List of cities proper by population

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A view of Cuffe Parade locality in Mumbai, India, which is currently the World's most populous city proper
A view of Cuffe Parade locality in Mumbai, India, which is currently the World's most populous city proper

This is a list of the most populous cities of the World defined according to the concept of city proper. The list ranks the World's urban municipal units (or well-defined statistical groupings of such units) according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. It should further be noted that the meaning and role of the political units taken for the purpose of this list to be the "city proper" are not and cannot be wholly consistent due to the differing systems of local government around the World. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.

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Population

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Mumbai &0000000013662885.00000013,662,885[1] Municipal corporation 603 22,658  India
2 Karachi &0000000012991000.00000012,991,000[2] City District 3,527 3,683  Pakistan
3 Istanbul &0000000011372613.00000011,372,613[3] Municipality 1,831 6,211  Turkey
4 Delhi &0000000011325124.00000011,325,124 Municipal Corporation 431[4] 26,276  India
5 São Paulo &0000000010990249.00000010,990,249[5] Municipality 1,523 7,216  Brazil
6 Moscow &0000000010452000.00000010,452,000[6] City proper (includes Zelenograd) 1,081 9,644  Russia
7 Seoul &0000000010356202.00000010,356,202[7] Special City 605.4 17,213  South Korea
8 Shanghai &0000000010030788.00000010,030,788[8](2002-12-31) Core districts + inner suburbs 2,050 4,991  China
9 Beijing &0000000009532000.0000009,532,000[9] Core districts 1,368 6,968  China
10 Mexico City &0000000008836045.0000008,836,045[10] Federal District 1,485 5,950  Mexico
11 Tokyo &0000000008731000.0000008,731,000[11] 23 special wards area 617 14,151  Japan
12 Jakarta &0000000008576788.0000008,576,788[1] Special capital district 664 12,738  Indonesia
13 New York City &0000000008274527.0000008,274,527[12] City proper 789.4 10,452  United States
14 Lagos &0000000007937932.0000007,937,932[13] Administrative area 999.6 7,938  Nigeria
15 Kinshasa &0000000007843000.0000007,843,000[6] City-Province 9,965 787  Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 Lima &0000000007819436.0000007,819,436[8] Province[14] 804 8,544  Peru
17 Tehran &0000000007797520.0000007,797,520[15] City proper 760 10,260  Iran
18 London &0000000007581052.0000007,581,052[1] Greater London[16] 1,580 4,697  United Kingdom
19 Bogotá &0000000007155052.0000007,155,052[17] Capital district 1,590 4,500  Colombia
20 Hong Kong &0000000006985200.0000006,985,200[18] Special Administrative Region 1,092 6,397  China
21 Bangkok &0000000006972000.0000006,972,000[19] Administrative area 1,568.74 4,444  Thailand
22 Cairo &0000000006758581.0000006,758,581[20] Governorate  Egypt
23 Dhaka &0000000006737774.0000006,737,774[21] City Corporation 154[22] 43,752  Bangladesh
24 Lahore &0000000006318745.0000006,318,745[23] City District 1,772 3,566  Pakistan
25 Rio de Janeiro &0000000006161047.0000006,161,047[5] Municipality 1,182 5,212  Brazil
26 Baghdad &0000000005258383.0000005,258,383[1] City proper  Iraq
27 Bangalore &0000000005180533.0000005,180,533[1] Municipal Corporation 230 22,426  India
28 Kolkata &0000000005021458.0000005,021,458[1] Municipal Corporation 185 24,760  India
29 Santiago &0000000004985893.0000004,985,893[24] Province[25] 2,030 2,456  Chile
30 Tianjin &0000000004933106.0000004,933,106[8] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
31 Yangon &0000000004886305.0000004,886,305[1] City proper  Myanmar
32 Singapore &0000000004839400.0000004,839,400[26] Country 701 6,904  Singapore
33 Guangzhou &0000000004653131.0000004,653,131[8] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
34 Saint Petersburg &0000000004596000.0000004,596,000[27] City proper 1439 [28] 3,179  Russia
35 Wuhan &0000000004593410.0000004,593,410[8] (2002-12-31) Core districts 400 12,868  China
36 Chennai &0000000004562843.0000004,562,843[1] Municipal Corporation 187 24,418  India
37 Riyadh &0000000004465000.0000004,465,000[6] City proper 800 1,500  Saudi Arabia
38 Ho Chi Minh City &0000000004331288.0000004,331,288[1] City proper  Vietnam
39 Alexandria &0000000004247414.0000004,247,414[1] Governorate 2,680 1,378  Egypt
40 Chongqing &0000000004239742.0000004,239,742[8] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
41 Shenyang &0000000003995531.0000003,995,531[8] (2002-12-31) Core districts  China
42 Hyderabad &0000000003980938.0000003,980,938[1] Municipal corporation 170 21,293  India
43 Ankara &0000000003901201.0000003,901,201[3] Municipality 2,516 1,551  Turkey
44 Ahmedabad &0000000003867336.0000003,867,336[1] Municipal corporation 190 19,979  India
45 Los Angeles &0000000003849378.0000003,849,378[29] City proper 1,290 2,980  United States
46 Abidjan &0000000003802000.0000003,802,000[6] City proper  Côte d'Ivoire
47 Yokohama &0000000003650000.0000003,650,000[30] City proper 437 8,352  Japan

