This list contains all cities with one million or more inhabitants. Cities are defined in the political-geographic sense (city proper). The population figures given therefore refer to the city or municipality in the political-administrative sense. In some cases, the population figures refer to capital districts or Metropolises and, in the case of the People's Republic of China, to the urban population of the city in question. In many cases, the city boundaries do not correspond to the settlement structure and the boundaries of metropolitan regions and agglomerations often extend far beyond the administrative city boundaries. In some cases, metropolitan regions and political municipalities cannot be separated, as in the case of metropolitan municipalities or city regions, which exist in some countries. There is no globally standardized definition of what constitutes a city, and municipal divisions differ from country to country.
If only the administrative boundaries of a city were taken into account, Chongqing would be the largest city in the world, with 32 million inhabitants. However, the urban population is significantly smaller at just under 14 million (2020) and is spread across various urban settlements. The city's administrative area is almost as large as Austria and larger than the Czech Republic. It consists mainly of mountains, forest and agricultural areas with a rural settlement structure.
The following table sorts cities according to the population within their administrative boundaries at the last available date. The population figures refer in the most cases to the respective municipality within its political boundaries, excluding politically independent suburbs. For Chinese cities, the urban population (urban settlement) of the respective city is given at prefecture, county or district level, which usually include large rural areas. Cities in bold are national capitals. Cities in italic are the largest city in their respective country.
| City | Country | Inhabitants | Continent | Year | City definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 21,909,814 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Province-level city (urban) | |
| Delhi | 20,591,874 | Asia | 2021 [2] [3] | Municipal corporation/Union territory | |
| Karachi | 20,382,881 | Asia | 2023 [4] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Beijing | 18,960,744 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Province-level city (urban) | |
| Shenzhen | 17,444,609 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Kinshasa | 16,316,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Guangzhou | 16,096,724 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Lagos | 15,946,000 | Africa | 2023 [6] | Metropolis | |
| Istanbul | 15,701,602 | Asia/Europe | 2024 [7] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Bangalore | 14,254,786 | Asia | 2021 [8] | Municipal corporation | |
| Tokyo | 14,178,000 | Asia | 2024 [9] | Metropolitan Prefecture | |
| Chengdu | 13,568,357 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Moscow | 13,274,285 | Europe | 2025 [10] | Federal city | |
| Mumbai | 13,127,825 | Asia | 2021 [11] [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Lahore | 13,004,135 | Asia | 2023 [12] | Metropolitan corporation/District | |
| São Paulo | 11,895,578 | South America | 2024 [13] | Municipio | |
| Tianjin | 11,052,404 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Province-level city (urban) | |
| Jakarta | 10,562,088 | Asia | 2020 [14] | Special Capital Region | |
| Wuhan | 10,494,879 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Lima | 10,353,700 | South America | 2025 [15] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Dhaka | 10,278,882 | Asia | 2022 [16] | City corporation [17] | |
| Hyderabad | 10,269,000 | Asia | 2021 [18] | Municipal corporation | |
| Cairo | 9,801,536 | Africa | 2023 [19] | City | |
| Chennai | 9,722,974 | Asia | 2021 [20] | Municipal corporation | |
| Dongguan | 9,644,871 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Seoul | 9,586,195 | Asia | 2020 [21] | Special city (Teukbyeolsi) | |
| Chongqing | 9,580,810 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Province-level city (urban) | |
| Xi’an | 9,392,938 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Hangzhou | 9,236,032 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Mexico City | 9,209,944 | North America | 2020 [22] | Distrito Federal | |
| Foshan | 9,042,509 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Tehran | 9,039,000 | Asia | 2021 [23] | Municipality (city) | |
| London | 9,089,736 | Europe | 2024 [24] | Region | |
| Bangkok | 8,833,400 | Asia | 2019 [25] | Province-level city | |
| Luanda | 8,816,297 | Africa | 2024 [26] | Province | |
| New York City | 8,478,072 | North America | 2024 [27] | City | |
| Ahmedabad | 8,253,226 | Asia | 2021 [28] | Municipal corporation | |
| Bogotá | 7,732,161 | South America | 2020 [29] | Distrito Capital | |
| Baghdad | 7,711,305 | Asia | 2023 [30] | Municipality (city) | |
| Surat | 7,567,538 | Asia | 2021 [31] | Municipal corporation | |
| Hong Kong | 7,527,500 | Asia | 2025 [32] | Special administrative region | |
| Nanjing | 7,519,814 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Shenyang | 7,026,358 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 7,004,921 | Asia | 2019 [33] | Province-level municipality (urban) | |
| Riyadh | 6,924,566 | Asia | 2022 [34] | Municipality (city) | |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,729,894 | South America | 2022 [35] | Municipio | |
