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City Population Rankings

Complete rankings of all 129 items by population.

#1

Tokyo

37.4M

Capital of Japan

#2

Delhi

28.5M

Capital of India

#3

Shanghai

25.6M

Largest city in China

Fun Facts

Tokyo has the highest population at 37.4M.

St. Louis has the lowest population at 290.0K.

Tokyo has 129x the population of St. Louis.

The median population is 5.8M (Ankara).

Full Rankings

1
Tokyo37.4M
2
Delhi28.5M
3
Shanghai25.6M
4
Sao Paulo22.4M
5
São Paulo21.6M
6
Mexico City21.6M
7
Cairo20.1M
8
Mumbai20.0M
9
Beijing19.6M
10
Dhaka19.6M
11
Osaka19.3M
12
New York City18.8M
13
Kinshasa17.1M
14
Chongqing16.9M
15
Lagos15.9M
16
Karachi15.4M
17
Kolkata15.1M
18
Buenos Aires15.0M
19
Istanbul14.8M
20
Manila14.4M
21
Guangzhou14.0M
22
Tianjin13.9M
23
Lahore13.5M
24
Rio de Janeiro13.5M
25
Bangalore13.2M
26
Moscow12.7M
27
Shenzhen12.6M
28
Chennai11.5M
29
Bogota11.3M
30
Paris11.0M
31
Lima10.9M
32
Bangkok10.7M
33
Jakarta10.6M
34
Dongguan10.5M
35
Hyderabad10.3M
36
Seoul10.0M
37
Nagoya9.5M
38
Foshan9.5M
39
Nanjing9.4M
40
Chengdu9.4M
41
Tehran9.3M
42
Ho Chi Minh City9.1M
43
London9.0M
44
Luanda8.9M
45
Wuhan8.6M
46
Kunming8.6M
47
Ahmedabad8.4M
48
Kuala Lumpur8.4M
49
Hangzhou8.3M
50
Riyadh7.5M
51
Hong Kong7.5M
52
Dalian7.5M
53
Dar es Salaam7.4M
54
Baghdad7.3M
55
Pune7.0M
56
Suzhou7.0M
57
Surat6.9M
58
Santiago6.8M
59
Madrid6.8M
60
Toronto6.2M
61
Khartoum6.2M
62
Johannesburg6.1M
63
Belo Horizonte6.0M
64
Singapore5.9M
65
Ankara5.8M
66
Abidjan5.6M
67
Barcelona5.6M
68
Alexandria5.4M
69
Monterrey5.3M
70
Sydney5.3M
71
Xiamen5.3M
72
Guadalajara5.3M
73
Addis Ababa5.2M
74
Nairobi5.1M
75
Melbourne5.1M
76
Cape Town4.8M
77
Brasilia4.7M
78
Kabul4.6M
79
Rome4.3M
80
Porto Alegre4.3M
81
Fortaleza4.1M
82
Recife4.1M
83
Medellín4.1M
84
Accra4.0M
85
Algiers3.9M
86
Los Angeles3.9M
87
Durban3.9M
88
Casablanca3.8M
89
Berlin3.6M
90
Santo Domingo3.5M
91
Athens3.2M
92
Guatemala City3.0M
93
Lisbon2.9M
94
Chicago2.7M
95
Taipei2.6M
96
Houston2.3M
97
San Jose (Costa Rica)2.1M
98
Havana2.1M
99
Vienna1.9M
100
Bucharest1.8M
101
Warsaw1.8M
102
Budapest1.8M
103
Phoenix1.6M
104
Stockholm1.6M
105
Philadelphia1.6M
106
San Antonio1.5M
107
Dublin1.4M
108
San Diego1.4M
109
Copenhagen1.4M
110
Prague1.3M
111
Dallas1.3M
112
Brussels1.2M
113
Oslo1.1M
114
Amsterdam920.0K
115
San Francisco870.0K
116
Seattle740.0K
117
Denver710.0K
118
Boston680.0K
119
Helsinki660.0K
120
Las Vegas650.0K
121
Portland640.0K
122
Detroit640.0K
123
Atlanta500.0K
124
Miami440.0K
125
Minneapolis430.0K
126
Zurich430.0K
127
New Orleans380.0K
128
Pittsburgh300.0K
129
St. Louis290.0K

Top 10

1Tokyo
37.4M
2Delhi
28.5M
3Shanghai
25.6M
4Sao Paulo
22.4M
5São Paulo
21.6M
6Mexico City
21.6M
7Cairo
20.1M
8Mumbai
20.0M
9Beijing
19.6M
10Dhaka
19.6M

Bottom 10

129St. Louis
290.0K
128Pittsburgh
300.0K
127New Orleans
380.0K
126Zurich
430.0K
125Minneapolis
430.0K
124Miami
440.0K
123Atlanta
500.0K
122Detroit
640.0K
121Portland
640.0K
120Las Vegas
650.0K

Frequently Asked Questions

What has the highest population in City Population?

Tokyo has the highest population at 37.4M.

What has the lowest population in City Population?

St. Louis has the lowest population at 290.0K.

What are the top 5 in City Population by population?

The top 5 are: Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, São Paulo.

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