Largest megacities worldwide 2023, by land area

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Sep 26, 2023
In 2023, New York led the ranking of the largest built-up urban areas worldwide, with a land area of 11,300 square kilometers. Boston-Providence and Tokyo-Yokohama were the second and third largest megacities globally that year.

Major urban areas worldwide in 2023, by land area (in square kilometers)

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August 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

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