User:Elockid/List of metropolitan areas by population
| Metropolitan Area | Country | Rank | World Gazetteer[1] (2009 est.) |
Rank | CityPopulation[2] (2009 est.) |
Rank | Forstall[3] (2003 est.) |
Official | Est. Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo |  Japan
|
1 | 37,468,203 | 1 | 33,800,000 | 1 | 32,450,000 | 34,607,069[4] | 2000 |
| Mexico City |  Mexico
|
2 | 23,293,783 | 3 | 22,900,000 | 3 | 20,450,000 | 19,239,910[5] | 2005 |
| New York City |  United States
|
3 | 23,141,893 | 6 | 21,900,000 | 4 | 19,750,000 | 19,006,798[6] | 2008 |
| Seoul |  South Korea
|
4 | 22,456,200 | 2 | 23,900,000 | 2 | 20,550,000 | 24,472,000[7] | 2007 |
| Mumbai |  India
|
5 | 21,347,412 | 5 | 22,300,000 | 5 | 19,200,000 | 17,702,761[8] | 2001 |
| São Paulo |  Brazil
|
6 | 20,534,112 | 7 | 21,000,000 | 7 | 18,850,000 | 19,889,559[9] | 2009 |
| Manila |  Philippines
|
7 | 19,888,419 | 8 | 19,200,000 | 11 | 16,300,000 | 11,553,427[10] | 2007 |
| Jakarta |  Indonesia
|
8 | 18,924,470 | 15 | 15,100,000 | 6 | 18,900,000 | 23,308,500[11] | 2000 |
| Delhi | India
|
9 | 18,639,762 | 4 | 22,400,000 | 8 | 18,850,000 | ||
| Los Angeles | United States
|
10 | 17,881,561 | 9 | 18,000,000 | 13 | 15,250,000 | 12,872,808[6] | 2008 |
| Shanghai |  China
|
11 | 17,783,119 | 10 | 17,900,000 | 10 | 16,650,000 | ||
| Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan
|
12 | 17,411,857 | 11 | 16,700,000 | 9 | 17,375,000 | 18,643,915[4] | 2000 |
| Cairo |  Egypt
|
13 | 16,254,102 | 16 | 14,800,000 | 16 | 14,450,000 | ||
| Kolkata | India
|
14 | 15,414,859 | 12 | 16,000,000 | 14 | 15,100,000 | ||
| Moscow |  Russia
|
15 | 14,837,510 | 18 | 13,500,000 | 15 | 15,000,000 | 13,500,000[12] | 2006 |
| Buenos Aires |  Argentina
|
16 | 14,393,015 | 17 | 13,800,000 | 17 | 13,170,000 | 12,548,638[13] | 2009 |
| Istanbul |  Turkey
|
17 | 13,778,373 | 21 | 12,500,000 | 11,044,642[14] | 2004 | ||
| Dhaka |  Bangladesh
|
18 | 13,778,179 | 20 | 13,100,000 | 12,797,394[15] | 2008 | ||
| London |  United Kingdom
|
19 | 13,219,506 | 24 | 12,300,000 | 18 | 12,875,000 | 11,917,000[14] | 2004 |
| Lagos |  Nigeria
|
20 | 13,134,029 | 25 | 11,400,000 | 7,937,932[16] | 2006 | ||
| Tehran |  Iran
|
21 | 12,949,621 | 21 | 12,500,000 | 13,422,366[12] | 2006 | ||
| Karachi |  Pakistan
|
22 | 12,827,927 | 13 | 15,700,000 | 20 | 11,800,000 | 14,800,000[12] | 2006 |
| Beijing | China
|
23 | 12,230,029 | 19 | 13,200,000 | 19 | 12,500,000 | ||
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
|
24 | 12,058,824 | 21 | 12,500,000 | 11,571,617[12] | 2007 | ||
| Paris |  France
|
25 | 11,885,836 | 26 | 10,000,000 | 11,175,000[14] | 2004 | ||
| Rhine-Ruhr[17] |  Germany
|
26 | 11,831,297 | ||||||
| Baghdad |  Iraq
|
27 | 11,206,300 | 45 | 6,400,000 | ||||
| Kinshasa-Brazzaville[18] |  Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
|
28 | 10,076,099 | 32[19] 338[20] |
8,600,000[19] 1,380,000[20] |
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| Bangkok (Krung Thep) |  Thailand
|
