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Population
(millions) Rank * Average annual
rate of change
(percentage)
2011 population residing
in agglomeration,
as percentage of
Urban agglomeration Country 1975 2011 2025 1975 2011 2025 2010-2015 2020-2025
Total
population
Urban
population
A
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 1.0 4.3 7.0 170 77 62 3.4 3.3 21.3 41.5
Abuja Nigeria 0.1 2.2 4.0 449 187 132 5.7 3.8 1.3 2.7
Accra Ghana 0.7 2.6 4.2 226 153 125 4.0 3.2 10.3 19.9
Adana Turkey 0.5 1.5 2.1 315 302 283 3.0 1.9 2.0 2.8
Addis Ababa Ethiopia 0.9 3.0 4.7 179 127 110 2.3 3.9 3.5 20.7
Adelaide Australia 0.9 1.2 1.5 194 359 390 1.7 1.7 5.3 5.9
Agra India 0.7 1.8 2.6 242 234 212 2.8 2.8 0.1 0.5
Ahmadabad India 2.1 6.4 9.6 69 45 43 3.3 2.5 0.5 1.7
Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3 1.1 1.4 383 413 428 1.9 1.4 1.4 2.1
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) 1 Kuwait 0.7 2.4 3.3 239 170 170 3.0 1.7 85.4 86.9
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) Egypt 2.2 4.5 6.2 61 74 69 2.2 2.3 5.4 12.5
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) Sudan 0.9 4.6 7.1 191 71 60 2.7 3.2 13.5 40.7
Al-Madinah (Medina) Saudi Arabia 0.2 1.1 1.7 417 381 357 3.1 2.4 4.1 4.9
Al-Mawsil (Mosul) 2 Iraq 0.4 1.5 2.4 344 296 237 3.3 3.4 4.6 6.9
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) 3 Egypt 6.4 11.2 14.7 16 20 19 1.6 2.1 13.5 31.1
Allahabad India 0.6 1.2 1.7 280 350 352 1.7 2.8 0.1 0.3
Almaty Kazakhstan 0.9 1.4 1.8 199 310 340 1.7 1.6 8.8 16.4
Amman Jordan 0.5 1.2 1.6 305 367 369 2.6 2.2 18.6 22.5
Amritsar India 0.5 1.2 1.7 299 362 359 1.8 2.8 0.1 0.3
Amsterdam 4 Netherlands 1.0 1.1 1.2 166 427 449 0.8 1.0 6.3 7.6
Ankara 5 Turkey 1.7 4.2 5.7 93 79 79 2.8 1.7 5.7 8.0
Anshan, Liaoning China 0.9 1.7 2.3 196 247 248 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.2
Antananarivo Madagascar 0.5 2.0 3.9 320 206 140 4.8 4.6 9.3 28.6
Anyang China 0.3 1.1 1.5 396 379 391 1.6 2.1 0.1 0.2
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) Saudi Arabia 0.7 5.5 8.1 233 57 52 3.9 2.1 19.4 23.6
Asansol India 0.3 1.2 1.7 391 342 348 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.3
Asunción Paraguay 0.7 2.1 3.1 253 188 177 3.1 2.5 32.6 52.6
Athínai (Athens) 6 Greece 2.7 3.4 3.9 45 103 137 1.0 1.0 30.0 48.8
Atlanta United States of America 1.4 5.0 6.0 118 65 72 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.9
Auckland New Zealand 0.7 1.5 1.9 227 305 318 2.7 1.5 32.9 38.1
Aurangabad India 0.2 1.2 1.8 416 356 336 2.9 2.8 0.1 0.3
Austin United States of America 0.3 1.3 1.6 379 336 374 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.5
B
Baghdad Iraq 2.6 6.0 9.1 47 48 44 2.6 3.1 18.5 27.8
Baixada Santista 7 Brazil 0.8 1.7 2.0 221 248 291 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.0
Baku Azerbaijan 1.4 2.1 2.9 114 190 192 2.8 1.8 22.8 42.5
Baltimore United States of America 1.7 2.5 3.0 97 161 182 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.0
Bamako Mali 0.4 2.0 3.6 357 201 146 4.7 3.8 12.9 36.8
Bandung 8 Indonesia 1.3 2.4 3.2 124 166 171 1.6 2.2 1.0 2.0
Bangalore India 2.1 8.6 13.2 65 35 23 3.8 2.5 0.7 2.2
Baoding China 0.4 1.2 1.7 359 368 362 2.6 2.2 0.1 0.2
Baotou China 0.8 2.0 2.6 213 208 218 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.3
Barcelona Spain 3.7 5.6 6.5 31 54 66 1.4 0.9 12.0 15.5
Barquisimeto Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.5 1.2 1.6 312 346 368 2.3 1.7 4.2 4.5
Barranquilla 9 Colombia 0.8 1.9 2.5 205 215 231 1.8 1.7 4.0 5.4
Batam Indonesia 0.0 1.0 1.8 455 442 329 6.8 2.4 0.4 0.8
Bayrut (Beirut) Lebanon 1.5 2.0 2.4 110 203 235 1.7 1.1 47.5 54.4
Beijing China 4.8 15.6 22.6 19 8 9 3.7 1.7 1.2 2.3
Belém 10 Brazil 0.7 2.1 2.5 234 195 225 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2
Belo Horizonte 11 Brazil 1.9 5.5 6.6 74 56 65 1.5 1.1 2.8 3.3
Benin City Nigeria 0.2 1.4 2.4 408 324 241 3.9 3.9 0.8 1.7
Beograd (Belgrade) 12 Serbia 1.0 1.1 1.2 168 387 441 0.2 1.0 11.5 20.4
Berlin Germany 3.1 3.5 3.7 40 102 144 0.3 0.5 4.2 5.7
Bhopal India 0.5 1.9 2.8 309 214 199 2.6 2.8 0.2 0.5
Birmingham 13 United Kingdom 2.4 2.3 2.6 55 177 215 0.3 1.2 3.6 4.6
Bogotá Colombia 3.0 8.7 11.4 41 34 34 2.5 1.4 18.6 24.7
Boston United States of America 3.2 4.8 5.8 37 68 75 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.9
Brasília Brazil 0.8 3.8 4.9 208 88 100 2.8 1.2 1.9 2.3
Brazzaville Congo 0.3 1.6 2.4 375 264 245 3.1 2.6 38.9 61.1
Bridgeport-Stamford United States of America 0.7 1.1 1.4 235 395 421 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.4
Brisbane Australia 0.9 2.0 2.6 177 200 210 2.1 1.6 9.0 10.1
Bruxelles-Brussel Belgium 1.6 1.9 2.2 101 209 267 0.8 0.7 18.1 18.6
Bucaramanga Colombia 0.4 1.1 1.5 338 396 398 2.4 1.8 2.4 3.2
Bucuresti (Bucharest) Romania 1.7 1.9 2.0 94 211 284 0.2 0.6 9.0 17.1
Budapest Hungary 2.0 1.7 1.9 72 239 311 0.4 0.8 17.4 25.1
Buenos Aires Argentina 8.7 13.5 15.5 7 12 16 1.1 0.9 33.2 35.9
Buffalo United States of America 1.0 1.1 1.4 155 403 425 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.4
Bursa 14 Turkey 0.3 1.7 2.4 366 244 239 3.0 1.9 2.3 3.3
Busan 15 Republic of Korea 2.4 3.4 3.3 51 106 165 -0.5 0.2 7.0 8.4
C
Calgary 16 Canada 0.5 1.2 1.5 318 351 392 1.9 1.5 3.5 4.4
Cali 17 Colombia 1.0 2.5 3.2 153 162 176 2.1 1.7 5.2 6.9
Campinas 18 Brazil 0.8 2.8 3.5 220 140 155 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.7
Can Tho Viet Nam 0.1 1.0 2.0 439 454 287 8.8 2.9 1.1 3.6
Cape Town South Africa 1.3 3.6 4.4 123 98 120 1.7 1.4 7.1 11.4
Caracas Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.3 3.2 4.2 56 115 127 2.0 1.6 11.0 11.8
Chandigarh India 0.3 1.0 1.5 387 443 394 2.5 2.9 0.1 0.3
Changchun China 1.4 3.7 5.2 115 93 89 2.7 2.0 0.3 0.5
Changsha, Hunan China 0.8 3.3 4.9 211 112 99 3.7 2.0 0.2 0.5
Changzhou, Jiangsu China 0.4 2.4 3.5 343 171 152 3.4 2.0 0.2 0.4
Charlotte United States of America 0.3 1.1 1.4 381 402 424 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.4
Chelyabinsk Russian Federation 1.0 1.1 1.2 169 388 445 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.1
Chengdu China 1.9 6.7 10.0 78 42 38 4.0 1.9 0.5 1.0
Chennai (Madras) India 3.6 8.8 12.8 32 32 25 3.0 2.5 0.7 2.3
Chicago United States of America 7.2 9.7 11.4 13 27 33 1.3 1.1 3.1 3.8
Chittagong Bangladesh 1.0 5.2 8.0 157 59 53 3.3 2.9 3.5 12.3
Chongqing China 2.4 10.0 13.6 52 24 21 2.5 1.8 0.7 1.5
Cincinnati United States of America 1.2 1.8 2.2 133 229 260 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.7
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) 19 Guatemala 0.7 1.2 2.0 230 371 303 3.8 3.6 7.9 15.9
Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 20 Mexico 10.7 20.4 24.6 3 3 5 1.5 1.1 17.8 22.8
Ciudad de Panamá (Panama City) 21 Panama 0.5 1.4 2.0 295 311 298 2.6 2.1 39.9 53.1
Ciudad Juárez Mexico 0.5 1.3 1.6 313 328 372 0.7 1.6 1.2 1.5
Cleveland United States of America 1.8 2.1 2.5 81 198 223 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.8
Coimbatore India 0.8 2.2 3.4 212 185 161 3.8 2.8 0.2 0.6
Columbus, Ohio United States of America 0.8 1.4 1.7 210 315 346 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.5
Conakry Guinea 0.6 1.8 3.2 281 228 175 4.3 3.9 17.5 49.3
Córdoba 22 Argentina 0.9 1.6 1.9 187 278 317 1.5 1.3 3.8 4.1
Curitiba 23 Brazil 0.9 3.2 4.0 181 116 134 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.9
D
Daegu 24 Republic of Korea 1.3 2.4 2.6 125 164 219 0.1 0.3 5.1 6.1
Daejon 25 Republic of Korea 0.5 1.5 1.7 304 283 353 1.2 0.4 3.2 3.8
Dakar Senegal 0.8 3.0 5.1 218 124 93 3.7 3.6 23.8 55.9
Dalian China 1.3 3.4 4.5 127 109 117 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth United States of America 2.2 5.2 6.3 62 60 68 1.5 1.2 1.7 2.0
Daqing China 0.4 1.6 2.4 324 267 240 3.5 2.1 0.1 0.2
Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania 0.6 3.6 7.3 278 96 57 5.0 5.0 7.8 29.1
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca) 26 Morocco 1.8 3.0 3.9 85 122 138 1.6 1.8 9.4 16.5
Datong, Shanxi China 0.5 1.4 2.0 307 316 302 2.7 2.1 0.1 0.2
Davao Philippines 0.5 1.6 2.3 310 275 252 2.7 2.8 1.6 3.4
Delhi 27 India 4.4 22.7 32.9 22 2 2 3.1 2.4 1.8 5.8
Denver-Aurora United States of America 1.2 2.5 3.1 134 155 180 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.0
Detroit United States of America 3.9 4.4 5.3 28 76 85 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.7
Dhaka Bangladesh 2.2 15.4 22.9 63 9 8 3.0 2.6 10.2 36.0
Dhanbad India 0.5 1.2 1.7 297 358 367 1.4 2.8 0.1 0.3
Dimashq (Damascus) Syrian Arab Republic 1.1 2.6 3.9 143 151 142 2.7 2.6 12.8 22.8
Dongguan, Guangdong China 0.1 7.3 9.6 440 40 42 1.9 1.8 0.5 1.1
Douala Cameroon 0.4 2.4 4.0 329 163 135 4.0 3.1 12.2 23.5
Dubayy (Dubai) United Arab Emirates 0.2 2.0 3.5 428 207 158 6.7 2.1 25.1 29.7
Dublin Ireland 0.8 1.1 1.5 204 393 405 1.9 1.9 24.8 39.8
Durban South Africa 1.0 3.0 3.7 156 125 143 1.7 1.4 6.0 9.6
Durg-Bhilainagar India 0.3 1.1 1.5 374 418 399 1.7 2.8 0.1 0.3
E
Edmonton 28 Canada 0.5 1.1 1.4 288 382 415 1.8 1.5 3.3 4.1
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) South Africa 1.0 3.4 4.2 160 110 128 1.8 1.4 6.7 10.7
El Djazaïr (Algiers) 29 Algeria 1.5 2.9 4.0 109 133 136 2.3 1.9 8.1 11.1
Esfahan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.6 1.8 2.2 264 230 259 2.0 1.3 2.4 3.4
F
Faisalabad Pakistan 0.9 3.0 4.6 185 123 114 3.1 2.9 1.7 4.7
Fès Morocco 0.4 1.1 1.5 328 410 413 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.9
Florianópolis 30 Brazil 0.2 1.0 1.4 413 435 423 3.0 1.4 0.5 0.6
Fortaleza 31 Brazil 1.1 3.6 4.4 140 95 119 1.9 1.2 1.8 2.2
Foshan China 0.5 6.5 9.8 302 44 40 4.2 1.9 0.5 1.0
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Japan 1.9 2.9 3.1 79 137 179 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.5
Fushun, Liaoning China 0.9 1.4 1.7 186 320 345 0.6 2.1 0.1 0.2
Fuzhou, Fujian China 0.6 2.9 4.2 260 135 123 3.4 2.0 0.2 0.4
G
Gaziantep 32 Turkey 0.3 1.2 1.7 388 360 356 3.0 2.0 1.6 2.3
Glasgow 33 United Kingdom 1.6 1.1 1.3 102 384 436 0.1 1.3 1.8 2.3
Goiânia 34 Brazil 0.5 2.1 2.6 296 194 208 2.2 1.3 1.1 1.3
Grande São Luís 35 Brazil 0.3 1.3 1.7 367 329 361 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.8
Grande Vitória 36 Brazil 0.5 1.7 2.1 308 246 278 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.0
Guadalajara 37 Mexico 1.8 4.5 5.7 80 73 80 1.8 1.4 3.9 5.0
Guangzhou, Guangdong China 1.7 10.8 15.5 95 21 17 3.3 1.8 0.8 1.6
Guayaquil 38 Ecuador 0.9 2.3 2.9 189 176 194 0.9 2.0 15.6 23.1
Guiyang China 0.8 2.5 3.6 223 157 149 2.8 2.0 0.2 0.4
Gujranwala Pakistan 0.4 1.8 2.7 332 233 204 3.2 3.0 1.0 2.8
Gwalior India 0.5 1.1 1.6 316 401 371 2.5 2.9 0.1 0.3
Gwangju 39 Republic of Korea 0.6 1.5 1.7 267 293 365 1.1 0.4 3.1 3.7
Gwangju Republic of Korea 0.6 1.5 1.5 268 281 345 0.9 0.0 3.0 3.7
H
Hà Noi 40 Viet Nam 0.8 3.0 4.8 224 128 104 4.6 2.7 3.3 10.7
Haerbin China 1.7 5.7 8.2 89 52 49 3.4 1.9 0.4 0.8
Haikou China 0.2 1.6 2.3 404 256 254 2.5 2.1 0.1 0.2
Halab (Aleppo) Syrian Arab Republic 0.9 3.2 4.6 195 118 113 2.9 2.6 15.2 27.2
Hamburg Germany 1.7 1.8 1.9 92 227 306 0.5 0.6 2.2 3.0
Handan China 0.2 1.3 2.0 403 333 290 4.2 2.2 0.1 0.2
Hangzhou China 1.1 5.4 8.5 148 58 48 4.6 1.9 0.4 0.8
Harare Zimbabwe 0.5 1.5 2.3 291 282 247 1.8 3.2 12.1 31.3
Hefa (Haifa) Israel 0.4 1.1 1.3 351 428 433 1.1 1.6 13.9 15.2
Hefei China 0.6 3.0 5.0 273 126 95 5.8 2.1 0.2 0.4
Helsinki 41 Finland 0.6 1.1 1.3 274 390 435 1.0 0.9 21.1 25.2
Hengyang China 0.3 1.1 1.7 393 386 360 3.2 2.2 0.1 0.2
Hims (Homs) Syrian Arab Republic 0.3 1.4 2.1 384 321 281 3.3 2.7 6.6 11.8
Hiroshima Japan 1.8 2.1 2.3 86 191 249 0.8 0.4 1.7 1.8
Population
(millions) Rank * Average annual
rate of change
(percentage)
2011 population residing
in agglomeration,
as percentage of
Urban agglomeration Country 1975 2011 2025 1975 2011 2025 2010-2015 2020-2025
Total
population
Urban
population
Hohhot China 0.4 1.5 2.2 334 295 258 3.6 2.1 0.1 0.2
Hong Kong 42 China, Hong Kong SAR 3.9 7.1 8.2 26 41 50 1.0 0.9 100.0 100.0
Houston United States of America 2.0 4.9 5.9 70 67 74 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.9
Huai'an China 0.2 1.3 2.0 426 332 289 4.1 2.2 0.1 0.2
Huaibei China 0.1 1.0 1.6 435 453 386 4.2 2.2 0.1 0.1
Huainan China 0.6 1.4 2.1 286 308 280 2.9 2.1 0.1 0.2
Huambo Angola 0.1 1.1 2.0 446 405 297 5.2 3.6 5.6 9.5
Huizhou China 0.1 1.9 3.0 442 219 185 5.0 2.1 0.1 0.3
Hyderabad India 2.1 7.8 11.6 68 37 31 3.3 2.5 0.6 2.0
Hyderabad Pakistan 0.7 1.7 2.6 249 245 211 3.2 3.0 1.0 2.7
I
Ibadan Nigeria 1.0 2.9 5.0 165 129 96 3.6 3.8 1.8 3.7
Incheon 43 Republic of Korea 0.8 2.6 2.8 214 152 196 0.9 0.3 5.4 6.5
Indianapolis United States of America 0.8 1.6 2.0 207 270 304 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
Indore India 0.7 2.2 3.2 251 184 172 2.8 2.7 0.2 0.6
Irbil (Erbil) Iraq 0.2 1.0 1.7 420 441 364 3.1 3.5 3.2 4.8
Istanbul 44 Turkey 3.6 11.3 14.9 33 18 18 2.6 1.5 15.3 21.4
Izmir 45 Turkey 1.0 2.9 4.0 154 131 131 2.8 1.8 4.0 5.6
J
Jabalpur India 0.6 1.3 1.8 265 341 341 1.5 2.8 0.1 0.3
Jacksonville, Florida United States of America 0.6 1.1 1.4 283 411 429 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.4
Jaipur India 0.8 3.1 4.6 219 120 115 2.8 2.7 0.2 0.8
Jakarta Indonesia 4.8 9.8 12.8 20 25 24 1.7 1.9 4.0 7.9
Jamshedpur India 0.5 1.3 1.9 289 327 310 2.1 2.8 0.1 0.3
Jiangmen China 0.1 1.1 1.6 436 391 376 2.6 2.2 0.1 0.2
Jiddah Saudi Arabia 0.6 3.6 5.2 270 97 87 3.4 2.1 12.7 15.5
Jilin China 0.7 1.9 2.8 247 210 201 2.8 2.1 0.1 0.3
Jinan, Shandong China 1.2 3.7 5.3 138 92 86 3.2 2.0 0.3 0.5
Jingzhou China 0.2 1.1 1.6 421 417 388 3.0 2.2 0.1 0.2
Jining, Shandong China 0.2 1.2 1.8 430 344 331 3.2 2.2 0.1 0.2
Jixi, Heilongjiang China 0.3 1.1 1.5 372 419 397 2.5 2.2 0.1 0.2
João Pessoa 46 Brazil 0.4 1.1 1.4 358 407 420 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.7
Jodhpur India 0.4 1.1 1.7 346 377 351 2.9 2.9 0.1 0.3
Johannesburg South Africa 1.5 3.8 4.7 107 87 108 1.8 1.4 7.6 12.3
Johore Bahru Malaysia 0.2 1.0 1.6 424 432 384 3.8 2.3 3.6 5.0
K
Kabul Afghanistan 0.7 3.1 5.1 246 121 92 2.2 4.3 9.6 40.7
Kaduna Nigeria 0.4 1.5 2.6 337 285 209 3.6 3.9 0.9 1.9
Kampala Uganda 0.4 1.7 3.5 341 250 150 4.6 5.6 4.8 30.9
Kano Nigeria 0.9 3.4 5.7 202 105 78 3.5 3.7 2.1 4.2
Kanpur India 1.4 2.9 3.9 116 130 139 1.1 2.6 0.2 0.8
Kansas City United States of America 1.1 1.6 2.0 149 266 299 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
Kaohsiung China 1.0 1.5 1.9 163 287 312 0.6 2.1 0.1 0.2
Karachi Pakistan 4.0 13.9 20.2 25 11 10 2.8 2.6 7.9 21.7
Karaj Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1 1.6 2.1 443 253 276 2.6 1.3 2.2 3.2
Kathmandu 47 Nepal 0.2 1.0 1.8 425 448 337 4.1 3.9 3.3 19.6
Kazan Russian Federation 0.9 1.1 1.2 173 378 442 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1
Kharkiv Ukraine 1.4 1.5 1.4 119 306 418 -0.1 -0.2 3.2 4.7
Khulna Bangladesh 0.5 1.8 2.8 314 231 197 3.4 3.1 1.2 4.2
Kigali Rwanda 0.1 1.0 1.8 447 455 330 4.6 4.0 9.2 48.0
Kinshasa Dem. Rep. of the Congo 1.5 8.8 14.5 111 31 20 4.1 3.3 13.0 37.9
Klang Malaysia 0.1 1.2 1.8 434 363 333 4.3 2.3 4.1 5.7
København (Copenhagen) 48 Denmark 1.2 1.2 1.4 136 355 422 1.1 1.0 21.6 24.9
Kochi (Cochin) India 0.5 1.6 2.3 292 259 253 1.9 2.8 0.1 0.4
Kolkata (Calcutta) India 7.9 14.4 18.7 9 10 12 1.1 2.3 1.2 3.7
Köln (Cologne) Germany 0.9 1.0 1.1 184 452 454 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7
Konya 49 Turkey 0.2 1.1 1.5 401 426 401 3.1 2.0 1.4 2.0
Kota India 0.3 1.0 1.6 395 450 383 3.4 2.9 0.1 0.3
Krung Thep (Bangkok) Thailand 3.8 8.4 11.2 29 36 35 2.4 1.8 12.1 35.6
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 0.6 1.6 2.2 255 279 263 2.4 2.2 5.4 7.4
Kumasi Ghana 0.4 2.0 3.3 342 204 164 4.1 3.3 8.1 15.6
Kunming China 0.5 3.5 4.8 300 100 103 2.5 2.0 0.3 0.5
Kyiv (Kiev) Ukraine 1.9 2.8 3.0 73 144 186 0.7 0.2 6.3 9.1
Kyoto Japan 1.6 1.8 1.9 98 225 309 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.6
L
La Habana (Havana) Cuba 1.8 2.1 2.0 82 193 288 -0.5 0.1 18.8 25.0
La Paz 50 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.7 1.7 2.4 236 243 236 2.4 2.4 17.0 25.4
Lagos 51 Nigeria 1.9 11.2 18.9 75 19 11 3.9 3.5 6.9 13.9
Lahore Pakistan 2.4 7.6 11.2 53 38 36 2.9 2.7 4.3 11.8
Lanzhou China 0.9 2.6 3.6 172 154 147 2.8 2.0 0.2 0.4
Las Vegas United States of America 0.3 2.0 2.5 378 202 226 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.8
León de los Aldamas 52 Mexico 0.6 1.7 2.2 271 251 268 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.8
Lianyungang China 0.2 1.0 1.7 405 447 363 5.0 2.3 0.1 0.1
Lille France 0.9 1.0 1.3 174 436 440 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.9
Lima 53 Peru 3.7 9.1 11.5 30 29 32 1.9 1.5 31.1 40.2
Linyi, Shandong China 0.1 1.5 2.0 448 304 295 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.2
Lisboa (Lisbon) 54 Portugal 2.1 2.8 3.2 66 141 174 0.8 0.8 26.6 43.6
Liuzhou China 0.4 1.4 2.0 355 317 301 2.8 2.1 0.1 0.2
Lomé Togo 0.3 1.5 2.5 397 284 229 4.6 2.8 24.8 65.1
London 55 United Kingdom 7.5 9.0 10.3 12 30 37 0.9 0.9 14.4 18.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana United States of America 8.9 13.4 15.7 6 13 14 1.3 1.0 4.3 5.2
Louisville United States of America 0.8 1.0 1.3 225 440 434 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.4
Luanda Angola 0.7 5.1 8.9 250 63 45 5.1 3.3 25.8 43.6
Lubumbashi Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0.4 1.6 2.7 345 277 205 4.3 3.6 2.3 6.7
Lucknow India 0.9 2.9 4.2 188 132 124 2.5 2.7 0.2 0.8
Ludhiana India 0.5 1.6 2.3 311 258 255 1.7 2.8 0.1 0.4
