1985 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1985

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan30,303,794
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan17,582,632
3New York-NewarkUnited States of America15,826,788
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico14,278,216
5São PauloBrazil13,394,815
6Mumbai (Bombay)India10,685,530
7Buenos AiresArgentina10,523,442
8Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America10,181,172
9Kolkata (Calcutta)India10,003,665
10SeoulRepublic of Korea9,333,674
11Rio de JaneiroBrazil9,241,709
12ParisFrance8,956,222
13Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation8,579,920
14Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt8,328,255
15Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan8,023,149
16ChicagoUnited States of America7,285,121
17DelhiIndia7,225,758
18ShanghaiChina7,096,280
19JakartaIndonesia7,009,030
20ManilaPhilippines6,887,920
21LondonUnited Kingdom6,740,954
22KarachiPakistan6,032,582
23BeijingChina6,017,488
24TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)5,839,193
25IstanbulTurkey5,407,297
26Krung Thep (Bangkok)Thailand5,279,127
27LimaPeru5,116,117
28Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan4,961,198
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR4,959,721
30Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation4,844,416
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects