Global megacity populations 2018
Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2018 (in 1,000s)
This statistic shows the population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2018. In that year, the population of the New York-Newark agglomeration in the United States was about 18.8 million people.
Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2018 (in 1,000s)
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| City, country | Population in thousands |
|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | 37,468 |
| Delhi, India | 28,514 |
| Shanghai, China | 25,582 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 21,650 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 21,581 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 19,578 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 20,076 |
| Beijing, China | 19,618 |
| Mumbai, India | 19,980 |
| Osaka, Japan | 19,281 |
| New York-Newark, U.S. | 18,819 |
| Karachi, Pakistan | 15,400 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 14,967 |
| Chongqing, China | 14,838 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 14,751 |
| Calcutta, India | 14,681 |
| Manila, Philippines | 13,482 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | 13,463 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13,293 |
| Tianjin, China | 13,215 |
| Kinshasa, DR Congo | 13,171 |
| Guangzhou, China | 12,638 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, U.S. | 12,458 |
| Moscow, Russia | 12,410 |
| Shenzhen, China | 11,908 |
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