Largest cities in the world

Largest cities in the world Seoul, South Korea: 10,231,217 Sao Paulo, Brazil: 10,009,231 Mumbai, India: 9,925,891 Jakarta, Indonesia: 9,373,900 Karachi, Pakistan: 9,339,023 Moscow, Russia: 8,297,056 Istanbul, Turkey: 8,260,438 Mexico City, Mexico: 8,235,744 Shanghai, China: 8,214,384 Tokyo, Japan: 8,130,408 New York, USA: 8,008,278 Bangkok, Thailand: 7,506,700* Beijing, China: 7,362,426 Delhi, India: 7,206,704 London, Britain: 7,074,265 Hong Kong, China: 6,843,000 Cairo, Egypt: 6,800,992 Teheran, Iran: 6,758,845 Bogota, Colombia: 6,422,198 Lima, Peru: 6,414,500 Bandung, Indonesia: 5,919,400 Tianjin, China: 5,855,044 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 5,613,897 Lahore, Pakistan: 5,143,495 Bogor, Indonesia: 5,000,100 Santiago, Chile: 4,788,543 St Petersburg, Russia: 4,678,102 Shenyang, China: 4,669,737 Calcutta, India: 4,399,819 Wuhan, China: 4,040,113 Sydney, Australia: 4,031,944* Guangzhou, China: 3,935,193 Singapore, Singapore: 3,894,000 Madras, India: 3,841,396 Baghdad, Iraq: 3,841,268 Pusan, South Korea: 3,814,325 Los Angeles, USA: 3,485,398 Yokohama, Japan: 3,426,506 Melbourne, Australia: 3,413,894 Berlin, Germany: 3,388,000 Alexandria, Egypt: 3,339,076 Bangalore, India: 3,302,296 Hyderabad, India: 3,145,939 Chongqing, China: 3,122,704 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: 3,015,743 Harbin, China: 2,990,921 Ankara, Turkey: 2,984,099 Buenos Aires, Argentina: 2,965,403 Chengdu, China: 2,954,872 Ahmedabad, India: 2,954,526 Chicago, USA: 2,896,016 Xian, China: 2,872,539

Largest metropolitan areas Tokyo, Japan: 33,900,000 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico: 22,150,000 Seoul, South Korea: 21,950,000 New York, USA: 21,750,000 Sao Paulo, Brazil: 19,900,000 Bombay, India: 19,200,000 Delhi, India: 18,700,000 Los Angeles, USA: 17,600,000 Osaka, Japan: 16,750,000 Jakarta, Indonesia: 16,650,000 Calcutta: India: 15,200,000 Cairo, Egypt: 15,100,000 Manila, Philippines: 14,350,000 Karachi, Pakistan: 13,550,000 Moscow, Russia: 13,550,000 Shanghai, China: 13,250,000 Buenos Aires, Argentina: 12,600,000 Dacca, Bangladesh: 12,500,000 London, Britain: 11,950,000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11,950,000 Tehran, Iran: 11,550,000 Istanbul, Turkey: 11,100,000 Lagos, Nigeria: 10,650,000 Beijing, China: 10,600,000 Paris, France: 9,900,000 Chicago, USA: 9,650,000 Lima, Peru: 8,300,000 Bogota', Colombia: 8,050,000 Nagoya, Japan: 8,000,000 Washington, USA: 7,950,000 Johannesburg, South Africa: 7,900,000 Bangkok, Thailand: 7,750,000 Chongqing, China: 7,700,000 Madras, India: 7,400,000 Hong Kong, China: 7,250,000 Lahore, Pakistan: 7,200,000 San Francisco, USA: 7,200,000 Taipei, Taiwan: 6,850,000 Bangalore, India: 6,800,000 Kinshasa, Congo: 6,700,000 Hyderabad, India: 6,500,000 Philadelphia, USA: 6,000,000 Tientsin, China: 5,900,000 Ruhr, Germany: 5,800,000 Dallas, USA: 5,750,000 Detroit, USA: 5,750,000 Boston, USA: 5,650,000 Ahmadabad, India: 5,400,000 Khartoum, Sudan: 5,400,000 Miami, USA: 5,400,000 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 5,350,000 Baghdad, Iraq: 5,350,000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil: 5,350,000 Santiago, Chile: 5,300,000 Houston, USA: 5,250,000 Madrid, Spain: 5,250,000 St Petersburg, Russia: 5,200,000 Toronto, Canada: 5,100,000

(Sources: http://www.nationsonline.org, http://www.citypopulation.de, 2004)