Table from Encarta

The World's Largest Cities

Populations are for the top 20 United Nations-defined urban agglomerations. Urban agglomerations include all contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, without regard to administrative boundaries. As a result, these population figures often include people living outside the official boundaries of a city or administrative district.
2007 Population
1 Tokyo, Japan 35.7 million
2 Mexico City, Mexico 19 million
3 New York, United States 19 million
4 São Paulo, Brazil 18.8 million
5 Mumbai, India 19 million
6 Delhi, India 15.9 million
7 Kolkata (Calcutta), India 14.8 million
8 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12.8 million
9 Shanghai, China 15 million
10 Jakarta, Indonesia 12.3 million
11 Los Angeles, United States 12.5 million
12 Dhaka, Bangladesh 13.5 million
13 Osaka, Japan 11.3 million
14 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11.7 million
15 Karachi, Pakistan 12.1 million
16 Beijing, China 11.1 million
17 Cairo, Egypt 11.9 million
18 Manila, Philippines 11.1 million
19 Paris, France 9.8 million
20 Seoul, South Korea 9.7 million
Source: UN Population Division.
Appears in these articles:
City
* Available exclusively through Encarta software products. Learn more.
Advertisement

Englishtown: Learn English online
© 2009 Microsoft