List of cities proper by population


Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is the largest city proper in the world.
A view of Karachi, the world's third most populous city, in Pakistan at night

This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper. The list ranks the world's urban municipal units (or well-defined statistical groupings of such units) according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. The meaning and role of the political units taken for the purpose of this list to be the "city proper" are not and cannot be wholly consistent due to the differing systems of local government around the world. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.

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Cities proper by population

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Mumbai &0000000013922125.00000013,922,125[1] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000603.000000603 &0000000000023088.00000023,088  India
2 Shanghai &0000000013481600.00000013,481,600[2] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000001928.0000001,928 &0000000000006992.0000006,992  China
3 Karachi &0000000012991000.00000012,991,000[3] City District &0000000000003527.0000003,527 &0000000000003683.0000003,683  Pakistan
4 Delhi &0000000012259230.00000012,259,230[1] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000431.000000431[4] &0000000000026276.00000026,276  India
5 Istanbul &0000000011372613.00000011,372,613[5] Municipality &0000000000001831.0000001,831 &0000000000006211.0000006,211  Turkey
6 São Paulo &0000000010990249.00000010,990,249[6] Municipality &0000000000001523.0000001,523 &0000000000007216.0000007,216  Brazil
7 Moscow &0000000010452000.00000010,452,000[7] City proper (includes Zelenograd) &0000000000001081.0000001,081 &0000000000009644.0000009,644  Russia
8 Seoul &0000000010421782.00000010,421,782[8] Special City &0000000000000605.400000605.4 &0000000000017215.00000017,215  South Korea
9 Beijing &0000000010123000.00000010,123,000[9] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000001368.3200001,368.32 &0000000000007400.0000007,400  China
10 Mexico City &0000000008836045.0000008,836,045[10] Federal District &0000000000001485.0000001,485 &0000000000005950.0000005,950  Mexico
11 Tokyo &0000000008731000.0000008,731,000[11] 23 special wards area &0000000000000617.000000617 &0000000000014151.00000014,151  Japan
12 Jakarta &0000000008489910.0000008,489,910[12] Special capital district &0000000000000664.000000664 &0000000000012738.00000012,738  Indonesia
13 New York City &0000000008310212.0000008,310,212[13] City proper &0000000000000789.400000789.4 &0000000000010452.00000010,452  United States
14 Lagos &0000000007937932.0000007,937,932[14] statistical area &0000000000000999.600000999.6 &0000000000007938.0000007,938  Nigeria
15 Kinshasa &0000000007843000.0000007,843,000[7] City-Province &0000000000009965.0000009,965 &0000000000000787.000000787  Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 Tehran &0000000007797520.0000007,797,520[15] City proper &0000000000000760.000000760 &0000000000010260.00000010,260  Iran
17 Lima &0000000007605742.0000007,605,742[16] Province[17] &0000000000002670.4000002,670.4 &0000000000002848.0000002,848  Peru
18 London &0000000007556900.0000007,556,900[18] Greater London[19] &0000000000001580.0000001,580 &0000000000004863.0000004,863  United Kingdom
19 Bogotá &0000000007155052.0000007,155,052[20] Capital district &0000000000001590.0000001,590 &0000000000004500.0000004,500  Colombia
20 Hong Kong &0000000006985200.0000006,985,200[21] Special Administrative Region &0000000000001092.0000001,092 &0000000000006397.0000006,397  China
21 Bangkok &0000000006972000.0000006,972,000[22] Administrative area &0000000000001568.7400001,568.74 &0000000000004444.0000004,444  Thailand
22 Cairo &0000000006758581.0000006,758,581[23] Governorate &0000000000000214.000000214 &0000000000037136.00000037,136  Egypt
23 Dhaka &0000000006737774.0000006,737,774[24] City Corporation &0000000000000154.000000154[25] &0000000000043752.00000043,752  Bangladesh
24 Ho Chi Minh City &0000000006650942.0000006,650,942[26] Province-level municipality &0000000000002095.0100002,095.01 &0000000000003175.0000003,175  Vietnam
25 Lahore &0000000006318745.0000006,318,745[27] City District &0000000000001772.0000001,772 &0000000000003566.0000003,566  Pakistan
26 Rio de Janeiro &0000000006161047.0000006,161,047[6] Municipality &0000000000001182.0000001,182 &0000000000005212.0000005,212  Brazil
27 Tianjin &0000000005800000.0000005,800,000[28] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000002057.0000002,057 &0000000000002820.0000002,820  China
28 Chongqing &0000000005780000.0000005,780,000[citation needed] Core districts &0000000000005467.2000005,467.2 &0000000000001057.0000001,057  China
29 Baghdad &0000000005337684.0000005,337,684[1] City proper  Iraq
30 Bangalore &0000000005310318.0000005,310,318[1] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000741.000000741 &0000000000007166.0000007,166  India
31 Kolkata &0000000005080519.0000005,080,519[1] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000185.000000185 &0000000000027462.00000027,462  India
32 Santiago &0000000004985893.0000004,985,893[29] Province[30] &0000000000002030.0000002,030 &0000000000002456.0000002,456  Chile
33 Singapore &0000000004839400.0000004,839,400[31] Country &0000000000000701.000000701 &0000000000006904.0000006,904  Singapore
34 Guangzhou &0000000004653131.0000004,653,131[32] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
35 Saint Petersburg &0000000004596000.0000004,596,000[33] City proper &0000000000001439.0000001,439 [34] &0000000000003179.0000003,179  Russia
36 Wuhan &0000000004593410.0000004,593,410[32] (2002-12-31) Core districts &0000000000000400.000000400 &0000000000011484.00000011,484  China
37 Chennai &0000000004590267.0000004,590,267[1] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000187.000000187 &0000000000024547.00000024,547  India
38 Riyadh &0000000004465000.0000004,465,000[7] City proper &0000000000000800.000000800 &0000000000005581.0000005,581  Saudi Arabia
39 Surat &0000000004274429.0000004,274,429[35] (mid-2008 est.) Municipal Corporation (new limits) &0000000000000326.515000326.515[36] &0000000000013091.00000013,091  India
40 Alexandria &0000000004110015.0000004,110,015[23] Governorate &0000000000002680.0000002,680 &0000000000001611.0000001,611  Egypt
41 Yangon &0000000004088000.0000004,088,000[7] Urban agglomeration &0000000000000598.750000598.75[37] &0000000000006828.0000006,828  Myanmar
42 Hyderabad &0000000004025335.0000004,025,335[1] Municipal corporation &0000000000000172.000000172 &0000000000023403.00000023,403  India
43 Shenyang &0000000003995531.0000003,995,531[32] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
44 Ahmedabad &0000000003913793.0000003,913,793[1] Municipal corporation &0000000000000204.000000204 &0000000000019185.00000019,185  India
45 Ankara &0000000003901201.0000003,901,201[5] Municipality &0000000000002516.0000002,516 &0000000000001551.0000001,551  Turkey
46 Johannesburg &0000000003888180.0000003,888,180[38] City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality &0000000000001644.9600001,644.96 &0000000000002364.0000002,364  South Africa
47 Los Angeles &0000000003849378.0000003,849,378[39] City proper &0000000000001290.0000001,290 &0000000000002980.0000002,980  United States
48 Abidjan &0000000003802000.0000003,802,000[7] Department/District &0000000000002119.0000002,119 &0000000000001794.0000001,794  Côte d'Ivoire
49 Yokohama &0000000003650000.0000003,650,000[40] City proper &0000000000000437.000000437 &0000000000008352.0000008,352  Japan
50 Busan &0000000003615101.0000003,615,101[8] Metropolitan City &0000000000000765.660000765.66 &0000000000004722.0000004,722  South Korea
51 Cape Town &0000000003497097.0000003,497,097[38] City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality &0000000000002454.7200002,454.72 &0000000000001424.0000001,424  South Africa
52 Durban &0000000003468086.0000003,468,086[38] eThekwini metropolitan municipality &0000000000002291.8900002,291.89 &0000000000001513.0000001,513  South Africa
53 Berlin &0000000003426354.0000003,426,354[41] City and state of Germany &0000000000000892.000000892 &0000000000003842.0000003,842  Germany
54 Pune &0000000003337481.0000003,337,481[1] Municipal corporation &0000000000000450.690000450.69 &0000000000007214.0000007,214  India
55 Pyongyang &0000000003255388.0000003,255,388[42] Directly Governed City  North Korea
56 Madrid &0000000003213271.0000003,213,271[43] Municipality &0000000000000698.000000698 &0000000000004604.0000004,604  Spain
57 Kanpur &0000000003144267.0000003,144,267[1] Municipal corporation &0000000000000267.000000267 &0000000000011776.00000011,776  India
58 Jaipur &0000000003102808.0000003,102,808[1] Municipal corporation &0000000000000485.000000485 &0000000000006398.0000006,398  India
59 Buenos Aires &0000000003050728.0000003,050,728[44] Argentine Capital District &0000000000000203.000000203 &0000000000015028.00000015,028  Argentina
60 Nairobi &0000000003038553.0000003,038,553[45] Province &0000000000000696.000000696 &0000000000004366.0000004,366  Kenya
61 Jeddah &0000000003012000.0000003,012,000[7] City proper  Saudi Arabia

See also

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