1990 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1990

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan32,530,003
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan18,388,783
3New York-NewarkUnited States of America16,085,598
4Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico15,642,318
5São PauloBrazil14,775,840
6Mumbai (Bombay)India12,355,090
7Buenos AiresArgentina11,147,566
8Kolkata (Calcutta)India10,974,177
9Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America10,883,429
10SeoulRepublic of Korea10,517,565
11Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt9,892,143
12Rio de JaneiroBrazil9,697,487
13DelhiIndia9,384,209
14ParisFrance9,330,327
15Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation8,986,631
16ShanghaiChina8,605,812
17Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan8,407,204
18JakartaIndonesia8,174,756
19ManilaPhilippines7,972,799
20ChicagoUnited States of America7,373,695
21KarachiPakistan7,147,064
22LondonUnited Kingdom6,794,400
23BeijingChina6,787,737
24DhakaBangladesh6,620,697
25IstanbulTurkey6,552,160
26TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)6,364,827
27Krung Thep (Bangkok)Thailand5,888,835
28LimaPeru5,836,537
29Hong KongChina, Hong Kong SAR5,753,523
30Chennai (Madras)India5,332,057
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects