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world most populated cities : Cities Population By Country

top 10 most populated cities in the world

Tokyo, Japan

37,036,200

Delhi, India

34,665,600

Shanghai, China

30,482,100

Dhaka, Bangladesh

24,652,900

Cairo, Egypt

23,074,200

Sao Paulo, Brazil

22,990,000

Mexico City, Mexico

22,752,400

Kinshasa, Dr Congo

18,076,800

Karachi, Pakistan

17,778,500

Lagos, Nigeria

17,156,400

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Cities Population By Country - Top Most Highest Populated Cities in the World

S.No	City	Country	Population 2025	Population 2024
1	Tokyo	Japan	37,036,200	37,115,000
2	Delhi	India	34,665,600	33,807,400
3	Shanghai	China	30,482,100	29,867,900
4	Dhaka	Bangladesh	24,652,900	23,935,700
5	Cairo	Egypt	23,074,200	22,623,900
6	Sao Paulo	Brazil	22,990,000	22,806,700
7	Mexico City	Mexico	22,752,400	22,505,300
8	Beijing	China	22,596,500	22,189,100
9	Mumbai	India	22,089,000	21,673,100
10	Osaka	Japan	18,921,600	18,967,500
11	Chongqing	China	18,171,200	17,773,900
12	Karachi	Pakistan	18,076,800	17,648,600
13	Kinshasa	DR Congo	17,778,500	17,032,300
14	Lagos	Nigeria	17,156,400	16,536,000
15	Istanbul	Turkey	16,236,700	16,047,400
16	Kolkata	India	15,845,200	15,570,800
17	Buenos Aires	Argentina	15,752,300	15,618,300
18	Manila	Philippines	15,230,600	14,942,000
19	Guangzhou	China	14,878,700	14,590,100
20	Lahore	Pakistan	14,825,800	14,407,100
21	Tianjin	China	14,704,100	14,470,900
22	Bangalore	India	14,395,400	14,008,300
23	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	13,923,200	13,824,300
24	Shenzhen	China	13,545,400	13,311,900
25	Moscow	Russia	12,737,400	12,712,300
26	Chennai	India	12,336,000	12,053,700
27	Bogota	Colombia	11,795,800	11,658,200
28	Jakarta	Indonesia	11,634,100	11,436,000
29	Lima	Peru	11,517,300	11,361,900
30	Bangkok	Thailand	11,391,700	11,233,900
31	Paris	France	11,346,800	11,276,700
32	Hyderabad	India	11,337,900	11,068,900
33	Nanjing	China	10,174,900	9,947,550
34	Luanda	Angola	10,027,900	9,651,030
35	Seoul	South Korea	10,025,800	10,004,800
36	Chengdu	China	9,998,870	9,828,110
37	London	United Kingdom	9,840,740	9,748,030
38	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	9,816,320	9,567,660
39	Tehran	Iran	9,729,740	9,616,010
40	Nagoya	Japan	9,534,790	9,556,880
41	Xi-an	China	9,222,080	9,013,840
42	Ahmedabad	India	9,061,820	8,854,440
43	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	9,000,280	8,815,630
44	Wuhan	China	8,986,480	8,850,850
45	Suzhou	China	8,592,820	8,350,620
46	Hangzhou	China	8,591,040	8,419,840
47	Surat	India	8,581,730	8,330,530
48	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	8,561,520	8,161,230
49	Baghdad	Iraq	8,141,120	7,921,130
50	Shenyang	China	7,974,270	7,830,380
51	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	7,952,860	7,820,550
52	New York City	United States	7,936,530	8,097,282
53	Foshan	China	7,817,160	7,704,940
54	Dongguan	China	7,772,860	7,675,150
55	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	7,768,510	7,725,860
56	Pune	India	7,525,720	7,345,850
57	Haerbin	China	7,066,860	6,938,010
58	Santiago	Chile	6,999,460	6,950,950
59	Madrid	Spain	6,810,530	6,783,240
60	Khartoum	Sudan	6,754,180	6,542,070
61	Toronto	Canada	6,491,290	6,431,430
62	Johannesburg	South Africa	6,444,580	6,324,350
63	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	6,351,680	6,300,410
64	Dalian	China	6,347,380	6,217,490
65	Qingdao	China	6,217,970	6,104,600
66	Singapore	Singapore	6,157,270	6,119,200
67	Zhengzhou	China	6,156,140	6,014,890
68	Ji nan Shandong	China	6,065,850	5,940,700
69	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	6,056,880	5,866,700
70	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	5,956,680	5,703,630
71	Yangon	Myanmar	5,813,190	5,709,680
72	Alexandria	Egypt	5,807,050	5,696,130
73	Nairobi	Kenya	5,766,990	5,541,170
74	Barcelona	Spain	5,733,250	5,711,920
75	Chittagong	Bangladesh	5,653,490	5,513,610
76	Hanoi	Vietnam	5,602,200	5,431,800
77	Saint Petersburg	Russia	5,597,340	5,581,710
78	Guadalajara	Mexico	5,578,580	5,499,680
79	Ankara	Turkey	5,550,490	5,477,090
80	Fukuoka	Japan	5,465,920	5,478,080
81	Melbourne	Australia	5,391,890	5,315,600
82	Monterrey	Mexico	5,272,360	5,195,360
83	Sydney	Australia	5,248,790	5,184,900
84	Urumqi	China	5,132,170	5,005,960
85	Changsha	China	5,128,270	5,027,980
86	Cape Town	South Africa	5,063,580	4,977,830
87	Jiddah	Saudi Arabia	5,021,600	4,943,210
88	Brasilia	Brazil	4,990,930	4,935,270
89	Kunming	China	4,955,680	4,861,080
90	Changchun	China	4,891,020	4,802,450
91	Kabul	Afghanistan	4,877,020	4,728,380
92	Yaounde	Cameroon	4,854,260	4,681,770
93	Hefei	China	4,830,170	4,727,290
94	Ningbo	China	4,770,300	4,659,830
95	Shantou	China	4,737,590	4,656,520
96	Kano	Nigeria	4,645,320	4,490,730
97	Tel Aviv	Israel	4,568,530	4,495,730
98	New Taipei	Taiwan	4,563,850	4,534,880
99	Shijiazhuang	China	4,534,990	4,454,130
100	Jaipur	India	4,411,110	4,308,510
101	Kozhikode	India	4,387,410	4,243,960
102	Nanning	China	4,383,600	4,291,460
103	Montreal	Canada	4,377,310	4,341,640
104	Rome	Italy	4,347,100	4,331,970
105	Douala	Cameroon	4,346,420	4,203,110
106	Recife	Brazil	4,344,050	4,305,130
107	Malappuram	India	4,343,910	4,184,920
108	Taiyuan Shanxi	China	4,305,290	4,226,780
109	Fortaleza	Brazil	4,284,450	4,246,400
110	Porto Alegre	Brazil	4,268,960	4,239,870
111	Kampala	Uganda	4,265,160	4,050,830
112	Ekurhuleni	South Africa	4,262,130	4,190,830
113	Antananarivo	Madagascar	4,228,980	4,048,670
114	Abuja	Nigeria	4,209,940	4,025,740
115	Changzhou	China	4,180,040	4,085,500
116	Medellin	Colombia	4,172,810	4,137,390
117	Ibadan	Nigeria	4,144,130	4,004,320
118	Lucknow	India	4,132,670	4,038,210
119	Nanchang	China	4,104,120	4,016,040
120	Wenzhou	China	4,093,180	4,009,530
121	Xiamen	China	4,077,760	4,007,470
122	Fuzhou Fujian	China	4,072,430	3,998,750
123	Kumasi	Ghana	4,036,230	3,903,480
124	Salvador	Brazil	4,029,910	3,994,980
125	Tangshan Hebei	China	4,024,170	3,925,210
126	Casablanca	Morocco	4,012,310	3,950,410
127	Bekasi	Indonesia	3,926,050	3,830,680
128	Faisalabad	Pakistan	3,892,830	3,800,190
129	Curitiba	Brazil	3,889,140	3,852,460
130	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	3,793,780	3,636,550
131	Los Angeles	United States	3,770,958	3,795,936
132	Guiyang	China	3,736,730	3,661,450
133	Thrissur	India	3,719,980	3,605,240
134	Dakar	Senegal	3,658,640	3,540,460
135	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	3,648,110	3,587,400
136	Asuncion	Paraguay	3,627,220	3,568,830
137	Kochi	India	3,604,550	3,507,050
138	Berlin	Germany	3,580,190	3,576,870
139	Wuxi	China	3,559,030	3,498,740
140	Sanaa	Yemen	3,527,430	3,407,810
141	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	3,520,820	3,358,930
142	Campinas	Brazil	3,491,580	3,458,440
143	Busan	South Korea	3,484,430	3,477,420
144	Indore	India	3,482,830	3,393,380
145	Lusaka	Zambia	3,470,870	3,324,220
146	Mashhad	Iran	3,460,660	3,415,530
147	Puebla	Mexico	3,443,290	3,394,340
148	Lanzhou	China	3,430,880	3,365,910
149	Kuwait City	Kuwait	3,405,000	3,353,600
150	Kanpur	India	3,345,370	3,286,140
151	Durban	South Africa	3,301,090	3,262,130
152	Guayaquil	Ecuador	3,244,750	3,193,270
153	Guatemala City	Guatemala	3,229,740	3,159,630
154	Depok	Indonesia	3,218,290	3,133,300
155	Pyongyang	North Korea	3,209,300	3,183,140
156	Bamako	Mali	3,180,340	3,050,570
157	Nagpur	India	3,170,180	3,106,340
158	Milan	Italy	3,167,450	3,160,630
159	Handan	China	3,159,030	3,086,000
160	Coimbatore	India	3,158,720	3,083,720
161	Mbuji-Mayi	DR Congo	3,158,340	3,022,860
162	Athens	Greece	3,155,320	3,154,590
163	Izmir	Turkey	3,152,090	3,120,340
164	Huaian	China	3,152,050	3,071,050
165	Surabaya	Indonesia	3,137,620	3,088,750
166	Port-au-Prince	Haiti	3,133,080	3,060,170
167	Dubai	UAE	3,094,640	3,051,020
168	Zhongshan	China	3,093,870	3,051,060
169	Thiruvananthapuram	India	3,072,530	2,984,150
170	Weifang	China	3,064,290	2,994,540
171	Lubumbashi	DR Congo	3,061,340	2,933,960
172	Lisbon	Portugal	3,028,270	3,014,610
173	Kiev	Ukraine	3,018,160	3,020,230
174	Caracas	Venezuela	3,015,110	2,991,730
175	Algiers	Algeria	3,004,130	2,952,120
176	Pretoria	South Africa	2,955,410	2,889,900
177	Shaoxing	China	2,951,330	2,882,170
178	Shizuoka	Japan	2,930,170	2,935,530
179	Goiania	Brazil	2,927,080	2,890,420
180	Cali	Colombia	2,916,790	2,890,430
181	Yantai	China	2,898,490	2,834,510
182	Huizhou	China	2,890,880	2,827,610
183	Zibo	China	2,876,180	2,828,440
184	Incheon	South Korea	2,873,700	2,861,690
185	Mogadishu	Somalia	2,846,420	2,726,820
186	Manchester	United Kingdom	2,832,580	2,811,760
187	Brazzaville	Republic of the Congo	2,813,480	2,724,570
188	Damascus	Syria	2,799,960	2,685,360
189	Accra	Ghana	2,788,380	2,721,160
190	Taipei	Taiwan	2,779,200	2,766,330
191	Bandung	Indonesia	2,758,100	2,714,220
192	Luoyang	China	2,725,560	2,666,740
193	Toluca de Lerdo	Mexico	2,719,520	2,674,340
194	Vancouver	Canada	2,707,920	2,682,510
195	Birmingham	United Kingdom	2,704,620	2,684,810
196	Patna	India	2,689,540	2,633,240
197	Bhopal	India	2,686,290	2,624,860
198	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	2,665,080	2,633,660
199	Sapporo	Japan	2,653,580	2,660,950
200	Tangerang	Indonesia	2,626,610	2,570,980
201	Nantong	China	2,613,750	2,555,720
202	Chicago	United States	2,611,867	2,638,159
203	Brisbane	Australia	2,568,170	2,536,450
204	Peshawar	Pakistan	2,548,930	2,480,550
205	Tunis	Tunisia	2,545,030	2,510,670
206	Gujranwala	Pakistan	2,543,540	2,479,060
207	Medan	Indonesia	2,521,590	2,479,070
208	Hohhot	China	2,500,940	2,443,690
209	Baku	Azerbaijan	2,496,500	2,464,160
210	Rawalpindi	Pakistan	2,486,560	2,430,390
211	Agra	India	2,478,340	2,422,340
212	Kannur	India	2,465,140	2,405,660
213	Belem	Brazil	2,453,800	2,432,180
214	Liuzhou	China	2,447,620	2,397,410
215	Visakhapatnam	India	2,440,420	2,385,110
216	Aleppo	Syria	2,438,480	2,317,650
217	Manaus	Brazil	2,434,640	2,406,850
218	San Juan	Puerto Rico	2,433,680	2,436,620
219	Maracaibo	Venezuela	2,432,440	2,400,830
220	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	2,425,800	2,352,680
221	Baotou	China	2,425,700	2,381,240
222	Vadodara	India	2,424,920	2,373,360
223	Barranquilla	Colombia	2,396,400	2,373,300
224	Beirut	Lebanon	2,379,330	2,402,480
225	Xuzhou	China	2,376,040	2,332,530
226	Taoyuan	Taiwan	2,356,610	2,338,720
227	Nashik	India	2,351,140	2,294,300
228	Vijayawada	India	2,350,700	2,290,780
229	Sendai	Japan	2,337,590	2,341,430
230	Tijuana	Mexico	2,333,220	2,297,220
231	Esfahan	Iran	2,327,990	2,294,590
232	Houston	United States	2,324,082	2,319,119
233	Putian	China	2,315,020	2,250,100
234	Amman	Jordan	2,273,240	2,252,690
235	Multan	Pakistan	2,258,380	2,205,410
236	Wuhu Anhui	China	2,257,210	2,195,260
237	Kollam	India	2,252,170	2,181,940
238	Conakry	Guinea	2,251,590	2,178,600
239	Grande Vitoria	Brazil	2,220,560	2,196,820
240	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	2,218,580	2,184,560
241	Yangzhou	China	2,216,800	2,175,100
242	Taizhou Zhejiang	China	2,198,540	2,152,230
243	Baoding	China	2,190,060	2,149,700
244	Naples	Italy	2,182,170	2,180,030
245	Daegu	South Korea	2,181,080	2,179,930
246	Perth	Australia	2,169,190	2,143,490
247	Linyi Shandong	China	2,161,430	2,120,050
248	Havana	Cuba	2,156,350	2,152,520
249	Rajkot	India	2,150,330	2,096,980
250	Bursa	Turkey	2,142,600	2,115,510
251	Brussels	Belgium	2,141,520	2,132,180
252	Lome	Togo	2,108,740	2,042,730
253	Haikou	China	2,095,420	2,056,650
254	Daqing	China	2,085,470	2,044,370
255	Lianyungang	China	2,080,810	2,035,630
256	Yancheng Jiangsu	China	2,073,240	2,034,330
257	Minsk	Belarus	2,070,930	2,064,730
258	Hyderabad	Pakistan	2,058,730	2,011,960
259	Hiroshima	Japan	2,058,190	2,062,880
260	Panama City	Panama	2,054,540	2,015,740
261	Semarang	Indonesia	2,052,410	2,013,570
262	Benin City	Nigeria	2,044,650	1,972,560
263	Almaty	Kazakhstan	2,042,040	2,015,210
264	Davao City	Philippines	2,033,990	1,991,460
265	Valencia	Venezuela	2,030,790	2,007,260
266	Ludhiana	India	2,028,680	1,988,440
267	Rabat	Morocco	2,020,970	1,989,200
268	Quito	Ecuador	2,017,260	1,986,670
269	Can Tho	Vietnam	2,007,500	1,938,920
270	Vienna	Austria	2,005,500	1,990,490
271	La Paz	Bolivia	1,997,370	1,965,570
272	Matola	Mozambique	1,984,660	1,915,040
273	Baixada Santista	Brazil	1,981,790	1,965,110
274	Zhuhai	China	1,968,620	1,930,370
275	Quanzhou	China	1,966,630	1,920,730
276	West Yorkshire	United Kingdom	1,956,470	1,942,470
277	Datong	China	1,951,440	1,913,670
278	Leon de los Aldamas	Mexico	1,950,390	1,924,440
279	Raipur	India	1,923,440	1,871,110
280	Madurai	India	1,911,650	1,871,910
281	Sharjah	UAE	1,909,930	1,872,200
282	Mosul	Iraq	1,904,140	1,847,690
283	Santa Cruz	Bolivia	1,891,230	1,855,730
284	Palembang	Indonesia	1,887,700	1,852,670
285	Cixi	China	1,885,950	1,840,040
286	Adana	Turkey	1,876,820	1,856,640
287	Meerut	India	1,874,890	1,835,400
288	La Laguna	Mexico	1,866,580	1,826,140
289	Batam	Indonesia	1,858,910	1,806,150
290	Gaziantep	Turkey	1,858,710	1,833,010
291	Jiangmen	China	1,826,520	1,797,470
292	Varanasi	India	1,826,010	1,789,050
293	Kananga	DR Congo	1,815,750	1,738,720
294	Turin	Italy	1,809,850	1,805,730
295	Xiangyang	China	1,801,750	1,772,320
296	Yichang	China	1,800,420	1,758,100
297	Warsaw	Poland	1,800,230	1,799,450
298	Yinchuan	China	1,795,680	1,757,700
299	Monrovia	Liberia	1,794,650	1,735,360
300	Montevideo	Uruguay	1,788,170	1,781,360
301	Hamburg	Germany	1,787,710	1,787,280
302	Lyon	France	1,787,230	1,774,400
303	Tiruppur	India	1,783,690	1,731,860
304	Budapest	Hungary	1,782,240	1,780,390
305	Suqian	China	1,779,600	1,726,330
306	Srinagar	India	1,777,610	1,737,500
307	Jamshedpur	India	1,767,760	1,730,520
308	Aurangabad	India	1,767,330	1,725,280
309	Onitsha	Nigeria	1,767,110	1,694,910
310	Shiraz	Iran	1,763,900	1,742,750
311	Qinhuangdao	China	1,762,820	1,723,730
312	Bucharest	Romania	1,758,700	1,767,520
313	Xining	China	1,740,860	1,705,080
314	Hengyang	China	1,739,050	1,702,010
315	Anyang	China	1,738,620	1,693,380
316	Anshan	China	1,738,430	1,713,450
317	Stockholm	Sweden	1,737,760	1,719,600
318	Makassar	Indonesia	1,737,390	1,704,930
319	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia	1,724,890	1,699,360
320	N-Djamena	Chad	1,722,780	1,655,620
321	Jilin	China	1,719,310	1,693,700
322	Glasgow	United Kingdom	1,718,940	1,708,150
323	Auckland	New Zealand	1,711,130	1,692,770
324	Novosibirsk	Russia	1,706,660	1,701,510
325	Muscat	Oman	1,702,510	1,676,170
326	Tabriz	Iran	1,695,670	1,678,030
327	Qiqihaer	China	1,689,400	1,662,410
328	Calgary	Canada	1,687,900	1,665,020
329	Phoenix	United States	1,675,144	1,662,607
330	Kathmandu	Nepal	1,672,900	1,621,640
331	Jodhpur	India	1,664,420	1,625,320
332	Tegucigalpa	Honduras	1,650,280	1,609,260
333	Marseille	France	1,644,610	1,635,710
334	Cordoba	Argentina	1,640,600	1,625,940
335	Harare	Zimbabwe	1,633,020	1,603,200
336	Rosario	Argentina	1,631,090	1,613,040
337	Ciudad Juarez	Mexico	1,625,980	1,604,080
338	Medina	Saudi Arabia	1,624,660	1,598,980
339	Jining Shandong	China	1,622,270	1,595,960
340	Ranchi	India	1,621,720	1,584,240
341	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	1,618,740	1,593,280
342	Karaj	Iran	1,614,660	1,603,010
343	Nouakchott	Mauritania	1,612,940	1,552,150
344	Kota	India	1,599,350	1,558,470
345	Zhangjiakou	China	1,598,460	1,568,120
346	Mandalay	Myanmar	1,594,300	1,563,020
347	Munich	Germany	1,590,890	1,584,510
348	Edmonton	Canada	1,588,600	1,567,620
349	Daejon	South Korea	1,586,180	1,581,700
350	Jabalpur	India	1,582,200	1,551,000
351	Natal	Brazil	1,575,050	1,556,410
352	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	1,565,860	1,559,080
353	Asansol	India	1,565,300	1,534,080
354	Huainan	China	1,564,320	1,538,600
355	Yiwu	China	1,563,820	1,525,750
356	Homs	Syria	1,563,600	1,499,600
357	Niamey	Niger	1,561,490	1,496,260
358	Mombasa	Kenya	1,553,460	1,495,220
359	Ganzhou	China	1,550,560	1,508,040
360	Grande Sao Luis	Brazil	1,548,210	1,536,020
361	Kisangani	DR Congo	1,546,690	1,483,510
362	Chaozhou	China	1,545,080	1,520,630
363	Gwalior	India	1,543,500	1,508,850
364	Yekaterinburg	Russia	1,537,000	1,532,970
365	Gwangju	South Korea	1,536,730	1,532,900
366	San Antonio	United States	1,532,653	1,513,974
367	Basra	Iraq	1,524,650	1,485,160
368	Allahabad	India	1,523,670	1,493,350
369	Philadelphia	United States	1,517,114	1,533,828
370	Jiaxing	China	1,511,450	1,470,920
371	Amritsar	India	1,511,110	1,480,470
372	Taizhou Jiangsu	China	1,506,700	1,477,600
373	Hai Phong	Vietnam	1,503,910	1,463,650
374	San Jose	Costa Rica	1,502,640	1,482,460
375	Weihai	China	1,499,360	1,465,930
376	Chon Buri	Thailand	1,491,180	1,472,710
377	Liuyang	China	1,476,370	1,428,800
378	Liuan	China	1,471,240	1,427,890
379	Kaifeng	China	1,467,460	1,434,460
380	Taian Shandong	China	1,467,160	1,441,910
381	Ottawa	Canada	1,465,780	1,451,570
382	Cochabamba	Bolivia	1,460,280	1,430,690
383	Queretaro	Mexico	1,459,290	1,436,820
384	Rizhao	China	1,458,890	1,426,580
385	Uyo	Nigeria	1,457,020	1,393,450
386	Zurich	Switzerland	1,455,100	1,443,350
387	Konya	Turkey	1,450,150	1,429,940
388	Joao Pessoa	Brazil	1,447,780	1,435,120
389	Mwanza	Tanzania	1,447,340	1,378,010
390	Nanchong	China	1,444,820	1,412,710
391	Dhanbad	India	1,441,800	1,414,530
392	Dongying	China	1,440,090	1,410,790
393	Zunyi	China	1,434,030	1,406,090
394	Zhanjiang	China	1,425,480	1,399,310
395	Pointe-Noire	Republic of the Congo	1,423,630	1,379,370
396	Shiyan	China	1,418,040	1,387,380
397	Kharkiv	Ukraine	1,415,820	1,418,980
398	Bareilly	India	1,413,250	1,380,720
399	Belgrade	Serbia	1,412,950	1,410,700
400	Bucaramanga	Colombia	1,411,010	1,396,630
401	Mianyang Sichuan	China	1,400,850	1,376,450
402	Copenhagen	Denmark	1,400,740	1,391,200
403	Tengzhou	China	1,394,750	1,360,780
404	Antalya	Turkey	1,394,590	1,372,400
405	Samut Prakan	Thailand	1,393,410	1,376,150
406	Taizhong	Taiwan	1,393,190	1,381,860
407	Lilongwe	Malawi	1,393,010	1,333,100
408	Adelaide	Australia	1,392,940	1,379,280
409	Qom	Iran	1,392,280	1,373,800
410	San Diego	United States	1,389,672	1,388,996
411	Suweon	South Korea	1,388,800	1,378,230
412	Maceio	Brazil	1,387,920	1,375,980
413	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1,387,360	1,347,560
414	Yingkou	China	1,385,370	1,355,560
415	Suzhou	China	1,385,210	1,349,990
416	Tanger	Morocco	1,381,230	1,348,850
417	Aligarh	India	1,379,560	1,346,020
418	Ad-Dammam	Saudi Arabia	1,375,600	1,352,910
419	Abomey-Calavi	Benin	1,375,220	1,314,920
420	Joinville	Brazil	1,374,630	1,361,990
421	Moradabad	India	1,369,880	1,335,970
422	Bukavu	DR Congo	1,369,430	1,308,470
423	Pekan Baru	Indonesia	1,364,640	1,334,530
424	Maoming	China	1,361,880	1,333,930
425	Nnewi	Nigeria	1,361,840	1,300,990
426	Jieyang	China	1,354,930	1,320,780
427	Helsinki	Finland	1,354,890	1,346,810
428	Astana	Kazakhstan	1,352,560	1,324,110
429	Bujumbura	Burundi	1,350,150	1,277,050
430	Mysore	India	1,345,720	1,316,460
431	Ruian	China	1,344,890	1,314,780
432	Fes	Morocco	1,336,960	1,313,310
433	Porto	Portugal	1,334,200	1,329,300
434	Fushun Liaoning	China	1,332,270	1,317,280
435	Prague	Czech Republic	1,331,940	1,327,950
436	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	1,330,500	1,312,630
437	Jinhua	China	1,329,990	1,296,060
438	Kigali	Rwanda	1,329,830	1,287,950
439	Ahvaz	Iran	1,324,800	1,309,370
440	Florianopolis	Brazil	1,323,850	1,309,900
441	Bhubaneswar	India	1,320,910	1,289,250
442	Baoji	China	1,317,340	1,290,230
443	Durg-Bhilainagar	India	1,315,330	1,289,670
444	Pingdingshan Henan	China	1,312,850	1,285,750
445	San Luis Potosi	Mexico	1,310,720	1,292,130
446	Liupanshui	China	1,309,840	1,272,870
447	Puning	China	1,309,420	1,282,760
448	Chifeng	China	1,305,090	1,279,540
449	Dallas	United States	1,302,638	1,302,753
450	Islamabad	Pakistan	1,301,130	1,266,790
451	Kazan	Russia	1,299,580	1,296,230
452	Zhuzhou	China	1,299,480	1,277,240
453	Zhenjiang Jiangsu	China	1,299,130	1,275,400
454	Dublin	Ireland	1,299,110	1,284,550
455	Tasikmalaya	Indonesia	1,297,900	1,258,120
456	Huaibei	China	1,291,440	1,264,860
457	Xiongan	China	1,288,560	1,240,160
458	Sofia	Bulgaria	1,286,460	1,287,540
459	Da Nang	Vietnam	1,286,000	1,253,230
460	Pizhou	China	1,282,270	1,247,180
461	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	1,281,730	1,267,870
462	Bogor	Indonesia	1,281,010	1,256,160
463	Luohe	China	1,278,770	1,241,150
464	Aba	Nigeria	1,274,780	1,230,410
465	Nanyang Henan	China	1,274,630	1,250,300
466	Xiangtan Hunan	China	1,273,560	1,249,380
467	Maracay	Venezuela	1,270,320	1,256,550
468	Tiruchirappalli	India	1,269,900	1,244,980
469	Bazhong	China	1,268,080	1,225,590
470	Chandigarh	India	1,266,010	1,239,700
471	Binzhou	China	1,263,650	1,233,580
472	Jinzhou	China	1,260,660	1,238,380
473	Kaduna	Nigeria	1,259,940	1,221,450
474	Merida	Mexico	1,258,230	1,239,650
475	Benxi	China	1,258,120	1,237,550
476	Mendoza	Argentina	1,257,180	1,242,320
477	Quetta	Pakistan	1,253,110	1,221,500
478	Nizhniy Novgorod	Russia	1,249,760	1,250,300
479	Chelyabinsk	Russia	1,246,210	1,243,880
480	Chiang Mai	Thailand	1,244,190	1,228,770
481	Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	1,243,530	1,185,050
482	Saharanpur	India	1,242,490	1,207,860
483	Guilin	China	1,238,950	1,218,070
484	Hubli-Dharwad	India	1,231,020	1,205,430
485	Maputo	Mozambique	1,230,070	1,193,250
486	Yueqing	China	1,229,960	1,201,400
487	Hargeysa	Somalia	1,227,620	1,176,620
488	Guwahati	India	1,224,170	1,199,460
489	Salem	India	1,220,710	1,194,760
490	Mexicali	Mexico	1,215,000	1,196,980
491	Bandar Lampung	Indonesia	1,210,200	1,186,230
492	Shimkent	Kazakhstan	1,203,890	1,181,020
493	Tripoli	Libya	1,203,390	1,192,440
494	Haifa	Israel	1,199,980	1,186,480
495	Ikorodu	Nigeria	1,196,820	1,145,220
496	Aguascalientes	Mexico	1,196,770	1,179,300
497	Siliguri	India	1,191,400	1,159,370
498	Amsterdam	Netherlands	1,189,200	1,181,820
499	Tshikapa	DR Congo	1,185,920	1,131,230
500	Wenling	China	1,184,900	1,159,260
501	Omsk	Russia	1,180,820	1,180,680
502	Xinxiang	China	1,180,750	1,160,840
503	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	1,177,840	1,173,100
504	Bien Hoa	Vietnam	1,174,750	1,143,000
505	Fuyang	China	1,170,240	1,146,340
506	Zaozhuang	China	1,168,490	1,150,860
507	Jalandhar	India	1,167,600	1,142,680
508	Ma'anshan	China	1,165,590	1,140,260
509	Panjin	China	1,163,590	1,142,540
510	Fuzhou Jiangxi	China	1,159,940	1,131,720
511	Sekondi Takoradi	Ghana	1,159,780	1,119,530
512	Yichun Jiangxi	China	1,159,390	1,122,040
513	Yongin	South Korea	1,157,920	1,147,970
514	Cuernavaca	Mexico	1,156,360	1,140,170
515	Samarinda	Indonesia	1,154,760	1,128,180
516	Aden	Yemen	1,154,410	1,116,190
517	Samara	Russia	1,153,710	1,154,450
518	Shangrao	China	1,153,600	1,130,890
519	Chihuahua	Mexico	1,153,540	1,135,340
520	Cologne	Germany	1,153,230	1,149,010
521	Asmara	Eritrea	1,152,180	1,111,750
522	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	1,151,220	1,127,720
523	Chenzhou	China	1,150,530	1,119,790
524	Zhaoqing	China	1,150,480	1,127,600
525	Ufa	Russia	1,148,400	1,146,790
526	Nyala	Sudan	1,145,590	1,101,310
527	Leshan	China	1,142,870	1,116,500
528	Rostov-on-Don	Russia	1,140,390	1,139,640
529	Dezhou	China	1,133,630	1,108,360
530	San Salvador	El Salvador	1,132,420	1,123,380
531	Diyarbakir	Turkey	1,128,360	1,113,330
532	Kirkuk	Iraq	1,128,190	1,100,390
533	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	1,127,520	1,107,000
534	Jingzhou Hubei	China	1,126,220	1,108,070
535	Changshu	China	1,123,540	1,093,690
536	Goyang	South Korea	1,121,440	1,114,080
537	Managua	Nicaragua	1,120,900	1,107,120
538	Kermanshah	Iran	1,117,360	1,101,610
539	Xuchang	China	1,117,100	1,091,740
540	Oslo	Norway	1,115,580	1,100,870
541	Huzhou	China	1,114,370	1,091,810
542	Blantyre-Limbe	Malawi	1,114,090	1,070,620
543	Solapur	India	1,108,180	1,088,130
544	Cartagena	Colombia	1,105,540	1,096,460
545	Yerevan	Armenia	1,100,240	1,097,540
546	Ilorin	Nigeria	1,099,960	1,063,710
547	Mersin	Turkey	1,099,040	1,084,820
548	Denpasar	Indonesia	1,097,310	1,075,240
549	Qujing	China	1,092,200	1,066,900
550	Lille	France	1,091,590	1,085,200
551	Tbilisi	Georgia	1,087,020	1,084,470
552	Guiping	China	1,086,960	1,055,920
553	Voronezh	Russia	1,086,000	1,083,720
554	Perm	Russia	1,085,990	1,084,120
555	Marrakech	Morocco	1,085,330	1,067,170
556	Aracaju	Brazil	1,081,930	1,070,120
557	Warangal	India	1,080,490	1,055,600
558	Toulouse	France	1,080,180	1,070,750
559	Yueyang	China	1,079,980	1,064,170
560	Hamah	Syria	1,078,650	1,034,500
561	Tampico	Mexico	1,077,740	1,062,570
562	Warri	Nigeria	1,076,120	1,031,420
563	Xintai	China	1,073,060	1,049,490
564	Padang	Indonesia	1,072,560	1,052,850
565	Teresina	Brazil	1,068,550	1,059,660
566	Saltillo	Mexico	1,066,100	1,050,320
567	Cancun	Mexico	1,065,400	1,045,000
568	Antwerp	Belgium	1,064,870	1,061,090
569	Owerri	Nigeria	1,063,680	1,022,920
570	Cebu City	Philippines	1,061,620	1,042,610
571	Nampula	Mozambique	1,057,290	1,012,580
572	Changwon	South Korea	1,056,980	1,055,370
573	Chengde	China	1,052,320	1,024,520
574	San Miguel de Tucuman	Argentina	1,051,040	1,039,230
575	Lubango	Angola	1,047,810	1,003,020
576	Acapulco de Juarez	Mexico	1,046,710	1,032,770
577	Zhucheng	China	1,045,070	1,019,600
578	Leiyang	China	1,043,580	1,013,190
579	Pingxiang Jiangxi	China	1,042,120	1,021,580
580	Dehradun	India	1,041,060	1,016,400
581	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	1,039,900	1,012,790
582	Kayseri	Turkey	1,037,250	1,025,510
583	Jos	Nigeria	1,035,090	1,001,160
584	Misratah	Libya	1,034,680	1,011,120
585	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	1,034,200	1,008,220
586	Sylhet	Bangladesh	1,032,980	999,374
587	Laiwu	China	1,031,440	1,009,730
588	Songkhla	Thailand	1,030,550	1,017,780
589	Nonthaburi	Thailand	1,026,390	1,013,670
590	Rotterdam	Netherlands	1,026,250	1,021,920
591	Jixi Heilongjiang	China	1,024,970	1,008,990
592	Valparaiso	Chile	1,024,430	1,016,580
593	Jiujiang	China	1,024,430	1,004,250
594	Bordeaux	France	1,018,070	1,009,590
595	Najaf	Iraq	1,017,660	987,814
596	Krasnodar	Russia	1,017,530	1,010,550
597	Agadir	Morocco	1,017,030	998,146
598	Morelia	Mexico	1,016,230	1,002,460
599	Bangui	Central African Republic	1,016,150	985,965
600	Fort Worth	United States	1,015,045	996,756
601	Guigang	China	1,011,500	990,310
602	Taiz	Yemen	1,009,450	974,518
603	Mudanjiang	China	1,009,260	992,414
604	Hengshui	China	1,008,750	983,694
605	Jacksonville	United States	1,008,485	997,164
606	Rajshahi	Bangladesh	1,007,020	983,707
607	Odesa	Ukraine	1,006,700	1,007,600
608	Xinyu	China	1,003,580	979,303
609	Linfen	China	1,002,710	978,614
610	Zhangzhou	China	1,002,450	980,054
611	Tianmen	China	1,000,720	978,317
612	Liling	China	1,000,410	970,907
613	Jerusalem	Israel	996,732	983,097
614	Yangjiang	China	995,970	976,606
615	Zamboanga City	Philippines	995,027	977,081
616	Volgograd	Russia	992,268	993,352
617	Ciudad Guayana	Venezuela	991,388	978,202
618	Cabinda	Angola	990,695	947,634
619	Umuahia	Nigeria	990,439	947,460
620	Antipolo	Philippines	989,859	968,288
621	Austin	United States	989,252	984,567
622	Deyang	China	985,078	963,160
623	Arequipa	Peru	983,715	971,296
624	Reynosa	Mexico	983,121	967,627
625	Baishan	China	983,008	956,976
626	Jiangyin	China	982,563	959,250
627	Cucuta	Colombia	981,688	972,485
628	Bogra	Bangladesh	981,223	944,877
629	Veracruz	Mexico	981,069	968,070
630	Khulna	Bangladesh	980,200	965,483
631	Bengbu	China	975,189	959,784
632	Pathum Thani	Thailand	974,195	962,126
633	Villahermosa	Mexico	972,373	958,118
634	Bahawalpur	Pakistan	970,074	944,812
635	Southampton	United Kingdom	966,741	959,202
636	Oran	Algeria	966,494	950,768
637	Guntur	India	962,403	940,205
638	West Rand	South Africa	961,625	947,734
639	Nice	France	956,195	951,808
640	Changzhi	China	949,309	930,620
641	Malang	Indonesia	948,572	933,392
642	Dandong	China	947,488	932,648
643	Hermosillo	Mexico	944,348	929,961
644	Bhiwandi	India	943,921	924,670
645	Seongnam	South Korea	943,458	942,159
646	Campo Grande	Brazil	943,313	934,936
647	San Jose	United States	943,212	956,433
648	Londrina	Brazil	942,459	932,892
649	Firozabad	India	941,758	918,218
650	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	941,130	921,601
651	Puducherry	India	940,911	919,280
652	Erbil	Iraq	940,560	917,639
653	Changde	China	938,279	919,026
654	Shangqiu	China	935,079	915,823
655	Charlotte	United States	935,017	923,164
656	Kuerle	China	934,011	906,765
657	La Plata	Argentina	933,193	923,715
658	Liaoyang	China	931,630	916,238
659	Dnipro	Ukraine	931,255	936,766
660	Lokoja	Nigeria	931,092	885,882
661	Cherthala	India	931,015	901,820
662	Quzhou	China	929,772	902,621
663	Concepcion	Chile	929,357	920,916
664	Trujillo	Peru	929,188	916,632
665	Liverpool	United Kingdom	928,997	922,871
666	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico	927,758	913,075
667	Tyumen	Russia	926,519	916,862
668	Bergamo	Italy	923,221	918,675
669	Xingtai	China	921,011	904,070
670	Soshanguve	South Africa	919,748	905,868
671	Culiacan	Mexico	918,494	903,910
672	Columbus	United States	917,679	915,427
673	Ulsan	South Korea	916,236	914,300
674	Huangshi	China	908,873	893,107
675	Enugu	Nigeria	906,658	875,552
676	Yongzhou	China	904,031	883,326
677	Fuxin	China	903,628	889,767
678	Xinghua	China	902,334	882,986
679	Bunia	DR Congo	900,351	856,339
680	Libreville	Gabon	899,225	883,920
681	Maiduguri	Nigeria	898,535	870,201
682	Yibin	China	897,493	881,480
683	Hufuf-Mubarraz	Saudi Arabia	897,262	884,753
684	Huaihua	China	892,519	869,575
685	Xinyang	China	890,375	873,268
686	Xiaogan	China	887,939	869,479
687	Ipoh	Malaysia	887,711	872,424
688	Yangquan	China	886,584	869,585
689	Kottayam	India	885,396	853,635
690	Luzhou	China	884,046	870,714
691	Banghazi	Libya	881,897	870,502
692	Tainan	Taiwan	880,865	875,392
693	Tianshui	China	878,063	858,672
694	Benguela	Angola	878,004	843,207
695	Bozhou	China	877,072	854,946
696	Donetsk	Ukraine	876,063	882,209
697	Indianapolis	United States	874,037	876,665
698	Zanzibar	Tanzania	873,982	835,850
699	Kunshan	China	873,638	851,399
700	Zhuji	China	869,441	852,608
701	Jincheng	China	863,282	841,928
702	Malanje	Angola	861,380	822,471
703	Eskisehir	Turkey	860,518	848,002
704	Orumiyeh	Iran	860,169	848,443
705	Nellore	India	858,853	837,660
706	Quebec City	Canada	858,207	851,061
707	Winnipeg	Canada	857,367	849,251
708	Bikaner	India	853,869	835,802
709	Heze	China	851,474	838,928
710	Zhumadian	China	851,392	829,361
711	Palermo	Italy	851,282	850,233
712	Huludao	China	851,156	836,344
713	Taixing	China	848,379	830,623
714	Haicheng	China	848,129	834,639
715	Anqiu	China	847,608	821,765
716	Ibb	Yemen	847,350	810,149
717	Gebze	Turkey	846,841	831,360
718	Sulaimaniya	Iraq	846,517	823,199
719	Langfang	China	846,438	827,967
720	Liaocheng	China	845,854	830,004
721	Barcelona Puerto La Cruz	Venezuela	845,827	835,805
722	Gaomi	China	841,911	821,154
723	Valencia	Spain	841,354	839,770
724	Hanchuan	China	839,309	818,761
725	Dasmarinas	Philippines	839,131	820,886
726	Kayamkulam	India	838,870	813,379
727	Cagayan de Oro City	Philippines	837,650	820,297
728	Meishan	China	837,335	818,037
729	Saratov	Russia	837,323	837,687
730	Muzaffarnagar	India	836,997	814,491
731	Xalapa	Mexico	834,581	822,863
732	Newcastle upon Tyne	United Kingdom	834,242	828,712
733	Ar-Rayyan	Qatar	831,689	815,869
734	Danyang	China	829,276	810,450
735	Sorocaba	Brazil	829,049	821,435
736	Merca	Somalia	828,008	793,545
737	Bucheon	South Korea	827,603	826,919
738	Amravati	India	824,965	808,263
739	Kitwe	Zambia	823,625	792,350
740	Gaza	Palestine	823,407	800,636
741	Oshogbo	Nigeria	822,497	795,808
742	Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	821,187	811,446
743	Jiaozuo	China	820,064	808,079
744	Goma	DR Congo	819,854	781,875
745	Nottingham	United Kingdom	819,334	813,078
746	Bologna	Italy	819,297	816,848
747	Gorakhpur	India	816,586	801,634
748	Thessaloniki	Greece	815,472	814,980
749	Linhai	China	813,794	795,777
750	Yan'an	China	813,599	791,839
751	Vereeniging	South Africa	812,913	802,900
752	Erduosi-Ordoss	China	812,244	794,143
753	Anqing	China	811,560	795,987
754	Zaria	Nigeria	809,652	786,197
755	Bur Sa'id	Egypt	808,111	792,925
756	Shaoguan	China	805,079	794,279
757	Cuttack	India	804,914	789,558
758	Dengzhou	China	804,189	783,041
759	Frankfurt	Germany	803,758	800,529
760	Akure	Nigeria	803,062	773,141
761	Belgaum	India	799,729	783,020
762	Malegaon	India	799,708	781,925
763	Banjarmasin	Indonesia	799,706	785,125
764	Tirupati	India	797,302	775,455
765	Yuncheng	China	797,246	777,193
766	Yuxi	China	795,748	774,356
767	Niigata	Japan	793,974	795,916
768	Hamilton	Canada	793,083	786,843
769	Yanji	China	792,664	775,672
770	Zigong	China	791,579	779,684
771	Shaoyang	China	790,986	776,404
772	Qingyuan	China	790,694	778,628
773	Maturin	Venezuela	789,918	775,097
774	Sialkot	Pakistan	789,386	770,962
775	Tongliao	China	788,345	772,756
776	Nay Pyi Taw	Myanmar	788,238	757,823
777	Tongling	China	786,000	770,032
778	Dazhou	China	785,116	767,532
779	Al-Hudaydah	Yemen	784,856	759,157
780	Tamale	Ghana	784,420	757,506
781	Wuzhou	China	784,261	768,512
782	Suining Sichuan	China	780,842	765,887
783	Mangalore	India	778,685	763,312
784	Amara	Iraq	778,052	753,708
785	Huambo	Angola	777,336	751,297
786	Zhangjiagang	China	775,312	755,752
787	Sargodha	Pakistan	775,091	757,915
788	Bacoor	Philippines	774,229	757,035
789	Jiamusi	China	774,118	761,903
790	Dongtai	China	773,030	756,344
791	Nanded Waghala	India	772,996	755,577
792	Ansan	South Korea	771,029	768,822
793	Krakow	Poland	769,375	769,396
794	San Francisco	United States	767,968	788,478
795	Lattakia	Syria	767,534	736,119
796	Bhavnagar	India	766,887	751,493
797	Ankang	China	766,403	745,530
798	Xianyang Shaanxi	China	765,748	754,446
799	Kurnool	India	765,324	745,946
800	Taicang	China	764,938	746,533
801	Seattle	United States	764,753	759,915
802	Sao Jose dos Campos	Brazil	764,500	757,137
803	Panzhihua	China	761,755	750,036
804	Sokoto	Nigeria	761,331	734,255
805	Uvira	DR Congo	760,857	725,768
806	Zarqa	Jordan	758,893	753,392
807	Yuyao	China	758,680	744,034
808	Cotonou	Benin	757,989	738,444
809	Rasht	Iran	757,765	749,054
810	Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	757,604	750,174
811	Oaxaca de Juarez	Mexico	757,292	746,747
812	Sheffield	United Kingdom	756,783	751,303
813	Buffalo City	South Africa	756,507	745,855
814	Vientiane	Laos	755,941	737,750
815	Yulin Shaanxi	China	754,296	742,162
816	Bali	Indonesia	753,877	739,198
817	Herat	Afghanistan	752,910	724,172
818	Longyan	China	752,672	740,316
819	Gold Coast	Australia	752,570	742,600
820	Gulbarga	India	751,802	735,118
821	Jammu	India	751,521	738,250
822	Miluo	China	751,457	728,448
Source	worldpopulationreview.com

world most populated city

largest city in the world by population

Tokyo largest city in the world by population

Population : 37,036,200

Tokyo - Japan

Introduction : most populated city

The most populated city in the world is the urban area with the largest number of people living within its metropolitan boundaries. Population is one of the most important indicators used to measure the size, influence, and economic significance of a city. Highly populated cities often serve as major centers for commerce, finance, transportation, education, culture, and innovation.

According to the latest metropolitan population estimates, Tokyo, Japan, remains the most populated city in the world, with more than 37 million residents living across the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Its enormous population reflects decades of urban growth, advanced infrastructure, economic opportunities, and efficient public transportation.

Understanding why some cities grow much larger than others helps governments, businesses, researchers, and travelers better understand global urbanization and demographic trends.

What Is the Most Populated City in the World?

The most populated city is the urban or metropolitan area that has the highest total population. Population rankings generally consider metropolitan regions rather than only the administrative city limits because millions of people often live in surrounding suburbs while working and commuting within the main city.

Tokyo has consistently ranked among the world’s largest urban areas due to its strong economy, excellent quality of life, modern infrastructure, and continuous urban development.

History of Urban Population Growth

Throughout history, cities have grown alongside civilization. Early settlements developed near rivers and fertile land where agriculture supported growing communities. As trade expanded, cities became important centers of business and governance.

The Industrial Revolution dramatically accelerated urbanization by creating employment opportunities in factories and industries. Millions of people moved from rural regions into cities seeking better jobs and living standards.

During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, improvements in healthcare, transportation, housing, and technology transformed many cities into vast metropolitan regions with populations exceeding ten million residents. Today, megacities play a vital role in the global economy and continue to attract people from across their countries and around the world.

How City Population Is Measured

Population figures vary depending on the geographic area being measured.

Administrative City Population

This measures only residents living within the official municipal boundaries.

Urban Area Population

This includes continuously built-up neighborhoods that extend beyond city limits.

Metropolitan Population

The metropolitan population includes the central city along with surrounding suburbs, satellite towns, and nearby municipalities that function as one integrated economic region. This is the most commonly used measure for ranking the world’s largest cities.

Factors That Influence City Population

Several factors contribute to the growth of highly populated cities.

Economic Opportunities

Cities with strong economies attract workers, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the country and abroad.

Employment

Industries, businesses, technology companies, and financial institutions generate millions of jobs that encourage migration.

Transportation

Efficient public transportation systems make it possible for large populations to commute and live within metropolitan regions.

Education

Universities, colleges, and research institutions attract students and skilled professionals.

Healthcare

Advanced medical facilities improve quality of life and support population growth.

Infrastructure

Reliable housing, utilities, roads, airports, and communication networks enable cities to accommodate millions of residents.

Migration

Domestic and international migration significantly contribute to urban population growth.

Government Policies

Urban planning, housing development, and investment in public services influence city expansion.

Characteristics of the World’s Largest Cities

Highly populated cities generally share several common features.

Extensive transportation networks
Diverse economies
High population density
Modern healthcare facilities
Advanced educational institutions
Large commercial districts
International airports
Cultural diversity
Smart city technologies
Global business headquarters

These characteristics make major metropolitan areas attractive places to live, work, and invest.

Benefits of a Large Urban Population

A large population provides numerous economic and social advantages.

Strong Labor Force

Large cities offer businesses access to millions of skilled and unskilled workers.

Economic Growth

Greater populations create larger consumer markets, increasing business activity and investment.

Innovation

Universities, research centers, and technology companies collaborate to develop new ideas and industries.

Cultural Diversity

People from different backgrounds contribute to a rich cultural environment.

Better Public Services

Large cities often receive greater investment in transportation, education, healthcare, and public infrastructure.

Challenges Faced by Highly Populated Cities

Rapid urban growth also creates significant challenges.

Traffic congestion
Housing shortages
Rising living costs
Air pollution
Waste management
Water demand
Public transportation overcrowding
Environmental sustainability
Infrastructure maintenance
Urban inequality

Effective city planning is essential to balance growth with quality of life.

Importance of Population Rankings

Population rankings help governments, businesses, and researchers understand urban development.

They assist in:

Infrastructure planning
Transportation management
Housing policy
Economic forecasting
Disaster preparedness
Healthcare investment
Educational planning
Environmental management
Public service allocation

Reliable population data supports informed decision-making and sustainable urban development.

Future of Global Megacities

Urban populations are expected to continue growing, particularly in Asia and Africa. Advances in technology, smart infrastructure, renewable energy, and sustainable urban planning will shape the next generation of megacities.

Many rapidly developing cities are projected to join the ranks of the world’s largest metropolitan areas over the coming decades as migration and economic development continue.

Conclusion

The most populated city in the world represents more than a demographic record. It reflects economic opportunity, infrastructure development, innovation, and decades of urban planning. Tokyo continues to lead global metropolitan population rankings because of its advanced transportation systems, strong economy, high living standards, and efficient public services. Understanding the factors behind urban population growth helps governments, businesses, and citizens prepare for the opportunities and challenges created by increasingly large metropolitan regions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Which is the most populated city in the world?

Tokyo, Japan, is the most populated metropolitan city in the world, with a population exceeding 37 million residents.

Why is Tokyo so heavily populated?

Tokyo offers strong economic opportunities, world-class transportation, advanced healthcare, excellent education, and a high quality of life, attracting millions of residents.

How is city population measured?

City population can be measured by administrative boundaries, urban area population, or metropolitan population. Metropolitan population is the most widely used measure for global rankings.

What is a megacity?

A megacity is an urban area with a population of more than 10 million people.

What factors contribute to city population growth?

Economic development, employment, migration, transportation, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and government policies are the primary factors driving urban population growth.

Why are population rankings important?

Population rankings help governments and organizations plan infrastructure, housing, transportation, healthcare, education, and sustainable urban development while supporting economic and demographic research.