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List of metropolitan areas by population

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This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, listed by population. This is a controversial issue rather difficult to quantify, as unlike national subdivisions, there are no 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. (For example the United States metropolitan areas are based mainly on county boundaries, but counties are generally smaller and more evenly sized in the eastern half of the United States than in the western half). In addition, the underlying structure of different metros 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 metros should be treated as interpretations rather than hard facts, and rankings and comparisons of metros should be treated with great caution.

The data for this list was compiled from the 2005 urban population figures from the United Nations 2003 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 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 (km²) Population estimate Population density (/km²)
1 Tokyo (Greater Tokyo Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (Keihinyo MMA) 13,500 35,237,000 2,610
2 Mexico City (Greater Mexico City) name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (ZMCM) 5,480 19,013,000 3,470
3 New York City, New York–Newark, New Jersey (New York metropolitan area) name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area (FIPS 63217) 8,680 18,498,000 2,131
4 Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (MMRDA) 4,360 18,336,000 4,206
5 São Paulo (Greater São Paulo Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 8,050 18,333,000 2,277
6 Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (NCT) 1,480 15,334,000 10,360
7 Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (KMD) 1,780 14,299,000 8,033
8 Buenos Aires (Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires) name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 3,680 13,349,000 3,627
9 Jakarta (Jabodetabek Metropolitan Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 1,360 13,194,000 9,701
10 Shanghai Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Municipality (urban population) 6,500 12,665,000 1,948
11 Dhaka name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (Dhaka Megacity) 1,600 12,560,000 7,850
12 Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, California name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 51445) 4,320 12,146,000 2,812
13 Karachi name={{{name|}}}}} City district 3,530 11,819,000 3,348
14 Rio de Janeiro name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 5,000 11,469,000 2,294
15 Osaka–Kobe name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) (excludes Kyoto) 2,070 11,286,000 5,452
16 Cairo–Giza–Shubra El-Khema name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area   11,146,000  
17 Lagos name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 640 11,135,000 17,398
18 Beijing Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Municipality (urban population) 16,810 10,849,000 645
19 Manila (Metropolitan Manila) name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (Metro Manila) 640 10,677,000 16,683
20 Moscow name={{{name|}}}}} City proper (Federal city) 1,080 10,672,000 9,881
21 Paris, Île-de-France name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area (commune boundaries) 2,720 9,854,000 3,683
22 Istanbul name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan municipality 5,340 9,760,000 1,828
23 Seoul name={{{name|}}}}} City proper (Seoul City) 610 9,592,000 15,725
24 Tianjin Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Municipality (urban population) 11,940 9,346,000 783
25 Chicago, Illinois name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 16264) 5,500 8,711,000 1,584
26 Lima (Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 2,810 8,180,000  
27 London (Greater London) name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area 1,620 7,615,000[1]  
28 Bogotá–Soacha name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 1,980 7,594,000  
29 Tehran name={{{name|}}}}} City proper 660 7,352,000  
30 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Administrative area 1,100 7,182,000  
31 Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (CMDA) 1,180 6,915,000  
32 Bangkok name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (Bangkok Metropolis) 1,570 6,604,000  
33 Rhein-Ruhr North–Duisburg, Essen, Krefeld, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen, Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Dortmund, Hagen, Hamm and Herne name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) 4,500 6,566,000  
34 Bangalore, Karnataka name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (BDA) 1,280 6,532,000  
35 Lahore, Punjab name={{{name|}}}}} City district 2,250 6,373,000  
36 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (HUDA) 1,860 6,145,000  
37 Wuhan, Hubei Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city (urban population) 8,490 6,003,000  
38 Baghdad name={{{name|}}}}} Governorate (province) 730 5,910,000  
39 Kinshasa name={{{name|}}}}} Province-level city (urban population) 9,960 5,717,000  
40 Santiago (Gran Santiago) name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 2,350 5,623,000  
41 Riyadh name={{{name|}}}}} City proper 1,550 5,514,000  
42 Miami, Florida name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 56602) 2,890 5,380,000  
43 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 69076) 4,660 5,325,000  
44 Saint Petersburg name={{{name|}}}}} City proper (Federal city) 1,150 5,315,000  
45 Belo Horizonte name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 9,190 5,304,000  
46 Ahmedabad, Gujarat name={{{name|}}}}} Administrative area (AUDA) 1,300 5,171,000  
47 Madrid name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 1,700 5,145,000  
48 Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (CMA) 5,870 5,060,000  
49 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) name={{{name|}}}}} Municipality (urban population) 2,090 5,030,000  
50 Chongqing Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city [pre-1997 borders] (urban population) 14,880 4,975,000  
51 Shenyang, Liaoning Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city (urban population) 12,960 4,916,000  
52 Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 22042) 3,640 4,612,000  
53 Khartoum–Khartoum North–Omdurman name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (administrative boundaries)   4,495,000  
54 Pune, Maharashtra name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 700 4,485,000  
55 Barcelona name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 3,240 4,424,000  
56 Sydney, New South Wales name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) 12,140 4,388,000  
57 Singapore City name={{{name|}}}}} City proper 690 4,372,000  
58 Boston, Massachusetts (Greater Boston) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 09271) 4,500 4,313,000  
59 Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 03817) 5,080 4,284,000  
60 Houston, Texas (Greater Houston) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 40429) 3,350 4,283,000  
61 Washington, DC name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 92242) (excludes Baltimore) 3,000 4,190,000  
62 Chittagong name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area (census definition) 990 4,171,000  
63 Hanoi name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 2,150 4,147,000  
64 Yangon name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 350 4,082,000  
65 Bandung name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 220 4,020,000  
66 Milan name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) 1,700 4,007,000  
67 Detroit, Michigan (Metro Detroit) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 23824) 3,270 3,980,000  
68 Guadalajara, Jalisco name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 2,730 3,905,000  
69 Guangzhou, Guangdong Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city (urban population) 7,440 3,881,000  
70 Jeddah name={{{name|}}}}} City proper 560 3,807,000  
71 Porto Alegre name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 9,890 3,795,000  
72 Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah Governorate name={{{name|}}}}} Governorate 2,970 3,760,000  
73 Casablanca (Region du Grand Casablanca) Morocco Administrative area 1,620 3,743,000  
74 Rhein-Main–Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden (Greater Frankfurt) name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) 3,500 3,721,000  
75 Surat, Gujarat name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area 200 3,671,000  
76 Melbourne, Victoria name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) 7,690 3,663,000  
77 Ankara name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan municipality 2,500 3,593,000  
78 Busan (Pusan) name={{{name|}}}}} City proper (Busan City) 760 3,527,000  
79 Recife, Brazil name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 2,770 3,527,000  
80 Monterrey, Nuevo León name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 4,010 3,517,000  
81 Abidjan name={{{name|}}}}} City proper 550 3,516,000  
82 Montreal, Quebec (Greater Montreal Area) name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area (CMA) 4,050 3,511,000  
83 Chengdu, Sichuan Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city (urban population) 12,350 3,478,000  
84 Phoenix–Mesa, Arizona (Valley of the Sun) name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (FIPS 69184) 2,070 3,393,000  
85 San Francisco–Oakland, California name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (excludes San Jose) 1,360 3,342,000[2]  
86 Brasilia name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area (RIDE) 14,400 3,341,000  
87 Salvador name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 2,340 3,331,000  
88 Berlin name={{{name|}}}}} Berlin city state 890 3,328,000  
89 Rhein-Ruhr Middle–Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Remscheid, Solingen and Wuppertal name={{{name|}}}}} Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) 1,500 3,325,000  
90 Johannesburg name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan municipality (excludes Ekurhuleni and West Rand) 1,640 3,288,000  
91 Kabul name={{{name|}}}}} City proper   3,288,000  
92 Pyongyang North Korea City proper 2,110 3,284,000  
93 Caracas name={{{name|}}}}} Official metropolitan area 1,930 3,276,000  
94 Fortaleza name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area 4,950 3,261,000  
95 Algiers name={{{name|}}}}} Wilaya (province) 270 3,260,000  
96 Xi'an Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (PRC) Prefecture-level city (urban population) 9,980 3,256,000  
97 Athens name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (administrative boundaries)   3,238,000  
98 Medellín name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan area (Valle de Abura) 1,150 3,236,000  
99 Nagoya name={{{name|}}}}} Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) 670 3,189,000  
100 Cape Town name={{{name|}}}}} Metropolitan municipality 2,500 3,103,000  

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