Saturday, December 20, 2025

The world's most populous cities

I'm sure that, just a few short years ago, Mexico City was the biggest city in the world (by population). Well, fast forward to 2025, and Mexico City is the 15th largest city!

Today the world's most populous cities are all in Asia:

  • Jakarta, Indonesia: 41.9 million
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh: 36.6 million
  • Tokyo, Japan: 33.4 million
  • New Delhi, India: 30.2 million
  • Shanghai, China: 29.6 million
  • Guangzhou, China: 27.6 million
  • Cairo, Egypt: 25.6 million
  • Manila, Philippines: 24.7 million
  • Kolkata, India: 22.6 million
  • Seoul, South Korea: 22.5 million

(Cairo is the only non-Asian city in the top 10.)

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