Most Populous Cities of the World

The following tables lists the most populous cities in the world. Data includes the most recent figures available.

Rank	City*	Population	Year
1	Shanghai, China	17,836,133	2011c
2	Karachi, Pakistan	12,991,000	2008p
3	Mumbai, India	12,478,447	2011c
4	Dhaka, Bangladesh	11,875,000	2011c
5	Beijing, China	11,716,000	2010c
6	Moscow, Russia	11,514,300	2010c
7	Istanbul, Turkey	11,369,613	2007c
8	São Paulo, Brazil	11,244,369	2010c
9	Tianjin, China	11,090,314	2010c
10	Guangzhou, China	11,070,654	2010c
11	Delhi, India	11,007,835	2010c
12	Shenzhen, China	10,357,938	2010c
13	Seoul South Korea	9,708,483	2010c
14	Jakarta, Indonesia	9,588,198	2010c
15	Tokyo, Japan	8,949,447	2010c
16	Mexico City, Mexico	8,873,017	2010c
17	Lima, Peru	8,481,415	2012c
18	Bangalore, India	8,425,970	2011c
19	Tehran, Iran	8,293,140	2011c
20	Dongguan, China	8,220,237	2010c

NOTES: “c” = census figure; “e” = estimated; “p” = preliminary census figure.

*Refers to the city proper, as opposed to an urban agglomeration, which would also count the surrounding urban areas in the total.

Source: GeoHive. Web: http://www.geohive.com .

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