See also

A view of Karachi downtown in Pakistan. The World's second most populous city.
A view of Karachi downtown in Pakistan. The World's second most populous city.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l World Gazetteer estimate for 2008-01-01
  2. ^ Sindh Bureau of Statistics, Selected Tables of District Development Indicators, 2008; Population (Total) of 1998 Census and 2008 (Projected) (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-08-05. Including the six cantonments of Clifton Cantonment, Faisal Cantonment, Karachi Cantonment, Korangi Creek Cantonment, Malir Cantonment and Manora Cantonment. These cantonments are technically under military jurisdiction, but are all situated close to the core of the Karachi City District.
  3. ^ a b TUIK. "Address-based population registration system: Inside-Outside District Centers Population By Province And Sex And Population Density 2007" (in Turkish). TUIK. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 2006, table 8 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-08-05.
  5. ^ a b Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Estimativas de População, Estimativas para 1º de julho de 2008 Retrieved on 2008-09-29. Population estimate for 2008-07-01.
  6. ^ a b c d UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2007
  7. ^ Information System Planning Division 2006, Korean National Statistics Office
  8. ^ a b c d e f g City and region database of Statistics Finland
  9. ^ Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2006, Total number of permanent population (excel-file) Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Total population on 2005-11-01 (1% sample census) of the two functional areas of 1) Core Districts of Capital Function and 2) Urban Function Extended Districts, including eight fully urban districts. The data is for so-called 'permanent population'; registered population was 7,210,000 the same year.
  10. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Proyecciones de la Población de México 2005-2050 Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Projected population on 2008-06-30.
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  12. ^ "2007 Census Bureau Estimate". US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-08-04.
  13. ^ Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
    Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15th May, 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  14. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
  15. ^ Iran 2006 Census
  16. ^ Composed of 32 independent borough councils
  17. ^ Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Proyecciones de población municipales por área, 2005-2009, a junio 30. (excel-file) Retrieved on 2008-10-02. Projected population on 2008-06-30.
  18. ^ Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong; Population figures from mid-2001 to mid-2008 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Estimated population on 2008-06-30. Including 'usual' and 'mobile' residents, but excluding temporary visitors.
  19. ^ National Statistical Office Thailand, Key Statistics of Thailand 2007; Chapter 1.9, Population Projections (1 July) by Region and Sex (embedded in huge 121MB zipped file!) Retrieved on 2008-10-01. Projected de facto population as of 2008. The registered (de jure) population was 5,695,956 in 2006.
  20. ^ Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex (excel-file) Adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on the 17th of April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.
  21. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2007 (pdf-file) 2007 Population Estimate. Accessed on 2008-09-27.
  22. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava –2001 (pdf-file) Accessed on 2008-09-27.
  23. ^ GeoHive, Pakistan - The Punjab - Administrative units 1998 Census result for Lahore District. Accessed on 2008-09-28. The UN estimated the population of Lahore to be 6,577,000 in 2007. However, that estimate is based on now obsolete administrative boundaries for the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation. The administrative boundaries for Lahore was changed in 2001, when it was transformed from Metropolitan Corporation into a City District. The City District includes the old Metropolitan Corporation as well as the surrounding district. The District of Lahore had a total of 6,318,745 inhabitans in 1998, compared to 5,143,495 for the Metropolitan Corporation. Current, but vague, estimates puts the population of the district at somewhere between 7.5 and 10 millions.
  24. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Chile; Proyecciones de población al 30 de Junio 1990-2020, Region Metropolitana de Santiago; Provincias (excel-file) Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Projected population on 2008-06-30.
  25. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
  26. ^ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Estimated population on 2008-06-30, including Singapore residents plus non-residents. Population of Singapore citizens and residents was 3,642,700 on 2008-06-30.
  27. ^ City of Saint Petersburg Official Portal, Russian Census estimates
  28. ^ City of Saint Petersburg Official Portal, Statistics
  29. ^ U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2006
  30. ^ Statistics Bureau, Japan, Monthly Statistics, Population of Major Cities (excel-file) Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Population estimate on 2008-09-01.

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