29 | 9,972,337 | 31 | 8,750,000 | 6,825,956[12] | 2006 | ||
| Chicago | United States
|
30 | 9,573,629 | 27 | 9,850,000 | 9,569,624[6] | 2008 | ||
| Khartoum |  Sudan
|
31 | 9,514,261 | 57 | 5,650,000 | 5,274,321[12] | 2008 | ||
| Hong Kong | China
|
32 | 9,102,043 | 43 | 7,200,000 | 12 | 15,800,000[21] | 7,008,900[22] | 2008 |
| Nagoya | Japan
|
33 | 8,826,161 | 34 | 8,300,000 | 8,739,000[4] | 2000 | ||
| Taipei |  Republic of China
|
34 | 8,422,488 | 44 | 6,750,000 | 6,817,681[12] | 2007 | ||
| Washington-Baltimore[23] | United States
|
35 | 8,339,792 | 36 | 8,250,000 | 5,358,130[6][24] 2,667,117[6][25] |
2008 | ||
| Bogotá |  Colombia
|
36 | 8,286,535 | 32 | 8,600,000 | 7,881,156[26] | 2005 | ||
| Lima |  Peru
|
37 | 7,902,851 | 30 | 8,850,000 | 8,472,935[27] | 2007 | ||
| Johannesburg |  South Africa
|
38 | 7,864,994 | 40 | 7,350,000 | 3,888,180[28] | 2007 | ||
| Chongqing | China
|
39 | 7,707,124 | 46 | 6,350,000 | ||||
| San Francisco | United States
|
40 | 7,665,595 | 42 | 7,300,000 | 4,274,531[6] | 2008 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
|
41 | 7,635,858 | 71 | 4,700,000 | 4,525,000[12] | 2007 | ||
| Chennai | India
|
42 | 7,305,169 | 38 | 8,050,000 | ||||
| Lahore | Pakistan
|
43 | 6,936,563 | 34 | 8,300,000 | 6,318,745[12] | 1998 | ||
| Randstad |  Netherlands
|
44 | 6,594,120 | ||||||
| Shenyang | China
|
45 | 6,580,330 | 64 | 5,150,000 | 7,040,000[12] | 2006 | ||
| Dallas | United States
|
46 | 6,546,961 | 46 | 6,350,000 | 6,300,006[6] | 2008 | ||
| Bandung | Indonesia
|
47 | 6,492,753 | 122 | 3,175,000 | 7,414,560[29] | 2007 | ||
| Algiers |  Algeria
|
48 | 6,488,795 | 79 | 4,375,000 | 3,354,000[12] | 2007 | ||
| Bangalore | India
|
49 | 6,466,271 | 39 | 7,600,000 | ||||
| Toronto |  Canada
|
50 | 6,420,231 | 57 | 5,650,000 | 5,555,912[30] | 2006 | ||
| Tianjin | China
|
51 | 6,388,626 | 37 | 8,200,000 | 9,490,000[12] | 2006 | ||
| Madrid |  Spain
|
52 | 6,321,398 | 48 | 6,100,000 | 5,843,031[14] | 2004 | ||
| Hyderabad | India
|
53 | 6,290,397 | 40 | 7,350,000 | ||||
| Philadelphia | United States
|
54 | 6,285,526 | 49 | 6,000,000 | 5,838,471[6] | 2008 | ||
| Boston | United States
|
55 | 6,183,275 | 57 | 5,650,000 | 4,522,858[6] | 2008 | ||
| Abidjan |  Ivory Coast
|
56 | 5,878,609 | 81 | 4,350,000 | 5,060,858[12] | 2006 | ||
| Singapore-Johor Bahru[31] |  Singapore Malaysia
|
57 | 5,878,609 | 71[32] 419[33] |
4,700,000[32] 1,110,000[33] |
4,839,400[34][32] 1,081,978[12][33] |
2008[32] 2000[33] | ||
| Detroit-Windsor[35] | United States Canada
|
58 | 5,817,355 | 54 | 5,700,000 | 4,425,110[6][36] 323,342[37][38] |
2008[36] 2006[38] | ||
| Guangzhou | China
|
59 | 5,711,518 | 14 | 15,300,000 | 10,045,800[12] | 2007 | ||
| Houston | United States
|
60 | 5,696,100 | 52 | 5,800,000 | 5,728,143[6] | 2008 | ||
| Belo Horizonte | Brazil
|
61 | 5,564,338 | 51 | 5,850,000 | 5,454,971[12] | 2007 | ||
| Atlanta | United States
|
62 | 5,409,555 | 54 | 5,700,000 | 5,376,285[6] | 2008 | ||
| Ahmedabad | India
|
63 | 5,334,314 | 52 | 5,800,000 | ||||
