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==List of megacities== {{sticky header}}{{static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header-multi static-row-numbers" style="margin:auto; margin:auto; text-align: center;" |- !scope="col" rowspan=2| Megacity !scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable"| Image !scope="col" rowspan=2| Country !scope="col" rowspan=2| Region ! colspan="5" scope="col" | Estimated population |- class="static-row-numbers-norank" !scope="col"| Citypopulation.de<br />(2024)<ref name="citypopulation">{{cite web |title=Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/world/agglomerations/ |website=City Population |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> !scope="col"| [[Wendell Cox|Demographia]]<br />(2023)<ref name="Demographia">{{cite web|title=Demographia World Urban Areas, 19th Annual Edition|url=http://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|publisher=[[Demographia]]|date=August 2023|access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> ![[Global Human Settlement Layer|GHSL]]<br />(2024)<ref name="GHS">{{cite web | url=https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/ghs_ucdb_2024.php | title=Global Human Settlement - Urban Centre database R2024A - European Commission }}</ref> ! scope="col" | [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs|UN DESA]]<br />(2018)<ref name = "UrbanizationProspects2018">{{cite web|title=World Urbanization Prospects, The 2018 Revision|url=https://population.un.org/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2018-Report.pdf|publisher=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs|UN DESA]]|page=77|date=7 August 2019|access-date=15 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318222514/https://population.un.org/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2018-Report.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> !scope="col"| [[OECD]]<br />(2020)<ref name = "OECD-FUA">{{cite web|title=OECD: FUAs and Cities|url=https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/EFUA/x/x/T_T/2020|publisher=[[OECD]]|page=77|date=|access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| [[Bengaluru]] | [[File:UB City.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IND}} | [[South Asia]] | 14,200,000 | 15,257,000 |15,178,533 | 11,440,000 | 14,253,019 |- !scope="row"| [[Bangkok]] | [[File:0008871 - Krung Thep Bridge 001.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|THA}} | [[Southeast Asia]] | 21,200,000 | 18,884,000 |19,048,032 | 10,156,000 | 18,601,400 |- !scope="row"| [[Beijing]] | [[File:Skyline of Beijing CBD with B-5906 approaching (20211016171955).jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 21,200,000 | 18,883,000 |18,150,576 | 19,618,000 | 20,738,738 |- !scope="row"| [[Bogotá]] | [[File:Bogota z veže Colpatria (34432642862).jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|COL}} | [[South America]] | 10,400,000 | 10,252,000 |10,419,361 | 10,574,000 | 10,544,590 |- !scope="row"| [[Buenos Aires]] | [[File:High-rises of Puerto Madero (40022145164).jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|ARG}} | [[South America]] | 16,700,000 | 15,748,000 |14,179,912 | 14,967,000 | 14,590,526 |- !scope="row"| [[Cairo]] | [[File:Cropped Cairo.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|EGY}} | {{sort|Africa|[[North Africa]]}} | 22,500,000 | 22,679,000 |25,230,325 | 20,076,000 | 27,925,433 |- !scope="row"| [[Changsha]] | [[File:Skyline with Xiang River.png|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 11,000,000 | {{red|5,065,000}} |{{red|3,246,971}} | {{red|4,345,000}} | {{red|4,009,195}} |- !scope="row"| [[Chengdu]] | [[File:雪山下的成都市天际线 Chengdu skyline with snow capped mountains.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 17,300,000 | 15,016,000 |{{red|5,609,627}} | {{red|8,813,000}} | {{red|9,768,500}} |- !scope="row"| [[Chennai]] | [[File:Chennai skyline.JPG|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IND}} | [[South Asia]] | 12,600,000 | 11,570,000 |11,466,400 | 10,456,000 | 11,528,915 |- !scope="row"| [[Chongqing]] | [[File:重庆市渝中区半岛.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 10,900,000 | 12,653,000 |{{red|8,449,690}} | 14,838,000 | {{red|8,913,804}} |- !scope="row"| [[Delhi]] | [[File:Skyline at Rajiv Chowk.JPG|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IND}} | [[South Asia]] | 34,600,000 | 31,190,000 |31,422,508 | 28,514,000 | 33,495,554 |- !scope="row"| [[Dhaka]] |[[File:Dhaka 14th March (32624769393).jpg|alt=|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|BAN}} | [[South Asia]] | 22,500,000 | 19,134,000 |37,307,160 | 19,578,000 | 22,762,988 |- !scope="row"| [[Dongguan]] | [[File:东莞市环城路 东莞水道特大桥 航拍DJI 0744.