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.

2003 Population

1	Tokyo, Japan	35 million
2	Mexico City, Mexico	18.7 million
3	New York, United States	18.3 million
4	São Paulo, Brazil	17.9 million
5	Mumbai, India	17.4 million
6	Delhi, India	14.1 million
7	Kolkata (Calcutta), India	13.1 million
8	Buenos Aires, Argentina	13 million
9	Shanghai, China	12.8 million
10	Jakarta, Indonesia	12.3 million
11	Los Angeles, United States	12 million
12	Dhaka, Bangladesh	11.6 million
13	Osaka, Japan	11.2 million
14	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11.2 million
15	Karachi, Pakistan	11.1 million
16	Beijing, China	10.8 million
17	Cairo, Egypt	10.8 million
18	Manila, Philippines	10.4 million
19	Paris, France	9.8 million
20	Seoul, South Korea	9.7 million

Source: UN Population Division.

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