List of cities in the world by population with a population of over 4 million as of January 2015. There are 3 cities with a population of more than 20 million people and 16 cities with a population of more than 10 million people. The largest cities are Shanghai (24,150,000), Karachi (23,500,000) and Beijing (21,150,000). There are two Russian cities among the largest cities: Moscow (10th place) and St. Petersburg (43rd place). The table shows the population of cities without taking into account the suburbs.
Cities by population
| # | City | Population (people) | City area (km 2) | Population density (person / km 2) | The country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | 24,150,000 (with rural suburbs) | 6 340,50 | 3 809 | PRC PRC |
| 2 | Karachi | 23 500 000 | 3 527,00 | 6 663 | Pakistan Pakistan |
| 3 | Beijing | 21,516,000 (with rural suburbs) | 16 410,54 | 1 311 | PRC PRC |
| 4 | Delhi | 16 314 838 | 1 484,00 | 7 846 | india india |
| 5 | Lagos | 15 118 780 | 999,58 | 17 068 | Nigeria Nigeria |
| 6 | Istanbul | 13 854 740 | 5 461,00 | 6 467 | Turkey Turkey |
| 7 | Guangzhou | 13 080 500 | 3 843,43 | 3 305 | PRC PRC |
| 8 | Mumbai | 12 478 447 | 603,40 | 20 680 | india india |
| 9 | Tokyo | 13 370 198 | 622,99 | 14 562 | japan japan |
| 10 | Moscow | 12 197 596 | 2 561,50 | 4 814 | Russia, Russia |
| 11 | Dhaka | 12 043 977 | 815,80 | 14 763 | Bangladesh Bangladesh |
| 12 | Cairo | 11 922 949 | 3 085,10 | 3 864 | Egypt Egypt |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 11 895 893 | 1 521,11 | 7 762 | Brazil Brazil |
| 14 | Lahore | 11 318 745 | 1 772,00 | 3 566 | Pakistan Pakistan |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 10 467 400 | 1 991,64 | 5 255 | PRC PRC |
| 16 | Seoul | 10 388 055 | 605,21 | 17 164 | The Republic of Korea The Republic of Korea |
| 17 | Jakarta | 9 988 329 | 664,12 | 15 040 | Indonesia Indonesia |
| 18 | Kinshasa | 9 735 000 | 1 117,62 | 8 710 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 19 | Tianjin | 9 341 844 | 4 037,00 | 2 314 | PRC PRC |
| 20 | mexico city | 8 874 724 | 1 485,49 | 5 974 | Mexico Mexico |
| 21 | Lima | 8 693 387 | 2 672,30 | 3 253 | Peru Peru |
| 22 | Bangalore | 8 425 970 | 709,50 | 11 876 | india india |
| 23 | London | 8 416 535 | 1 572,15 | 5 354 | UK UK |
| 24 | New York | 8 405 837 | 783,84 | 10 724 | USA USA |
| 25 | Bangkok | 8 280 925 | 1 568,74 | 5 280 | Thailand Thailand |
| 26 | dongguan | 8 220 207 | 2 469,40 | 3 329 | PRC PRC |
| 27 | Tehran | 8 154 051 | 686,00 | 11 886 | Iran Iran |
| 28 | Ahmedabad | 8 029 975 | 475,00 | 11 727 | india india |
| 29 | Bogota | 7 776 845 | 859,11 | 9 052 | Colombia Colombia |
| 30 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7 681 700 | 2 095,60 | 3 667 | vietnam vietnam |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 7 219 700 | 1 104,43 | 6 537 | PRC PRC |
| 32 | Baghdad | 7 180 889 | 4 555,00 | 1 577 | Iraq Iraq |
| 33 | Wuhan | 6 886 253 | 1 327,61 | 5 187 | PRC PRC |
| 34 | Hyderabad | 6 809 970 | 621,48 | 10 958 | india india |
| 35 | Hanoi | 6 844 100 | 3 323,60 | 2 059 | vietnam vietnam |
| 36 | Luanda | 6 542 944 | 2 257,00 | 2 899 | angola angola |
| 37 | Rio de Janeiro | 6 429 923 | 1 200,27 | 5 357 | Brazil Brazil |
| 38 | Foshan | 6 151 622 | 2 034,62 | 3 023 | PRC PRC |
| 39 | Santiago | 5 743 719 | 1 249,90 | 4 595 | Chile Chile |
| 40 | Riyadh | 5 676 621 | 1 233,98 | 4 600 | Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia |
| 41 | Singapore | 5 399 200 | 712,40 | 7 579 | Singapore Singapore |
| 42 | Shantou | 5 391 028 | 2 064,42 | 2 611 | PRC PRC |
| 43 | St. Petersburg | 5 225 690 | 1 439,00 | 3 631 | Russia, Russia |
| 44 | Pune | 5 049 968 | 450,69 | 6 913 | india india |
| 45 | Ankara | 5 045 083 | 1 910,92 | 2 282 | Turkey Turkey |
| 46 | chennai | 4 792 949 | 426,51 | 21 057 | india india |
| 47 | Abidjan | 4 765 000 | 2 119,00 | 2 249 | Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire |
| 48 | Chengdu | 4 741 929 | 421,00 | 11 260 | PRC PRC |
| 49 | Yangon | 4 714 000 | 598,75 | 7 873 | Myanmar Myanmar |
| 50 | Alexandria | 4 616 625 | 2 300,00 | 2 007 | Egypt Egypt |
| 51 | chongqing | 4 513 137 | 1 435,07 | 3 145 | PRC PRC |
| 52 | Calcutta | 4 486 679 | 200,70 | 24 252 | india india |
| 53 | Xi'an | 4 467 837 | 832,17 | 5 388 | PRC Links
An excerpt characterizing the List of cities in the world by populationNapoleon enters Moscow after a brilliant victory de la Moskowa; there can be no doubt about victory, since the battlefield remains with the French. The Russians retreat and give up the capital. Moscow, filled with provisions, weapons, shells and untold riches, is in the hands of Napoleon. The Russian army, twice as weak as the French, does not make a single attempt to attack for a month. Napoleon's position is the most brilliant. In order to fall on the remnants of the Russian army with double strength and exterminate it, in order to negotiate a favorable peace or, in case of refusal, to make a threatening movement on Petersburg, in order even, in case of failure, to return to Smolensk or Vilna , or stay in Moscow - in order, in a word, to keep the brilliant position in which the French army was at that time, it would seem that no special genius is needed. To do this, it was necessary to do the simplest and easiest thing: to prevent the troops from plundering, to prepare winter clothes, which would be enough in Moscow for the entire army, and to correctly collect provisions for the entire army that were in Moscow for more than six months (according to French historians). Napoleon, the most brilliant of geniuses and having the power to direct the army, historians say, did nothing of the sort.Not only did he not do any of this, but, on the contrary, he used his power to choose from all the paths of activity presented to him that which was the most stupid and pernicious of all. Of all that Napoleon could do: spend the winter in Moscow, go to St. Petersburg, go to Nizhny Novgorod, go back, north or south, the way that Kutuzov went later - well, whatever you think up is more stupid and more pernicious than what he did Napoleon, that is, to remain in Moscow until October, leaving the troops to plunder the city, then, hesitating whether to leave or not to leave the garrison, leave Moscow, approach Kutuzov, do not start fighting, go to the right, reach Maly Yaroslavets, again without experiencing the chance to break through , to go not along the road along which Kutuzov went, but to go back to Mozhaisk and along the devastated Smolensk road - nothing could be more stupid than this, more detrimental to the army, as the consequences showed. Let the most skillful strategists come up with, imagining that Napoleon's goal was to destroy his army, come up with another series of actions that would, with the same certainty and independence from everything that the Russian troops undertake, would completely destroy the whole French army, like what Napoleon did. The brilliant Napoleon did it. But to say that Napoleon destroyed his army because he wanted it, or because he was very stupid, would be just as unfair as to say that Napoleon brought his troops to Moscow because he wanted it, and because that he was very smart and brilliant. In both cases, his personal activity, which had no more power than the personal activity of each soldier, only coincided with the laws according to which the phenomenon took place. Quite falsely (only because the consequences did not justify the activities of Napoleon) historians present to us the strength of Napoleon weakened in Moscow. He, just as before, as after, in the 13th year, used all his skill and strength to do the best for himself and his army. Napoleon's activity during this time is no less amazing than in Egypt, in Italy, in Austria and in Prussia. We do not know correctly about the extent to which the genius of Napoleon was real in Egypt, where forty centuries looked at his greatness, because all these great feats are described to us only by the French. We cannot correctly judge his genius in Austria and Prussia, since information about his activities there must be drawn from French and German sources; and the incomprehensible surrender of corps without battles and fortresses without siege should incline the Germans to recognize genius as the only explanation for the war that was waged in Germany. But there is no reason for us to recognize his genius in order to hide our shame, thank God. We have paid to have the right to simply and directly look at the matter, and we will not cede this right. His activity in Moscow is as amazing and ingenious as elsewhere. Orders after orders and plans after plans come from him from the moment he enters Moscow until he leaves it. The absence of residents and deputations, and the fire of Moscow itself, do not bother him. He does not lose sight of either the good of his army, or the actions of the enemy, or the good of the peoples of Russia, or the administration of the valleys of Paris, or diplomatic considerations about the forthcoming conditions of peace. In military terms, immediately upon entering Moscow, Napoleon strictly orders General Sebastiani to follow the movements of the Russian army, sends corps along different roads, and orders Murat to find Kutuzov. Then he diligently orders the strengthening of the Kremlin; then he makes an ingenious plan for a future campaign across the entire map of Russia. In terms of diplomacy, Napoleon calls to himself the robbed and ragged captain Yakovlev, who does not know how to get out of Moscow, sets out to him in detail all his policy and his generosity and, writing a letter to Emperor Alexander, in which he considers it his duty to inform his friend and brother that Rostopchin badly ordered in Moscow, he sends Yakovlev to Petersburg. Having set out in the same detail his views and generosity before Tutolmin, he sends this old man to St. Petersburg for negotiations. |
The list of the largest cities in the world depends on the criterion by which this rating is being formed. For example, the CITYMAYORS think tank takes into account only the population living in urban areas.
But the DEMOGRAPHIA WORLD URBAN AREAS rating is annually formed taking into account people living both in the city and in the suburbs. Recent times the cities of the world have long been intertwined with the surrounding territories, forming an agglomeration. So, the largest agglomerations in the world as of 2019 are:
1. Tokyo - 37.5 million people
The largest agglomeration in the world, which includes not only the densely populated territory of Tokyo, but also 87 adjacent cities associated with it. Many industrial, financial, cultural centers of the whole country are concentrated here. It is located in the southeastern part of the island of Honshu.
2. Jakarta, 34 million people
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, the second largest city in the world in terms of population, with a population of about 32 million people. It is located on the northwest coast of Java. The population of Jakarta is growing rapidly - since 1930 it has increased almost 17 times.
3. Delhi, 27 million people
A city located in northern India on the banks of the Jumna River with a population of over 27 million people. Delhi is a cosmopolitan city with a wide variety of ethnic groups and cultures, as well as a huge number of monuments, ancient architecture and places of cultural heritage.
4. Manila, 25 million people
The capital of the Philippines is one of the largest cities in the world and ranks 4th in the ranking. 25 million people live here. Manila is the most populous city with the highest population density in the world.
5. Seoul, 24 million people
In fifth place in terms of the number of people living is the capital of South Korea - Seoul. About 23.5 million people live in the Seoul-Incheon agglomeration. The city is located on the Hangang River and is the main political, economic and cultural center of the Republic of Korea, and one of the leading financial centers of East Asia.
6. Mumbai 23 million people
Mumbai is a major link in international communications. The city has a deep natural harbor and is the largest port in western India. Mumbai is one of the most important economic and cultural centers of India. It is a city of great contrasts, with a population of about 23 million people.
7. Shanghai, 22 million people
The largest city and financial center of China and the largest seaport on the planet. Shanghai is a bright, dynamic city, where many events, conferences and festivals are constantly taking place. The population of Shanghai by 2019 is 22 million people.
8. New York, 21.5 million people
A city known throughout the world for its financial, economic, political, architectural and cultural centers. 21.5 million people live on its territory. The population density is 10,654 people/km²
9. Sao Paulo, 21 million people
The capital of Brazil, Sao Paulo is the main economic, corporate, transport and financial center of Brazil and the richest city in the country. There are numerous representative offices of the world's leading corporations in the city.
Modern large city large quantity business centers and skyscrapers. The population of São Paulo is ethnically very diverse and amounts to 21 million people
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Dakka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. Located in the Ganges delta, on the left bank of the Buriganga. Dhaka is considered the "rickshaw capital of the world" - more than 300 thousand of these colorfully painted "carts" are officially registered here, without which not a single event can do.
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Moscow is the capital Russian Federation, a city of federal significance, the administrative center of the Central Federal District and the center of the Moscow Region, which is not part of it. Moscow is the largest financial center on a national scale, an international business center and a control center for a large part of the country's economy. For example, about half of the banks registered in Russia are concentrated in Moscow. According to Ernst & Young, Moscow ranks 7th among European cities in terms of investment attractiveness.
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Mumbai is a city in western India, on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The capital of the state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the cultural center of the country, there are many museums and art galleries, concerts are held with the participation of both national performers and world-famous stars, and the largest film companies in all of India are located here.
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Guangzhou is a sub-provincial city of the People's Republic of China, the capital of Guangdong Province, the political, economic, scientific, technical, educational, cultural and transport center of all of southern China.
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Tambul is the largest city in Turkey, the main commercial, industrial and cultural center, the main port of the country. It is located on the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, which divides it into European and Asian parts, connected by bridges and a metro tunnel. In terms of population, the first city in Europe (taking into account the population living both in the proper European and in the Asian parts). Former capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires.
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Lagos is a port city in the southwest of Nigeria, the largest city in the country. Lagos is the most populated city in Africa. About half of Nigeria's industry is concentrated in Lagos.
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Delhi is located in northern India on the banks of the Jumna River. Delhi is a cosmopolitan city that mixes different cultures. Delhi has also become a city of science, and occupies a leading position not only in the field of information technologies, telecommunications, but also in natural and applied sciences. 30% of IT in India is concentrated in Delhi (here Delhi is second only to Bangalore, where 35% of IT specialists are concentrated).
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Beijing is the capital and one of the cities of central subordination of the People's Republic of China. Beijing is surrounded on three sides by Hebei Province and borders Tianjin in the southeast. Beijing is home to the headquarters of most of China's national companies. The largest transportation hub in China, many highways and railways start in Beijing, and Beijing Capital International Airport is the second largest in the world in terms of passenger traffic.
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Karachi is a port city in the south of Pakistan, the largest city in the country and one of the largest cities in the world, the administrative center of the province of Sindh. auspicious geographical position The city, located in a convenient natural harbor, contributed to its rapid growth and development during the colonial period and especially after the partition of British India in 1947 into two independent states - India and Pakistan.
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Shanghai is the largest city in China and one of the most populated cities in the world. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China. The industrial sector of the city occupies a leading position in the state. The most profitable and developed areas are automotive production, mechanical engineering, petrochemical processing, metallurgy, textile and light industry.
Shanghai is a cozy, hospitable and, at the same time, the most highly developed metropolis in China. It surprisingly intertwines western chic and oriental charm. The metropolis is replete with expensive restaurants, breathtaking skyscrapers, fashionable shopping malls, casinos, luxury hotels and ancient architectural buildings. Europeans often compare it with Venice and Paris, in connection with which many beautiful nicknames have even stuck to the city - Pearl of the East, shopping paradise, East Paris.
Finding out which city is the largest in the world is easy. True, there will be several such megacities. After all, some are leading in size, others - in terms of population.
