Is Cape Town higher than Shanghai in population?

No, Shanghai has a higher population (25.6M) compared to Cape Town (4.8M).

What is the population of Cape Town?

The population of Cape Town is 4.8M.

The population of Shanghai is 25.6M.

Geography · City Population

Population comparison — which one is higher?

Cape Town has a metropolitan population of approximately 4,800,000.

Population

4.8M

Higher

Largest city in China

Population

25.6M

Winner

Shanghai

Difference

20.8M

Ratio

5.3x

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