Luoyang China 0.5 1.6 2.2 317 272 261 2.4 2.1 0.1 0.2
Lusaka Zambia 0.4 1.8 3.5 348 226 157 4.7 4.7 13.4 34.2
Lyon France 1.2 1.5 1.8 135 298 339 1.3 1.2 2.4 2.7
M
Maceió 56 Brazil 0.3 1.2 1.5 368 369 407 1.9 1.4 0.6 0.7
Madrid Spain 3.9 6.6 8.1 27 43 51 2.4 0.9 14.2 18.3
Madurai India 0.8 1.5 2.1 215 301 275 2.2 2.8 0.1 0.4
Makkah (Mecca) Saudi Arabia 0.4 1.6 2.3 349 269 251 3.0 2.3 5.7 6.9
Manaus 57 Brazil 0.4 1.8 2.4 336 220 238 2.6 1.3 0.9 1.1
Manchester 58 United Kingdom 2.4 2.2 2.5 54 181 224 0.3 1.2 3.5 4.5
Mandalay Myanmar 0.4 1.1 1.6 325 422 382 2.8 2.7 2.2 6.7
Manila 59 Philippines 5.0 11.9 16.3 18 15 13 2.0 2.4 12.5 25.6
Maoming China 0.1 1.1 1.7 451 429 366 4.4 2.2 0.1 0.2
Maputo Mozambique 0.5 1.2 1.8 319 376 332 2.2 3.8 4.8 15.4
Maracaibo Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.8 2.3 3.0 216 175 183 2.2 1.6 7.8 8.4
Maracay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3 1.1 1.5 369 400 404 2.3 1.8 3.8 4.0
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence France 1.3 1.5 1.8 129 297 338 1.3 1.2 2.4 2.7
Mashhad Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.6 2.7 3.4 262 149 163 2.0 1.2 3.6 5.3
Mbuji-Mayi Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0.3 1.5 2.6 377 292 213 4.4 3.6 2.2 6.5
Medan 60 Indonesia 0.9 2.1 2.8 197 192 198 1.3 2.2 0.9 1.7
Medellín 61 Colombia 1.5 3.7 4.9 108 94 101 2.5 1.6 7.9 10.5
Meerut India 0.4 1.4 2.1 330 309 282 2.1 2.8 0.1 0.4
Melbourne Australia 2.6 4.0 5.0 50 83 98 1.7 1.5 17.5 19.6
Memphis United States of America 0.7 1.2 1.5 228 364 403 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.5
Mérida Mexico 0.4 1.0 1.3 364 439 431 1.9 1.7 0.9 1.2
Miami United States of America 2.6 6.1 7.3 48 47 58 1.4 1.2 1.9 2.3
Mianyang, Sichuan China 0.2 1.0 1.5 429 444 406 2.7 2.2 0.1 0.2
Milano (Milan) Italy 3.1 2.9 3.1 39 134 178 0.0 0.7 4.8 7.0
Milwaukee United States of America 1.2 1.5 1.9 131 289 320 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul United States of America 1.7 2.8 3.5 88 139 159 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.1
Minsk Belarus 1.1 1.9 2.0 144 218 286 0.8 0.5 19.5 25.9
Monterrey 62 Mexico 1.6 4.2 5.5 103 78 83 2.5 1.4 3.7 4.7
Montevideo 63 Uruguay 1.4 1.7 1.9 117 249 315 0.8 0.9 49.5 53.4
Montréal 64 Canada 2.8 3.9 4.6 43 86 111 1.3 1.3 11.2 13.9
Moskva (Moscow) Russian Federation 7.6 11.6 12.6 10 16 27 1.1 0.2 8.1 11.0
Multan Pakistan 0.6 1.8 2.7 268 232 203 3.2 3.0 1.0 2.8
Mumbai (Bombay) India 7.1 19.7 26.6 14 7 4 1.8 2.3 1.6 5.1
München (Munich) Germany 1.3 1.4 1.5 126 323 395 0.9 0.6 1.7 2.2
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) Somalia 0.4 1.6 3.3 323 280 169 8.0 4.1 16.3 43.1
N
N'Djaména Chad 0.2 1.1 1.9 409 414 323 3.8 4.1 9.4 42.9
Nagoya Japan 2.3 3.3 3.6 58 113 148 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.9
Nagpur India 1.1 2.5 3.5 150 159 156 1.8 2.7 0.2 0.6
Nairobi Kenya 0.7 3.4 6.1 244 108 70 4.0 4.4 8.1 33.7
Nanchang China 0.7 2.4 3.5 240 169 153 3.4 2.0 0.2 0.4
Nanjing, Jiangsu China 1.6 5.9 8.5 104 51 47 3.4 1.9 0.4 0.9
Nanning China 0.5 2.1 2.9 301 189 190 2.1 2.0 0.2 0.3
Nantong China 0.3 1.6 2.5 376 260 228 4.1 2.1 0.1 0.2
Nanyang, Henan China 0.2 1.2 2.0 433 348 296 5.0 2.2 0.1 0.2
Napoli (Naples) Italy 2.1 2.4 2.7 67 173 207 1.0 0.8 3.9 5.7
Nashik India 0.3 1.6 2.4 373 271 242 3.0 2.8 0.1 0.4
Natal Brazil 0.4 1.3 1.7 356 335 350 3.0 1.4 0.7 0.8
Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar 0.0 1.1 1.6 456 424 377 3.2 2.7 2.2 6.7
New York-Newark United States of America 15.9 20.4 23.6 2 4 6 1.2 0.9 6.5 7.9
Niamey Niger 0.2 1.3 2.9 419 334 189 5.9 5.8 8.1 45.3
Ningbo China 0.4 2.8 4.3 339 146 122 4.3 2.0 0.2 0.4
Nizhniy Novgorod Russian Federation 1.3 1.2 1.3 128 345 438 -0.4 0.5 0.9 1.2
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense Brazil 0.3 1.1 1.4 392 389 417 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.7
Novosibirsk Russian Federation 1.3 1.5 1.6 130 300 380 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.4
O
Odesa Ukraine 1.0 1.0 1.1 164 451 456 0.1 0.4 2.2 3.2
Ogbomosho Nigeria 0.4 1.1 1.9 331 415 319 3.8 4.0 0.7 1.3
Omsk Russian Federation 0.9 1.2 1.2 175 375 446 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.1
Orlando United States of America 0.4 1.5 1.8 333 299 326 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
Osaka-Kobe Japan 9.8 11.5 12.0 4 17 29 0.6 0.0 9.1 10.0
