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Where are the world's largest cities?
Largest cities by population (in millions), land area (sq. km), and population density (population per sq. km), according to 2019 estimates
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Data from 15th Annual Report- Demographia http://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
Select a category:
Population
Built-up Area
Population Density
Rank
Country
City
Population
Density
(per sq. km)
% Increase
(since 2000)
1
Dhaka
41,000
112%
2
Mogadishu
28,200
NA
3
Surat
27,400
9.1%
4
Mumbai
26,900
22%
6
Hong-Kong
26,100
-11.2%
5
Macau
26,400
NA
8
Al-Raqqa
24,800
NA
7
Tshikapa
25,400
NA
9
Bukavu
23,300
NA
10
Muzzaffarnagar
23,000
NA
Rank
Country
City
Area
(sq.km)
% Increase
(since 2000)
1
New York City
11,875
5.4%
2
Boston-Providence
9,189
NA*
3
Tokyo-Yokohoma
8,223
4.9%
4
Atlanta
7,296
43.5%
6
Los Angeles
6,299
8.3%
5
Chicago
6,856
15.1%
8
Washington-Baltimore
5,457
NA*
7
Moscow
5,698
25.7%
9
Philadelphia
5,335
14.4%
10
Dallas-Fort Worth
5,175
11%
Rank
Country
City
Population
(in millions)
% Increase
(since 2008)
1
Tokyo
38.5
11.9%
2
Jakarta
34.3
57.6%
3
New Delhi
28.1
56.2%
4
Manila
25.0
28.2%
6
Mumbai
23.6
21.0%
5
Seoul
24.3
21.5%
8
New York
21.0
4.75%
7
Shanghai
22.1
53%
9
Sao Paulo
20.9
9.37%
10
Mexico City
20.3
10.6%
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