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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.
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]
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
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.
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 list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2).
Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing continents, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities. Tokyo, in Japan, is the world's largest metropolitan area by population. The populations of the given cities are obtained from five sources: Cities; World Atlas; National Official Estimate (NOE)
The MSA population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [15] The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [15] [a] The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 [15] The combined statistical area (CSA) [17] if it is designated and the MSA is a ...