When studying modern geographical map it is difficult to determine in which settlements the most people live and which city is the largest in the world. After all, over time, numerous suburbs joined large cities: small towns, villages, large and small villages. Neighboring settlements formed vast areas of continuous construction - agglomeration. Such zones are clearly visible on satellite images in clear weather due to artificial lighting, which is used in cities and suburbs. The largest agglomerations are located in different parts of the globe, each of which is home to millions of people.
Tenth place in the world is occupied by Sao Paulo - the largest city in Brazil and the most populated metropolis on the American continent. It is a multinational port with a developed tourism and rich cultural life with a population of about 20 million people. It harmoniously combines ancient buildings, and modern architectural ensembles of glass and metal.
The largest city in the US, New York, is in 9th place. More than 8 million people live in it, and the New York metropolitan area has about 21 million inhabitants. This metropolis is an influential economic and financial center not only of the country, but also of the world. Broadway theaters and the Statue of Liberty are the most famous attractions in the city. New York has experienced most of the saddest events in US history in recent decades - the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Foreign tourists consider this city the most attractive place to visit in the United States.
Mumbai (old name - Bombay) - in eighth place. Together with the suburbs, the most populated city in India has more than 22 million inhabitants. This is a place where the cultures of Asia and Europe are combined, preserved national traditions, a locals enjoy participating in festivals and celebrations of numerous ethnic groups.
Chinese Shanghai ranks seventh in the ranking with a population of over 23 million inhabitants. The city has low crime and unique modern architecture. In it, new buildings are adjacent to historical buildings, the second largest skyscraper in the world is located. Among the agglomerates, it is in seventh place, and among the cities of Shanghai it ranks first.
Karachi used to be the capital of Pakistan. Now it has remained simply the largest city in the country, the center of its business, commercial and industrial life. At the beginning of the 18th century, Karachi was a small fishing village, now it ranks sixth in the top of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The population of Karachi is more than 23 million people, the city is actively developing and is considered one of the fastest growing.
Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea and the center of the world's fifth largest agglomeration with a population of over 24 million people. Royal palaces of ruling dynasties in the past, museums, national parks with Buddhist temples and centers of contemporary art - there is something to see for a curious tourist. Seoul is considered one of the best cities for shopping, and you can always try something delicious in establishments.
The fourth line belongs to the capital of the Philippines. More than 24 million people live in the city of Manila and its surrounding areas. This is one of the busiest ports in the world with a developed industry. Ancient buildings attract tourists; there are many religious and historical sights here.
In 3rd place, the oldest city among megacities is Delhi. The capital of India is more than 5 thousand years old. The city has nine dissimilar administrative districts with general population more than 26 million people. New Delhi is a central part with rich skyscrapers, a government quarter and excellent infrastructure. It is very different from the Delhi slums with miserable shacks that lack the basic sanitary conditions for life. There are no running water, and more than twenty families use one toilet. Numerous mosques, temples, historical monuments, regular religious festivals, markets with a variety of goods and exotic Indian cuisine - all this is also the hallmark of Delhi.
Jakarta is home to nearly 32 million people and is the second most populated city in the world. This province with capital status has many mosques, temple complexes, parks and entertainment venues for every taste.
The population of Tokyo, together with the city of Yokohama, is almost 38 million people. This record is unlikely to be beaten by any metropolis in the near future. People have inhabited these places since the Stone Age, but only in the last 100 years Tokyo has gradually turned into one of the modern and developed cities in the world and has become the largest city in the world in terms of population. It consists of many islands and the mainland. It is one of the three world financial leaders along with London and New York. The population of the Tokyo agglomeration is larger than the entire Asian part of Russia.
