List of largest cities throughout history
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The following is a table of the largest cities by population since 3100BC.
| Year | City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3100 BC | Memphis | Egypt | 30,000+ |
| 2240 BC | Akkad | Babylonia (Iraq) | |
| 2075 BC | Lagash | Babylonia (Iraq) | |
| 2030 BC | Ur | Babylonia (Iraq) | 65,000 |
| 1980 BC | Thebes | Egypt | |
| 1770 BC | Babylon | Babylonia (Iraq) | |
| 1670 BC | Avaris | Egypt | |
| 1557 BC | Memphis | Egypt | |
| 1400 BC | Thebes | Egypt | |
| 668 BC | Nineveh | Assyria (Iraq) | |
| 612 BC | Babylon | Babylonia (Iraq) | 200,000+ |
| 320 BC | Alexandria | Egypt | |
| 300 BC | Pataliputra (Patna) | India | |
| 195 BC | Chang'an (Xi'an) | China | 400,000 |
| 25 BC | Rome | Roman Empire | 450,000 |
| 500 AD | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 500,000 |
| 570 AD | Ctesiphon | Iraq | |
| 637 AD | Chang'an (Xi'an) | China | 600,000 |
| 775 AD | Baghdad | Iraq | 700,000 |
| 935 AD | Córdoba | Spain | |
| 1013 AD | Kaifeng | China | 442,000 |
| 1127 AD | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | |
| 1170 AD | Fez | Morocco | |
| 1250 AD | Hangzhou | China | 320,000 |
| 1315 AD | Cairo | Egypt | |
| 1348 AD | Hangzhou | China | 432,000 |
| 1358 AD | Nanking | China | 487,000 |
| 1425 AD | Beijing | China | 600,000 |
| 1650 AD | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Turkey | 700,000 |
| 1750 AD | Beijing | China | 1,100,000 |
| 1825 AD | London | United Kingdom | 1,350,000 |
| 1925 AD | New York | United States | 7,774,000 |
| 1965 AD | Tokyo | Japan | 20,000,000 |
- Note: During the 800s AD the population of Baghdad reached 1,000,000. Various events such wars, political turmoil and natural disasters caused most of the pre-1000 populous cities' population to decline dramatically. Hence Kaifeng, China became the most populated city in 1013 AD with a population of 400,000.