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2030 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 2030

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1DelhiIndia38,938,697
2TokyoJapan36,573,799
3ShanghaiChina32,869,265
4DhakaBangladesh28,075,660
5Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt25,516,696
6Mumbai (Bombay)India24,572,450
7BeijingChina24,281,913
8Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico24,110,599
9São PauloBrazil23,824,223
10KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo21,914,342
11LagosNigeria20,600,156
12KarachiPakistan20,431,848
13New York-NewarkUnited States of America19,957,605
14ChongqingChina19,649,097
15Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan18,658,055
16Kolkata (Calcutta)India17,583,604
17IstanbulTurkey17,124,240
18LahorePakistan16,883,085
19ManilaPhilippines16,841,340
20Buenos AiresArgentina16,456,115
21BangaloreIndia16,226,826
22Guangzhou, GuangdongChina16,024,165
23TianjinChina15,745,240
24ShenzhenChina14,537,252
25Rio de JaneiroBrazil14,408,259
26Chennai (Madras)India13,814,367
27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America13,209,244
28Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation12,795,712
29HyderabadIndia12,713,925
30JakartaIndonesia12,686,756
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects