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.

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