Ottawa-Gatineau 65 Canada 0.7 1.2 1.5 245 354 400 1.5 1.5 3.5 4.4
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0.2 2.1 4.8 432 199 105 6.9 5.4 12.1 45.6
P
P'yongyang Dem. People's Rep. of Korea 1.3 2.8 3.2 120 142 173 0.5 1.2 11.6 19.3
Palembang 66 Indonesia 0.7 1.5 1.9 252 303 324 0.5 2.3 0.6 1.2
Paris France 8.6 10.6 12.2 8 23 28 1.1 0.8 16.8 19.6
Patna India 0.6 2.1 2.9 257 197 191 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.5
Perth Australia 0.8 1.6 2.1 222 252 273 2.0 1.6 7.3 8.2
Peshawar Pakistan 0.3 1.5 2.4 365 286 246 3.2 3.0 0.9 2.4
Philadelphia United States of America 4.5 5.9 7.1 21 50 59 1.4 1.2 1.9 2.3
Phnum Pénh (Phnom Penh) 67 Cambodia 0.1 1.5 2.2 444 281 264 2.7 2.2 10.8 54.2
Phoenix-Mesa United States of America 1.1 3.9 4.7 145 85 109 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.5
Pingdingshan, Henan China 0.1 1.0 1.4 441 437 416 1.9 2.2 0.1 0.2
Pittsburgh United States of America 1.8 2.0 2.5 84 205 230 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.8
Port Elizabeth South Africa 0.5 1.1 1.4 293 398 419 1.9 1.6 2.2 3.6
Port Harcourt Nigeria 0.4 1.9 3.4 360 216 162 4.5 3.8 1.2 2.3
Population
(millions) Rank * Average annual
rate of change
(percentage)
2011 population residing
in agglomeration,
as percentage of
Urban agglomeration Country 1975 2011 2025 1975 2011 2025 2010-2015 2020-2025
Total
population
Urban
population
Port-au-Prince Haiti 0.6 2.2 3.3 276 182 167 2.9 2.8 21.8 40.8
Portland United States of America 0.9 2.1 2.5 180 196 220 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.8
Porto Portugal 1.0 1.4 1.6 159 322 381 1.0 0.9 12.8 20.9
Pôrto Alegre Brazil 1.7 3.9 4.6 91 84 112 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.4
Praha (Prague) Czech Republic 1.1 1.3 1.4 142 340 414 0.8 0.8 12.1 16.5
Pretoria South Africa 0.6 1.5 1.9 263 294 316 1.9 1.5 3.0 4.8
Providence United States of America 1.0 1.4 1.7 171 313 344 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.5
Puebla 68 Mexico 0.9 2.3 2.9 201 174 187 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.6
Pune (Poona) India 1.3 5.1 7.5 121 62 55 2.9 2.6 0.4 1.3
Putian China 0.2 1.1 1.8 423 412 343 4.9 2.2 0.1 0.2
Q
Qingdao China 0.9 3.8 5.4 176 89 84 3.1 2.0 0.3 0.6
Qiqihaer China 0.7 1.6 2.2 237 261 262 2.0 2.1 0.1 0.2
Qom Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2 1.1 1.3 410 420 430 2.0 1.4 1.4 2.1
Quanzhou China 0.1 1.1 1.6 438 406 373 3.3 2.2 0.1 0.2
Querétaro Mexico 0.2 1.1 1.6 431 380 378 3.4 1.7 1.0 1.3
Quito Ecuador 0.6 1.6 2.1 261 257 271 1.7 2.0 11.1 16.4
R
Rabat 69 Morocco 0.6 1.8 2.4 259 221 234 2.0 1.9 5.7 10.0
Raipur India 0.3 1.1 1.9 399 383 321 4.5 2.9 0.1 0.3
Rajkot India 0.4 1.4 2.1 362 312 269 3.2 2.8 0.1 0.4
Ranchi India 0.3 1.1 1.7 370 385 355 2.7 2.9 0.1 0.3
Rawalpindi Pakistan 0.7 2.2 3.3 248 186 166 3.1 3.0 1.2 3.4
Recife Brazil 1.9 3.7 4.5 76 91 118 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.2
Richmond United States of America 0.6 1.0 1.3 284 456 439 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.4
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7.6 12.0 13.6 11 14 22 0.8 0.9 6.1 7.2
Riverside-San Bernardino United States of America 0.6 1.9 2.4 256 213 244 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.7
Roma (Rome) Italy 3.3 3.3 3.5 35 114 151 0.0 0.7 5.4 7.9
Rosario Argentina 0.9 1.3 1.6 193 338 385 1.5 1.3 3.1 3.4
Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don) Russian Federation 0.9 1.1 1.2 198 408 450 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.0
Rotterdam 70 Netherlands 0.9 1.0 1.2 178 449 452 0.6 1.0 6.1 7.3
S
Sacramento United States of America 0.7 1.8 2.2 231 235 266 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.7
Salt Lake City United States of America 0.6 1.1 1.3 277 425 432 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.4
Salvador Brazil 1.3 4.1 5.2 122 81 88 2.7 1.2 2.1 2.4
Samara Russian Federation 1.1 1.2 1.2 139 372 444 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1
Samut Prakan Thailand 0.0 1.2 2.4 452 352 233 9.1 2.3 1.7 5.1
San Antonio United States of America 0.9 1.6 2.0 200 263 294 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
San Diego United States of America 1.4 3.2 3.9 113 117 141 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.2
San Francisco-Oakland United States of America 2.6 3.7 4.5 49 90 116 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4
San Jose United States of America 1.1 1.8 2.2 146 223 256 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.7
San José 71 Costa Rica 0.4 1.5 2.1 326 288 274 3.0 1.9 32.1 49.6
San Juan Puerto Rico 1.1 2.5 2.6 151 160 216 0.0 0.5 66.1 66.8
San Luis Potosí Mexico 0.4 1.1 1.4 352 423 427 1.9 1.7 0.9 1.2
San Salvador 72 El Salvador 0.6 1.6 2.1 269 265 279 2.0 1.8 25.8 39.8
Sana'a' Yemen 0.1 2.4 4.8 437 168 106 5.3 4.5 9.8 30.2
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) Russian Federation 4.3 4.9 5.1 23 66 90 0.5 0.3 3.4 4.6
Santa Cruz Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2 1.7 2.5 407 242 222 3.5 2.4 17.0 25.5
Santiago Chile 3.1 6.0 7.1 38 49 61 1.3 1.0 34.9 39.2
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 0.9 2.2 2.9 182 183 193 1.8 1.9 21.8 31.3
São Paulo Brazil 9.6 19.9 23.2 5 6 7 1.4 0.8 10.1 12.0
Sapporo Japan 1.8 2.7 3.0 87 147 184 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.4
Seattle United States of America 1.7 3.4 4.1 96 111 129 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3
Semarang Indonesia 0.8 1.6 2.1 217 273 277 1.4 2.3 0.6 1.3
Sendai Japan 1.6 2.4 2.7 106 167 206 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.1
Seoul 73 Republic of Korea 6.8 9.7 9.9 15 26 39 0.0 0.0 20.1 24.2
Shanghai China 5.6 20.2 28.4 17 5 3 3.2 1.7 1.5 3.0
Shantou China 0.4 4.2 5.9 350 80 73 2.8 1.9 0.3 0.6
Shenyang China 3.3 5.6 7.4 36 55 56 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.8
Shenzhen China 0.0 10.6 15.5 453 22 15 3.8 1.8 0.8 1.6
Shijiazhuang China 0.8 2.8 4.2 209 143 126 3.5 2.0 0.2 0.4
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.4 1.3 1.6 340 331 370 1.7 1.4 1.8 2.6
Singapore 74 Singapore 2.3 5.2 5.8 60 61 77 1.1 0.7 100.0 100.0
Sofia Bulgaria 1.0 1.2 1.2 167 370 448 0.0 0.3 15.8 21.6
Srinagar India 0.5 1.3 1.9 306 337 313 2.8 2.8 0.1 0.3
St. Louis United States of America 1.9 2.4 2.9 77 172 188 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.9
Stockholm 75 Sweden 1.0 1.4 1.7 158 319 354 1.8 1.2 14.7 17.2
Surabaya 76 Indonesia 1.7 2.8 3.6 90 145 145 1.1 2.2 1.2 2.3
Surat India 0.6 4.7 7.5 258 70 54 4.6 2.6 0.4 1.2
Suweon Republic of Korea 0.2 1.2 1.3 414 373 437 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.9
Suzhou, Jiangsu China 0.5 3.5 5.8 294 101 76 5.9 2.0 0.3 0.5
Sydney Australia 3.0 4.5 5.6 42 72 82 1.6 1.4 20.1 22.5
T
Tabriz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.6 1.5 1.9 282 291 322 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.9
Taian, Shandong China 0.1 1.3 1.8 450 339 327 3.0 2.2 0.1 0.2
Taichung China 0.5 1.2 1.6 290 374 387 1.8 2.1 0.1 0.2
Taipei China 2.0 2.7 3.3 71 150 168 0.6 2.0 0.2 0.4
Taiyuan, Shanxi China 0.8 3.5 5.0 206 99 97 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.5
Taizhou, Zhejiang China 0.6 1.4 1.8 266 326 335 1.5 2.1 0.1 0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg United States of America 1.1 2.5 3.1 147 156 181 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.0
Tangshan, Hebei China 0.7 1.9 2.8 238 212 200 3.0 2.1 0.1 0.3
Tarabulus (Tripoli) 77 Libya 0.6 1.1 1.5 275 392 412 1.5 1.9 17.5 22.6
Tashkent Uzbekistan 1.6 2.2 2.8 100 180 195 1.0 2.2 8.0 22.2
Tbilisi Georgia 1.0 1.1 1.2 162 394 451 0.3 0.3 25.9 49.0
Tegucigalpa Honduras 0.3 1.1 1.7 390 409 349 3.6 3.0 14.0 26.9
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.3 7.3 8.6 24 39 46 1.1 1.0 9.8 14.1
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa) 78 Israel 1.2 3.4 4.3 132 104 121 1.9 1.4 44.7 48.7
Thành Pho Ho Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) Viet Nam 2.3 6.4 9.7 57 46 41 3.4 2.6 7.2 23.2
Tianjin China 3.5 8.7 11.9 34 33 30 2.5 1.8 0.6 1.3
Tijuana Mexico 0.4 1.8 2.5 363 224 227 3.2 1.6 1.6 2.0
Tiruchirappalli India 0.5 1.0 1.5 298 445 408 2.0 2.9 0.1 0.3
Tokyo Japan 26.6 37.2 38.7 1 1 1 0.7 0.0 29.4 32.2
Toluca de Lerdo Mexico 0.3 1.7 2.3 385 237 250 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.9
Torino (Turin) Italy 1.8 1.6 1.7 83 262 347 -0.2 0.8 2.7 3.9
Toronto 79 Canada 2.8 5.6 6.7 44 53 64 1.5 1.2 16.2 20.1
Torreón Mexico 0.6 1.2 1.6 285 347 375 2.0 1.7 1.1 1.4
U
Ufa Russian Federation 0.9 1.1 1.1 190 421 453 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.0
Ujung Pandang 80 Indonesia 0.5 1.4 2.0 303 318 292 3.0 2.3 0.6 1.1
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 0.4 1.2 1.8 361 366 328 3.9 2.5 42.3 61.7
Ulsan 81 Republic of Korea 0.2 1.1 1.2 402 404 447 1.1 0.4 2.3 2.7
Ürümqi (Wulumqi) China 0.7 3.1 5.1 229 119 94 5.2 2.0 0.2 0.5
V
Vadodara India 0.6 1.8 2.6 279 222 214 2.1 2.7 0.1 0.5
Valencia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.5 1.9 2.4 287 217 232 2.3 1.7 6.3 6.8
Vancouver 82 Canada 1.2 2.3 2.8 137 178 202 1.4 1.4 6.6 8.2
Varanasi (Benares) India 0.7 1.4 2.0 243 307 285 1.9 2.8 0.1 0.4
Vereeniging South Africa 0.4 1.2 1.5 353 357 393 2.0 1.6 2.4 3.8
Vijayawada India 0.4 1.5 2.4 335 290 243 3.8 2.8 0.1 0.4
Virginia Beach United States of America 1.0 1.6 2.0 161 254 293 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.6
Visakhapatnam India 0.5 1.7 2.6 321 238 217 2.7 2.8 0.1 0.4
Volgograd Russian Federation 0.9 1.0 1.1 192 446 455 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.0
W
Warszawa (Warsaw) Poland 1.4 1.7 1.8 112 240 325 0.4 0.6 4.5 7.4
Washington, D.C. United States of America 2.6 4.7 5.7 46 69 81 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.8
Weifang China 0.3 1.8 2.5 380 236 221 3.1 2.1 0.1 0.3
Wenzhou China 0.9 2.7 4.0 203 148 130 3.6 2.0 0.2 0.4
West Yorkshire 83 United Kingdom 1.6 1.6 1.9 99 255 307 1.2 1.2 2.6 3.3
Wien (Vienna) Austria 1.6 1.7 1.9 105 241 305 0.7 1.0 20.4 30.2
Wuhan China 2.3 9.2 12.7 59 28 26 2.8 1.8 0.7 1.3
Wuhu, Anhui China 0.3 1.2 2.1 386 343 272 5.8 2.2 0.1 0.2
Wuxi, Jiangsu China 0.7 3.4 5.1 241 107 91 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.5
X
Xi'an, Shaanxi China 1.1 5.0 6.9 152 64 63 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.7
Xiamen China 0.4 2.9 4.9 322 136 102 5.9 2.1 0.2 0.4
Xiangyang China 0.2 1.6 2.2 411 274 265 2.4 2.1 0.1 0.2
Xianyang, Shaanxi China 0.2 1.0 1.5 412 434 409 2.5 2.2 0.1 0.2
Xining China 0.4 1.2 1.8 354 349 334 3.4 2.2 0.1 0.2
Xinxiang China 0.3 1.0 1.5 371 433 396 2.9 2.2 0.1 0.2
Xuzhou China 0.6 2.2 3.5 272 179 160 4.3 2.1 0.2 0.3
Y
Yancheng, Jiangsu China 0.2 1.3 1.9 427 330 308 3.1 2.2 0.1 0.2
Yangon Myanmar 2.2 4.5 6.3 64 75 67 2.5 2.4 9.2 28.2
Yangzhou China 0.3 1.6 2.2 394 268 257 2.5 2.1 0.1 0.2
Yantai China 0.2 1.6 2.1 406 276 270 2.2 2.1 0.1 0.2
Yaoundé Cameroon 0.3 2.4 4.0 389 165 133 4.3 3.1 12.1 23.3
Yekaterinburg Russian Federation 1.1 1.4 1.5 141 325 410 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.3
Yerevan Armenia 0.9 1.1 1.2 183 399 443 0.5 0.8 36.0 56.2
Yinchuan China 0.2 1.1 1.9 418 397 314 5.8 2.3 0.1 0.2
Yueyang China 0.1 1.2 1.7 445 365 358 2.6 2.2 0.1 0.2
Z
Zaozhuang China 0.2 1.2 1.8 415 353 342 3.0 2.2 0.1 0.2
Zhangjiakou China 0.4 1.1 1.5 347 416 389 2.8 2.2 0.1 0.2
Zhanjiang China 0.3 1.0 1.5 382 438 402 2.7 2.2 0.1 0.2
Zhengzhou China 0.6 4.0 6.0 254 82 71 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.6
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu China 0.3 1.0 1.6 398 430 379 3.8 2.2 0.1 0.2
Zhongshan China 0.2 2.9 4.7 422 138 107 5.6 2.1 0.2 0.4
Zhuhai China 0.0 1.4 2.0 454 314 300 2.7 2.1 0.1 0.2
Zhuzhou China 0.3 1.0 1.5 400 431 411 2.3 2.2 0.1 0.2
Zibo China 0.4 2.5 3.5 327 158 154 2.6 2.0 0.2 0.4
Zürich (Zurich) Switzerland 0.7 1.2 1.4 232 361 426 1.0 1.0 15.5 21.0
A translation table listing alternative English city names
to the corresponding names in the original
language is shown on the back of this wallchart.
Urban Agglomerations 2011
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division www.unpopulation.org
Footnotes appear on reverse side.
Distribution of population by size of urban settlement and major area
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1970-2011
Rank
World’s 30 largest urban agglomerations,
1975, 2011 and 2025
1975
Urban
agglomeration
Population
(millions)
1 Tokyo 26.6
2 New York-Newark 15.9
3 Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 10.7
4 Osaka-Kobe 9.8
5 São Paulo 9.6
6 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 8.9
7 Buenos Aires 8.7
8 Paris 8.6
9 Kolkata (Calcutta) 7.9
10 Moskva (Moscow) 7.6
11 Rio de Janeiro 7.6
12 London 7.5
13 Chicago 7.2
14 Mumbai (Bombay) 7.1
15 Seoul 6.8
16 Al-Qahirah (Cairo) 6.4
17 Shanghai 5.6
18 Manila 5.0
19 Beijing 4.8
20 Jakarta 4.8
21 Philadelphia 4.5
22 Delhi 4.4
23 Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) 4.3
24 Tehran 4.3
25 Karachi 4.0
26 Hong Kong 3.9
27 Madrid 3.9
28 Detroit 3.9
29 Krung Thep (Bangkok) 3.8
30 Lima 3.7
Growth Rate City Population, 2011