City population 2025
City population projections for the world's 200 largest cities in 2025 from Hoornweg & Pope's GCIF Working Paper No. 4: Population predictions of the 101 largest cities in the 21st century.
|
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
36,400,000 |
101 |
Dakar, Senegal |
4,225,000 |
|
2 |
Mumbai (Bombay), India |
26,385,000 |
102 |
Giza, Egypt |
4,223,900 |
|
3 |
Delhi, India |
22,498,000 |
103 |
Salvador, Brazil |
4,222,000 |
|
4 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
22,015,000 |
104 |
Dalian, China |
4,221,000 |
|
5 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
21,428,000 |
105 |
Hangzhou, China |
4,217,000 |
|
6 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
21,009,000 |
106 |
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia |
4,190,000 |
|
7 |
New York City-Newark, USA |
20,628,000 |
107 |
Medellín, Colombia |
4,129,000 |
|
8 |
Kolkata (Calcutta), India |
20,560,000 |
108 |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
4,117,000 |
|
9 |
Shanghai, China |
19,412,000 |
109 |
Montréal, Canada |
4,108,000 |
|
10 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
19,095,000 |
110 |
Phoenix-Mesa, United States of America |
4,062,000 |
|
11 |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
16,762,000 |
111 |
Zibo, China |
4,053,000 |
|
12 |
Lagos, Nigeria |
15,796,000 |
112 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
4,041,000 |
|
13 |
Cairo, Egypt |
15,561,000 |
113 |
Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic |
3,993,000 |
|
14 |
Metro Manila, Philippines |
14,808,000 |
114 |
Taiyuan, China |
3,962,000 |
|
15 |
Beijing (Peking), China |
14,545,000 |
115 |
Surabaya, Indonesia |
3,962,000 |
|
16 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
13,768,000 |
116 |
Casablanca (Dar-el-Beida), Morocco |
3,949,000 |
|
17 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA |
13,672,000 |
117 |
Lucknow, India |
3,944,000 |
|
18 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
13,413,000 |
118 |
Kunming, China |
3,928,000 |
|
19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
12,363,000 |
119 |
San Francisco-Oakland, United States of America |
3,898,000 |
|
20 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
12,102,000 |
120 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
3,836,000 |
|
21 |
Guangzhou, China |
11,835,000 |
121 |
Yokohama, Japan |
3,805,079 |
|
22 |
Osaka-Kobe, Japan |
11,368,000 |
122 |
Qingdao, China |
3,746,000 |
|
23 |
Moskva, Russian Federation |
10,526,000 |
123 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
3,744,000 |
|
24 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
10,512,000 |
124 |
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
3,726,000 |
|
25 |
Shenzhen, China |
10,196,000 |
125 |
Jinan, China |
3,674,000 |
|
26 |
Chennai (Madras), India |
10,129,000 |
126 |
Fuzhou, China |
3,666,000 |
|
27 |
Paris, France |
10,036,000 |
127 |
Changsha, China |
3,663,000 |
|
28 |
Chicago, United States of America |
9,932,000 |
128 |
Pyongyang, DPR of Korea |
3,630,000 |
|
29 |
Tehran, Iran |
9,814,000 |
129 |
Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
3,619,000 |
|
30 |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
9,738,000 |
130 |
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic |
3,605,000 |
|
31 |
Bangalore, India |
9,719,000 |
131 |
Lanzhou, China |
3,604,000 |
|
32 |
Lima, Peru |
9,600,000 |
132 |
Nagpur, India |
3,583,000 |
|
33 |
Bogota, D.C., Colombia |
9,600,000 |
133 |
Xiamen, China |
3,545,000 |
|
34 |
Wuhan, China |
9,339,000 |
134 |
Seattle, United States of America |
3,503,000 |
|
35 |
Tianjin, China |
9,243,000 |
135 |
Campinas, Brazil |
3,474,000 |
|
36 |
Hyderabad, India |
9,092,000 |
136 |
Jinxi, China |
3,457,000 |
|
37 |
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain |
8,618,000 |
137 |
Zhengzhou, China |
3,452,000 |
|
38 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
8,332,000 |
138 |
Berlin, Germany |
3,436,000 |
|
39 |
Hong Kong SAR, China |
8,305,000 |
139 |
Shijiazhuang, China |
3,405,000 |
|
40 |
Chongqing, China |
8,275,000 |
140 |
Busan (Pusan), Republic of Korea |
3,383,000 |
|
41 |
Luanda, Angola |
8,236,000 |
141 |
Accra, Ghana |
3,382,000 |
|
42 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
8,149,000 |
142 |
Jilin, China |
3,376,000 |
|
43 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
8,060,000 |
143 |
Nanchang, China |
3,373,000 |
|
44 |
Khartoum, Sudan |
7,937,000 |
144 |
Bandung, Indonesia |
3,370,000 |
|
45 |
Ahmedabad, India |
7,735,000 |
145 |
Abuja, Nigeria |
3,358,000 |
|
46 |
Chittagong, Bangladesh |
7,639,000 |
146 |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
3,346,000 |
|
47 |
Kabul, Afghanistan |
7,175,000 |
147 |
Rome, Italy |
3,330,000 |
|
48 |
Santiago, Brazil |
7,033,467 |
148 |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
3,328,000 |
|
49 |
Pune, India |
6,797,000 |
149 |
Athens, Greece |
3,326,000 |
|
50 |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
6,754,000 |
150 |
San Diego, United States of America |
3,315,000 |
|
51 |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
6,748,000 |
151 |
Mashhad, Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
3,315,000 |
|
52 |
Santiago, Chile |
6,310,000 |
152 |
Wenzhou, China |
3,313,000 |
|
53 |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
6,275,000 |
153 |
Taipei, China |
3,305,000 |
|
54 |
Miami, United States of America |
6,272,000 |
154 |
Nagoya, Japan |
3,295,000 |
|
55 |
Dongguan, China |
6,157,000 |
155 |
San Martín Texmelucan, Mexico |
3,230,121 |
|
56 |
Shenyang, China |
6,156,000 |
156 |
Izmir, Turkey |
3,223,000 |
|
57 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
6,156,000 |
157 |
Bamako, Mali |
3,214,000 |
|
58 |
Philadelphia, United States of America |
6,133,000 |
158 |
Patna, India |
3,207,000 |
|
59 |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
6,031,000 |
159 |
Kampala, Uganda |
3,198,000 |
|
60 |
Toronto, Canada |
5,946,000 |
160 |
Durban, South Africa |
3,173,000 |
|
61 |
Madrid, Spain |
5,935,000 |
161 |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
3,118,000 |
|
62 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
5,871,000 |
162 |
Haiphong, Vietnam |
3,096,000 |
|
63 |
Yangon, Myanmar |
5,869,000 |
163 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
3,086,000 |
|
64 |
Surat, India |
5,703,000 |
164 |
Nanchong, China |
3,070,000 |
|
65 |
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania |
5,688,000 |
165 |
Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
3,067,000 |
|
66 |
Alexandria, Egypt |
5,652,000 |
166 |
Nanning, China |
3,061,000 |
|
67 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, United States of America |
5,419,000 |
167 |
Ürümqi (Wulumqi), China |
3,038,000 |
|
68 |
Tlaquepaque, Mexico |
5,368,384 |
168 |
Indore, India |
3,005,000 |
|
69 |
Tonala, Mexico |
5,368,384 |
169 |
Douala, Cameroon |
2,996,000 |
|
70 |
Zapopan, Mexico |
5,368,384 |
170 |
Yantai, China |
2,989,000 |
|
71 |
Chengdu, China |
5,320,000 |
171 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, USA |
2,983,000 |
|
72 |
Xi'an, China |
5,233,000 |
172 |
Medan, Indonesia |
2,977,000 |
|
73 |
Barcelona, Spain |
5,183,000 |
173 |
Xuzhou, China |
2,975,000 |
|
74 |
Atlanta, United States of America |
5,151,000 |
174 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
2,956,000 |
|
75 |
Guiyang, China |
5,114,000 |
175 |
Lubumbashi, DRC |
2,943,000 |
|
76 |
Singapore, Singapore |
5,104,000 |
176 |
Milan, Italy |
2,938,000 |
|
77 |
Kano, Nigeria |
5,056,000 |
177 |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
2,911,000 |
|
78 |
Houston, United States of America |
5,049,000 |
178 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
2,892,000 |
|
79 |
Boston, United States of America |
5,032,000 |
179 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
2,885,000 |
|
80 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
4,973,000 |
180 |
Hefei, China |
2,878,000 |
|
81 |
Guadalupe, Mexico |
4,950,866 |
181 |
Baotou, China |
2,869,000 |
|
82 |
Washington, D.C., United States of America |
4,889,000 |
182 |
Conakry, Guinea |
2,856,000 |
|
83 |
Sydney, Australia |
4,826,000 |
183 |
Tripoli, Libya |
2,855,000 |
|
84 |
Nanjing, China |
4,771,000 |
184 |
Mbuji-Mayi, DRC |
2,851,000 |
|
85 |
Haerbin, China |
4,696,000 |
185 |
Zaozhuang, China |
2,846,000 |
|
86 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
4,633,000 |
186 |
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Japan |
2,834,000 |
|
87 |
Detroit, United States of America |
4,606,000 |
187 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2,803,000 |
|
88 |
Kanpur, India |
4,601,000 |
188 |
Lome, Togo |
2,791,000 |
|
89 |
Ankara, Turkey |
4,589,000 |
189 |
Cali, Colombia |
2,786,000 |
|
90 |
Brasilia, Brazil |
4,578,000 |
190 |
Suzhou, China |
2,780,000 |
|
91 |
Algiers, Algeria |
4,499,000 |
191 |
Kalyoubia, Egypt |
2,778,725 |
|
92 |
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
4,476,000 |
192 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
2,772,000 |
|
93 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
4,413,000 |
193 |
Linyi, China |
2,765,000 |
|
94 |
Sana'a, Yemen |
4,382,000 |
194 |
Nanyang, China |
2,752,000 |
|
95 |
Recife, Brazil |
4,347,000 |
195 |
Ningbo, China |
2,723,000 |
|
96 |
Changchun, China |
4,338,000 |
196 |
Belém, Brazil |
2,717,000 |
|
97 |
Jaipur, India |
4,298,000 |
197 |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
2,715,000 |
|
98 |
Faisalabad (Lyallpur), Pakistan |
4,283,000 |
198 |
Kumasi, Ghana |
2,667,000 |
|
99 |
Melbourne, Australia |
4,238,000 |
199 |
Denver-Aurora, United States of America |
2,661,000 |
|
100 |
Ibadan, Nigeria |
4,234,000 |
200 |
Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico |
2,657,000 |