Top 10 largest settlements by area
Some cities are distinguished not by the number of people living in them, but by their size.
| Item number | City name | The country | Area, sq. km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chongqing | China | 82403 |
| 2 | hangzhou | China | 16847 |
| 3 | Beijing | China | 16801 |
| 4 | Brisbane | Australia | 15826 |
| 5 | Chengdu | China | 14312 |
| 6 | Asmara | Eritrea | 12158 |
| 7 | Sydney | Australia | 12144 |
| 8 | Tianjin | China | 11943 |
| 9 | Melbourne | Australia | 9990 |
| 10 | Kinshasa | Congo | 9965 |
The leader of the rating is Chongqing, which occupies approximately the same territory as Austria. It became the largest city in the world in terms of area due to the peculiarities of the division of the territory adopted in China. In Chongqing, the densely populated part is very small, and more than 90% are suburban areas, which are also administratively considered an urban area.
| No. p / p | Capital, name | Area, square kilometers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing, China) | 16801 |
| 2 | Asmara (Eritrea) | 12158 |
| 3 | Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | 9965 |
| 4 | Naypyidaw (Myanmar) | 7054 |
| 5 | Brasilia (Brazil) | 5801 |
| 6 | Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) | 4704 |
| 7 | Vientiane (Laos) | 3920 |
| 8 | Muscat (Oman) | 3500 |
| 9 | Hanoi (Vietnam) | 3344 |
| 10 | Ottawa (Canada) | 2790 |
The recognized favorite of this list is the Chinese city of Beijing. This is not only the largest capital in the world, but also a fairly populated city - more than 20 million inhabitants live in it. Beijing is developing rapidly, has an amazing atmosphere and attracts millions of tourists every year.
It is impossible to answer unambiguously the question about the largest city in the world. You can make many different ratings and each time get acquainted with new interesting cities in the world.
There are hundreds of cities in the world with a population of just over a million people. But those cities, the number of inhabitants in which exceeds the population of an average country, can be counted on one hand.
Today we present to your attention top 10 largest cities in the world. So, let's begin.
10. New York: 21.5 million
The world-famous city of New York needs no introduction. We see it every day on television, in films and other media. It is the most populated city in the US. More than 50 million tourists come there every year.
9. Manila: 21.8 million
Number 9 on our list is the capital of the Philippines - Manila. The population figures mentioned do not include the city of Manila alone, but the entire Metro Manila metropolitan area, which encompasses Calookan and Quezon City.
8. Karachi: 22.1 million
Karachi is not a capital city, but it is the largest city in Pakistan. It also serves as the main port city and financial center. The city is located in the south of the country along the coast facing the Arabian Sea. Here for higher education is coming a large number of people from South Asia.
7. Delhi: 23.5 million
India is the second most populous country in the world (over 1.2 billion). Therefore, it is logical that its capital and most populated metropolis, Delhi, will be included in the list of the 10 largest cities in the world.
6. Mexico City: 23.5 million
The capital of Mexico occupies the sixth position in our list, although Delhi and Mexico City are approximately on the same level, because. hard to confirm which of the cities is larger. It is the most important political, cultural, educational and financial center of Mexico. It is not part of any of the 31 Mexican states, but belongs entirely to the federation.
5. Seoul: 25.6 million
Seoul is in fifth place and is where Asian dominance in the top 5 begins. Also referred to as "Seoul Special City", it is the capital of South Korea and its largest metropolitan area. In fact, Seoul hosts about half of the country's population on its territory.
4. Shanghai: 25.8 million
As a global city, Shanghai influences global trade, culture, finance, media, fashion, technology and transportation. It is a huge financial center and home to the busiest container port in the world. Shanghai is also a popular tourist destination.
3. Jakarta: 25.8 million
Once again we are tied, although some sources favor the Jakarta metropolitan area for population figures. One way or another, the third place on the list goes to Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
2. Canton (Guangzhou): 26.3 million
Canton is the largest city and capital of the Chinese province of Guangdong. Also included in the population figure were Dongguan, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, which together make up the region called the Northern Pearl River Delta. Don't let these huge numbers surprise you, because China is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion people.
1. Tokyo: 34.6 million
So, the list of the largest cities in the world is headed by the Japanese capital - Tokyo is the only city to cross the threshold of 30 million people. As you may have guessed, such a huge number of people occupying a relatively small area has made Tokyo a very densely populated city. Thus, the largest city in the world is the most important city in the global economy, as are New York and London.
