1995 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1995

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan33,586,573
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan18,939,588
3Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico17,017,469
4New York-NewarkUnited States of America16,942,770
5São PauloBrazil15,913,473
6Mumbai (Bombay)India14,135,363
7DelhiIndia12,138,233
8Kolkata (Calcutta)India11,992,194
9Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt11,961,986
10Buenos AiresArgentina11,806,407
11Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America11,338,890
12ShanghaiChina11,072,063
13Rio de JaneiroBrazil10,431,518
14SeoulRepublic of Korea10,255,889
15ParisFrance9,510,103
16ManilaPhilippines9,401,255
17Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation9,200,994
18Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan8,748,338
19KarachiPakistan8,467,439
20BeijingChina8,355,148
21DhakaBangladesh8,332,473
22JakartaIndonesia8,321,858
23ChicagoUnited States of America7,838,718
24IstanbulTurkey7,665,403
25LondonUnited Kingdom7,029,508
26TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)6,686,727
27LimaPeru6,582,251
28Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR6,140,101
29Krung Thep (Bangkok)Thailand6,123,394
30LagosNigeria5,982,680
No records

Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects