1980 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1980

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan28,548,512
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan17,027,547
3New York-NewarkUnited States of America15,601,401
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico13,027,620
5São PauloBrazil12,089,454
6Buenos AiresArgentina9,919,781
7Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America9,511,568
8Mumbai (Bombay)India9,199,543
9Kolkata (Calcutta)India9,100,166
10Rio de JaneiroBrazil8,783,870
11ParisFrance8,669,349
12SeoulRepublic of Korea8,244,351
13Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation8,136,141
14Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan7,777,328
15Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt7,348,778
16ChicagoUnited States of America7,216,190
17LondonUnited Kingdom6,751,196
18JakartaIndonesia5,984,256
19ManilaPhilippines5,954,719
20ShanghaiChina5,927,898
21DelhiIndia5,587,014
22BeijingChina5,366,372
23TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)5,079,191
24KarachiPakistan5,047,815
25Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan4,725,626
26Krung Thep (Bangkok)Thailand4,723,143
27Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation4,644,717
28PhiladelphiaUnited States of America4,540,082
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR4,496,588
30LimaPeru4,437,754
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects