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) | Template:JPN | Official metropolitan area (Keihinyo MMA) | 13,500 | 35,237,000 | 2,610 |
| 2 | Mexico City (Greater Mexico City) | Template:MEX | Official metropolitan area (ZMCM) | 5,480 | 19,013,000 | 3,470 |
| 3 | New York City, New York–Newark, New Jersey (New York metropolitan area) | Template:USA | Urban area (FIPS 63217) | 8,680 | 18,498,000 | 2,131 |
| 4 | Mumbai (Bombay) (MMRDA) | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (MMRDA) | 4,360 | 18,336,000 | 4,206 |
| 5 | São Paulo (Greater São Paulo Area) | Template:BRA | Official metropolitan area | 8,050 | 18,333,000 | 2,277 |
| 6 | Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi) | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (NCT) | 1,480 | 15,334,000 | 10,360 |
| 7 | Kolkata (Calcutta) | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (KMD) | 1,780 | 14,299,000 | 8,033 |
| 8 | Buenos Aires (Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires) | Template:ARG | Metropolitan area | 3,680 | 13,349,000 | 3,627 |
| 9 | Jakarta (Jabotabek Metropolitan Area) | Template:IDN | Urbanized area | 1,360 | 13,194,000 | 9,701 |
| 10 | Shanghai | Template:CHINA | Municipality (urban population) | 6,500 | 12,665,000 | 1,948 |
| 11 | Dhaka | Template:BAN | Official metropolitan area (Dhaka Megacity) | 1,600 | 12,560,000 | 7,850 |
| 12 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, California (Greater Los Angeles Area) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 51445) | 4,320 | 12,146,000 | 2,812 |
| 13 | Karachi | Template:PAK | City district | 3,530 | 11,819,000 | 3,348 |
| 14 | Rio de Janeiro | Template:BRA | Official metropolitan area | 5,000 | 11,469,000 | 2,294 |
| 15 | Osaka–Kobe (Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto) | Template:JPN | Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) (excludes Kyoto) | 2,070 | 11,286,000 | 5,452 |
| 16 | Cairo–Giza–Shubra El-Khema | Template:EGY | Metropolitan area | 11,146,000 | ||
| 17 | Lagos | Template:NGA | Urbanized area | 640 | 11,135,000 | 17,398 |
| 18 | Beijing | Template:CHINA | Municipality (urban population) | 16,810 | 10,849,000 | 645 |
| 19 | Manila (Metropolitan Manila) | Template:PHL | Administrative area (Metro Manila) | 640 | 10,677,000 | 16,683 |
| 20 | Moscow | Template:RUS | City proper (Federal city) | 1,080 | 10,672,000 | 9,881 |
| 21 | Paris | Template:FRA | Urban area (commune boundaries) | 2,720 | 9,854,000Template:Ref label | 3,683 |
| 22 | Istanbul | Template:TUR | Metropolitan municipality | 5,340 | 9,760,000 | 1,828 |
| 23 | Seoul (Seoul National Capital Area) | Template:SKO | City proper (Seoul City) | 610 | 9,592,000Template:Ref label | 15,725 |
| 24 | Tianjin | Template:CHINA | Municipality (urban population) | 11,940 | 9,346,000 | 783 |
| 25 | Chicago, Illinois (Chicagoland) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 16264) | 5,500 | 8,711,000 | 1,584 |
| 26 | Lima (Lima Metropolitan Area) | Template:PER | Official metropolitan area | 2,810 | 8,180,000 | |
| 27 | London (Greater London) | Template:UK | Urban area | 1,620 | 7,615,000Template:Ref label | |
| 28 | Bogotá–Soacha | Template:COL | Metropolitan area | 1,980 | 7,594,000 | |
| 29 | Tehran | Template:IRN | City proper | 660 | 7,352,000 | |
| 30 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Template:CHINA | Administrative area | 1,100 | 7,182,000 | |
| 31 | Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (CMDA) | 1,180 | 6,915,000 | 24,231 |
| 32 | Bangkok | Template:THA | 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 | Template:GER | Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) | 4,500 | 6,566,000 | |
| 34 | Bangalore, Karnataka | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (BDA) | 1,280 | 6,532,000 | |
| 35 | Lahore, Punjab | Template:PAK | City district | 1,770 | 6,373,000 | |
| 36 | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (HUDA) | 1,860 | 6,145,000 | |
| 37 | Wuhan, Hubei | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city (urban population) | 8,490 | 6,003,000 | |
| 38 | Baghdad | Template:IRQ | Governorate (province) | 730 | 5,910,000 | |
| 39 | Kinshasa | Template:COD | Province-level city (urban population) | 9,960 | 5,717,000 | |
| 40 | Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan Region) | Template:CHI | Metropolitan area | 2,350 | 5,623,000 | |
| 41 | Riyadh | Template:SAU | City proper | 1,550 | 5,514,000 | |
| 42 | Miami, Florida | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 56602) | 2,890 | 5,380,000 | |
| 43 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 69076) | 4,660 | 5,325,000 | |
| 44 | Saint Petersburg | Template:RUS | City proper (Federal city) | 1,150 | 5,315,000 | |
| 45 | Belo Horizonte | Template:BRA | Official metropolitan area | 9,190 | 5,304,000 | |
| 46 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Template:INDIA | Administrative area (AUDA) | 1,300 | 5,171,000 | |
| 47 | Madrid | Template:SPA | Official metropolitan area | 1,700 | 5,145,000 | |
| 48 | Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) | Template:CAN | Official metropolitan area (CMA) | 5,870 | 5,060,000 | |
| 49 | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Template:VIE | Municipality (urban population) | 2,090 | 5,030,000 | |
| 50 | Chongqing | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city [pre-1997 borders] (urban population) | 14,880 | 4,975,000 | |
| 51 | Shenyang, Liaoning | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city (urban population) | 12,960 | 4,916,000 | |
| 52 | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 22042) | 3,640 | 4,612,000 | |
| 53 | Khartoum–Khartoum North–Omdurman | Template:SUD | Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) | 4,495,000 | ||
| 54 | Pune, Maharashtra | Template:INDIA | Urbanized area | 700 | 4,485,000 | |
| 55 | Barcelona | Template:SPA | Official metropolitan area | 3,240 | 4,424,000 | |
| 56 | Sydney, New South Wales | Template:AUS | Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) | 12,140 | 4,388,000 | |
| 57 | Singapore City | Template:SIN | City proper | 690 | 4,372,000 | |
| 58 | Boston, Massachusetts (Greater Boston) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 09271) | 4,500 | 4,313,000 | |
| 59 | Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 03817) | 5,080 | 4,284,000 | |
| 60 | Houston, Texas (Greater Houston) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 40429) | 3,350 | 4,283,000 | |
| 61 | Washington, DC | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 92242) (excludes Baltimore) | 3,000 | 4,190,000 | |
| 62 | Chittagong | Template:BAN | Official metropolitan area (census definition) | 990 | 4,171,000 | |
| 63 | Hanoi | Template:VIE | Metropolitan area | 2,150 | 4,147,000 | |
| 64 | Yangon | Template:MYA | Urbanized area | 350 | 4,082,000 | |
| 65 | Bandung | Template:IDN | Urbanized area | 220 | 4,020,000 | |
| 66 | Milan | Template:ITA | Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) | 1,700 | 4,007,000 | |
| 67 | Detroit, Michigan (Metro Detroit) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 23824) | 3,270 | 3,980,000 | |
| 68 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Template:MEX | Official metropolitan area | 2,730 | 3,905,000 | |
| 69 | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city (urban population) | 7,440 | 3,881,000 | |
| 70 | Jeddah | Template:SAU | City proper | 560 | 3,807,000 | |
| 71 | Porto Alegre | Template:BRA | Metropolitan area | 9,890 | 3,795,000 | |
| 72 | Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah Governorate | Template:EGY | Governorate | 2,970 | 3,760,000 | |
| 73 | Casablanca (Region du Grand Casablanca) | Template:MAR | Administrative area | 1,620 | 3,743,000 | |
| 74 | Rhein-Main–Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden (Greater Frankfurt) | Template:GER | Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) | 3,500 | 3,721,000 | |
| 75 | Surat, Gujarat | Template:IND | Urbanized area | 200 | 3,671,000 | |
| 76 | Melbourne, Victoria | Template:AUS | Metropolitan area (Statistical Division) | 7,690 | 3,663,000 | |
| 77 | Ankara | Template:TUR | Metropolitan municipality | 2,500 | 3,593,000 | |
| 78 | Busan (Pusan) | Template:SKO | City proper (Busan City) | 760 | 3,527,000 | |
| 79 | Recife, Brazil | Template:BRA | Metropolitan area | 2,770 | 3,527,000 | |
| 80 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Template:MEX | Official metropolitan area | 4,010 | 3,517,000 | |
| 81 | Abidjan | Template:CIV | City proper | 550 | 3,516,000 | |
| 82 | Montreal, Quebec (Greater Montreal Area) | Template:CAN | Metropolitan area (CMA) | 4,050 | 3,511,000 | |
| 83 | Chengdu, Sichuan | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city (urban population) | 12,350 | 3,478,000 | |
| 84 | Phoenix–Mesa, Arizona (Valley of the Sun) | Template:USA | Urbanized area (FIPS 69184) | 2,070 | 3,393,000 | |
| 85 | San Francisco–Oakland, California | Template:USA | Urbanized area (excludes San Jose) | 1,360 | 3,342,000Template:Ref label | |
| 86 | Brasilia | Template:BRA | Metropolitan area (RIDE) | 14,400 | 3,341,000 | |
| 87 | Salvador | Template:BRA | Metropolitan area | 2,340 | 3,331,000 | |
| 88 | Berlin | Template:GER | Berlin city state | 890 | 3,328,000 | |
| 89 | Rhein-Ruhr Middle–Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Remscheid, Solingen and Wuppertal | Template:GER | Urban area (NUTS-3 boundaries) | 1,500 | 3,325,000 | |
| 90 | Johannesburg | Template:RSA | Metropolitan municipality (excludes Ekurhuleni and West Rand) | 1,640 | 3,288,000 | |
| 91 | Kabul | Template:AFG | City proper | 3,288,000 | ||
| 92 | Pyongyang | Template:NKO | City proper | 2,110 | 3,284,000 | |
| 93 | Caracas | Template:VEN | Official metropolitan area | 1,930 | 3,276,000 | |
| 94 | Fortaleza | Template:BRA | Metropolitan area | 4,950 | 3,261,000 | |
| 95 | Algiers | Template:ALG | Wilaya (province) | 270 | 3,260,000 | |
| 96 | Xi'an | Template:CHINA | Prefecture-level city (urban population) | 9,980 | 3,256,000 | |
| 97 | Athens | Template:GRE | Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) | 3,238,000 | ||
| 98 | Medellín | Template:COL | Metropolitan area (Valle de Abura) | 1,150 | 3,236,000 | |
| 99 | Nagoya | Template:JPN | Urbanized area (administrative boundaries) | 670 | 3,189,000 | |
| 100 | Cape Town | Template:RSA | Metropolitan municipality | 2,500 | 3,103,000 |
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See also
- Thirty most populous cities in the world
- List of the 100 largest cities of the United States
- Megacity
- List of metropolitan areas that overlap multiple countries
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Lists of metropolitan areas by region
- Largest European metropolitan areas by population
- List of the largest urban areas of the European Union by population
- Largest cities of the European Union by population
- United States metropolitan area
- List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada
- List of the 20 largest metropolitan areas of Italy
- List of the 15 largest metropolitan areas of France
- List of the 20 largest metropolitan areas of Spain
- List of the 100 largest Brazilian cities and 14 metropolitan areas by population
- Largest metropolitan areas in the Americas
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Notes
- Template:Note labelDoes not take into account known census undercount causing projections to be smaller than actual count. Latest census figure for the Greater London Urban Area is 8,278,251 (2001). The metropolitan area of London is more commonly listed (see Other Lists section) as having a population between 12 and 14 million.
- Template:Note labelSan Francisco is more often considered to be part of a combined metropolitan area with the city of San Jose. The total population of the combined area is 7,154,350 (2003 estimate).
- Template:Note labelThe statistical metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Paris has an official population of 11,174,743 (as of 1999).
- Template:Note labelThe Korean National Statistics Office does not tabulate metropolitan areas. Unofficial definitions of the metropolitan area (see Other Lists section) put the population at around 22 million. The metropolitan area includes Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do. See Seoul National Capital Area for more information.
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References
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External links
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Other lists of metropolitan areas
- PopulationData.net: all 1M+ unhabitants Metropolitan areas
- Demographia.com: 50 Largest World Metropolitan Areas
- Citypopulation.de: The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- World Gazetteer: Metropolitan Areas
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Further reading
- Largest Cities Through History
- Canada Metropolitan Areas Census 2001
- United States Metropolitan Areas County Based Metropolitan Area Estimates Based on Census Bureau Data 2004ar:قائمة بأكبر مدن العالم كثافة سكانية
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