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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]
Urban area Country Built-up land area (km 2) Population Urban population density (per km 2) Greater Los Angeles United States: 87,940 18,316,743 541.1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area) United States: 26,390 9,710,000 953 New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area) United States: 12,093 20,902,000 1,728 Boston–Providence United ...
[12] [13] The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; [12] [14] the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for ...
Here are the top 10 largest cities by population in 2024 according to World Population Review, rounded: Tokyo, Japan - 37.1 million people Delhi, India - 33.8 million people
From around 1825 to 1918 London was the largest city in the world, with the population growing rapidly; it was the first city to reach a population of over 5 million in 1900. In 1950, New York City was the only urban area with a population of over 10 million. [ 32 ]
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area [2] Dallas–Fort Worth United States: 7,947,439 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area. [2] Dallas-Fort Worth leads all U.S. metro areas in absolute population growth in 2023: Houston United States: 7,370,464 2022 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area [2] Toronto Canada: 7,106,379 2025
Toggle Largest urban areas, by continent subsection. 1.1 Africa. 1.2 Asia. 1.3 Europe. 1.4 North America. 1.5 Central America and Caribbean. 1.6 South America. 1.7 ...
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population density covering the top 50 most densely populated cities. City Population Area Density Country km 2 mi² / km 2