The World - Top 100+ Urban Areas by Population
Population data courtesy of the United Nations Statistics Division and is by urban area as defined by each member country (for specific city data, see our ranking by city). Data is as of 2010 estimates.
| Rank | Urban Area | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96. | Berlin | Germany | 3,450,000 | |
| 95. | Curitiba | Brazil | 3,450,000 | |
| 94. | Surabaya | Indonesia | 3,500,000 | |
| 93. | Atlanta | United States | 3,500,000 | |
| 92. | Nairobi | Kenya | 3,520,000 | |
| 91. | Medellín | Colombia | 3,575,000 | |
| 90. | Accra | Ghana | 3,600,000 | |
| 89. | Sydney | Australia | 3,641,000 | |
| 88. | Fortaleza | Brazil | 3,700,000 | |
| 87. | Kabul | Afghanistan | 3,730,000 | |
| 86. | Recife | Brazil | 3,850,000 | |
| 85. | Monterrey | Mexico | 3,875,000 | |
| 84. | Salvador | Brazil | 3,900,000 | |
| 83. | Barcelona | Spain | 3,900,000 | |
| 82. | Detroit | United States | 3,903,000 | |
| 81. | Ankara | Turkey | 3,910,000 | |
| 80. | Houston | United States | 3,912,000 | |
| 79. | Washington | United States | 3,934,000 | |
| 78. | Harbin | China | 4,000,000 | |
| 77. | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 4,075,000 | |
| 76. | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,125,000 | |
| 75. | Nanjing | China | 4,170,000 | |
| 74. | Surat | India | 4,170,000 | |
| 73. | Milan | Italy | 4,200,000 | |
| 72. | Yangon | Myanmar | 4,350,000 | |
| 71. | Alexandria | Egypt | 4,375,000 | |
| 70. | Guadalajara | Mexico | 4,400,000 | |
| 69. | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | 4,446,000 | |
| 68. | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 4,560,000 | |
| 67. | Xi'an | China | 4,655,000 | |
| 66. | Boston | United States | 4,659,000 | |
| 65. | Luanda | Angola | 4,770,000 | |
| 64. | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 4,850,000 | |
| 63. | Madrid | Spain | 4,900,000 | |
| 62. | Miami | United States | 4,919,000 | |
| 61. | Pune | India | 5,000,000 | |
| 60. | Hangzhou | China | 5,030,000 | |
| 59. | Singapore | Singapore | 5,075,000 | |
| 58. | Chengdu | China | 5,090,000 | |
| 57. | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 5,100,000 | |
| 56. | Philadelphia | United States | 5,149,000 | |
| 55. | Khartoum | Sudan | 5,170,000 | |
| 54. | Shenyang | China | 5,250,000 | |
| 53. | Wuhan | China | 5,360,000 | |
| 52. | San Francisco-San Jose | United States | 5,524,000 | |
| 51. | Toronto-Hamilton | Canada | 5,671,000 | |
| 50. | Ahmadabad | India | 5,720,000 | |
| 49. | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5,850,000 | |
| 48. | Baghdad | Iraq | 5,890,000 | |
| 47. | Santiago | Chile | 5,950,000 | |
| 46. | Bandung | Indonesia | 5,950,000 | |
| 45. | Tianjin | China | 6,400,000 | |
| 44. | Chongqing | China | 6,620,000 | |
| 43. | Hyderabad | India | 6,750,000 | |
| 42. | Hong Kong | China | 6,975,000 | |
| 41. | Bangkok | Thailand | 6,980,000 | |
| 40. | Lahore | Pakistan | 7,130,000 | |
| 39. | Bangalore | India | 7,220,000 | |
| 38. | Tehran | Iran | 7,225,000 | |
| 37. | Essen-Düsseldorf | Germany | 7,250,000 | |
| 36. | Johannesburg-East Rand | South Africa | 7,275,000 | |
| 35. | Chennai | India | 7,550,000 | |
| 34. | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 7,600,000 | |
| 33. | London | United Kingdom | 8,278,000 | |
| 32. | Taipei | Taiwan | 8,300,000 | |
| 31. | Bogotá | Colombia | 8,500,000 | |
| 30. | Chicago | United States | 8,646,000 | |
| 29. | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,750,000 | |
| 28. | Lima | Peru | 8,940,000 | |
| 27. | Nagoya | Japan | 10,025,000 | |
| 26. | Paris | France | 10,475,000 | |
| 25. | Lagos | Nigeria | 10,550,000 | |
| 24. | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 11,175,000 | |
| 23. | Guangzhou-Foshan | China | 11,710,000 | |
| 22. | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11,900,000 | |
| 21. | Dongguan | China | 12,000,000 | |
| 20. | Istanbul | Turkey | 12,739,000 | |
| 19. | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13,070,000 | |
| 18. | Karachi | Pakistan | 13,125,000 | |
| 17. | Moscow | Russia | 13,250,000 | |
| 16. | Beijing | China | 13,545,000 | |
| 15. | Los Angeles | United States | 13,829,000 | |
| 14. | Shenzhen | China | 15,000,000 | |
| 13. | Kolkota | India | 15,550,000 | |
| 12. | Cairo | Egypt | 16,250,000 | |
| 11. | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan | 17,000,000 | |
| 10. | Shanghai | China | 18,400,000 | |
| 9. | Manila | Philippines | 19,375,000 | |
| 8. | Mexico City | Mexico | 19,460,000 | |
| 7. | New York City | United States | 19,712,000 | |
| 6. | São Paulo | Brazil | 20,250,000 | |
| 5. | Mumbai | India | 20,900,000 | |
| 4. | Jakarta | Indonesia | 21,700,000 | |
| 3. | Delhi | India | 22,155,000 | |
| 2. | Seoul-Incheon | South Korea | 22,500,000 | |
| 1. | Tokyo-Yokohama | Japan | 36,650,000 |
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