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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]
One billion people, almost one-seventh of the world's population, now live in shanty towns. [22] In many poor countries, overcrowded slums exhibit high rates of disease due to unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and lack of basic health care. [23] By 2030, over 2 billion people in the world will be living in slums. [24]
This article lists the largest human settlements in the world (by population) over time, as estimated by historians, from 7000 BC when the largest human settlement was a proto-city in the ancient Near East with a population of about 1,000–2,000 people, to the year 2000 when the largest human settlement was Tokyo with 26 million.
As of 2016, the world had 31 megacities -- cities with 10 million inhabitants or more -- and they are growing, in both size and number. According to the U.N., the world is expected to add 10 new ...
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.
These are the world's 10 largest urban areas, or "urban agglomerations," based on 2015 data, the most recent released by the U.N's population division.
This is a list of towns and cities in the world believed to have 100,000 or more inhabitants, sorted by countries. Unless otherwise noted, populations are based on United Nations estimates from 2022. Unless otherwise noted, populations are based on United Nations estimates from 2022.
As the largest urban area in the world, the region features a population of roughly 42 million housed inside a 2,700-square mile perimeter. The world's largest mega-city already has more people ...