Most populated cities in the World in 2024

According to the most recent population data of cities, the most populated city in the world was Tokyo from Japan. Tokyo, which has a population of 37 million 393 thousand, was followed by Delhi from India with a population of 30 million 291 thousand and Shanghai from China with a population of 27 million 58 thousand.

The ranking below is based on Macrotrends’ 150 Most Populous Cities list. From Turkey, with a population of 15 million 190 thousand, Istanbul entered the 14th place, and with a population of 5 million 118 thousand, Ankara entered the 83rd place. Sao Paulo from Brazil with a population of 22 million 43 thousand, Mexico City with a population of 21 million 782 thousand and Dhaka from Bangladesh with a population of 21 million 6 thousand followed the first three places in the list.

Most Populous Cities list

Rank
City
Country
Population
1
Tokyo
Japan
37,393,000
2
Delhi
India
30,291,000
3
Shanghai
China
27,058,000
4
Sao Paulo
Brazil
22,043,000
5
Mexico City
Mexico
21,782,000
6
Dhaka
Bangladeş
21,006,000
7
Cairo
Egypt
20,901,000
8
Beijing
China
20,463,000
9
Mumbai
India
20,411,000
10
Osaka
Japan
19,165,000
11
New York City
USA
18,804,000
12
Karachi
Pakistan
16,094,000
13
Chongqing
China
15,872,000
14
Istanbul
Turkey
15,190,000
15
Buenos Aires
Argentina
15,154,000
16
Calcutta
India
14,850,000
17
Lagos
Nigeria
14,368,000
18
Kinshasa
Republic of Congo
14,342,000
19
Manila
Filipinler
13,923,000
20
Tianjin
China
13,589,000
21
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
13,458,000
22
Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
13,302,000
23
Lahore
Pakistan
12,642,000
24
Moscow
Russia
12,538,000
25
Los Angeles
USA
12,447,000
26
Shenzhen
China
12,357,000
27
Bangalore
India
12,327,000
28
Paris
France
11,017,000
29
Bogota
Kolombiya
10,978,000
30
Madras
India
10,971,000
31
Jakarta
Indonesia
10,770,000
32
Lima
Peru
10,719,000
33
Bangkok
Thailand
10,539,000
34
Hyderabad
India
10,004,000
35
Seoul
South Korea
9,963,000
36
Nagoya
Japan
9,552,000
37
Chengdu
China
9,136,000
38
Tehran
Iran
9,135,000
39
Chicago
USA
8,865,000
40
Nanjing, Jiangsu
China
8,847,000
41
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
8,602,000
42
Wuhan
China
8,365,000
43
Luanda
Angola
8,330,000
44
Ahmadabad
India
8,059,000
45
Xian, Shaanxi
China
8,001,000
46
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
7,997,000
47
Hangzhou
China
7,642,000
48
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
7,548,000
49
Dongguan
China
7,408,000
50
Foshan
China
7,327,000
51
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
7,231,000
52
Shenyang
China
7,220,000
53
Surat
India
7,185,000
54
Baghdad
Irak
7,144,000
55
Suzhou, Jiangsu
China
7,070,000
56
Santiago
Chile
6,767,000
57
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
6,702,000
58
Poona
India
6,629,000
59
Madrid
Spain
6,618,000
60
Haerbin
China
6,387,000
61
Houston
US
6,371,000
62
Dallas/Fort Worth
USA
6,301,000
63
Toronto
Canada
6,197,000
64
Miami
US
6,122,000
65
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
6,084,000
66
Singapore
Singapore
5,935,000
67
Khartoum
Sudan
5,829,000
68
Atlanta
USA
5,803,000
69
Johannesburg
South Africa
5,783,000
70
Philadelphia
US
5,717,000
71
Qingdao
China
5,620,000
72
Dalian
China
5,618,000
73
Barcelona
Spain
5,586,000
74
Kitakyushu/Fukuoka
Japan
5,529,000
75
Saint Petersburg
Russia
5,468,000
76
Jinan, Shandong
China
5,360,000
77
Yangon
Myanmar
5,332,000
78
Zhengzhou
China
5,323,000
79
Washington DC
USA
5,322,000
80
Alexandria
Egypt
5,281,000
81
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
5,203,000
82
Guadalajara
Mexico
5,179,000
83
Ankara
Turkey
5,118,000
84
Chittagong
Bangladesh
5,020,000
85
Melbourne
Australia
4,968,000
86
Sydney
Australia
4,926,000
87
Monterrey
Mexico
4,874,000
88
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
4,794,000
89
Nairobi
Kenya
4,735,000
90
Ha Noi
Vietnam
4,678,000
91
Brasilia
Brazilya
4,646,000
92
Cape Town
South Africa
4,618,000
93
Jiddah
Saudi Arabia
4,610,000
94
Changsha
China
4,578,000
95
Phoenix
USA
4,511,000
96
Kunming
China
4,443,000
97
Changchun
China
4,426,000
98
Xinbei
Taiwan
4,398,000
99
Wulumqi
China
4,369,000
100
Shantou
China
4,327,000
101
Boston
USA
4,309,000
102
Rome
China
4,257,000
103
Hefei
China
4,242,000
104
Accept
Afganistan
4,222,000
105
Montreal
Canada
4,221,000
106
Tel Aviv/Jaffa
Israel
4,181,000
107
Porto Alegre
Brazil
4,137,000
108
Recife
Brazilya
4,127,000
109
Ningbo
China
4,116,000
110
Shijiazhuang
China
4,114,000
111
Fortaleza
Brazilya
4,073,000
112
Medellin
Kolombia
4,000,000
113
Kano
Nigeria
3,999,000
114
Yaounde
Cameroon
3,992,000
115
Jaipur
India
3,909,000
116
Ekurhuleni
South Africa
3,894,000
117
Taiyuan, Shanxi
China
3,891,000
118
Nanning
China
3,860,000
119
Salvador
Brazilya
3,839,000
120
Casablanca
Fas
3,752,000
121
Xiamen
China
3,720,000
122
Fuzhou, Fujian
China
3,686,000
123
Curitiba
Brazilya
3,679,000
124
Lucknow
India
3,677,000
125
Douala
Cameroon
3,663,000
126
Changzhou, Jiangsu
China
3,625,000
127
Wenzhou
China
3,624,000
128
Nanchang
China
3,598,000
129
Berlin
Germany
3,562,000
130
Calicut
India
3,555,000
131
Ibadan
Nijerya
3,552,000
132
Detroit
USA
3,548,000
133
Busan
South Korea
3,465,000
134
Faisalabad
Pakistan
3,462,000
135
Seattle
USA
3,433,000
136
Tangshan, Hebei
China
3,426,000
137
Bekasi
Indonesia
3,394,000
138
Malappuram
India
3,391,000
139
Antananarivo
Madagaskar
3,369,000
140
Kumasi
Gana
3,348,000
141
Asuncion
Paraguay
3,337,000
142
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
3,318,000
143
Guiyang
China
3,317,000
144
San Francisco
USA
3,314,000
145
Campinas
Brazilya
3,301,000
146
Kampala
Uganda
3,298,000
147
Abuja
Nijeryaa
3,278,000
148
Wuxi, Jiangsu
China
3,256,000
149
San Diego
USA
3,251,000
150
Mashhad
Iran
3,208,000

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