| Ho Chi Minh City |  Vietnam
|
64 | 5,318,392 | 57 | 5,650,000 | ||||
| Pune | India
|
65 | 5,273,211 | 69 | 4,750,000 | ||||
| Ibadan | Nigeria
|
66 | 5,210,392 | 115 | 3,300,000 | ||||
| Manchester-Liverpool | United Kingdom
|
67 | 5,163,631 | 166 352 |
2,475,000[39] 1,330,000[40] |
2,539,100[39][14] 1,365,900[14][40] |
2004 | ||
| Santiago |  Chile
|
68 | 5,145,599 | 50 | 5,950,000 | 6,490,248[41] | 2007 | ||
| Xi'an | China
|
69 | 5,131,652 | 68 | 4,825,000 | ||||
| Miami | United States
|
70 | 5,011,171 | 63 | 5,500,000 | 5,414,772[6] | 2008 | ||
| San Diego-Tijuana[42] | United States Mexico
|
71 | 5,009,170 | 134[43] 269[44] |
2,975,000[43] 1,660,000[44] |
3,001,072[6][43] 1,575,026[45][44] |
2008 2005 | ||
| Rangoon |  Burma
|
72 | 4,994,082 | 67 | 4,850,000 | ||||
| Barcelona | Spain
|
73 | 4,994,082 | 84 | 4,250,000 | 4,233,638[14] | 2004 | ||
| Hangzhou | China
|
74 | 4,917,366 | 88 | 4,025,000 | ||||
| Cape Town | South Africa
|
75 | 4,899,329 | 99 | 3,675,000 | 3,497,097[12] | 2007 | ||
| Harbin | China
|
76 | 4,884,798 | 79 | 4,375,000 | ||||
| Saint Petersburg | Russia
|
77 | 4,798,526 | 69 | 4,750,000 | ||||
| Shantou | China
|
78 | 4,798,526 | 85 | 4,075,000 | ||||
| Riyadh |  Saudi Arabia
|
79 | 4,742,038 | 65 | 4,950,000 | ||||
| Wuhan | China
|
80 | 4,695,958 | 29 | 9,000,000 | ||||
| Chengdu | China
|
81 | 4,635,695 | 61 | 5,600,000 | ||||
| Luanda |  Angola
|
82 | 4,635,695 | 132 | 3,000,000 | ||||
| Alexandria | Egypt
|
83 | 4,545,218 | 75 | 4,500,000 | ||||
| Kano | Nigeria
|
84 | 4,460,656 | 118 | 3,250,000 | ||||
| Busan | South Korea
|
85 | 4,460,656 | 98 | 3,700,000 | ||||
| Phoenix | United States
|
86 | 4,394,099 | 77 | 4,400,000 | 4,281,899[6] | 2008 | ||
| Caracas |  Venezuela
|
87 | 4,368,552 | 65 | 4,950,000 | ||||
| Milan |  Italy
|
88 | 4,340,399 | 104 | 3,550,000 | 3,076,643[14] | 2004 | ||
| Nanjing | China
|
89 | 4,312,535 | 71 | 4,700,000 | ||||
| Medan | Indonesia
|
90 | 4,307,685 | 153 | 2,675,000 | ||||
| Fukuoka-Kitakyushu | Japan
|
91 | 4,282,550 | 170 | 2,425,000 | ||||
| Guadalajara | Mexico
|
92 | 4,205,153 | 74 | 4,550,000 | 4,095,853[45] | 2005 | ||
| Nairobi |  Kenya
|
93 | 4,112,322 | 114 | 3,350,000 | ||||
| Surabaya | Indonesia
|
94 | 4,112,098 | 134 | 2,975,000 | ||||
| Basra | Iraq
|
95 | 4,094,523 | 455 | 1,040,000 | ||||
| Accra |  Ghana
|
96 | 4,092,613 | 107 | 3,475,000 | ||||
| Berlin | Germany
|
97 | 4,055,548 | 82 | 4,275,000 | 4,971,331[14] | 2004 | ||
| Porto Alegre | Brazil
|
98 | 4,025,733 | 82 | 4,275,000 | 3,897,328[12] | 2006 | ||
| Seattle | United States
|
99 | 3,977,940 | 90 | 3,950,000 | 3,344,813[6] | 2008 | ||
| Rome | Italy
|
100 | 3,940,410 | 106 | 3,500,000 | 3,457,690[14] | 2004 |
References
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ INEGI Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005
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- ^ "Estimaciones de población total por departamento y año calendario Período 2001-2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). INDEC: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Urban Audit". Eurostat: Urban Audit. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Statistical Pocket Book, 2008" (pdf). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
The Nigeria Congress. "Administrative Levels - Lagos State". Retrieved 2009-08-28. - ^ Some sources do not combine Ruhr and the Rhine region as a single metropolitan area
- ^ Other sources do not combine Kinshasa and Brazzaville as one metropolitan area
- ^ a b Refers to Kinshasa
- ^ a b Refers to Brazzaville
- ^ Forstall combines Hong Kong and Shenzhen as one metropolitan area. However, due to the restrictions on the movement of labor between Hong Kong and mainland China, the two areas are sometimes listed separately in other lists
- ^ "HK Census and Statistics Department". Censtatd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ Combining the U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore (2,667,117) and Washington (5,358,130) results in a population of 8,025,247. Note that the U.S. Census Bureau no longer classifies Baltimore and Washington as a single metropolitan area
- ^ Figure for the Washington Metropolitan Area
- ^ Figure for the Baltimore Metropolitan Area
- ^ "Censo General 2005 - Resultados Área" (PDF) (in Spanish). DANE: Departamento Administrivo Nacional de Estadisticas. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEI: Instituto Nacional Estadistica e Informatica. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007 Basic Results: Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Penduduk Kabupaten/Kota Tahun 2007" (in Indonesian). Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "PSopulation and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Some sources do not combine Singapore and Johor Bahru as a single metropolitan area due to the lack of freedom in movement between the two areas
- ^ a b c d Refers to Singapore
- ^ a b c d Refers to Johor Bahru
- ^ "Singapore Statistics: Latest Data". Statistics Singapore. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ Some sources do not combine Detroit and Windsor as a single metropolitan area due to the lack of freedom in movement between the two areas
- ^ a b Figure for the Detroit metropolitan area
- ^ "2006 Demographics of Windsor". The City of Windsor. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ a b Figure for the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area
- ^ a b Figure for Greater Manchester
- ^ a b Figure for Liverpool
- ^ "Santiago Metropolitan Area: 2007 Estimate" (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ Some sources do not combine San Diego and Tijuana as a single metropolitan area due to the lack of freedom in movement between the two areas
- ^ a b c Figure for San Diego metropolitan area
- ^ a b c Figure for Tijuana metropolitan area
- ^ a b "Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005" (in Spanish). Conapo: Consejo Nacional de Población. Retrieved 2009-09-11.