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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
Data from 15th Annual Report- Demographia http://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
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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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