The 20 Largest Cities in the World: 2021 Edition Show
 According to the United Nations’ latest report on populations in cities, by 2030, “urban areas are projected to house 60 percent of people globally and one in every three people will live in cities with at least half a million inhabitants”. Growing in both size and number, cities are hubs of government, commerce, and transportation, and in 2021, the world’s 20 largest cities are home to half a billion people. In fact, one in five people worldwide lives in a city with more than 1 million inhabitants. Below, we have rounded up the top 20 megacities in the world of 2021, according to the number of people that live in their metropolitan area. While Tokyo is the largest city on a global level, with a total of more than 37 million residents, the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two most populated countries, China and India. Among these, we have 5 metropolises in China, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin, and Guangzhou, and 3 in India, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. The largest city in the American continent is Sao Paulo in Brazil with 22 million people, followed by Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Istanbul takes the 13th position with one part of the city lying in Europe and the other part in Asia. Read on below for the full results. 1- Tokyo, JapanPopulation: 37,339,804 2- Delhi, IndiaPopulation: 31,181,376 3- Shanghai, ChinaPopulation: 27,795,702 4- Sao Paulo, BrazilPopulation: 22,237,472 5- Mexico City, MexicoPopulation: 21,918,936 6- Dhaka, BangladeshPopulation: 21,741,090 7- Cairo, EgyptPopulation: 21,322,750 8- Beijing, ChinaPopulation: 20,896,820 9- Mumbai, IndiaPopulation: 20,667,656 10- Osaka, JapanPopulation: 19,110,616 11- Karachi, PakistanPopulation: 16,459,472 12- Chongqing, ChinaPopulation: 16,382,376 13- Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation: 15,415,197 14- Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPopulation: 15,257,673 15- Kolkata, IndiaPopulation: 14,974,073 16- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoPopulation: 14,970,460 17- Lagos, NigeriaPopulation: 14,862,111 18- Manila, PhilippinesPopulation: 14, 158,573 19- Tianjin, ChinaPopulation: 13,794,450 20- Guangzhou, ChinaPopulation: 13,635,397 Image gallerySee allShow less About this author Cite: Christele Harrouk. "The 20 Largest Cities in the World: 2021 Edition" 21 Apr 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/906605/the-20-largest-cities-in-the-world-of-2018> ISSN 0719-8884 想阅读文章的中文版本吗?2020全球城市规模排行榜公布！是否 Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users. What are the top 3 largest cities?Largest Cities in the U.S. by Population. What are the 3 major cities?Largest cities in the United States by population. What are the 4 big cities?Tokyo has a population of 39 million (urban area). Jakarta has a population of 35 million (urban area). Chongqing has a population of 32 million (city proper). Delhi has a population of a 28 million (urban area). Shanghai has a population of 25.58 million (city proper). What are top 10 largest cities?Shanghai, China - 34.34 million.. Dhaka, Bangladesh - 31.23 million.. Cairo, Egypt - 28.50 million.. Mumbai, India - 27.34 million.. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 26.68 million.. Mexico City, Mexico - 25.41 million.. Beijing, China - 25.37 million.. São Paulo, Brazil - 24.49 million.. |
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