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1955 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1955

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan13,712,679
2New York-NewarkUnited States of America13,219,362
3Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan8,622,976
4LondonUnited Kingdom8,277,908
5ParisFrance6,796,437
6Buenos AiresArgentina5,910,271
7Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation5,748,746
8ShanghaiChina5,712,858
9ChicagoUnited States of America5,564,573
10Kolkata (Calcutta)India5,219,086
11Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America5,154,301
12Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico4,293,878
13Mumbai (Bombay)India3,726,210
14Rio de JaneiroBrazil3,687,344
15PhiladelphiaUnited States of America3,511,099
16BerlinGermany3,298,503
17Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation3,140,826
18DetroitUnited States of America3,139,718
19Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan3,100,066
20São PauloBrazil3,043,828
21Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt3,029,198
22TianjinChina2,760,676
23BostonUnited States of America2,680,181
24ManchesterUnited Kingdom2,424,868
25ShenyangChina2,407,477
26BeijingChina2,364,625
27Birmingham (West Midlands)United Kingdom2,282,582
28Roma (Rome)Italy2,142,917
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR2,121,568
30BarcelonaSpain2,102,799
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects