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Most Populous Cities of the World
| Rank |
City1 |
Population |
Year |
| 1. |
Mumbai (Bombay), India |
11,914,398 |
2001c |
| 2. |
São Paulo, Brazil |
11,016,703 |
2006e |
| 3. |
Shanghai, China |
10,928,800 |
2006e |
| 4. |
Moscow, Russia |
10,126,424 |
2006e |
| 5. |
Seoul, South Korea |
9,820,171 |
2005c |
| 6. |
Delhi, India |
9,817,439 |
2001c |
| 7. |
Karachi, Pakistan |
9,339,023 |
1998c |
| 8. |
Istanbul, Turkey |
8,831,805 |
2000c |
| 9. |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
8,699,600 |
2005e |
| 10. |
Beijing, China |
8,689,000 |
2001e |
| 11. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
8,591,309 |
2000c |
| 12. |
Tokyo, Japan |
8,483,050 |
2005p |
| 13. |
Shenzhen, China |
8,277,500 |
2005e |
| 14. |
New York City, U.S. |
8,143,197 |
2005e |
| 15. |
Tehran, Iran |
7,796,257 |
2004e |
| 16. |
Cairo, Egypt |
7,786,640 |
2006e |
| 17. |
London, U.K. |
7,429,200 |
2004e |
| 18. |
Bogotá, Colombia |
7,050,133 |
2007e |
| 19. |
Lima, Peru |
6,954,517 |
2005e |
| 20. |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
6,479,751 |
2006e |
NOTES: “a” = administrative;
“c” = census figure; “e” = estimated;
“p” = preliminary census figure.
1. Refers to the city proper, as opposed
to an urban agglomeration, which would also count the surrounding urban
areas in the total.
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