The world's largest cities 2016

This table includes estimates of the world's largest cities in 2016. Population data is for 2015 based off various sources, including the United Nations agglomeration estimate; data from lower order jurisdictions, including reduction for rural areas; national census authority data; local authority data; and unofficial local reports. The table includes rankings for all cities estimated to have more than 10 million people in 2015.

Rank	City or Urban Area	Country	Population (million)
1	Tokyo–Yokohama	Japan	37.8
2	Jakarta	Indonesia	30.5
3	Delhi	India	25.0
4	Manila	Philippines	24.1
5	Seoul–Gyeonggi–Incheon	South Korea	23.5
6	Shanghai	China	23.4
7	Karachi	Pakistan	22.1
8	Beijing	China	21.0
9	New York City	United States	20.6
10	Guangzhou–Foshan	China	20.6
11	São Paulo	Brazil	20.4
12	Mexico City	Mexico	20.1
13	Mumbai	India	17.7
14	Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto	Japan	17.4
15	Moscow	Russia	16.2
16	Dhaka	Bangladesh	15.7
17	Cairo	Egypt	15.6
18	Los Angeles	United States	15.1
19	Bangkok	Thailand	15.0
20	Kolkata	India	14.7
21	Buenos Aires	Argentina	14.1
22	Tehran	Iran	13.5
23	Istanbul	Turkey	13.3
24	Istanbul	Turkey	13.3
25	Lagos	Nigeria	13.1
26	Shenzhen	China	12.1
27	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	11.7
28	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11.6
29	Tianjin	China	10.9
30	Paris	France	10.9
31	Lima	Peru	10.8
32	Chengdu	China	10.4
33	London	United Kingdom	10.2
34	Nagoya	Japan	10.2
35	Lahore	Pakistan	10.1

World's Largest Urban Areas | All Cities With Population exceeding 100,000