List of largest cities - Wikipedia
There are 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people, according to 2024 estimates by the United Nations. The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area.
Largest Cities by Population 2024 - World Population Review
It is perhaps unsurprising that the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two most populated countries in the world, China and India. 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 ...
List of the world’s largest cities by population | Agglomeration ...
Sep 26, 2024 · With more than 70 million inhabitants, Guangzhou, China, is far and away the world’s largest city. But, what defines a city?
Ranked: The Most Populous Cities in the World - Visual Capitalist
Jan 19, 2021 · The Most Populous Cities Today. While Tokyo is the world’s most populous city with 37,393,000 people, this number is leveling out due to declining birth rates and an aging population. Indian and Chinese cities, on the other hand, will …
Ranked: The World’s Largest Cities By Population - Visual Capitalist
Aug 15, 2023 · Today, more than 4.3 billion people live in urban settings, or 55% of the world’s population. But what is the world’s largest city? Answers to that question will vary greatly depending on which lines are being used to demarcate …
Largest Cities By Population in 2024 - Macrotrends
2024 Metro Area Rankings. Rank. City Name. Population. 1. New York City. 19,034,000. 2. Los Angeles.
The 10 Largest Cities in the World by Population
1. Tokyo, Japan – 37.2 million. Street in Tokyo, Japan. Could you live in an apartment that’s just 95 square feet? Most people couldn’t, but this is the reality for many residents in the largest city in the world! Tokyo has a population of 37.2 million, meaning space is at a premium.
What is the most populous city in the world? Largest cities ranked.
Sep 26, 2022 · World Population Review, a site dedicated to boiling down demographical data into easily understandable stats, ranks Tokyo as the most populous city globally for 2022, counting over 37...
Population the world's largest cities - Our World in Data
Population the world's largest cities - Our World in Data. Related research and data. Charts. Access to electricity, urban vs. rural. Annual growth rate of urban agglomerations with 300,00 inhabitants or more. Annual growth rate of urban population share. Do more people live in urban or rural areas? Employment in agriculture vs. urban population.
30 Largest Cities in the World - ThoughtCo
Sep 13, 2024 · United Nations, 2016. The largest cities in the world, like Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai, have populations exceeding 25 million, driven by urbanization and economics.
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