1960 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1960

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan16,678,821
2New York-NewarkUnited States of America14,163,521
3Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan10,614,841
4LondonUnited Kingdom8,195,769
5ParisFrance7,410,735
6ShanghaiChina6,865,312
7Buenos AiresArgentina6,761,837
8Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America6,529,638
9ChicagoUnited States of America6,183,153
10Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation6,169,961
11Kolkata (Calcutta)India5,910,210
12Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico5,479,184
13Rio de JaneiroBrazil4,493,182
14Mumbai (Bombay)India4,414,904
15Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan4,296,736
16São PauloBrazil3,969,759
17PhiladelphiaUnited States of America3,930,026
18BeijingChina3,900,441
19Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt3,680,160
20DetroitUnited States of America3,547,879
21Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation3,398,457
22BerlinGermany3,259,833
23TianjinChina2,935,185
24BostonUnited States of America2,817,995
25ShenyangChina2,698,983
26Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan2,680,780
27JakartaIndonesia2,678,740
28Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR2,611,539
29BarcelonaSpain2,467,926
30Roma (Rome)Italy2,455,581
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects