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City population 2010

City population statistics for the world's 200 largest cities in 2010 (data from World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision)

1

Tokyo, Japan

36,834,000

101

Berlin, Germany

3,475,000

2

Delhi, India

21,935,000

102

Jiddah, Saudi Arabia

3,452,000

3

Mexico City, Mexico

20,132,000

103

Casablanca, Morocco

3,405,000

4

Shanghai, China

19,980,000

104

Changchun, China

3,387,000

5

São Paulo, Brazil

19,660,000

105

Kunming, China

3,365,000

6

Osaka, Japana

19,492,000

106

Cape Town, South Africa

3,345,000

7

Mumbai, India

19,422,000

107

Salvador, Brazil

3,343,000

8

New York-Newark, United States of America

18,365,000

108

Busan, Republic of Korea

3,329,000

9

Cairo, Egypt

16,899,000

109

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

3,311,000

10

Beijing, China

16,190,000

110

San Francisco-Oakland, United States of America

3,283,000

11

Dhaka, Bangladesh

14,731,000

111

Nairobi, Kenya

3,237,000

12

Calcutta, India

14,283,000

112

Kano, Nigeria

3,221,000

13

Buenos Aires, Argentina

14,246,000

113

Changsha, China

3,155,000

14

Karachi, Pakistan

14,081,000

114

Taiyuan, China

3,131,000

15

Istanbul, Turkey

12,703,000

115

Curitiba, Brazil

3,118,000

16

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12,374,000

116

Athens, Greece

3,098,000

17

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, United States of America

12,160,000

117

Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic

3,078,000

18

Manila, Philippines

11,891,000

118

Seattle, United States of America

3,069,000

19

Moscow, Russian Federation

11,461,000

119

Milan, Italy

3,056,000

20

Chongqing, China

11,244,000

120

Xiamen, China

3,040,000

21

Lagos, Nigeria

10,781,000

121

Hefei, China

3,027,000

22

Paris, France

10,460,000

122

Faisalabad, Pakistan

3,017,000

23

Shenzhen, China

10,223,000

123

Jaipur, India

3,017,000

24

Seoul, Republic of Korea

9,796,000

124

San Diego, United States of America

2,964,000

25

London

9,699,000

125

Dakar, Senegal

2,929,000

26

Jakarta, Indonesia

9,630,000

126

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2,919,000

27

Guangzhou, China

9,620,000

127

Kanpur, India

2,904,000

28

Tianjin, China

9,451,000

128

Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

2,901,000

29

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

9,382,000

129

Lucknow, India

2,854,000

30

Nagoya, Japan

9,165,000

130

P'yongyang, Dem. People's Republic of Korea

2,833,000

31

Lima, Peru

8,955,000

131

Ibadan, Nigeria

2,814,000

32

Chicago, United States of America

8,616,000

132

Lisbon, Portugal

2,812,000

33

Chennai, India

8,523,000

133

Hà Noi, Viet Nam

2,811,000

34

Bogotá, Colombia

8,506,000

134

Ürümqi, China

2,811,000

35

Bangalore, India

8,275,000

135

Kiev, Ukraine

2,806,000

36

Bangkok, Thailand

8,213,000

136

Fuzhou, China

2,793,000

37

Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

8,059,000

137

Campinas, Brazil

2,793,000

38

Johannesburg, South Africa

7,992,000

138

Surabaya, Indonesia

2,768,000

39

Hyderabad, India

7,578,000

139

Izmir, Turkey

2,745,000

40

Wuhan, China

7,515,000

140

Durban, South Africa

2,739,000

41

Lahore, Pakistan

7,487,000

141

Wuxi, China

2,737,000

42

Dongguan, China

7,118,000

142

Shijiazhuang, China

2,737,000

43

Hong Kong SAR

7,050,000

143

Puebla, Mexico

2,733,000

44

Foshan, China

6,653,000

144

Shizuoka-Hamamatsu M.M.A., Japan

2,730,000

45

Santiago, Chile

6,269,000

145

Zhongshan, China

2,682,000

46

Chengdu, China

6,234,000

146

Mashhad, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

2,661,000

47

Ahmadabad, India

6,210,000

147

Minneapolis-St. Paul, United States of America

2,658,000

48

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

6,189,000

148

Taipei, China

2,654,000

49

Nanjing, China

6,162,000

149

Wenzhou, China

2,652,000

50

Baghdad, Iraq

5,891,000

150

Nanning, China

2,619,000

51

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5,810,000

151

Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic

2,601,000

52

Madrid, Spain

5,787,000

152

Sapporo, Japan

2,591,000

53

Shenyang, China

5,676,000

153

Guatemala City, Guatemala

2,584,000

54

Kitakyushu-Fukuoka M.M.A., Japan

5,556,000

154

Incheon, Republic of Korea

2,559,000

55

Miami, United States of America

5,518,000

155

Ningbo, China

2,547,000

56

Toronto, Canada

5,499,000

156

Manchester, United Kingdom

2,538,000

57

Philadelphia, United States of America

5,449,000

157

Guiyang, China

2,496,000

58

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

5,409,000

158

Guayaquil, Ecuador

2,492,000

59

Riyadh, Suadi Arabia

5,227,000

159

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2,478,000

60

Xi'an, China

5,149,000

160

Nagpur, India

2,471,000

61

Dallas-Fort Worth, United States of America

5,149,000

161

Tampa-St. Petersburg, United States of America

2,452,000

62

Hangzhou, China

5,082,000

162

Algiers, Algeria

2,432,000

63

Singapore

5,079,000

163

West Midlands, United Kingdowm

2,429,000

64

Houston, United States of America

4,976,000

164

Lanzhou, China

2,419,000

65

Pune, India

4,951,000

165

Cali, Colombia

2,402,000

66

Barcelona, Spain

4,934,000

166

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

2,401,000

67

Haerbin, China

4,896,000

167

Bandung, Indonesia

2,399,000

68

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

4,872,000

168

Denver-Aurora, United States of America

2,385,000

69

Washington, D.C., United States of America

4,604,000

169

Douala, Cameroon

2,361,000

70

Atlanta, United States of America

4,544,000

170

Yaoundé, Cameroon

2,349,000

71

Khartoum, Sudan

4,517,000

171

Sana'a', Yemen

2,291,000

72

Luanda, Angola

4,508,000

172

Daegu, Republic of Korea

2,279,000

73

Guadalajara, Mexico

4,442,000

173

Vancouver, Canada

2,278,000

74

Surat, India

4,438,000

174

Zibo, China

2,250,000

75

Sydney, Australia

4,364,000

175

Changzhou, China

2,235,000

76

Yangon, Myanmar

4,342,000

176

Naples, Italy

2,216,000

77

Alexandria, Egypt

4,333,000

177

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2,209,000

78

Boston, United States of America

4,185,000

178

Baltimore, United States of America

2,207,000

79

Ankara, Turkey

4,166,000

179

Tangshan, China

2,204,000

80

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

4,150,000

180

Nanchang, China

2,203,000

81

Monterrey, Mexico

4,113,000

181

Sendai, Japan

2,192,000

82

Chittagong, Bangladesh

4,106,000

182

Havana, Cuba

2,165,000

83

Suzhou, China

3,997,000

183

St. Louis, United States of America

2,153,000

84

Qingdao, China

3,952,000

184

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

2,141,000

85

Melbourne, Australia

3,951,000

185

Indore, India

2,127,000

86

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

3,870,000

186

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2,127,000

87

Dalian, China

3,862,000

187

Hiroshima, Japan

2,119,000

88

Montréal, Canada

3,791,000

188

Kuwait City, Kuwait

2,102,000

89

Detroit, United States of America

3,730,000

189

Medan, Indonesia

2,101,000

90

Kabul, Afghanistan

3,722,000

190

Coimbatore, India

2,095,000

91

Brasília, Brazil

3,710,000

191

Cochin, India

2,075,000

92

Phoenix-Mesa, United States of America

3,649,000

192

Baku, Azerbaijan

2,062,000

93

Zhengzhou, China

3,630,000

193

Accra, Ghana

2,060,000

94

Shantou, China

3,623,000

194

Goiânia, Brazil

2,049,000

95

Rome, Italy

3,592,000

195

Asunción, Paraguay

2,040,000

96

Recife, Brazil

3,559,000

196

Maracaibo, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

2,037,000

97

Fortaleza, Brazil

3,520,000

197

Brisbane, Australia

2,034,000

98

Medellín, Colombia

3,510,000

198

Belém, Brazil

2,023,000

99

Ji'nan, China

3,493,000

199

Patna, India

2,022,000

100

Pôrto Alegre, Brazil

3,476,000

200

Antananarivo, Madagascar

2,021,000