26/01/2005 | Top 100 Cities of the World - ranked by population
W.A Staff
NOTE: Numbers shown include population within the recognized metro area of the city, and they include
people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.
1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025,000 2. Mexico City, Mexico - 18,131,000 3. Mumbai, India - 18,042,000 4. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711,000 5. New York City, USA - 16,626,000 6. Shanghai, China - 14,173,000 7. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000 8. Los Angeles, USA - 13,129,000 9. Calcutta, India - 12,900,000 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 12,431,000
11. Seóul, South Korea - 12,215,000 12. Beijing, China - 12,033,000 13. Karachi, Pakistan - 11,774,000 14. Delhi, India - 11,680,000 15. Dhaka, Bangladesh - 10,979,000 16. Manila, Philippines - 10,818,000 17. Cairo, Egypt - 10,772,000 18. Õsaka, Japan - 10,609,000 19. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10,556,000 20. Tianjin, China - 10,239,000
21. Jakarta, Indonesia - 9,815,000 22. Paris, France - 9,638,000 23. Istanbul, Turkey - 9,413,000 24. Moscow, Russian Fed. - 9,299,000 25. London, United Kingdom - 7,640,000 26. Lima, Peru - 7,443,000 27. Tehrãn, Iran - 7,380,000 28. Bangkok, Thailand - 7,221,000 29. Chicago, USA - 6,945,000 30. Bogotá, Colombia - 6,834,000
31. Hyderabad, India - 6,833,000 32. Chennai, India - 6,639,000 33. Essen, Germany - 6,559,000 34. Hangzhou, China - 6,389,000 35. Hong Kong, China - 6,097,000 36. Lahore, Pakistan - 6,030,000 37. Shenyang, China - 5,681,000 38. Changchun, China - 5,566,000 39. Bangalore, India - 5,544,000 40. Harbin, China - 5,475,000