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2000 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 2000

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan34,449,908
2Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan18,660,022
3Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico18,457,027
4New York-NewarkUnited States of America17,813,371
5São PauloBrazil17,014,078
6Mumbai (Bombay)India16,146,526
7DelhiIndia15,691,899
8ShanghaiChina14,246,541
9Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt13,625,565
10Kolkata (Calcutta)India13,097,153
11Buenos AiresArgentina12,503,871
12Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America11,798,345
13Rio de JaneiroBrazil11,306,768
14BeijingChina10,285,091
15DhakaBangladesh10,284,947
16Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation10,004,523
17ManilaPhilippines9,957,962
18SeoulRepublic of Korea9,879,073
19KarachiPakistan9,825,295
20ParisFrance9,736,538
21IstanbulTurkey8,743,868
22Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya)Japan8,740,191
23JakartaIndonesia8,389,759
24ChicagoUnited States of America8,315,244
25ChongqingChina7,862,976
26Guangzhou, GuangdongChina7,812,008
27LimaPeru7,293,549
28LagosNigeria7,280,706
29LondonUnited Kingdom7,272,819
30TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)7,128,140
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects