1975 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1975

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan26,614,733
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan16,298,124
3New York-NewarkUnited States of America15,880,271
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico10,733,860
5São PauloBrazil9,614,016
6Buenos AiresArgentina9,143,219
7Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America8,925,518
8ParisFrance8,557,844
9Kolkata (Calcutta)India8,165,628
10Rio de JaneiroBrazil7,733,429
11Mumbai (Bombay)India7,685,346
12Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation7,622,703
13Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan7,317,947
14ChicagoUnited States of America7,160,445
15LondonUnited Kingdom7,124,383
16SeoulRepublic of Korea6,807,519
17Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt6,449,922
18ShanghaiChina5,658,129
19ManilaPhilippines4,999,303
20BeijingChina4,827,973
21JakartaIndonesia4,813,132
22Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan4,609,471
23PhiladelphiaUnited States of America4,467,008
24DelhiIndia4,436,385
25Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation4,325,423
26TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)4,273,048
27KarachiPakistan3,989,191
28MadridSpain3,890,208
29DetroitUnited States of America3,885,119
30Krung Thep (Bangkok)Thailand3,842,023
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects