World's 25 Most Populous Urban Areas

World's 25 Most Populous Urban Areas
▪ 1999

World's 25 Most Populous Urban Areas1

  City proper   Metropolitan area
Rank City and country Population Year   Population Year
  1 Tokyo, Japan 7,966,195 1995 cen.   27,242,000 1996 est.
  2 Mexico City, Mex. 9,815,795 1990 cen.   16,908,000 1996 est.
  3 São Paulo, Braz. 9,393,753 1995 est.   16,792,000 1996 est.
  4 New York City, U.S. 7,380,906 1996 est.   16,390,000 1996 est.
  5 Bombay (Mumbai), India 9,925,891 1991 cen.   15,725,000 1996 est.
  6 Shanghai, China 8,930,000 1993 est.   13,659,000 1996 est.
  7 Los Angeles, U.S. 3,553,638 1996 est.   12,576,000 1996 est.
  8 Calcutta, India 4,399,819 1991 cen.   12,118,000 1996 est.
  9 Buenos Aires, Arg. 2,988,006 1995 est.   11,931,000 1996 est.
10 Seoul, S.Kor. 10,776,201 1991 est.   11,768,000 1996 est.
11 Jakarta, Indon. 9,160,500 1995 est.   11,500,000 1995 est.
12 Beijing, China 6,690,000 1993 est.   11,414,000 1996 est.
13 Lagos, Nigeria 1,518,000 1996 est.   10,878,000 1996 est.
14 Tianjin, China 5,000,000 1993 est.   10,687,000 1995 est.
15 Osaka, Japan 2,602,352 1995 cen.   10,618,000 1996 est.
16 Delhi, India 7,206,704 1991 cen.   10,298,000 1996 est.
17 Rio de Janeiro, Braz. 5,473,033 1995 est.   10,264,000 1996 est.
18 Karachi, Pak. 5,208,132 1981 cen.   10,119,000 1996 est.
19 Cairo, Egypt 6,849,000 1994 est.   9,900,000 1996 est.
20 Paris, France 2,156,766 1991 cen.   9,469,000 1995 est.
21 Manila, Phil. 1,654,761 1995 est.   9,280,000 1995 est.
22 Moscow, Russia 8,436,447 1996 est.   9,233,000 1995 est.
23 Dhaka, Bangladesh 3,839,000 1991 cen.   8,500,000 1996 est.
24 Istanbul, Tur. 7,774,169 1995 est.   7,817,000 1995 est.
25 Lima, Peru 5,706,127 1993 est.   7,452,000 1995 est.
See as table:
      1Ranked by population of metropolitan area.

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▪ Table
World's 25 Most Populous Urban Areas1
    City proper Metropolitan area
Rank      City and country Population Year     Population Year   
1    Tokyo, Japan 7,836,665 1995 est.  27,856,000 1995 est.
2    São Paulo, Brazil 9,842,059 1993 est.  16,417,000 1995 est.
3    New York City, U.S. 7,333,253 1994 est.  16,329,000 1995 est.
4    Mexico City, Mex. 9,815,795 1990 cen. 15,643,000 1995 est.
5    Bombay (Mumbai), India 9,925,891 1991 cen. 15,093,000 1995 est.
6    Shanghai, China 8,930,000 1993 est.  15,082,000 1995 est.
7    Los Angeles, U.S. 3,448,613 1994 est.  12,410,000 1995 est.
8    Beijing, China 6,690,000 1993 est.  12,362,000 1995 est.
9    Calcutta, India 4,399,819 1991 cen. 11,673,000 1995 est.
10    Seoul, S.Kor. 10,873,055 1991 est.  11,641,000 1995 est.
11    Jakarta, Indon. 8,259,266 1990 cen. 11,500,000 1995 est.
12    Buenos Aires, Arg. 2,960,976 1991 cen. 10,990,000 1995 est.
13    Tianjin, China 5,000,000 1993 est.  10,687,000 1995 est.
14    Osaka, Japan 2,478,628 1995 est.  10,601,000 1995 est.
15    Lagos, Nigeria 1,347,000 1992 est.  10,287,000 1995 est.
16    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5,547,033 1993 est.  9,888,000 1995 est.
17    Delhi, India 7,206,704 1991 cen. 9,882,000 1995 est.
18    Karachi, Pak. 5,208,132 1981 cen. 9,863,000 1995 est.
19    Cairo, Egypt 6,849,000 1994 est.  9,656,000 1995 est.
20    Paris, France 2,156,766 1991 est.  9,469,000 1995 est.
21    Manila, Phil. 1,894,667 1991 est.  9,280,000 1995 est.
22    Moscow, Russia 8,570,200 1994 est.  9,233,000 1995 est.
23    Dhaka, Bangladesh 3,397,187 1991 cen. 7,832,000 1995 est.
24    Istanbul, Tur. 7,331,927 1993 est.  7,817,000 1995 est.
25    Lima, Peru 2        2        7,452,000 1995 est.
See as table:

      1Ranked by population of metropolitan area.
2Administrative unit within which a separate city proper is not distinguished.

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