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2025 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 2025

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan37,036,204
2DelhiIndia34,665,569
3ShanghaiChina30,482,140
4DhakaBangladesh24,652,864
5Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt23,074,225
6São PauloBrazil22,990,007
7Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico22,752,414
8BeijingChina22,596,455
9Mumbai (Bombay)India22,088,953
10New York-NewarkUnited States of America19,154,024
11Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan18,921,632
12ChongqingChina18,171,198
13KarachiPakistan18,076,794
14KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo17,778,474
15LagosNigeria17,156,393
16IstanbulTurkey16,236,702
17Kolkata (Calcutta)India15,845,219
18Buenos AiresArgentina15,752,275
19ManilaPhilippines15,230,559
20Guangzhou, GuangdongChina14,878,691
21LahorePakistan14,825,828
22TianjinChina14,704,080
23BangaloreIndia14,395,443
24Rio de JaneiroBrazil13,923,245
25ShenzhenChina13,545,445
26Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation12,737,356
27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America12,677,559
28Chennai (Madras)India12,336,047
29BogotáColombia11,795,829
30JakartaIndonesia11,634,078
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects