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World's Largest Cities

Includes surrounding metro area. Populations are estimated.

1. Tokyo, Japan - 31.7 Million

2. Seoul, South Korea - 22.7 Million

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3. Mexico City , Mexico - 19.4 Million

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4. New York City, United States - 18.8 Million

Rank Metropolitan area Country Population Estimate
1 Tokyo Area Japan 31,729,844
2 Seoul Area South Korea 22,742,000
3 Mexico City (Greater Mexico City) Mexico 19,411,000
4 New York City (New York metropolitan area) United States 18,818,536
5 Sao Paulo (Greater Sao Paulo Area) Brazil 18,333,000
6 Mumbai (Bombay) (Mumbai Metropolitan Area) India 18,196,000
7 Cairo (Greater Cairo) Egypt 15,750,000
8 Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi) India 15,048,000
9 Shanghai China 14,503,000
10 Kolkata (Calcutta) (Kolkata Metropolitan Area) India 14,277,000
11 Moscow Russia 13,400,000
12 Jakarta (Jabotabek Metropolitan Area) Indonesia 13,215,000
13 Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles Area) United States 12,950,129
14 Buenos Aires (Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires) Argentina 12,550,000
15 Dhaka Bangladesh 12,430,000
16 Osaka (Osaka metropolitan area) Japan 12,116,540
17 London (London commuter belt) United Kingdom 11,624,807
18 Karachi Pakistan 11,608,000
19 Paris (Ile-de-France) France 11,491,000
20 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 11,469,000
21 Istanbul Turkey 11,332,000
22 Lagos Nigeria 10,886,000
23 Beijing China 10,717,000
24 Manila (Metro Manila) Philippines 10,686,000
25 Chicago (Chicago Metropolitan Area) United States 9,505,748
26 Guangzhou China 8,425,000
27 LimaCallao (Lima Metropolitan Area) Peru 8,187,398
28 BogotSoacha Colombia 7,881,556
29 Tehran Iran 7,314,000
30 Shenzhen China 7,233,000
31 Wuhan China 7,093,000
32 Hong Kong S.A.R. China 7,041,000
33 Tianjin China 7,040,000
34 Chennai (Madras) India 6,916,000
35 Taipei (Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area) Taiwan 6,646,503
36 Bangkok (Bangkok Metropolitan Area) Thailand 6,593,000
37 Bangalore India 6,462,000
38 Chongqing China 6,363,000
39 Lahore Pakistan 6,289,000
40 Johannesburg (Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area) South Africa 6,239,745
41 Hyderabad India 6,115,000
42 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,049,000
43 Madrid (Madrid metropolitan area) Spain 6,008,183
44 Dallas (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) United States 6,003,967
45 Baghdad Iraq 5,904,000
46 Philadelphia (Delaware Valley) United States 5,826,742
47 Santiago Chile 5,683,000
48 Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) Canada 5,555,912
49 Houston (Greater Houston) United States 5,539,949
50 Miami (South Florida) United States 5,463,857
51 Ruhr Area Germany 5,359,228
52 Nagoya (Chukyo Metropolitan Area) Japan 5,318,500
53 Saint Petersburg Russia 5,312,000
54 Barcelona (Urban Region of Barcelona) Spain 5,309,404
55 Belo Horizonte Brazil 5,304,000
56 Washington, D.C. (Washington Metropolitan Area) United States 5,290,400
57 Atlanta (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) United States 5,138,223
58 Ahmedabad India 5,120,000
59 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam 5,065,000
60 Berlin Germany 4,935,524
61 Shenyang China 4,720,000
62 KhartoumKhartoum NorthOmdurman Sudan 4,518,000
63 Detroit (Metro Detroit) United States 4,468,966
64 Boston (Greater Boston) United States 4,455,217
65 Pune India 4,409,000
66 Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley) Malaysia 4,400,000
67 Sydney Australia 4,331,000
68 Singapore Singapore 4,326,000
69 Dongguan China 4,320,000
70 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 4,193,000
71 San Francisco (San Francisco Bay Area) United States 4,180,027
72 Hanoi Vietnam 4,164,000
73 Bandung Indonesia 4,126,000
74 Chittagong Bangladesh 4,114,000
75 Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar 4,107,000
76 Chengdu China 4,065,000
77 Phoenix (Valley of the Sun) United States 4,039,182
78 Riverside-San Bernardino (Inland Empire) United States 4,026,135
79 Guadalajara (Guadalajara Metropolitan Area) Mexico 3,968,000
80 Xi'an China 3,926,000
81 Milan Italy 3,904,882
82 Athens Greece 3,894,573
83 Porto Alegre Brazil 3,795,000
84 Alexandria Egypt 3,770,000
85 Rome Italy 3,700,424
86 Harbin China 3,695,000
87 Montreal (Greater Montreal Area) Canada 3,635,571
88 Melbourne Australia 3,626,000
89 Nanjing China 3,621,000
90 Monterrey (Monterrey Metropolitan Area) Mexico 3,596,000
91 Abidjan Cte d'Ivoire 3,577,000
92 Ankara Turkey 3,573,000
93 Surat India 3,557,000
94 Busan (Pusan) South Korea 3,554,000
95 Recife Brazil 3,527,000
96 Guiyang China 3,447,000
97 Pyongyang North Korea 3,351,000
98 Brasilia Brazil 3,341,000
99 Salvador Brazil 3,331,000
100 Medelln Colombia 3,312,165