| Zhengzhou | 6,461,013 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Qingdao | 6,165,279 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Singapore | 6,142,180 | Asia | 2025 [36] | Sovereign state | |
| Kolkata | 6,112,874 | Asia | 2020 [37] | Municipal corporation | |
| Suzhou | 5,892,892 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Saint Petersburg | 5,652,922 | Europe | 2025 [38] | Federal city | |
| Changsha | 5,630,256 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Abidjan | 5,616,633 | Africa | 2021 [39] | City (Ville) | |
| Jinan | 5,452,335 | Asia | 2020 [40] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Dar es Salaam | 5,383,728 | Africa | 2022 [41] | Region-level city | |
| Alexandria | 5,362,517 | Africa | 2023 [19] | City | |
| Santiago | 5,283,656 | South America | 2023 [42] | City | |
| Kunming | 5,273,144 | Asia | 2020 [43] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Harbin | 5,242,897 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Ankara | 5,186,002 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Shijiazhuang | 5,090,440 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Hefei | 5,055,978 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Dalian | 4,913,879 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Johannesburg | 4,803,262 | Africa | 2022 [45] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Cape Town | 4,772,846 | Africa | 2022 [46] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Nairobi | 4,750,100 | Africa | 2023 [47] [48] | Consolidated city-county | |
| Kano | 4,648,400 | Africa | 2022 [49] | Metropolis | |
| Xiamen | 4,617,251 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Yangon | 4,584,622 | Asia | 2024 [50] | Municipality (city) | |
| Nanning | 4,582,703 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Changchun | 4,557,356 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Sub-provincial City (urban) | |
| Giza | 4,458,135 | Africa | 2023 [19] | City | |
| Kabul | 4,434,600 | Asia | 2020 [51] | Municipality (city) | |
| Taiyuan | 4,303,673 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| eThekwini (Durban) | 4,239,901 | Africa | 2022 [52] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Bamako | 4,227,569 | Africa | 2022 [53] | Region-level city | |
| Jaipur | 4,067,826 | Asia | 2021 [54] | Municipal corporation | |
| Ekurhuleni | 4,066,691 | Africa | 2022 [55] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Tshwane (Pretoria) | 4,040,315 | Africa | 2022 [56] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| New Taipei City | 4,030,954 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Guiyang | 4,021,275 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Wuxi | 3,956,985 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Pune | 3,891,823 | Asia | 2021 [58] | Municipal corporation | |
| Shantou | 3,890,169 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Los Angeles | 3,878,704 | North America | 2024 [59] | City | |
| Ibadan | 3,875,000 | Africa | 2023 [60] [61] | Urban area | |
| Ürümqi | 3,864,136 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zhongshan | 3,841,873 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Abuja | 3,840,000 | Africa | 2023 [60] | Urban area | |
| Douala | 3,816,500 | Africa | 2025 [62] | Municipality (city) | |
| Lucknow | 3,790,274 | Asia | 2021 [63] | Municipal corporation | |
| Yokohama | 3,777,491 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Yaoundé | 3,762,900 | Africa | 2025 [62] | Municipality (city) | |
| Ningbo | 3,731,203 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Fuzhou | 3,723,454 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Jeddah | 3,712,917 | Asia | 2022 [34] | Municipality (city) | |
| Faisalabad | 3,691,999 | Asia | 2023 [64] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Berlin | 3,685,265 | Europe | 2024 [65] | State/Urban district | |
| Nagpur | 3,622,000 | Asia | 2026 [66] | Municipal corporation | |
| Mashhad | 3,619,000 | Asia | 2021 [23] | Municipality (city) | |
| Hanoi | 3,605,364 | Asia | 2019 [33] | Province-level municipality (urban) | |
| Dubai | 3,570,099 | Asia | 2023 [67] | Metropolis | |
| Nanchang | 3,518,975 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Madrid | 3,506,730 | Europe | 2025 [68] | Municipio | |
| Addis Ababa | 3,480,229 | Africa | 2022 [69] | Chartered city | |
| Port Harcourt | 3,480,000 | Africa | 2023 [60] | Urban area | |
| Busan | 3,349,016 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Toronto | 3,273,119 | North America | 2024 [71] | City | |
| Chittagong | 3,227,246 | Asia | 2022 [16] | City corporation | |
| Casablanca | 3,218,036 | Africa | 2024 [72] | Municipality (city) | |
| Ouagadougou | 3,204,000 | Africa | 2023 [73] | Urban area | |
| Kanpur | 3,203,932 | Asia | 2021 [74] | Municipal corporation | |
| Changzhou | 3,187,315 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Pyongyang | 3,133,000 | Asia | 2022 [75] | Directly governed city | |
| Buenos Aires | 3,120,612 | South America | 2022 [76] | Distrito Federal | |
| Tashkent | 3,112,748 | Asia | 2025 [77] | Municipality (city) | |
| Quezon City | 3,084,270 | Asia | 2024 [78] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Lanzhou | 3,012,577 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Nantong | 2,987,600 | Asia | 2020 [79] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Surabaya | 2,972,801 | Asia | 2022 [80] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Brasília | 2,982,818 | South America | 2024 [81] | Municipio | |
