2,715,000 |
855 |
3,200 |
C / B |
129 |
İzmir |
Turkey |
2,695,000 |
272 |
9,900 |
E / B |
130 |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador |
2,690,000 |
220 |
12,200 |
D / B |
131 |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
2,685,000 |
2,309 |
1,200 |
A / A |
132 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel |
2,680,000 |
453 |
5,900 |
D / B |
133 |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
2,675,000 |
272 |
9,800 |
C / B |
134 |
Kaohsiung |
Taiwan |
2,670,000 |
363 |
7,400 |
E / B |
135 |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul[54] |
United States |
2,650,000 |
2,316 |
1,100 |
A / A |
136 |
Asunción |
Paraguay |
2,605,000 |
829 |
3,100 |
C / B |
137 |
Nagpur |
India |
2,595,000 |
220 |
11,800 |
A / B |
138 |
Zhengzhou |
People's Republic of China |
2,590,000 |
466 |
5,600 |
E / B |
139 |
Mashhad |
Iran |
2,585,000 |
207 |
12,500 |
E / B |
140 |
Karaj[26] |
Iran |
2,575,000 |
233 |
11,100 |
C / B |
141 |
Kiev |
Ukraine |
2,565,000 |
544 |
4,700 |
D / B |
142 |
Kumasi |
Ghana |
2,560,000 |
414 |
6,200 |
C / B |
143 |
Fukuoka[55] |
Japan |
2,550,000 |
518 |
4,900 |
C / B |
144 |
Campinas |
Brazil |
2,530,000 |
958 |
2,600 |
C / B |
144 |
Shijiazhuang |
People's Republic of China |
2,530,000 |
363 |
7,000 |
E / B |
146 |
Amman[56] |
Jordan |
2,525,000 |
344 |
7,300 |
E / B |
147 |
Aleppo |
Syria |
2,520,000 |
210 |
12,000 |
D / B |
148 |
Katowice–Gliwice–Tychy (Upper Silesian Metropolis) |
Poland |
2,500,000 |
725 |
3,400 |
C / B |
149 |
Qingdao |
People's Republic of China |
2,495,000 |
440 |
5,700 |
E / B |
150 |
Sapporo |
Japan |
2,475,000 |
622 |
4,000 |
C / B |
151 |
Nanchang |
People's Republic of China |
2,465,000 |
466 |
5,300 |
E / B |
152 |
Guiyang |
People's Republic of China |
2,440,000 |
207 |
11,800 |
E / B |
153 |
Tampa–St. Petersburg[57] |
United States |
2,425,000 |
2,078 |
1,200 |
A / A |
154 |
Pretoria (Tshwane)[27] |
South Africa |
2,415,000 |
1,153 |
2,100 |
C / B |
155 |
Fuzhou |
People's Republic of China |
2,405,000 |
259 |
9,300 |
E / B |
156 |
Dubai[58] |
United Arab Emirates |
2,390,000 |
1,554 |
1,500 |
E / B |
157 |
Lanzhou |
People's Republic of China |
2,385,000 |
181 |
13,200 |
E / B |
157 |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
2,385,000 |
958 |
2,500 |
C / B |
159 |
Daegu |
South Korea |
2,380,000 |
181 |
13,100 |
E / B |
160 |
Port-au-Prince |
Haiti |
2,370,000 |
171 |
13,900 |
C / B |
160 |
Damascus |
Syria |
2,370,000 |
207 |
11,400 |
D / B |
162 |
Tashkent |
Uzbekistan |
2,365,000 |
531 |
4,500 |
E / B |
163 |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
2,355,000 |
285 |
8,300 |
C / B |
164 |
Tunis |
Tunisia |
2,350,000 |
363 |
6,500 |
F / B |
165 |
Medan |
Indonesia |
2,340,000 |
246 |
9,500 |
E / B |
166 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
2,335,000 |
246 |
9,500 |
C / B |
166 |
Denver[59] |
United States |
2,335,000 |
1,292 |
1,800 |
A / A |
168 |
Jinan |
People's Republic of China |
2,320,000 |
350 |
6,600 |
E / B |
169 |
Maputo[60] |
Mozambique |
2,320,000 |
350 |
6,600 |
E / B |
170 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
2,295,000 |
673 |
3,400 |
C / B |
171 |
Birmingham[61] |
United Kingdom |
2,290,000 |
600 |
3,800 |
A / A |
172 |
Patna |
India |
2,285,000 |
127 |
18,000 |
A / B |
172 |
Sana'a |
Yemen |
2,285,000 |
179 |
12,800 |
E / B |
174 |
Changzhou[11] |
People's Republic of China |
2,275,000 |
194 |
11,700 |
E / B |
175 |
Cali |
Colombia |
2,265,000 |
155 |
14,600 |
C / B |
176 |
Manchester[62] |
United Kingdom |
2,240,000 |
558 |
4,000 |
A / A |
177 |
Kuwait City |
Kuwait |
2,235,000 |
544 |
4,100 |
E / B |
178 |
Xiamen |
People's Republic of China |
2,225,000 |
295 |
7,500 |
E / B |
179 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
2,215,000 |
583 |
3,800 |
C / B |
180 |
Baltimore[43] |
United States |
2,200,000 |
1,768 |
1,200 |
A / A |
180 |
St. Louis[63] |
United States |
2,200,000 |
2,147 |
1,000 |
A / A |
182 |
Havana |
Cuba |
2,185,000 |
285 |
7,700 |
D / B |
183 |
Harare |
Zimbabwe |
2,175,000 |
596 |
3,600 |
E / B |
184 |
Puebla |
Mexico |
2,150,000 |
622 |
3,500 |
C / B |
185 |
Indore |
India |
2,145,000 |
130 |
16,500 |
A / B |
186 |
Shunde[15] |
People's Republic of China |
2,105,000 |
401 |
5,200 |
E / B |
187 |
Vancouver[64] |
Canada |
2,100,000 |
1,178 |
1,800 |
H / H |
187 |
Rotterdam–The Hague[65] |
Netherlands |
2,100,000 |
842 |
2,500 |
C / B |
189 |
Baotou |
People's Republic of China |
2,095,000 |
363 |
5,800 |
E / B |
190 |
Bamako |
Mali |
2,085,000 |
311 |
6,700 |
D / B |
191 |
Colombo |
Sri Lanka |
2,080,000 |
223 |
9,300 |
E / B |
192 |
Jilin |
People's Republic of China |
2,070,000 |
233 |
8,900 |
E / B |
193 |
Budapest |
Hungary |
2,055,000 |
894 |
2,300 |
D / B |
194 |
Cologne–Bonn[28] |
Germany |
2,050,000 |
932 |
2,200 |
C / B |
195 |
Chittagong |
Bangladesh |
2,040,000 |
163 |
12,500 |
C / B |
196 |
Warsaw |
Poland |
2,035,000 |
544 |
3,700 |
D / B |
197 |
Hefei |
People's Republic of China |
2,000,000 |
350 |
5,700 |
E / B |
197 |
Kitakyūshū[55] |
Japan |
2,000,000 |
842 |
2,400 |
C |
| |