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55 World's largest cities
City, country Population
With suburbs    
 1.  Tokyo, Japan 2006 34 671 600
 2.  Seoul, Republic of Korea 2007 23 963 500
 3.  New York, United States 2006 21 786 100
 4.  Mexico City, Mexico 2005 19 231 800
 5.  São Paulo, Brazil 2007 19 226 400
 6.  Mumbai, India 2005 18 196 000
 7.  Los Angeles, United States 2006 17 776 000
 8.  Delhi, India 2005 15 048 000
 9.  Karachi, Pakistan 2006 14 800 000
 10. Shanghai, China 2005 14 503 000
 11. Calcutta, India 2005 14 277 000
 12. Moscow, Russia 2006 13 500 000
 13. Teheran, Iran 2006 13 413 000
 14. Jakarta, Indonesia 2005 13 215 000
 15. Istanbul, Turkey 2007 12 573 800
 16. Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005 12 550 000
 17. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 11 813 700
 18. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007 11 563 300
 19. Manila, Philippines 2007 11 553 400
 21. Osaka, Japan 2005 11 268 000
 21. Cairo, Egypt 2005 11 128 000
 22. Lagos, Nigeria 2005 10 886 000
 23. Beijing, China 2005 10 717 000
 24. Paris, France 2005 9 820 000
 25. Chicago, United States 2006 9 505 700
     
Without suburbs    
 1.  Mumbai, India 2001 11 978 500
 2.  Karachi, Pakistan 2005 11 608 000
 3.  Istanbul, Turkey 2007 10 757 300
 4.  Moscow, Russia 2008 10 470 300
 5.  São Paulo, Brazil 2007 10 238 500
 6.  Seoul, Republic of Korea 2007 10 192 700
 7.  Shanghai, China 2002 10 030 800
 8.  Delhi, India 2001 9 879 200
 9. . Jakarta, Indonesia 2006 8 963 000
 11. Tokyo, Japan 2006 8 535 800
 11. Mexico City, Mexico 2005 8 463 900
 12. New York, United States 2007 8 274 500
 13. Lagos, Nigeria 2006 7 937 900
 14. Teheran, Iran 2006 7 797 500
 15. Cairo, Egypt 2006 7 786 600
 16. Beijing, China 2002 7 699 300
 17. London, United Kingdom 2006 7 512 400
 18. Bogotá, Colombia 2007 7 033 900
 19. Lima, Peru 2005 6 954 500
 20. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 6 479 800
 21. Lahore, Pakistan 2005 6 289 000
 22. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007 6 093 500
 23. Kinshasa, Democratic republic of Congo 2005 6 049 000
 24. Baghdad, Iraq 2005 5 904 000
 25. Bangkok, Thailand 2007 5 705 100
Source: Statistics Finland.
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