1955 Megacities Population

The population of world megacities for the year 1955.

1955 Top 10 Megacity Population
RankCityCountryPopulation
1TokyoJapan13,712,679
2New York-NewarkUnited States of America13,219,361
3Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan8,622,976
4LondonUnited Kingdom8,277,908
5ParisFrance6,796,437
6Buenos AiresArgentina5,910,271
7Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation5,748,746
8ShanghaiChina5,712,858
9ChicagoUnited States of America5,564,573
10Kolkata (Calcutta)India5,219,086

Please see also 1950 Megacities and 1960 Megacities.

1955 Megacities Population
RankCityCountryPopulation
11Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America5,154,301
12Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico4,293,877
13Mumbai (Bombay)India3,726,210
14Rio de JaneiroBrazil3,687,344
15PhiladelphiaUnited States of America3,511,099
16BerlinGermany3,298,503
17Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation3,140,826
18DetroitUnited States of America3,139,718
19Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan3,100,066
20São PauloBrazil3,043,828
21Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt3,029,198
22TianjinChina2,760,676
23BostonUnited States of America2,680,181
24ManchesterUnited Kingdom2,424,868
25ShenyangChina2,407,476
26BeijingChina2,364,625
27Birmingham (West Midlands)United Kingdom2,282,581
28Roma (Rome)Italy2,142,916
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR2,121,568
30BarcelonaSpain2,102,799

Data is from United Nations - World Urbanization Prospects 2018.

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