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56 World's largest cities
City, country Population
With suburbs    
 1.  Tokyo, Japan 2008 35 140 500
 2.  Seoul, Republic of Korea 2008 24 746 300
 3.  São Paulo, Brazil 2007 19 223 900
 4.  Mexico City, Mexico 2007 19 028 000
 5.  New York, United States 2008 19 006 800
 6.  Mumbai, India 2007 18 978 000
 7. Shanghai, China 2007 18 580 800
 8.  Delhi, India 2007 15 926 000
 9.  Karachi, Pakistan 2006 14 800 000
 10. Calcutta, India 2007 14 787 000
 11. Moscow, Russia 2006 13 500 000
 12. Teheran, Iran 2006 13 422 000
 13. Jakarta, Indonesia 2005 13 215 000
 14.  Los Angeles, United States 2008 12 872 800
 15. Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007 12 795 000
 16. Istanbul, Turkey 2007 12 573 800
 17. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2007 12 295 700
 18. Cairo, Egypt 2007 11 893 000
 19. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007 11 571 600
 20. Manila, Philippines 2007 11 553 400
 21. Osaka, Japan 2007 11 294 000
 22. Beijing, China 2007 11 290 000
 23. Lagos, Nigeria 2007 11 100 000
 24. Paris, France 2006 10 143 000
 25. Chicago, United States 2008 9 569 600
     
Without suburbs    
 1.  Karachi, Pakistan 2007 12 130 000
 2.  Mumbai, India 2001 11 978 500
 3.  Shanghai, China 2006 11 283 700
 4.  São Paulo, Brazil 2009 11 037 600
 5.  Istanbul, Turkey 2007 10 757 300
 6.  Moscow, Russia 2008 10 470 300
 7.  Seoul, Republic of Korea 2008 10 456 000
 8.  Delhi, India 2001 9 879 200
 9. Jakarta, Indonesia 2007 9 125 000
 10. Tokyo, Japan 2008 8 736 500
 11. Beijing, China 2006 8 580 400
 12. Mexico City, Mexico 2005 8 463 900
 13. Lima, Peru 2007 8 445 200
 14. New York, United States 2008 8 363 700
 15. Wuhan, Kina 2006 8 001 500
 16. Teheran, Iran 2007 7 873 000
 17. London, United Kingdom 2008 7 619 800
 18. Lagos, Nigeria 2006 7 439 300
 19. Bogotá, Colombia 2009 7 243 700
 20. Bangkok, Thailand 2007 6 842 000
 21. Cairo, Egypt 2006 6 758 600
 22. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2007 6 737 800
 23. Lahore, Pakistan 2007 6 577 000
 24. Baghdad, Iraq 2007 6 194 800
 25. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2009 6 186 700
Source: Statistics Finland.
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