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Largest city redirects here. For a list of the most populous cities within administrative limits, see List of cities by population. See also historical urban community sizes for historical data.

This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, ranked by population. This is a controversial issue rather difficult to quantify, as unlike national subdivisions, there are no consistently defined borders for such an area. Many of the figures for individual cities are highly controversial, and in some cases numbers which differ by millions are given by different sources. In some countries there are official definitions, but they are not consistent on a global basis, nor even necessarily within countries. In addition, the underlying structure of different metropolitan areas varies: comparing a highly centralised city with an agglomeration of smaller settlements may not be very meaningful. Commuting patterns and other aspects of urban behaviour which underlie the metro area concept differ greatly around the world. Thus, all population figures for specific metro areas should be treated as interpretations rather than hard facts, and rankings and comparisons of metros should be treated with great caution.

Most of the data for this list was compiled from the 2005 urban agglomeration population figures from the United Nations 2005 World Urbanization Prospects Report.[1] These figures include suburban areas immediately surrounding a major city and sometimes multiple major cities which may be close enough together to function essentially as one area. Figures with notations are from the indicated sources.

Unless otherwise specified, figures are based on rough estimates for the year 2005 and rounded to the nearest 1,000. Despite the standing of the organisation behind the figures, the appropriateness and consistency of the boundaries used is controversial and the aforementioned warnings apply.

Rank Metropolitan area name Country Definition Area Population estimate Population density
km² mi² per km² per mi²
1 Tokyo (Greater Tokyo Area)  Japan Official metropolitan area (Keihinyo MMA) 13,500 5,210 35,197,000 2,610 6,760
2 Seoul (Seoul National Capital Area)  South Korea Official metropolitan area 11,790 4,550 22,770,000[2] 1,996 5,170
3 Mexico City (Greater Mexico City)  Mexico Official metropolitan area (ZMVM) 4,980 1,920 19,411,000 3,898 10,096
4 New York City (New York metropolitan area)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 17,405 6,720 18,747,320[3]
5 São Paulo (Greater São Paulo Area)  Brazil Official metropolitan area (Grande São Paulo ) 8,050 3,110 18,333,000 2,277 5,897
6 Mumbai (Bombay) (Mumbai metropolitan area) Template:INDIA Administrative area (MMRDA) 4,360 1,680 18,196,000 4,206 10,893
7 Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi) Template:INDIA Administrative area (NCT) 1,480 570 15,048,000 10,360 26,832
8 Shanghai  People's Republic of China Municipality (excluding counties in 2000) 3,920 14,503,000
9 Kolkata (Calcutta) (Kolkata Metropolitan Area) Template:INDIA Administrative area (KMD) 1,780 690 14,277,000 8,033 20,805
10 Moscow  Russia Urban area 2,150 13,750,000[4]
11 Jakarta (Jabotabek Metropolitan Area)  Indonesia Urban area 1,360 530 13,215,000 9,701 25,125
12 Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles Area)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 12,562 12,923,547[3]
13 Buenos Aires (Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires)  Argentina Metropolitan area 3,680 1,420 12,550,000 3,627 9,394
14 Dhaka  Bangladesh Official metropolitan area (Dhaka Megacity) 1,600 620 12,430,000 7,850 20,331
15 London (London commuter belt)  United Kingdom Larger Urban Zone[5] 8,920 11,624,807
(2001)
16 Karachi  Pakistan City district 3,530 1,360 11,608,000 3,348 8,671
17 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Official metropolitan area 5,000 1,930 11,469,000 2,294 5,941
18 Istanbul  Turkey Istanbul province 5,315 2,050 11,332,000[6]
19 Osaka–Kobe (Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto)  Japan Urban area (administrative boundaries) (excludes Kyoto) 2,070 800 11,268,000 5,452 14,121
20 Paris (Ile-de-France)  France Larger Urban Zone[7] 12,012 11,264,000
(INSEE 2004 estimate)
21 Cairo (Greater Cairo)  Egypt Metropolitan area 1,310 510 11,128,000 8,508 22,036
22 Lagos  Nigeria Urban area 640 250 10,886,000 17,398 45,061
23 Beijing  People's Republic of China Municipality (excluding counties in 2000) 7,860 10,717,000
24 Manila (Metro Manila)  Philippines Administrative area (Metro Manila) 640 250 10,686,000 16,683 43,209
25 Chicago (Chicagoland)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 18,679 9,443,356[3]
26 Guangzhou  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city
(excluding county-level cities) 		7,260 8,425,000
27 Lima–Callao (Lima Metropolitan Area)  Peru Lima Metropolitana Region 2,820 8,187,398[8]
28 Bogotá–Soacha  Colombia Metropolitan area 1,980 760 7,881,556[9]
29 Tehran  Iran City proper 660 7,314,000
30 Shenzhen  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city 1,950 7,233,000
31 Wuhan  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (excluding counties) 8,490 3,280 7,093,000
32 Hong Kong  People's Republic of China Administrative area 1,100 420 7,041,000 6,529 16,910
33 Tianjin  People's Republic of China Municipality (excluding counties) 7,130 7,040,000
34 Chennai (Madras) Template:INDIA Administrative area (CMDA) 1,180 460 6,916,000 5,860 15,177
35 Taipei (Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area)  Republic of China Metropolitan Area (consists of Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City) 2,457 948 6,646,503[10]
(2000) 		2,748 6,970
36 Bangkok  Thailand Official metropolitan area (Bangkok Metropolis) 1,570 610 6,593,000 4,206 10,893
37 Bangalore Template:INDIA Administrative area (BDA) 1,280 490 6,462,000 5,103 13,217
38 Chongqing  People's Republic of China Municipality
(excluding counties and county-level cities) 		7,490 6,363,000
39 Lahore  Pakistan City district 1,770 680 6,289,000
40 Johannesburg (Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area)  South Africa Metropolitan area (Composed of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and West Rand District) 6,239,745[11]
(2001)
41 Hyderabad Template:INDIA Administrative area (HUDA) 1,860 720 6,115,000
42 Kinshasa  Democratic Republic of the Congo Province-level city (urban population) 9,960 3,850 6,049,000
43 Madrid (Madrid metropolitan area)  Spain Larger Urban Zone[12] 8,023 5,964,143
(2005 INE estimate)
44 Baghdad  Iraq Governorate (province) 730 280 5,904,000 8,096 20,969
45 Philadelphia (Delaware Valley)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 11,991 5,823,233[3]
46 Dallas (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 23,283 5,819,475[3]
47 Santiago  Chile Metropolitan area (Gran Santiago) 2,350 9110 5,683,000
48 Miami (South Florida)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 13,275 5,422,200[3]
49 Ruhr Area  Germany Larger Urban Zone[13] 4,434 5,359,228
(2001)
50 Toronto (Greater Toronto Area)  Canada Official metropolitan area (CMA) 5,870 2,270 5,312,000
51 Saint Petersburg  Russia Administrative area (Gorod) 1,150 440 5,312,000
52 Belo Horizonte  Brazil Official metropolitan area 9,190 3,550 5,304,000
53 Houston (Greater Houston)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 23,124 5,280,077[3]
54 Barcelona  Spain Larger Urban Zone[14] 7,755 5,226,354
(2005 INE estimate)
55 Washington, D.C. (Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 5,214,666[3]
56 Ahmedabad Template:INDIA Administrative area (AUDA) 1,300 500 5,120,000
57 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Vietnam Municipality (urban population) 2,090 810 5,065,000
58 Berlin  Germany Larger Urban Zone[15] 17,405 4,935,524
(2001)
59 Atlanta (Atlanta Metropolitan Area)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 4,917,717[3]
60 Shenyang  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (excluding counties) 3,460 4,720,000
61 Khartoum–Khartoum North–Omdurman  Sudan Urban area (administrative boundaries) 4,518,000
62 Detroit (Metro Detroit)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 4,488,335[3]
63 Boston (Greater Boston)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 4,411,835[3]
64 Pune Template:INDIA Urban area 700 270 4,409,000 6,407 16,594
65 Sydney  Australia Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) 12,140 4,690 4,331,000
66 Singapore  Singapore City proper 690 270 4,326,000 6,336 16,410
67 Dongguan  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city 2,460 4,320,000
68 Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley)  Malaysia Urban area 4,300,000[4]
69 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia City proper 1,550 600 4,193,000
70 Hanoi  Vietnam Metropolitan area 2,150 830 4,164,000
71 San Francisco  United States Metropolitan statistical area 4,152,688[3][16]
72 Bandung  Indonesia Urban area 220 80 4,126,000 18,273 47,327
73 Chittagong  Bangladesh Official metropolitan area (census definition) 990 380 4,114,000 4,213 10,912
74 Yangon  Myanmar Urban area 350 140 4,107,000 11,663 30,207
75 Chengdu  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (excluding counties) 2,130 4,065,000
76 Guadalajara  Mexico Official metropolitan area 2,730 1,050 3,968,000
77 Xi'an  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (excluding counties) 3,550 3,926,000
78 Milan  Italy Larger Urban Zone[17] 2,767 3,904,882
(2001)
79 Athens  Greece Larger Urban Zone[18] 3,807 3,894,573
(2001)
80 Phoenix (Valley of the Sun)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 3,865,077[3]
81 Porto Alegre  Brazil Metropolitan area 9,890 3,820 3,795,000
82 Alexandria  Egypt Governorate 2,970 1,150 3,770,000
83 Rome  Italy Larger Urban Zone[19] 5,352 3,700,424
(2001)
84 Harbin  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city
(excluding counties and county-level cities) 		4,280 3,695,000
85 Montreal (Greater Montreal Area)  Canada Metropolitan area (CMA) 4,050 1,560 3,640,000
86 Melbourne  Australia Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) 7,690 2,970 3,626,000
87 Nanjing  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (excluding counties) 6,600 3,621,000
88 Monterrey  Mexico Official metropolitan area 4,010 1,550 3,596,000
89 Abidjan  Ivory Coast City proper 550 210 3,577,000 6,393 16,558
90 Ankara  Turkey Metropolitan municipality 2,500 970 3,573,000
91 Surat  India Urban area 200 80 3,557,000 18,355 47,539
92 Busan (Pusan) Template:SKO City proper (Busan City) 760 290 3,554,000 4,641 12,020
93 Recife  Brazil Metropolitan area 2,770 1,070 3,527,000
94 Guiyang  People's Republic of China Prefecture-level city (urban population) 3,447,000
95 Pyongyang Template:NKO City proper 2,110 810 3,351,000
96 Brasilia  Brazil Metropolitan area (RIDE) 14,400 5,560 3,341,000
97 Salvador  Brazil Metropolitan area 2,340 900 3,331,000
98 Medellín  Colombia Metropolitan area 3,312,165[9]
99 Fortaleza  Brazil Metropolitan area 4,950 1,910 3,237,000
100 Seattle (Seattle metropolitan area)  United States Metropolitan statistical area 3,203,314[3]

Distribution by country

Country Number of top 100 metropolitan areas Combined population
 People's Republic of China 15 96,209,000
 United States 14 93,712,840
Template:INDIA 9 80,100,000
 Brazil 8 52,337,000
 Japan 2 46,465,000
 Mexico 3 26,975,000
 South Korea 2 26,324,000
 Russia 2 19,062,000
 Pakistan 2 17,897,000
 Indonesia 2 17,341,000
 Bangladesh 2 16,544,000
 Turkey 2 14,905,000
 Egypt 2 14,898,000
 Argentina 1 12,550,000
 United Kingdom 1 11,624,807
 France 1 11,264,000
 Colombia 2 11,193,721
 Spain 2 11,190,497
 Nigeria 1 10,886,000
 Philippines 1 10,686,000
 Germany 2 10,294,752
 Vietnam 2 9,229,000
 Canada 2 8,952,000
 Peru 1 8,187,398
 Australia 2 7,957,000
 Italy 2 7,605,306
 Iran 1 7,314,000
 Republic of China 1 6,646,503
 Thailand 1 6,593,000
 South Africa 1 6,239,745
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 6,049,000
 Iraq 1 5,904,000
 Chile 1 5,683,000
 Sudan 1 4,518,000
 Singapore 1 4,326,000
 Malaysia 1 4,300,000
 Saudi Arabia 1 4,193,000
 Myanmar 1 4,107,000
 Greece 1 3,894,573
 Ivory Coast 1 3,577,000
Template:NKO 1 3,351,000


Notes and references

  1. ^ United Nations World Urbanization Prospects: 2005 Revision
  2. ^ Data refers to Seoul, Incheon, and the province of Gyeonggi. This area includes a sizeable rural fringe. Figure from Korean National Statistics Office
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n US Census Bureau 2005 MSA estimates
  4. ^ a b citypopulation.de
  5. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for London (based on commuting and employment) is composed of Greater London and 42 surrounding districts. See also Urban Audit page at statistics.gov.uk
  6. ^ Turkstat
  7. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Paris is defined as the Ile de France region
  8. ^ Composed of Lima province and Callao province. Figure from INEI - Población proyectada, según Lima Metropolitana (2005)
  9. ^ a b DANE 2005 Census Summary
  10. ^ Taiwan National Statistics - Table 2
  11. ^ Municipality data from Statistics South Africa
  12. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Madrid is defined as Madrid (province). See INE for more recent estimates.
  13. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone corresponds to the Ruhr Area
  14. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Barcelona is defined as Barcelona (province). See INE for more recent estimates.
  15. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone consists of the state of Berlin and immediately surrounding kreise
  16. ^ San Francisco is also considered to be part of a combined metropolitan area with the city of San Jose. This metropolitan area is called the "San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area", or the "San Francisco Bay Area". The total population of the combined statistical area is 7,168,176 (2005 estimate).
  17. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Milan is defined as the Province of Milan plus surrounding communes within the contiguous urban area (290 communes total)
  18. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Athens includes the city of Athens and its surrounding nomoi
  19. ^ Urban Audit II - Larger Urban Zone for Rome is defined as the Province of Rome

See also

By region

Cities

Metropolitan areas

External links

Other lists of metropolitan areas

Further reading

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