| With suburbs |
|
|
| 1. Tokyo, Japan |
2010 |
36 932 800 |
| 2. Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2008 |
24 746 300 |
| 3. Delhi, India |
2010 |
21 935 100 |
| 4. Mexico City, Mexico |
2010 |
20 116 800 |
| 5. São Paulo, Brazil |
2010 |
19 649 000 |
| 6. Shanghai, China |
2010 |
19 554 100 |
| 7. Mumbai, India |
2010 |
19 422 000 |
| 8. New York, United States |
2010 |
18 897 100 |
| 9. Beijing, China |
2010 |
14 999 600 |
| 10. Dhaka, Bangladesh |
2010 |
14 929 600 |
| 11. Calcutta, India |
2010 |
14 283 100 |
| 12. Teheran, Iran |
2006 |
13 422 400 |
| 13. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2012 |
13 242 300 |
| 14. Jakarta, Indonesia |
2005 |
13 215 000 |
| 15. Karachi, Pakistan |
2010 |
13 125 000 |
| 16. Los Angeles, United States |
2010 |
12 828 800 |
| 17. Istanbul, Turkey1 |
2010 |
12 611 900 |
| 18. Cairo, Egypt |
2007 |
11 893 000 |
| 19. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2010 |
11 867 000 |
| 20. Manila, Philippines |
2010 |
11 653 800 |
| 21. Moscow, Russia1 |
2010 |
11 503 500 |
| 22. Osaka, Japan |
2010 |
11 429 900 |
| 23. Lagos, Nigeria |
2010 |
10 788 300 |
| 24. Paris, France |
2010 |
10 516 400 |
| 25. Guangzhou, China |
2010 |
10 485 600 |
| 26. Shenzhen, China |
2010 |
10 222 500 |
| 27. Chongqing, China |
2010 |
9 732 300 |
| 28. Chicago, United States |
2010 |
9 461 100 |
| 29. Wuhan, China |
2010 |
8 904 000 |
| 30. Lima, Peru |
2009 |
8 769 000 |
| 31. Kinshasa, Congo1 |
2009 |
8 754 000 |
| 32. London, United Kingdom |
2009 |
8 615 000 |
| 33. Tianjin, China |
2010 |
8 535 300 |
| 34. Bogotá, Colombia |
2010 |
7 363 800 |
| 35. Dongguan, China |
2010 |
7 159 500 |
| 36. Lahore, Pakistan |
2010 |
7 132 000 |
| 37. Victoria, Hong Kong |
2010 |
7 067 800 |
| 38. Bangkok, Thailand |
2010 |
6 876 000 |
| 39. Taipei, Taiwan |
2008 |
6 698 300 |
| 40. Chengdu, China |
2010 |
6 397 300 |
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