Geography
Largest Metropolitan Areas
World's largest metropolitan areas by population.
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City↕ | Country↕ | UN 2025 population estimates↕ | City proper↕ | Urban area↕ | Metropolitan area↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Population | Area(km) | Density(/km) | Population | Area(km) |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | 41,913,860 | Special region | 10,154,134 | 664 |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | 36,585,479 | Capital city | 10,295,407 | 338 |
| Tokyo | Japan | 33,412,512 | Metropolis prefecture | 13,515,271 | 2,191 |
| Delhi | India | 30,222,405 | National Capital Territory | 16,753,235 | 1,484 |
| Shanghai | China | 29,558,908 | Municipality | 24,870,895 | 6,341 |
| Guangzhou | China | 27,563,372 | City (sub-provincial) | 18,676,605 | 7,434 |
| Cairo | Egypt | 25,566,102 | Urban governorate | 10,044,894 | 3,085 |
| Manila | Philippines | 24,735,305 | Capital city | 1,780,148 | 43 |
| Kolkata | India | 22,549,738 | Municipal corporation | 4,496,694 | 206 |
| Seoul | South Korea | 22,490,482 | Special city | 10,013,781 | 605 |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 21,422,590 | Metropolitan city | 15,738,000 | 591 |
| Mumbai | India | 20,203,056 | Municipal corporation | 12,478,447 | 603 |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 18,949,790 | Municipality | 12,252,023 | 1,521 |
| Bangkok | Thailand | 18,180,280 | Special administrative area | 8,305,218 | 1,569 |
| Mexico City | Mexico | 17,734,212 | City-state | 9,209,944 | 1,485 |
| Beijing | China | 17,013,303 | Municipality | 21,893,095 | 16,411 |
| Lahore | Pakistan | 15,156,430 | Metropolitan city | 13,004,135 | 1,772 |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 15,014,763 | Metropolitan municipality | 15,519,267 | 5,196 |
| Moscow | Russia | 14,524,753 | Federal city | 13,200,000 | 2,511 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 14,052,713 | Municipality | 7,431,000 | 2,061 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 14,017,736 | Autonomous city | 3,054,300 | 203 |
| New York City | United States | 13,920,148 | City | 8,804,190 | 778 |
| Shenzhen | China | 13,878,396 | City (sub-provincial) | 17,494,398 | 2,050 |
| Bengaluru | India | 13,187,098 | Municipal corporation | 8,443,675 | 709 |
| Osaka | Japan | 12,964,145 | Designated city | 2,725,006 | 225 |
| Lagos | Nigeria | 12,791,699 | Metropolitan city | —N/a | —N/a |
| Los Angeles | United States | 12,740,420 | City | 3,990,456 | 1,214 |
| Chennai | India | 11,153,205 | Municipal corporation | 6,727,000 | 426 |
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | 10,943,641 | City-province | 17,071,000 | 9,965 |
| Bogotá | Colombia | 10,624,315 | Capital District | 7,963,000 | 1,587 |
| Lima | Peru | 10,580,241 | Metropolitan municipality | 8,894,000 | 2,672 |
| London | United Kingdom | 10,416,420 | Administrative area | 8,825,001 | 1,572 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 9,500,336 | Municipality | 6,520,000 | 1,221 |
| Paris | France | 9,381,921 | Commune | 2,148,271 | 105 |
| Hyderabad | India | 9,190,795 | Municipal corporation | 6,993,262 | 650 |
| Tehran | Iran | 9,174,964 | Capital city | 9,033,003 | 751 |
| Luanda | Angola | 9,051,000 | Municipality | 2,165,867 | 116 |
| Bandung | Indonesia | 8,909,104 | City | 2,528,160 | 167 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 8,443,731 | Capital city | 1,768,000 | 243 |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 7,795,114 | City | 5,383,728 | 1,393 |
| Suzhou | China | 7,731,101 | Prefecture-level city | 12,748,262 | 8,488 |
| Ahmedabad | India | 7,632,408 | Municipal corporation | 5,570,585 | 464 |
| Hangzhou | China | 7,500,208 | City (sub-provincial) | 11,936,010 | 16,596 |
| Wuhan | China | 7,363,548 | City (sub-provincial) | 12,447,718 | 8,494 |
| Tianjin | China | 7,285,342 | Municipality | 13,866,009 | 11,920 |
| Alexandria | Egypt | 7,266,957 | Urban governorate | 5,441,866 | 2,300 |
| Nagoya | Japan | 7,146,160 | Designated city | 2,320,361 | 326 |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | 7,077,175 | Metropolitan municipality | 4,803,262 | 1,643 |
| Chongqing | China | 7,071,073 | Municipality | 32,054,159 | 82,403 |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6,916,417 | Municipality | 6,694,000 | 1,913 |
| Surat | India | 6,908,925 | Municipal corporation | 4,466,826 | 327 |
| Surabaya | Indonesia | 6,843,503 | City | 3,018,022 | 336 |
| Pune | India | 6,817,951 | Municipal corporation | 3,124,458 | 485 |
| Khartoum | Sudan | 6,809,355 | —N/a | 1,410,858 | —N/a |
| Nanjing | China | 6,800,676 | City (sub-provincial) | 9,314,685 | 6,582 |
| Santiago | Chile | 6,726,045 | City (commune) | 236,453 | 22 |
| Chicago | United States | 8,864,000 | City | 2,746,388 | 589 |
| Chengdu | China | 8,813,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 20,937,757 | 14,378 |
| Xi'an | China | 7,444,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 12,183,280 | 10,135 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | 7,429,000 | City | 7,298,600 | 1,104 |
| Dongguan | China | 7,360,000 | Prefecture-level city | 10,466,625 | 2,465 |
| Foshan | China | 7,236,000 | Prefecture-level city | 9,498,863 | 3,848 |
| Shenyang | China | 6,921,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 8,294,000 | 12,980 |
| Baghdad | Iraq | 6,812,000 | Urban governorate | 8,126,755 | 5,200 |
| Madrid | Spain | 6,497,000 | Municipality | 3,266,126 | 606 |
| Harbin | China | 6,115,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 10,635,971 | 53,068 |
| Houston | United States | 6,115,000 | City | 2,325,502 | 1,553 |
| Dallas | United States | 6,099,000 | City | 1,345,047 | 882 |
| Toronto | Canada | 6,082,000 | City | 2,731,571 | 630 |
| Miami | United States | 6,036,000 | City | 470,914 | 93 |
| Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5,972,000 | City | 2,502,557 | 331 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 5,792,000 | Country | 5,638,700 | 726 |
| Philadelphia | United States | 5,695,000 | Consolidated city-county | 1,526,006 | 370 |
| Atlanta | United States | 5,572,000 | City | 498,715 | 354 |
| Fukuoka | Japan | 5,551,000 | Designated city | 1,588,924 | 343 |
| Barcelona | Spain | 5,494,000 | Municipality | 1,620,343 | 101 |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5,383,000 | Federal city | 5,601,911 | 1,400 |
| Qingdao | China | 5,381,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 10,071,722 | 11,229 |
| Dalian | China | 5,300,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 7,450,785 | 13,742 |
| Washington, D.C. | United States | 5,207,000 | Federal district | 702,455 | 177 |
| Yangon | Myanmar | 5,157,000 | City | 4,728,524 | —N/a |
| Jinan | China | 5,052,000 | City (sub-provincial) | 9,202,432 | 10,244 |
| Guadalajara | Mexico | 5,023,000 | Municipality | 1,385,621 | 151 |
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