Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 1960
| Rank | Megacity | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan | 16,678,821 |
| 2 | New York-Newark | United States of America | 14,163,521 |
| 3 | Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka) | Japan | 10,614,841 |
| 4 | London | United Kingdom | 8,195,769 |
| 5 | Paris | France | 7,410,735 |
| 6 | Shanghai | China | 6,865,312 |
| 7 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 6,761,837 |
| 8 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | United States of America | 6,529,638 |
| 9 | Chicago | United States of America | 6,183,153 |
| 10 | Moskva (Moscow) | Russian Federation | 6,169,961 |
| 11 | Kolkata (Calcutta) | India | 5,910,210 |
| 12 | Ciudad de México (Mexico City) | Mexico | 5,479,184 |
| 13 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 4,493,182 |
| 14 | Mumbai (Bombay) | India | 4,414,904 |
| 15 | Chukyo M.M.A. (Nagoya) | Japan | 4,296,736 |
| 16 | São Paulo | Brazil | 3,969,759 |
| 17 | Philadelphia | United States of America | 3,930,026 |
| 18 | Beijing | China | 3,900,441 |
| 19 | Al-Qahirah (Cairo) | Egypt | 3,680,160 |
| 20 | Detroit | United States of America | 3,547,879 |
| 21 | Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) | Russian Federation | 3,398,457 |
| 22 | Berlin | Germany | 3,259,833 |
| 23 | Tianjin | China | 2,935,185 |
| 24 | Boston | United States of America | 2,817,995 |
| 25 | Shenyang | China | 2,698,983 |
| 26 | Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A. | Japan | 2,680,780 |
| 27 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 2,678,740 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,611,539 |
| 29 | Barcelona | Spain | 2,467,926 |
| 30 | Roma (Rome) | Italy | 2,455,581 |
Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects