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2020 Megacities

Megacity population and rank for world cities for the year 2020

Rank
Megacity
Country
Population
1TokyoJapan37,393,129
2DelhiIndia30,290,936
3ShanghaiChina27,058,479
4São PauloBrazil22,043,028
5Ciudad de México (Mexico City)Mexico21,782,378
6DhakaBangladesh21,005,860
7Al-Qahirah (Cairo)Egypt20,900,604
8BeijingChina20,462,610
9Mumbai (Bombay)India20,411,274
10Kinki M.M.A. (Osaka)Japan19,165,340
11New York-NewarkUnited States of America18,803,552
12KarachiPakistan16,093,786
13ChongqingChina15,872,179
14IstanbulTurkey15,190,336
15Buenos AiresArgentina15,153,729
16Kolkata (Calcutta)India14,850,066
17LagosNigeria14,368,332
18KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo14,342,439
19ManilaPhilippines13,923,452
20TianjinChina13,589,078
21Rio de JaneiroBrazil13,458,075
22Guangzhou, GuangdongChina13,301,532
23LahorePakistan12,642,423
24Moskva (Moscow)Russian Federation12,537,954
25Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaUnited States of America12,446,597
26ShenzhenChina12,356,820
27BangaloreIndia12,326,532
28ParisFrance11,017,230
29BogotáColombia10,978,360
30Chennai (Madras)India10,971,108
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Data from UN World Urbanization Prospects