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} | 10,753,000 | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} | {{red|7,360,000}} | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} |- !scope="row"| [[Guangzhou]] | [[File:Guangzhou Twin Towers.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 70,100,000 | 27,119,000 |42,987,704 | 12,638,000 | 16,650,322 |- !scope="row"| [[Hangzhou]] | [[File:20201012从钱塘江江面上空观看钱江新城.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 13,900,000 | {{red|9,618,000}} |{{red|6,387,064}} | {{red|7,236,000}} | {{red|9,013,951}} |- !scope="row"| [[Ho Chi Minh City]] | [[File:Saigon skyline night view.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|Vietnam}} | [[Southeast Asia]] | 13,900,000 | 14,953,000 |14,557,830 | {{red|8,145,000}} | 14,247,593 |- !scope="row"| [[Hyderabad]] | [[File:Manjeera Trinity corporate building, KPHB.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|India}} | [[South Asia]] | 11,400,000 | {{red|9,797,000}} |{{red|9,455,230}} | {{red|9,482,000}} | {{red|9,706,886}} |- !scope="row"| [[Istanbul]] | [[File:View of Levent financial district from Istanbul Sapphire.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|TUR}} | [[Europe]]<hr>[[West Asia]] | 15,900,000 | 14,441,000 |14,210,222 | 14,751,000 | 14,693,269 |- !scope="row"| [[Jakarta]] | [[File:SCBD, Jakarta.jpg|120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|INA}} | [[Southeast Asia]] | 29,200,000 | 35,386,000 |40,545,126 | 10,517,000 | 32,513,588 |- !scope="row"| [[Jieyang]] | [[File:Puning Urban Night View from Baierqiutian.jpg|120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{n/a|{{red|Combined with<br />[[Shantou]]}}}} | {{red|2,516,000}} |10,579,303 | - | 13,891,202 |- !scope="row"| [[Johannesburg]] | [[File:Johannesburg CBD.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|South Africa}} | {{sort|Africa|[[Southern Africa]]}} | 14,600,000 | 15,551,000 |{{red|8,592,843}} | {{red|5,486,000}} | {{red|9,497,036}} |- !scope="row"| [[Karachi]] | [[File:Skyline view in Karachi after lockdown.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|PAK}} | [[South Asia]] | 20,900,000 | 20,249,000 |21,031,703 | 15,400,000 | 18,916,709 |- !scope="row"| [[Kinshasa]] | [[File:Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in the|COD}} | {{sort|AAfrica|[[Central Africa]]}} | 15,600,000 | 13,493,000 |12,945,683 | 13,171,000 | 10,077,694 |- !scope="row"| [[Kolkata]] | [[File:EM Bypass Kolkata.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IND}} | [[South Asia]] | 17,700,000 | 21,747,000 |23,314,585 | 14,681,000 | 24,106,859 |- !scope="row"| [[Lagos]] | [[File:Lagos skyline.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|NGR}} | {{sort|Africa|[[West Africa]]}} | 20,700,000 | 14,540,000 |12,486,045 | 13,463,000 | 12,642,198 |- !scope="row"| [[Lahore]] | [[File:Badshahi Mosquee, Lahore.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|PAK}} | [[South Asia]] | 14,500,000 | 13,504,000 |14,305,060 | 11,738,000 | 15,696,939 |- !scope="row"| [[Lima]] | [[File:City of Lima, Peru.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|PER}} | [[South America]] | 11,800,000 | 10,556,000 |10,828,104 | 10,391,000 | 10,496,389 |- !scope="row"| [[London]] | [[File:London Skyline (125508655).jpeg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|UK}} | [[Europe]] | 14,900,000 | 10,803,000 |10,408,333 | {{red|9,046,000}} | 13,475,297 |- !scope="row"| [[Los Angeles]] | [[File:Los Angeles with Mount Baldy.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in the|USA}} | [[North America]] | 17,200,000 | 15,587,000 |13,474,333 | 12,458,000 | 16,206,529 |- !scope="row"| [[Luanda]] | [[File:Luanda Bay 5 - panoramio.jpg|120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|ANG}} | {{sort|AAfrica|[[Central Africa]]}} | {{red|9,350,000}} | 10,914,000 |11,672,134 | {{red|7,774,000}} | 10,212,263 |- !scope="row"| [[Metro Manila]] | [[File:View from Grand Hyatt Manila overlooking Bonifacio Global City and Makati skylines at sunset.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|PHI}} | [[Southeast Asia]] | 27,200,000 | 24,156,000 |25,921,189 | 13,482,000 | 27,327,889 |- !scope="row"| [[Mexico City]] | [[File:Ciudad.de.Mexico.City.- Paseo.Reforma.Skyline CDMX 2016 (cropped).jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|MEX}} | [[North America]] | 25,100,000 | 21,905,000 |17,639,164 | 21,581,000 | 19,229,491 |- !scope="row"| [[Moscow]] | [[File:Business Centre of Moscow 2.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|RUS}} | [[Europe]] | 19,700,000 | 17,878,000 |14,384,082 | 12,410,000 | 17,217,606 |- !scope="row"| [[Mumbai]] | [[File:ওরলির গগনরৈখিক দৃশ্য.jpg|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IND}} | [[South Asia]] | 27,100,000 | 25,189,000 |20,453,270 | 19,980,000 | 23,435,141 |- !scope="row"| [[Nagoya]] | [[File:Meieki from Heiwa Park Aqua Tower.jpg|120x120px|]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|JPN}} | [[East Asia]] | 10,500,000 | {{red|9,439,000}} |{{red|7,721,742}} | {{red|9,507,000}} | {{red|9,853,994}} |- !scope="row"| [[New York City]] | [[File:A view of New York City with the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center from the Rockefeller Center.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in the|USA}} | [[North America]] | 22,000,000 | 21,396,000 |14,197,659 | 18,819,000 | 20,106,617 |- !scope="row"| [[Osaka]] | [[File:Nakanoshima Skyscrapers in 201504 001.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|JPN}} | [[East Asia]] | 17,700,000 | 14,916,000 |12,653,994 | 19,281,000 | 16,866,788 |- !scope="row"| [[Paris]] | [[File:Eiffel Tower from the Tour Montparnasse 3, Paris May 2014.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|FRA}} | [[Europe]] | 11,500,000 | 11,108,000 |{{red|9,328,385}} | 10,901,000 | 11,249,025 |- !scope="row"| [[Rio de Janeiro]] | [[File:Aerial View of Flamengo 1.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|BRA}} | [[South America]] | 12,500,000 | 12,306,000 |{{red|9,853,693}} | 13,293,000 | 11,068,999 |- !scope="row"| [[São Paulo]] | [[File:SP from Altino Arantes Building.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|BRA}} | [[South America]] | 22,100,000 | 21,486,000 |19,485,158 | 21,650,000 | 21,671,857 |- !scope="row"| [[Seoul]] | [[File:Seoul (South Korea).jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|KOR}} | [[East Asia]] | 25,100,000 | 23,225,000 |22,261,692 | {{red|9,963,000}} | 25,199,125 |- !scope="row"| [[Shanghai]] | [[File:Shanghai skyline waterfront pudong 5166168 69 70.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 40,800,000 | 24,042,000 |30,678,616 | 25,582,000 | 30,504,083 |- !scope="row"| [[Shenzhen]] | [[File:Shenzhen Skyline from Nanshan.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} | 17,778,000 | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} | 11,908,000 | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Guangzhou]]}} |- !scope="row"| [[Surabaya]] | [[File:Central Surabaya view taken from JW Marriott Surabaya.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|INA}} | [[Southeast Asia]] | {{red|5,900,000}} | {{red|6,556,000}} |{{red|6,856,993}} | - | 10,695,358 |- !scope="row"| [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]] | [[File:东方之门1.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{n/a|Combined with<br />[[Shanghai]]}} | {{red|6,091,000}} |11,540,430 | {{red|6,339,000}} | 13,458,006 |- !scope="row"| [[Taipei]] | [[File:Taipei Skyline 2022.06.29.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|TWN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{red|9,950,000}} | {{red|9,662,000}} |{{red|9,686,521}} | - | 10,048,037 |- !scope="row"| [[Tehran]] | [[File:North of Tehran Skyline view.jpg|120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|IRN}} | [[West Asia]] | 16,500,000 | 13,382,000 |{{red|9,363,124}} | {{red|8,896,000}} | 13,563,316 |- !scope="row"| [[Tianjin]] | [[File:Tianjin Skyline 2009 Sep 11 by Nangua 1.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 11,500,000 | 10,047,000 |{{red|7,330,648}} | 13,215,000 | {{red|8,963,397}} |- !scope="row"| [[Tokyo]] | [[File:Blue Hour over Tokyo (11753289395).jpg|alt=|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|JPN}} | [[East Asia]] | 41,000,000 | 37,785,000 |33,155,907 | 37,468,000 | 36,697,549 |- !scope="row"| [[Wuhan]] | [[File:Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 2020.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] | {{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 12,200,000 | 10,353,000 |{{red|8,079,484}} | {{red|8,176,000}} | {{red|8,947,812}} |- !scope="row"| [[Xiamen]] | [[File:Amoy Skyscrapers 2018.jpg|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 14,900,000 | {{red|5,253,000}} |{{red|1,676,987}} | {{red|3,585,000}} | {{red|4,261,898}} |- !scope="row"| [[Xi'an]] | [[File:Xi'an_erhuan_southeast.JPG|alt=|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | 12,800,000 | 12,211,000 |{{red|5,298,991}} | {{red|7,444,000}} | {{red|6,818,858}} |- !scope="row"| [[Zhengzhou]] | [[File:20211224 CBD of Zhengdong New Area.jpg|120x120px]] |{{flagg|pspe|al=c|pref=List of cities in|CHN}} | [[East Asia]] | {{red|9,800,000}} | 11,068,000 |{{red|5,126,112}} | {{red|4,940,000}} | {{red|6,381,637}} |}
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