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Top 20 most populous cities

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇦🇱 Albania🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 Austria🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇪🇬 Egypt🇸🇻 El Salvador🇪🇷 Eritrea🇪🇪 Estonia🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇪 Georgia🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇵 Japan🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇰🇪 Kenya🇰🇼 Kuwait🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇦 Laos🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇷 Liberia🇱🇾 Libya🇱🇹 Lithuania🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇦 Morocco🇲🇿 Mozambique🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇵 Nepal🇳🇿 New Zealand🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇰🇵 North Korea🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇾 Paraguay🇨🇳 People's Republic of China🇵🇪 Peru🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇱 Poland🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇷🇺 Russia🇷🇼 Rwanda🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇳 Senegal🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇬 Singapore🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa🇰🇷 South Korea🇸🇸 South Sudan🇪🇸 Spain🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇪 Sweden🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇷 Turkey🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇦 Ukraine🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇸 United States🇺🇾 Uruguay🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇪 Venezuela🇻🇳 Vietnam🇾🇪 Yemen🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Why these 20

City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.

Built from the regions below: the best 20 of all of them.

  1. 1 D

    Delhi

    दिल्ली

    megacity and union territory of India

    26,495,000 · 🇮🇳 India

    Also in: #19 most populous states, provinces and regions (India)

  2. 2

    Shanghai

    上海市

    provincial-level municipality in China

    24,870,895 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  3. 3

    Beijing

    北京市

    capital city of China

    21,893,095 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  4. 4

    Chengdu

    成都市

    capital of Sichuan Province, China

    20,937,757 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  5. 5

    Guangzhou

    广州市

    capital city of Guangdong Province, China

    18,676,605 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  6. 6

    Shenzhen

    深圳市

    city in China

    17,494,398 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  7. 7

    Dhaka

    capital and largest city of Bangladesh

    16,800,000 · 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

  8. 8

    Istanbul

    largest city in Turkey

    15,655,924 · 🇹🇷 Turkey

  9. 9

    Mumbai

    मुम्बई

    capital city in Maharashtra, India

    15,414,288 · 🇮🇳 India

  10. 10

    Lagos

    largest city and former capital of Nigeria

    15,070,000 · 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Lagos State

  11. 11

    Karachi

    provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan

    14,910,352 · 🇵🇰 Pakistan

  12. 12 T

    Tokyo

    東京都

    capital and largest city of Japan

    14,264,798 · 🇯🇵 Japan

    Also in: #1 most populous states, provinces and regions (Japan)

  13. 13 H

    Ho Chi Minh City

    largest city in Vietnam

    14,002,598 · 🇻🇳 Vietnam

    Also in: #1 most populous states, provinces and regions (Vietnam)

  14. 14

    Tianjin

    天津市

    municipality of China

    13,866,009 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

  15. 15 M

    Moscow

    capital and most populous city of Russia

    13,274,285 · 🇷🇺 Russia

    Also in: #1 most populous states, provinces and regions (Russia)

  16. 16

    Xi'an

    西安市

    capital of Shaanxi Province, China

    12,952,907 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China · Shaanxi

  17. 17

    Suzhou

    苏州市

    prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China, former capital of the kingdom of Wu

    12,748,262 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China · Jiangsu

  18. 18

    Zhengzhou

    郑州市

    capital of Henan province, China

    12,600,574 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China · Henan

  19. 19

    Bengaluru

    बेंगलुरु

    capital city of Karnataka state in India

    12,327,000 · 🇮🇳 India · Karnataka

  20. 20

    Wuhan

    武汉市

    capital city of Hubei Province, China

    12,326,518 · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

How it is measured

Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 23:23 UTC.

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