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The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting. [6] [7]
This table shows all cities or conurbations with a total urbanised area of at least 5,000 km 2, according to Demographia's annual World Urban Areas [62] publication, that uses a consistent methodology between countries to provide comparable population and area figures.
This increase has happened as the world's population moves towards the high (75–85%) urbanization levels of North America and Western Europe. Since the 2000s, the largest megacity has been the Greater Tokyo Area. The population of this urban agglomeration includes areas such as Yokohama and Kawasaki, and is estimated to be between 37 and 38 ...
About eight billion people live on planet Earth, a milestone that the United Nations estimated we passed on Nov. 15, 2022. It's a stark increase from the world population in 1950, which was 2.5 ...
According to the U.N., the world is expected to add 10 new megacities by 2030. Tokyo is expected to remain the world's largest city in 2030, despite a projected decline of nearly 1 million ...
If only the administrative boundaries of a city were taken into account, Chongqing would be the largest city in the world, with 32 million inhabitants. However, the urban population is significantly smaller at just under 14 million (2020) and is spread across various urban settlements.
An aerial view of Mexico City, one of the biggest megacities in the world. - Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg/Getty Images Their decision paved the way for many of Mexico City’s modern problems.
This is a list of cities worldwide by population density.The population, population density and land area for the cities listed are based on the entire city proper, the defined boundary or border of a city or the city limits of the city.