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1965 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1965

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan20,284,371
2New York-NewarkUnited States of America15,176,758
3Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan13,065,322
4LondonUnited Kingdom7,868,506
5ParisFrance7,855,185
6Buenos AiresArgentina7,548,511
7Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America7,407,634
8Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico6,969,157
9ChicagoUnited States of America6,638,874
10Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation6,621,780
11Kolkata (Calcutta)India6,589,384
12ShanghaiChina6,428,131
13Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan5,954,267
14Rio de JaneiroBrazil5,522,674
15São PauloBrazil5,494,150
16Mumbai (Bombay)India5,314,300
17Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt4,737,968
18BeijingChina4,582,017
19PhiladelphiaUnited States of America4,160,634
20DetroitUnited States of America3,758,662
21Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A.Japan3,704,947
22Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)Russian Federation3,677,061
23SeoulRepublic of Korea3,452,123
24JakartaIndonesia3,296,964
25BerlinGermany3,232,253
26TianjinChina3,120,620
27Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR3,015,435
28BostonUnited States of America3,000,275
29BarcelonaSpain2,929,523
30ShenyangChina2,923,968
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects