List of metropolitan areas by population
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One concept which measures the world's largest cities is that of the metropolitan area, which is based on the concept of a labor market area and is typically defined as an employment core (an area with a high density of available jobs) and the surrounding areas that have strong commuting ties to the core. There is currently no generally accepted, globally consistent definition of exactly what constitutes a metropolitan area, thus making comparisons between cities in different countries especially difficult. However, for consistency, the sources on this article include official figures from governments only.
As an alternative to the metropolitan area, Eurostat introduced the concept of the Larger Urban Zone in 2004.[1] Similarly, OECD defines Functional Urban Areas for cities in OECD countries.[2] Both Larger Urban Zone and Functional Urban Area define a city as an urban core surrounded by a commuting zone, and so are similar to the general concept of the "metropolitan area". Eurostat only computes Larger Urban Zone populations for European Union member states, candidate members, and European Free Trade Area members. OECD computes Functional Urban Area populations for OECD member states. These two statistics are therefore not available for most developing countries.
List[edit]
Note: Due to a lack of accurate governmental data, this list is incomplete.
Rank | Metropolitan | Country | Official population | Year |
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1 | Tokyo | Japan | [3] | 37,832,8922016 |
2 | Shanghai | China | [4] | 34,865,2522010 |
3 | Jakarta | Indonesia | [5] | 31,689,5922015 |
4 | Delhi | India | [6] | 26,454,0002016 |
5 | Seoul | South Korea | [7] | 25,514,0002016 |
6 | Karachi | Pakistan | [8] | 25,100,0002016 |
7 | Guangzhou | China | [4] | 25,000,0002010 |
8 | Beijing | China | [4] | 24,900,0002010 |
9 | Shenzhen | China | [4] | 23,300,0002010 |
10 | Manila | Philippines | [9] | 22,710,0002013 |
11 | Mexico City | Mexico | [10] | 21,497,0292016 |
12 | São Paulo | Brazil | [11] | 21,242,9392016 |
13 | Lagos | Nigeria | [12] | 21,000,0002014 |
14 | Mumbai | India | [6] | 20,748,3952011 |
15 | Cairo | Egypt | [13] | 20,500,0002012 |
16 | New York City | United States | [14] | 20,320,8762017 |
17 | Keihanshin (Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe) | Japan | [3] | 19,342,0002010 |
18 | Wuhan | China | [4] | 19,000,0002010 |
19 | Chengdu | China | [4] | 18,100,0002010 |
20 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | [15] | 17,151,9252011 |
21 | Chongqing | China | [4] | 17,000,0002010 |
22 | Moscow | Russia | [16] | 16,855,0002017 |
23 | Tianjin | China | [4] | 15,400,0002010 |
24 | Istanbul | Turkey | [17] | 15,029,2312017 |
25 | Bangkok | Thailand | [18] | 14,626,2252010 |
26 | Kolkata | India | [6] | 14,617,8822011 |
27 | Tehran | Iran | [19] | 14,595,9042011 |
28 | London | United Kingdom | [20] | 14,040,1632016 |
29 | Hangzhou | China | [4] | 13,400,0002010 |
30 | Los Angeles | United States | [14] | 13,353,9072017 |
31 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | [21] | 13,074,0002010 |
32 | Xi'an | China | [4] | 12,900,0002010 |
33 | Changzhou (Chang-Zhu-Tan) | China | [4] | 12,400,0002010 |
34 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | [11] | 12,330,1862016 |
35 | Paris | France | [20] | 12,142,8022016 |
36 | Shantou | China | [4] | 12,000,0002010 |
37 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,855,000[22] | 2017 |
38 | Nanjing | China | [4] | 11,700,0002010 |
39 | Rhine-Ruhr | Germany | [23] | 11,471,7322006 |
40 | Jinan | China | [4] | 11,000,0002010 |
41 | Chennai | India | [24][citation needed] | 10,576,1672014 |
42 | Harbin | China | [4] | 10,500,0002010 |
43 | Lahore | Pakistan | [25] | 10,052,0002010 |
44 | Lima | Peru | [26] | 9,886,6472015 |
45 | Zhengzhou | China | [4] | 9,700,0002010 |
46 | Johannesburg | South Africa | [27] | 9,616,0002016 |
47 | Qingdao | China | [4] | 9,600,0002010 |
48 | Chicago | United States | [14] | 9,533,0402017 |
49 | Bogotá | Colombia | [28] | 9,286,2252015 |
50 | Chūkyō (Nagoya) | Japan | [3] | 9,107,0002010 |
51 | Bangalore | India | [6] | 8,917,7492011 |
52 | Bandung | Indonesia | [29] | 8,495,9282014 |
53 | Busan | South Korea | citation needed] | 8,202,239[2014 |
54 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | citation needed] | 7,800,000[2017 |
55 | Hyderabad | India | [6] | 7,749,3342011 |
56 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | [30] | 7,739,5702016 |
57 | Shenyang | China | [4] | 7,700,0002010 |
58 | Wenzhou | China | [4] | 7,600,0002010 |
59 | Milan | Italy | [31] | 7,500,0002006 |
60 | Hong Kong | China | [32] | 7,409,8002017 |
61 | Nanchang | China | [4] | 7,400,0002010 |
62 | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | [14] | 7,399,6622017 |
63 | Yangon | Myanmar | [33] | 7,360,7032014 |
64 | Randstad | Netherlands | citation needed] | 7,100,000[2016 |
65 | Taipei–Keelung | Taiwan | [34] | 7,045,4882013 |
66 | Houston | United States | [14] | 6,892,4272017 |
67 | Santiago | Chile | [35] | 6,683,8522012 |
68 | Luanda | Angola | [36] | 6,542,9442014 |
69 | Surabaya | Indonesia | [29] | 6,484,2062015 |
70 | Madrid | Spain | [20] | 6,424,2752016 |
71 | Ahmedabad | India | [6] | 6,352,2542011 |
72 | Washington, D.C. | United States | [14] | 6,216,5892017 |
73 | Miami | United States | [14] | 6,158,8242017 |
74 | Philadelphia | United States | [14] | 6,096,1202017 |
75 | Berlin/Brandenburg | Germany | [37] | 6,004,8572015 |
76 | Toronto | Canada | [38] | 5,928,0402016 |
77 | Munich | Germany | [39][37] | 5,900,0002014 |
78 | Atlanta | United States | [14] | 5,884,7362017 |
79 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | [11] | 5,873,8412016 |
80 | Amaravati | India | [40] | 5,873,5882011 |
81 | Frankfurt Rhine-Main | Germany | [41] | 5,821,5232015 |
82 | Singapore | Singapore | [42] | 5,535,0002015 |
83 | Barcelona | Spain | [20] | 5,445,9042016 |
84 | Ankara | Turkey | [17] | 5,346,5182016 |
85 | Caracas | Venezuela | [43][44] | 5,322,3102015 |
86 | Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman | United Arab Emirates | [45] | 5,300,0002015 |
87 | Stuttgart | Germany | [46][37] | 5,300,0002015 |
88 | Hamburg | Germany | [37] | 5,100,0002015 |
89 | Pune | India | [6] | 5,049,9682011 |
90 | Sydney | Australia | [47] | 5,005,4002016 |
91 | Guadalajara | Mexico | [10] | 4,909,2872017 |
92 | Boston | United States | [14] | 4,836,5312017 |
93 | Alexandria | Egypt | [48] | 4,778,0002015 |
94 | Phoenix | United States | [14] | 4,737,2702017 |
95 | San Francisco–Oakland | United States | [14] | 4,727,3572017 |
96 | Melbourne | Australia | [49] | 4,641,6362016 |
97 | Kabul | Afganistan | [50] | 4,635,0002015 |
98 | Surat | India | [6] | 4,585,3672011 |
99 | Riverside-San Bernardino | United States | [14] | 4,580,6702017 |
100 | Monterrey | Mexico | [10] | 4,477,6142015 |
See also[edit]
Lists of metropolitan areas by region[edit]
Lists of metropolitan areas by country or region[edit]
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China (including Hong Kong and Macau)
- European Union
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
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