| Kyiv | 2,952,301 | Europe | 2022 [82] | City with special status | |
| İzmir | 2,948,160 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Incheon | 2,945,454 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Kumasi | 2,907,000 | Africa | 2017 [83] | Urban area | |
| Algiers | 2,902,000 | Africa | 2023 [84] | Urban area | |
| Huizhou | 2,900,113 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Mbuji-Mayi | 2,892,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Xuzhou | 2,845,552 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Taichung | 2,820,787 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Lubumbashi | 2,812,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Kaohsiung | 2,765,932 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Osaka | 2,752,412 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Zibo | 2,750,312 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Rome | 2,748,109 | Europe | 2023 [85] | Comune | |
| Linyi | 2,743,843 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Chicago | 2,721,308 | North America | 2024 [86] | City | |
| Bhopal | 2,707,000 | Asia | 2026 [87] | Municipal corporation | |
| Gazipur | 2,674,697 | Asia | 2022 [16] | City corporation | |
| Guayaquil | 2,665,392 | South America | 2022 [88] | Municipio | |
| Baku | 2,640,400 | Asia | 2025 [89] | Municipality (city) | |
| Taipei | 2,602,418 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Damascus | 2,584,771 | Asia | 2023[ citation needed ] | Urban area | |
| Wenzhou | 2,582,017 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Tangshan | 2,549,968 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Sanaa | 2,545,000 | Asia | 2017 [90] | City | |
| Patna | 2,534,000 | Asia | 2026 [91] | Municipal corporation | |
| Bandung | 2,527,854 | Asia | 2021 [80] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Medellín | 2,519,592 | South America | 2020 [92] | Municipio | |
| Gujranwala | 2,511,118 | Asia | 2023 [93] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Bekasi | 2,468,448 | Asia | 2021 [80] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Indore | 2,463,588 | Asia | 2020 [94] | Municipal corporation | |
| Medan | 2,435,252 | Asia | 2020 [95] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Fortaleza | 2,428,708 | South America | 2022 [96] | Municipio | |
| Salvador | 2,417,678 | South America | 2022 [97] | Municipio | |
| Daegu | 2,410,700 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Omdurman | 2,395,159 | Africa | 2022 [98] | Municipality (city) | |
| Houston | 2,390,125 | North America | 2024 [99] | City | |
| Agra | 2,386,000 | Asia | 2026 [100] | Municipal corporation | |
| Mecca | 2,385,509 | Asia | 2022 [34] | Municipality (city) | |
| Hohhot | 2,373,399 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Visakhapatnam | 2,358,412 | Asia | 2021 [101] | Municipal corporation | |
| Haikou | 2,349,239 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Shaoxing | 2,333,080 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Nagoya | 2,332,176 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Mogadishu | 2,330,700 | Africa | 2019 [102] | Region | |
| Belo Horizonte | 2,315,560 | South America | 2022 [103] | Municipio | |
| Yantai | 2,311,885 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Accra | 2,291,352 | Africa | 2023 [104] | Metropolis | |
| Rawalpindi | 2,284,014 | Asia | 2023 [105] | Metropolitan Corporation | |
| Phnom Penh | 2,281,951 | Asia | 2019 [106] | Autonomous municipality | |
| Taoyuan | 2,268,807 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Cali | 2,264,427 | South America | 2020 [107] | Municipio | |
| Luoyang | 2,230,661 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Manaus | 2,279,686 | South America | 2024 [108] | Municipio | |
| Lusaka | 2,212,301 | Africa | 2022 [109] | District | |
| Zhuhai | 2,207,090 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Liuzhou | 2,204,841 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Aleppo | 2,203,025 | Asia | 2023[ citation needed ] | Urban area | |
| Lomé | 2,188,376 | Africa | 2022 [110] | Urban area | |
| Isfahan | 2,178,000 | Asia | 2021 [23] | Municipality (city) | |
| Multan | 2,169,915 | Asia | 2023 [111] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Almaty | 2,161,797 | Asia | 2022 [112] | Municipality (city) | |
| Brazzaville | 2,145,783 | Africa | 2023 [113] | Department | |
| Havana | 2,137,847 | North America | 2022 [114] | Municipio/Province | |
| Baotou | 2,104,114 | Asia | 2020 [115] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Handan | 2,095,134 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Caracas | 2,089,012 | South America | 2019 [116] | Distrito Capital | |
| Yangzhou | 2,067,254 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bursa | 2,051,464 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Paris | 2,048,472 | Europe | 2025 [117] | Département/Commune | |
| Weifang | 2,044,028 | Asia | 2021 [118] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Vienna | 2,028,399 | Europe | 2025 [119] | State/City | |
| Minsk | 1,995,471 | Europe | 2023 [120] | County-level City | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1,982,112 | Asia | 2020 [121] | Federal capital city / federal territory | |
| Sapporo | 1,973,395 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Khartoum | 1,974,647 | Africa | 2023 [122] | Municipality (city) | |
| Khartoum Bahri | 1,968,601 | Africa | 2015 [123] | Municipality (city) | |
| Faridabad | 1,957,869 | Asia | 2021 [124] | Municipal corporation | |
| Benin City | 1,953,000 | Africa | 2023 [60] | Urban area | |
| Montreal | 1,945,359 | North America | 2024 [71] | City | |
| Baoding | 1,940,384 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Ghaziabad | 1,910,118 | Asia | 2021 [125] | Municipal corporation | |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 1,903,398 | South America | 2022 [126] | Municipio | |
| Manila | 1,902,590 | Asia | 2024 [127] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Tangerang | 1,895,486 | Asia | 2020 [128] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Depok | 1,893,321 | Asia | 2021 [129] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Tainan | 1,874,917 | Asia | 2020 [57] | Special municipality | |
| Hamburg | 1,862,565 | Europe | 2024 [65] | State/Urban district | |
| Warsaw | 1,861,599 | Europe | 2024 [130] | City with powiat right | |
| Davao City | 1,848,947 | Asia | 2024 [131] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Thane | 1,841,448 | Asia | 2011 [132] | Municipal corporation | |
| Peshawar | 1,837,741 | Asia | 2023 [133] | Metropolitan Corporation | |
| Amman | 1,812,059 | Asia | 2015 [134] | Municipality (city) | |
| Tijuana | 1,810,645 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Datong | 1,809,505 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Huai'an | 1,804,611 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Varanasi | 1,804,000 | Asia | 2026 [135] | Municipal corporation | |
| Kampala | 1,797,722 | Africa | 2024 [136] | Municipality (city) | |
| Jiangmen | 1,795,459 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Mosul | 1,792,020 | Asia | 2023 [30] | Municipality (city) | |
| Ludhiana | 1,779,796 | Asia | 2021 [137] | Municipal corporation | |
| Adana | 1,779,463 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Ganzhou | 1,778,132 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Curitiba | 1,773,718 | South America | 2022 [138] | Municipio | |
| Quito | 1,776,364 | South America | 2022 [139] | Municipio | |
| Conakry | 1,767,200 | Africa | 2018 [140] | Municipality (city) | |
| Monrovia | 1,761,032 | Africa | 2022 [141] | Urban area | |
| Maracaibo | 1,752,602 | South America | 2019 [142] | Municipio | |
| Abu Dhabi | 1,750,000 | Asia | 2023 [67] | Urban area | |
| Kigali | 1,745,555 | Africa | 2022 [143] | Province-level city | |
| Barcelona | 1,731,649 | Europe | 2025 [68] | Municipio | |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1,729,359 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Bucharest | 1,716,961 | Europe | 2021 [144] | County/city | |
| Caloocan | 1,712,945 | Asia | 2024 [145] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Amritsar | 1,704,000 | Asia | 2026 [146] | Municipal corporation | |
| Jining | 1,700,054 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Semarang | 1,688,133 | Asia | 2022 [80] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Xiangyang | 1,686,403 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Navi Mumbai | 1,685,000 | Asia | 2026 [147] | Municipal corporation | |
| Belgrade | 1,682,720 | Europe | 2024 [148] | District | |
| Budapest | 1,682,426 | Europe | 2022 [149] | Komitat/city | |
| Gaziantep | 1,680,723 | Asia | 2022 [44] [150] | City | |
| Xining | 1,677,177 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zunyi | 1,675,245 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Phoenix | 1,673,164 | North America | 2024 [151] | City | |
| Palembang | 1,668,848 | Asia | 2020 [152] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Vadodara | 1,666,703 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Kananga | 1,664,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Yinchuan | 1,662,948 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Kunshan | 1,652,159 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Kota | 1,650,281 | Asia | 2021 [153] | Municipal corporation | |
| Beirut | 1,650,000 | Asia | 2017 [154] | Urban area | |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | 1,643,623 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Novosibirsk | 1,637,266 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Auckland | 1,628,900 | Oceania | 2018 [156] | Unitary Authority | |
| Fukuoka | 1,612,392 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Sharjah | 1,610,000 | Asia | 2023 [67] | Urban area | |
| Daqing | 1,604,027 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Wuhu | 1,598,165 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Karaj | 1,592,492 | Asia | 2016 [157] | Municipality (city) | |
| León | 1,579,803 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Philadelphia | 1,573,916 | North America | 2024 [158] | Consolidated city-county | |
| Calgary | 1,569,133 | North America | 2024 [71] | City | |
| Shiraz | 1,565,572 | Asia | 2016 [157] | Municipality (city) | |
| Tabriz | 1,558,693 | Asia | 2016 [157] | Municipality (city) | |
| Nouakchott | 1,558,100 | Africa | 2026 [159] | Capital district | |
| Mianyang | 1,549,499 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Yekaterinburg | 1,548,187 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Puebla | 1,542,232 | North America | 2020 [160] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Putian | 1,539,389 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1,539,252 | Asia | 2021 [161] | Province/City | |
| Kawasaki | 1,538,262 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| San Antonio | 1,526,656 | North America | 2024 [162] | City | |
| Kōbe | 1,525,152 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| N'Djamena | 1,521,900 | Africa | 2019 [163] | Municipality (city) | |
| Qinhuangdao | 1,520,199 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zhuzhou | 1,510,148 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Jilin | 1,509,292 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Munich | 1,505,005 | Europe | 2024 [65] | Urban district | |
| Ciudad Juárez | 1,501,551 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Recife | 1,494,586 | South America | 2022 [164] | Municipio | |
| Córdoba | 1,493,668 | South America | 2022 [165] | Urban settlement | |
| Harare | 1,491,740 | Africa | 2022 [166] | Municipality (city) | |
| Daejeon | 1,488,435 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Hyderabad | 1,487,098 | Asia | 2023 [167] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Nashik | 1,486,973 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Yiwu | 1,481,384 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Xingtai | 1,480,754 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Anshan | 1,480,332 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Gwangju | 1,477,573 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Quanzhou | 1,469,157 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Kyōto | 1,463,723 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Cixi | 1,457,510 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Basra | 1,448,127 | Asia | 2023 [30] | Municipality (city) | |
| Guwahati | 1,439,000 | Asia | 2026 [168] | Municipal corporation | |
| Goiânia | 1,437,366 | South America | 2022 [169] | Municipio | |
| Niamey | 1,437,000 | Africa | 2023 [170] | Urban area | |
| Solapur | 1,432,000 | Asia | 2026 [171] | Municipal corporation | |
| Makassar | 1,423,877 | Asia | 2020 [172] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Kisangani | 1,423,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Kharkiv | 1,421,125 | Europe | 2022 [173] | Municipality (city) | |
| Pointe-Noire | 1,420,612 | Africa | 2023 [113] | Department | |
| Hubli-Dharwad | 1,418,000 | Asia | 2026 [174] | Municipal corporation | |
| Tai’an | 1,416,591 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Jinjiang | 1,416,151 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Medina | 1,411,599 | Asia | 2022 [34] | Municipality (city) | |
| Nanyang | 1,407,616 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| San Diego | 1,404,452 | North America | 2024 [175] | City | |
| Porto Alegre | 1,404,269 | South America | 2022 [176] | Município | |
| Quetta | 1,401,362 | Asia | 2023 [177] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Zhanjiang | 1,400,709 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Prague | 1,397,880 | Europe | 2025 [178] | Obec (city) | |
| Dammam | 1,386,166 | Asia | 2022 [34] | Municipality (city) | |
| Guadalajara | 1,385,621 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Chandigarh | 1,379,895 | Asia | 2021 [179] | Union territory | |
| Konya | 1,365,287 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Guilin | 1,361,244 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bareilly | 1,359,000 | Asia | 2026 [180] | Municipal corporation | |
| Astana | 1,354,507 | Asia | 2022 [181] | Municipality (city) | |
| South Tangerang | 1,354,350 | Asia | 2020 [182] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Milan | 1,354,196 | Europe | 2023 [183] | Comune | |
| Yancheng | 1,353,475 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zaozhuang | 1,349,883 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Rosario | 1,348,725 | South America | 2022 [184] | Department | |
| Taizhou | 1,348,327 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Freetown | 1,347,559 | Africa | 2024 [185] | Municipality (city) | |
| Shangrao | 1,342,220 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Weihai | 1,339,645 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zhangjiakou | 1,339,384 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Brisbane | 1,335,640 | Oceania | 2024 [186] | Local government area | |
| Moradabad | 1,334,000 | Asia | 2026 [187] | Municipal corporation | |
| Jiangyin | 1,331,352 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Kazan | 1,329,825 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Dallas | 1,326,087 | North America | 2024 [188] | City | |
| Tegucigalpa | 1,326,460 | North America | 2023 [189] | Municipio | |
| Saitama | 1,324,025 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Antalya | 1,322,766 | Asia | 2022 [44] | City | |
| Antananarivo | 1,321,269 | Africa | 2020 [190] | Municipality (city) | |
| Gurgaon | 1,320,000 | Asia | 2026 [191] | Municipal corporation | |
| Aligarh | 1,316,000 | Asia | 2026 [192] | Municipal corporation | |
| Mombasa | 1,311,860 | Africa | 2023 [193] | Consolidated city-county | |
| Meerut | 1,309,023 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Taguig | 1,308,085 | Asia | 2024 [194] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Maoming | 1,307,802 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Belém | 1,303,403 | South America | 2022 [195] | Município | |
| Jalandhar | 1,296,000 | Asia | 2026 [196] | Municipal corporation | |
| Heze | 1,293,767 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Guarulhos | 1,291,771 | South America | 2022 [197] | Municipio | |
| Rajkot | 1,286,995 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Onitsha | 1,285,000 | Africa | 2018 [198] | Urban area | |
| Yichang | 1,284,305 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Tbilisi | 1,282,574 | Asia | 2025 [199] | Region-level city | |
| Dakar | 1,278,469 | Africa | 2023 [200] | Department | |
| Tiruchirappalli | 1,276,000 | Asia | 2026 [201] | Municipal corporation | |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1,275,700 | Africa | 2023 [19] | City | |
| Tangier | 1,275,428 | Africa | 2024 [72] | Municipality (city) | |
| Barranquilla | 1,275,264 | South America | 2020 [202] | Municipio | |
| Sofia | 1,274,290 | Europe | 2021 [203] | Province-level city | |
| Montevideo | 1,271,513 | South America | 2026 [204] | Department | |
| Xinxiang | 1,271,350 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bhubaneswar | 1,266,000 | Asia | 2026 [205] | Municipal corporation | |
| Zapopan | 1,257,547 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Huainan | 1,255,619 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Nanchong | 1,254,455 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Chaozhou | 1,254,007 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bukavu | 1,249,000 | Africa | 2023 [5] | Urban area | |
| Salem | 1,248,000 | Asia | 2026 [206] | Municipal corporation | |
| Kalyan-Dombivli | 1,246,381 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Jieyang | 1,242,906 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Dushanbe | 1,242,600 | Asia | 2024 [207] | City | |
| Panama City | 1,235,062 | North America | 2022 [208] | District | |
| Port-au-Prince | 1,234,742 | North America | 2019 [209] | Commune | |
| Changshu | 1,230,599 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Fushun | 1,228,890 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Callao | 1,226,200 | South America | 2025 [15] | Constitutional Province | |
| Guatemala City | 1,221,739 | North America | 2023 [210] | Municipio | |
| Vasai-Virar | 1,221,233 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Mira-Bhayandar | 1,217,000 | Asia | 2026 [211] | Municipal corporation | |
| Krasnoyarsk | 1,211,756 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Suwon | 1,210,150 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Specific city (Si) | |
| Mysore | 1,204,759 | Asia | 2021 [212] | Municipal corporation | |
| Qom | 1,201,158 | Asia | 2016 [157] | Municipality (city) | |
| Hiroshima | 1,200,754 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Hargeisa | 1,200,000 | Africa | 2019 [213] | City | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1,198,245 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Qingyuan | 1,197,581 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Batam | 1,196,396 | Asia | 2020 [214] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Arequipa | 1,195,700 | South America | 2025 [15] | City | |
| Kaifeng | 1,193,802 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Srinagar | 1,192,792 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Xianyang | 1,192,776 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Fuyang | 1,191,810 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Edmonton | 1,190,458 | North America | 2024 [71] | City | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha) | 1,190,496 | Africa | 2022 [215] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Jiaxing | 1,188,321 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Anyang | 1,187,772 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Doha | 1,186,023 | Asia | 2020 [216] | Municipality | |
| Hengyang | 1,185,130 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Ahvaz | 1,184,788 | Asia | 2016 [157] | Municipality (city) | |
| Shymkent | 1,184,113 | Asia | 2022 [217] | Municipality (city) | |
| Birmingham | 1,183,618 | Europe | 2024 [24] | Metropolitan Borough/City | |
| Fès | 1,182,963 | Africa | 2024 [72] | Municipality (city) | |
| Chelyabinsk | 1,176,770 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Tripoli | 1,176,000 | Africa | 2022 [218] | Urban settlement | |
| Aurangabad | 1,171,330 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Ufa | 1,166,098 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Bandar Lampung | 1,166,066 | Asia | 2020 [219] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Lilongwe | 1,162,544 | Africa | 2023 [220] | Municipality (city) | |
| Mandalay | 1,162,500 | Asia | 2024 [50] | Municipality (city) | |
| Dhanbad | 1,161,561 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Iribarren (Barquisimeto) | 1,159,062 | South America | 2019 [221] | Município | |
| Kaduna | 1,158,000 | Africa | 2023 [222] | Urban area | |
| Krasnodar | 1,154,885 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Samara | 1,154,223 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Ottawa | 1,153,843 | North America | 2024 [71] | City | |
| Rizhao | 1,147,175 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Rostov-on-Don | 1,143,123 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Monterrey | 1,142,952 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Campinas | 1,139,047 | South America | 2022 [223] | Município | |
| Dazhou | 1,135,817 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Ulsan | 1,135,423 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Metropolitan City (Gwangyeoksi) | |
| Naypyidaw | 1,129,322 | Asia | 2024 [50] | Union Territory | |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | 1,129,000 | Africa | 2023 [73] | Urban area | |
| Luzhou | 1,128,479 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Yerevan | 1,127,000 | Asia | 2024 [224] | Region-level city | |
| Yueyang | 1,125,448 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zhenjiang | 1,123,813 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bishkek | 1,120,827 | Asia | 2022 [225] | Municipality (city) | |
| Touba | 1,120,824 | Africa | 2023 [226] | Rural Commune | |
| Prayagraj | 1,117,094 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 1,116,000 | Asia | 2026 [227] | Municipal corporation | |
| Islamabad | 1,108,872 | Asia | 2023 [228] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Baoji | 1,107,702 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Mwanza | 1,104,521 | Africa | 2022 [229] | Municipality (city) | |
| Omsk | 1,101,367 | Asia | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Yibin | 1,100,737 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Changde | 1,100,719 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Sendai | 1,096,704 | Asia | 2020 [9] | Designated city | |
| Chifeng | 1,093,068 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Diyarbakır | 1,087,786 | Asia | 2022 [150] | City | |
| Huzhou | 1,083,953 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Suqian | 1,081,559 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Maputo | 1,080,277 | Africa | 2017 [230] | Province-level city | |
| Wanzhou | 1,078,149 | Asia | 2020 [1] | District (urban) | |
| Bengbu | 1,077,704 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Kirkuk | 1,074,884 | Asia | 2023 [30] | Municipality (city) | |
| Ranchi | 1,073,440 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Nezahualcóyotl | 1,072,676 | North America | 2020 [22] | Locality (Localidad) | |
| Howrah | 1,072,161 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Lianyungang | 1,071,019 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Lu’an | 1,069,940 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Bhiwandi | 1,067,000 | Asia | 2026 [231] | Municipal corporation | |
| Yongin | 1,066,975 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Specific city (Si) | |
| Trujillo | 1,063,700 | South America | 2025 [15] | City | |
| Coimbatore | 1,061,447 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Managua | 1,061,054 | North America | 2022 [232] | Municipio | |
| Saharanpur | 1,061,000 | Asia | 2026 [233] | Municipal corporation | |
| Zhangjiagang | 1,055,893 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Jabalpur | 1,054,336 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Gwalior | 1,053,505 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Vijayawada | 1,048,240 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Changzhi | 1,047,461 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Pingdingshan | 1,045,966 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Goyang | 1,045,497 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Specific city (Si) | |
| Bogor | 1,043,070 | Asia | 2020 [234] | City ( Kota ) | |
| Voronezh | 1,041,722 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Jinhua | 1,040,948 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Mersin | 1,040,507 | Asia | 2022 [150] | City | |
| São Luís | 1,037,775 | South America | 2022 [235] | Municipio | |
| Zhaoqing | 1,035,810 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Asmara | 1,035,000 | Africa | 2022 [236] | Urban area | |
| Jodhpur | 1,033,918 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Matola | 1,032,197 | Africa | 2017 [237] | Municipality (city) | |
| Shangqiu | 1,031,123 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Ashgabat | 1,030,063 | Asia | 2022 [238] | City | |
| Qiqihar | 1,029,522 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Changwon | 1,029,389 | Asia | 2020 [70] | Specific city (Si) | |
| Santo Domingo Este | 1,029,117 | North America | 2022 [239] | Municipio | |
| Santo Domingo | 1,029,110 | North America | 2022 [240] | Municipio | |
| Cartagena | 1,028,736 | South America | 2020 [241] | Municipio | |
| Jerusalem | 1,028,366 | Asia | 2023 [242] | Metropolis | |
| Perm | 1,027,518 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Cologne | 1,024,210 | Europe | 2024 [65] | Urban district | |
| Jinzhou | 1,021,478 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Tshikapa | 1,020,468 | Africa | 2023 [243] | Urban area | |
| Liaocheng | 1,020,430 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Zamboanga City | 1,018,849 | Asia | 2024 [244] | City ( Lungsod ) | |
| Madurai | 1,016,885 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Xinyang | 1,014,843 | Asia | 2020 [1] | Prefecture-level city (urban) | |
| Marrakesh | 1,014,813 | Africa | 2024 [72] | Municipality (city) | |
| Yuyao | 1,013,866 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Rui’an | 1,012,731 | Asia | 2020 [1] | County-level city (urban) | |
| Volgograd | 1,012,219 | Europe | 2025 [155] | Municipality (city) | |
| Gorakhpur | 1,012,000 | Asia | 2026 [245] | Municipal corporation | |
| Odesa | 1,010,537 | Europe | 2022 [246] | Municipality (city) | |
| Raipur | 1,010,087 | Asia | 2011 [2] | Municipal corporation | |
| Jacksonville | 1,009,833 | North America | 2024 [247] | City | |
| Vientiane | 1,009,300 | Asia | 2023 [248] | Province-level Prefecture | |
| Fort Worth | 1,008,106 | North America | 2024 [247] | City |
This list is based on the data from the previous paragraph table. It excludes countries with only one city above one million inhabitants.
| Country | Number of cities | Number of cities (At least 5 million inhabitants) | Number of cities (At least 10 million inhabitants) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2 | 60 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
The following table has cities that used to be over 1 million people in the past century, but have since declined under the 1 million mark.
| City | Country | Continent | Peak Population | Year | Current Population | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | North America | 1,849,568 | 1950 [249] | 645,705 | 2024 [250] | |
| Kitakyushu | Asia | 1,680,000 | 1979 [251] | 939,029 | 2020 [9] | |
| Nova Iguaçu | South America | 1,286,337 | 1991 [252] | 785,867 | 2022 [253] | |
| Naples | Europe | 1,226,594 | 1971 [254] | 908,082 | 2025 [255] | |
| Dnipro | Europe | 1,191,971 | 1989 [173] | 968,502 | 2022 [173] | |
| Turin | Europe | 1,167,968 | 1971 [254] | 856,745 | 2025 [255] | |
| Glasgow | Europe | 1,127,825 | 1938 [256] | 650,300 | 2024 [24] | |
| Donetsk | Europe | 1,109,102 | 1989 [173] | 901,645 | 2022 [173] | |
| San Jose | North America | 1,013,240 | 2020 [257] | 997,368 | 2024 [258] |
The following table lists city administrations by population, including full population inside administrative boundaries for Chinese cities.
| City | Country | Inhabitants | Area in km2 | People per km2 | Continent | Year | City definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chongqing | 32,054,159 | 82,403 | 389 | Asia | 2020 [259] | Province-level city | |
| Shanghai | 24,870,895 | 6,200 | 4,011 | Asia | 2020 [260] | Province-level city | |
| Beijing | 21,893,095 | 16,411 | 1,334 | Asia | 2020 [261] | Province-level city | |
| Chengdu | 20,937,757 | 12,055 | 1,737 | Asia | 2020 [262] | Sub-provincial City | |
| Delhi | 20,591,874 | 1,484 | 13,875 | Asia | 2021 [263] | Municipal corporation/Union territory | |
| Karachi | 20,382,881 | 3,527 | 5,779 | Asia | 2023 [264] | Metropolitan corporation | |
| Guangzhou | 18,676,605 | 7,434 | 2,512 | Asia | 2020 [265] | Sub-provincial City | |
| Shenzhen | 17,494,398 | 1,992 | 8,784 | Asia | 2020 [266] | Sub-provincial City | |
| Istanbul | 15,907,951 | 5,196 | 3,062 | Asia/Europe | 2022 [267] | Metropolitan municipality | |
| Kinshasa | 14,565,700 | 9,965 | 1,462 | Africa | 2023 [268] | Province-level city | |
| Bengaluru | 14,254,786 | 741 | 19,237 | Asia | 2021 [269] | Municipal corporation | |
| Tokyo | 14,047,594 | 2,194 | 6,413 | Asia | 2020 [270] | Metropolitan prefecture | |
| Tianjin | 13,866,009 | 11,610 | 1,194 | Asia | 2020 [271] | Province-level city | |
| Mumbai | 13,127,825 | 603 | 21,770 | Asia | 2021 [272] | Municipal corporation | |
| Moscow | 13,010,112 | 2,510 | 5,183 | Europe | 2021 [10] | Federal city | |
| Lahore | 13,004,135 | 1,772 | 7,339 | Asia | 2023 [273] | Metropolitan corporation/District | |
| Suzhou | 12,748,262 | 9,102 | 1,401 | Asia | 2020 [274] | Prefecture-level city | |
| Zhengzhou | 12,600,574 | 7,565 | 1,666 | Asia | 2020 [275] | Prefecture-level city | |
| Wuhan | 12,447,718 | 8,575 | 1,452 | Asia | 2020 [276] | Sub-provincial City | |
| Xi’an | 12,183,280 | 10,107 | 1,205 | Asia | 2020 [277] | Sub-provincial City |