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Top 100 Most Populous Cities In The World 2009
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This is a list of the most heavily populated cities in the World, as opposed to the most populous metropolitan or urban areas. This list includes 2009 population estimates for all of those who are defined as living within the 'city limits', or 'city boundary', and are based on a mixture of official and independent sources. |
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| Data released by World Gazetteer - January.01.2009 |
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City |
Country |
Continent(s) |
2009 Calculation [1] |
| 1 |
Shanghai |
China |
Asia |
15,968,867 |
| 2 |
Bombay |
India |
Asia |
13,922,125 |
| 3 |
Karāchi |
Pakistan |
Asia |
12,827,927 |
| 4 |
Delhi |
India |
Asia |
12,259,230 |
| 5 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
South America |
12,197,347 |
| 6 |
İstanbul |
Turkey |
Asia / Europe |
11,755,536 |
| 7 |
Manila |
Philippines |
Asia |
11,165,131 |
| 8 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Europe |
10,494,522 |
| 9 |
Dhāka |
Bangladesh |
Asia |
10,468,510 |
| 10 |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
South America |
10,328,094 |
| 11 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
Africa |
9,733,876 |
| 12 |
Sŏul |
South Korea |
Asia |
9,660,532 |
| 13 |
Kinshasa |
DR Congo |
Africa |
9,518,988 |
| 14 |
Tōkyō |
Japan |
Asia |
8,704,569 |
| 15 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
North America |
8,587,132 |
| 16 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
Asia |
8,579,263 |
| 17 |
Tehrān |
Iran |
Asia |
8,250,882 |
| 18 |
New York |
United States |
North America |
8,219,262 |
| 19 |
Cairo |
Egypt |
Africa |
8,026,454 |
| 20 |
Lima |
Peru |
South America |
7,902,851 |
| 21 |
Peking |
China |
Asia |
7,817,968 |
| 22 |
London |
United Kingdom |
Europe |
7,683,316 |
| 23 |
Bogotá |
Colombia |
South America |
7,240,836 |
| 24 |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
Asia |
6,936,563 |
| 25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
South America |
6,227,355 |
| 26 |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
Asia |
5,802,832 |
| 27 |
Bagdād |
Iraq |
Asia |
5,337,684 |
| 28 |
Bangalore |
India |
Asia |
5,310,318 |
| 29 |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Asia |
5,237,334 |
| 30 |
Santiago |
Chile |
South America |
5,145,599 |
| 31 |
Calcutta |
India |
Asia |
5,080,519 |
| 32 |
Ibadan |
Nigeria |
Africa |
5,003,747 |
| 33 |
Rangoon |
Burma |
Asia |
4,994,082 |
| 34 |
Toronto |
Canada |
North America |
4,977,164 |
| 35 |
Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia |
4,742,038 |
| 36 |
Madras |
India |
Asia |
4,590,267 |
| 37 |
Chongqing |
China |
Asia |
4,579,725 |
| 38 |
Saint Petersburg |
Russia |
Europe |
4,523,802 |
| 39 |
Xian |
China |
Asia |
4,445,222 |
| 40 |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam |
Asia |
4,431,656 |
| 41 |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
Africa |
4,317,398 |
| 42 |
Wuhan |
China |
Asia |
4,303,340 |
| 43 |
Hyderabad |
India |
Asia |
4,025,335 |
| 44 |
Abidjan |
Ivory Coast |
Africa |
4,011,262 |
| 45 |
Ankara |
Turkey |
Asia |
3,984,069 |
| 46 |
Chengdu |
China |
Asia |
3,916,581 |
| 47 |
Ahmadābād |
India |
Asia |
3,913,793 |
| 48 |
Los Angeles |
United States |
North America |
3,855,711 |
| 49 |
Chāţţagām |
Bangladesh |
Asia |
3,761,337 |
| 50 |
Yokohama |
Japan |
Asia |
3,676,188 |
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| 51 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Oceania |
3,676,105 |
| 52 |
Tianjin |
China |
Asia |
3,666,320 |
| 53 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Oceania |
3,653,646 |
| 54 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
Africa |
3,569,359 |
| 55 |
Shenyang |
China |
Asia |
3,543,444 |
| 56 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Europe |
3,418,983 |
| 57 |
Durban |
South Africa |
Africa |
3,409,081 |
| 58 |
Montreal |
Canada |
North America |
3,402,994 |
| 59 |
Harbin |
China |
Asia |
3,363,096 |
| 60 |
Pusan |
South Korea |
Asia |
3,351,991 |
| 61 |
Gizeh |
Egypt |
Africa |
3,347,333 |
| 62 |
Pune |
India |
Asia |
3,337,481 |
| 63 |
Nanjing |
China |
Asia |
3,320,712 |
| 64 |
Casablanca |
Morocco |
Africa |
3,269,962 |
| 65 |
Sūrat |
India |
Asia |
3,233,988 |
| 66 |
Āddīs Ābebā |
Ethiopia |
Africa |
3,230,771 |
| 67 |
Pyŏngyang |
North Korea |
Asia |
3,198,937 |
| 68 |
Jiddah |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia |
3,160,961 |
| 69 |
Kānpur |
India |
Asia |
3,144,267 |
| 70 |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
Africa |
3,141,065 |
| 71 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Europe |
3,119,376 |
| 72 |
Guangzhou |
China |
Asia |
3,103,466 |
| 73 |
Jaipur |
India |
Asia |
3,102,808 |
| 74 |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania |
Africa |
3,092,430 |
| 75 |
Salvador |
Brazil |
South America |
2,949,222 |
| 76 |
Chicago |
United States |
North America |
2,812,814 |
| 77 |
al-Mawşil |
Iraq |
Asia |
2,803,999 |
| 78 |
Faisalābād |
Pakistan |
Asia |
2,793,721 |
| 79 |
Taiyuan |
China |
Asia |
2,786,596 |
| 80 |
İzmir |
Turkey |
Asia |
2,758,707 |
| 81 |
Changchun |
China |
Asia |
2,750,684 |
| 82 |
Lakhnau |
India |
Asia |
2,685,528 |
| 83 |
Táiběi |
Taiwan |
Asia |
2,655,423 |
| 84 |
Ōsaka |
Japan |
Asia |
2,640,702 |
| 85 |
Luanda |
Angola |
Africa |
2,583,981 |
| 86 |
Maracaibo |
Venezuela |
South America |
2,542,342 |
| 87 |
Dakar |
Senegal |
Africa |
2,535,431 |
| 88 |
Inchŏn |
South Korea |
Asia |
2,533,513 |
| 89 |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
South America |
2,513,812 |
| 90 |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
South America |
2,506,025 |
| 91 |
Rome |
Italy |
Europe |
2,491,807 |
| 92 |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
North America |
2,491,547 |
| 93 |
Mashhad |
Iran |
Asia |
2,490,931 |
| 94 |
Umm Durmān |
Sudan |
Africa |
2,482,917 |
| 95 |
Brasília |
Brazil |
South America |
2,463,923 |
| 96 |
Taegu |
South Korea |
Asia |
2,413,599 |
| 97 |
Kabul |
Afghanistan |
Asia |
2,413,032 |
| 98 |
Nāgpur |
India |
Asia |
2,403,239 |
| 99 |
Accra |
Ghana |
Africa |
2,365,018 |
| 100 |
Kano |
Nigeria |
Africa |
2,359,248 |
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| [1] "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population" World Gazetteer - All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com. Stefan Helders has been independently collating data relating to population statistics since 1998 on what is now known as the World Gazetteer website. According to Helders... "If possible, official data sources are used. In many cases however no official figures are available. In that case, secondary sources such as year books, encyclopediae, atlases etc. are used. I have also received data from other stats lovers". Along with another useful population statistics website called CityPopulation.de, Stefan Helders/World Gazetteer provides the most accurate and up-to-date analysis of population levels in the World's cities and metropolitan areas. |
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| The population statistics within this article are copyrighted to Stefan Helders @ www.world-gazetteer.com, a project which should be regarded as a free data provider. These statistics can be re-published for commercial or non-commerical purposes, provided that (a) the data is not changed, and (b) this exact copyright notice is included: © by Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com. |
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