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2015 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 2015

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan37,256,109
2DelhiIndia25,865,875
3ShanghaiChina23,482,181
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico21,339,781
5São PauloBrazil20,883,046
6Mumbai (Bombay)India19,315,737
7Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan19,304,722
8Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt18,820,072
9New York-NewarkUnited States of America18,647,626
10BeijingChina18,421,198
11DhakaBangladesh17,597,177
12Buenos AiresArgentina14,705,533
13Kolkata (Calcutta)India14,422,670
14KarachiPakistan14,289,160
15IstanbulTurkey14,126,772
16ChongqingChina13,372,015
17Rio de JaneiroBrazil12,940,796
18ManilaPhilippines12,860,058
19TianjinChina12,516,041
20Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America12,345,219
21LagosNigeria12,239,206
22Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation12,049,135
23Guangzhou, GuangdongChina11,694,882
24KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo11,597,706
25ShenzhenChina11,275,391
26ParisFrance10,733,502
27LahorePakistan10,369,137
28JakartaIndonesia10,173,388
29BangaloreIndia10,141,080
30SeoulRepublic of Korea9,896,859
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects