City population 2050
City population projections for the world's 200 largest cities in 2050 from Hoornweg & Pope's GCIF Working Paper No. 4: Population predictions of the 101 largest cities in the 21st century.
1 |
Mumbai (Bombay), India |
42,403,631 |
101 |
Guadalupe, Mexico |
5,733,177 |
2 |
Delhi, India |
36,156,789 |
102 |
Barcelona, Spain |
5,692,580 |
3 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
35,193,184 |
103 |
Guiyang, China |
5,615,798 |
4 |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
35,000,361 |
104 |
Lusaka, Zambia |
5,600,496 |
5 |
Kolkata (Calcutta), India |
33,042,208 |
105 |
Detroit, United States of America |
5,530,581 |
6 |
Lagos, Nigeria |
32,629,709 |
106 |
Maputo, Mozambique |
5,485,592 |
7 |
Tokyo, Japan |
32,621,993 |
107 |
N'Djamena, Chad |
5,466,077 |
8 |
Karachi, Pakistan |
31,696,042 |
108 |
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia |
5,403,105 |
9 |
New York City-Newark, USA |
24,768,743 |
109 |
Ankara, Turkey |
5,375,274 |
10 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
24,328,738 |
110 |
Singapore, Singapore |
5,371,543 |
11 |
Cairo, Egypt |
24,034,957 |
111 |
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic |
5,329,567 |
12 |
Metro Manila, Philippines |
23,545,397 |
112 |
Algiers (El Djazair), Algeria |
5,321,303 |
13 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
22,824,800 |
113 |
Nanjing, China |
5,239,142 |
14 |
Shanghai, China |
21,316,752 |
114 |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
5,189,194 |
15 |
Lahore, Pakistan |
17,449,007 |
115 |
Douala, Cameroon |
5,164,956 |
16 |
Kabul, Afghanistan |
17,091,030 |
116 |
Haerbin, China |
5,156,783 |
17 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA |
16,416,436 |
117 |
Patna, India |
5,154,006 |
18 |
Chennai (Madras), India |
16,278,430 |
118 |
Melbourne, Australia |
5,111,390 |
19 |
Khartoum, Sudan |
15,995,255 |
119 |
Monterrey, Mexico |
5,110,320 |
20 |
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania |
15,973,084 |
120 |
Surabaya, Indonesia |
5,103,067 |
21 |
Beijing (Peking), China |
15,972,190 |
121 |
Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
5,090,954 |
22 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
15,923,577 |
122 |
Lome, Togo |
5,047,268 |
23 |
Bangalore, India |
15,619,514 |
123 |
Medellín, Colombia |
4,969,964 |
24 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
15,546,223 |
124 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
4,935,006 |
25 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
15,087,672 |
125 |
Casablanca (Dar-el-Beida), Morocco |
4,931,265 |
26 |
Hyderabad, India |
14,611,856 |
126 |
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
4,913,534 |
27 |
Luanda, Angola |
14,301,327 |
127 |
Phoenix-Mesa, United States of America |
4,877,382 |
28 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
14,287,336 |
128 |
Brasilia, Brazil |
4,876,420 |
29 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
14,245,579 |
129 |
Kaduna, Nigeria |
4,875,039 |
30 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
14,175,543 |
130 |
Montréal, Canada |
4,862,824 |
31 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
13,212,273 |
131 |
Indore, India |
4,829,369 |
32 |
Guangzhou, China |
12,996,279 |
132 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
4,827,233 |
33 |
Ahmedabad, India |
12,431,006 |
133 |
Changchun, China |
4,763,655 |
34 |
Chittagong, Bangladesh |
12,211,707 |
134 |
Kumasi, Ghana |
4,682,582 |
35 |
Chicago, United States of America |
11,925,691 |
135 |
San Francisco-Oakland, USA |
4,680,461 |
36 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
11,860,301 |
136 |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
4,644,193 |
37 |
Lima, Peru |
11,571,387 |
137 |
Dalian, China |
4,635,175 |
38 |
Bogota, D.C., Colombia |
11,555,257 |
138 |
Hangzhou, China |
4,630,782 |
39 |
Shenzhen, China |
11,196,456 |
139 |
Recife, Brazil |
4,630,362 |
40 |
Paris, France |
11,124,389 |
140 |
Haiphong, Vietnam |
4,506,012 |
41 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
11,079,598 |
141 |
Salvador, Brazil |
4,497,214 |
42 |
Tehran, Iran |
10,998,668 |
142 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
4,472,448 |
43 |
Pune, India |
10,923,535 |
143 |
Kigali, Rwanda |
4,451,547 |
44 |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
10,708,876 |
144 |
Zibo, China |
4,450,690 |
45 |
Kano, Nigeria |
10,444,151 |
145 |
Yaoundé, Cameroon |
4,394,350 |
46 |
Wuhan, China |
10,255,365 |
146 |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
4,385,370 |
47 |
Moskva, Russian Federation |
10,235,265 |
147 |
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
4,352,370 |
48 |
Osaka-Kobe, Japan |
10,188,099 |
148 |
Taiyuan, China |
4,350,761 |
49 |
Tianjin, China |
10,149,945 |
149 |
Bandung, Indonesia |
4,340,569 |
50 |
Sana'a, Yemen |
10,052,562 |
150 |
Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
4,336,550 |
51 |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
9,829,976 |
151 |
Lilongwe, Malawi |
4,329,702 |
52 |
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain |
9,749,547 |
152 |
Kunming, China |
4,313,425 |
53 |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
9,468,812 |
153 |
Al Qalyubiyah (Kalyoubia), Egypt |
4,291,919 |
54 |
Hong Kong SAR, China |
9,466,652 |
154 |
Blantyre City, Malawi |
4,280,666 |
55 |
Kampala, Uganda |
9,432,027 |
155 |
Mombasa, Kenya |
4,277,799 |
56 |
Surat, India |
9,165,356 |
156 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
4,259,394 |
57 |
Chongqing, China |
9,086,963 |
157 |
Al-Hudaydah, Yemen |
4,253,183 |
58 |
Ibadan, Nigeria |
8,746,150 |
158 |
Pyongyang, DPR of Korea |
4,224,918 |
59 |
Alexandria, Egypt |
8,729,875 |
159 |
Khulna, Bangladesh |
4,220,305 |
60 |
Dakar, Senegal |
8,521,607 |
160 |
Seattle, United States of America |
4,206,172 |
61 |
Yangon, Myanmar |
8,437,455 |
161 |
Multan, Pakistan |
4,187,961 |
62 |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
8,091,763 |
162 |
Monrovia, Liberia |
4,184,527 |
63 |
Bamako, Mali |
7,632,368 |
163 |
Gujranwala, Pakistan |
4,171,362 |
64 |
Miami, USA |
7,531,004 |
164 |
Vadodara, India |
4,165,632 |
65 |
Santiago, Brazil |
7,491,949 |
165 |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
4,164,561 |
66 |
Kanpur, India |
7,394,319 |
166 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
4,127,816 |
67 |
Philadelphia, United States of America |
7,364,102 |
167 |
Qingdao, China |
4,113,567 |
68 |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
7,258,165 |
168 |
Benin City, Nigeria |
4,112,798 |
69 |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
7,187,873 |
169 |
Bhopal, India |
4,102,955 |
70 |
Faisalabad (Lyallpur), Pakistan |
7,109,408 |
170 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
4,086,053 |
71 |
Toronto, Canada |
7,038,547 |
171 |
Jinan, Shandong, China |
4,034,502 |
72 |
Abuja, Nigeria |
6,936,602 |
172 |
Fuzhou, Fujian, China |
4,025,717 |
73 |
Jaipur, India |
6,907,364 |
173 |
Coimbatore, India |
4,022,599 |
74 |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
6,897,323 |
174 |
Changsha, Hunan, China |
4,022,422 |
75 |
Niamey, Niger |
6,787,896 |
175 |
Hyderabad, Pakistan |
4,016,990 |
76 |
Santiago, Chile |
6,771,630 |
176 |
Ta'izz, Yemen |
3,998,543 |
77 |
Dongguan, Guangdong, China |
6,761,140 |
177 |
San Diego, United States of America |
3,980,434 |
78 |
Shenyang, China |
6,760,042 |
178 |
Lanzhou, China |
3,957,633 |
79 |
Mogadishu, Somalia |
6,566,689 |
179 |
Mosul, Iraq |
3,925,415 |
80 |
Giza, Egypt |
6,524,083 |
180 |
Ludhiana, India |
3,921,351 |
81 |
Madrid, Spain |
6,518,515 |
181 |
Xiamen, China |
3,892,844 |
82 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, United States of America |
6,506,778 |
182 |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
3,879,251 |
83 |
Lucknow, India |
6,338,447 |
183 |
Medan, Indonesia |
3,834,384 |
84 |
Tlaquepaque, Mexico |
6,216,670 |
184 |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
3,814,240 |
85 |
Tonala, Mexico |
6,216,670 |
185 |
Agra, India |
3,799,211 |
86 |
Zapopan, Mexico |
6,216,670 |
186 |
Jinxi, China |
3,796,209 |
87 |
Atlanta, United States of America |
6,184,981 |
187 |
Zhengzhou, China |
3,790,719 |
88 |
Lubumbashi, Democratic Rep. of the Congo |
6,145,213 |
188 |
Durban, South Africa |
3,790,352 |
89 |
Conakry, Guinea |
6,140,764 |
189 |
Athens, Greece |
3,784,551 |
90 |
Houston (TX), United States of America |
6,062,506 |
190 |
Brazzaville, Democratic Rep. of the Congo |
3,780,158 |
91 |
Boston (MA), United States of America |
6,042,094 |
191 |
Izmir, Turkey |
3,775,225 |
92 |
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Rep. of the Congo |
5,953,110 |
192 |
San Martín Texmelucan, Mexico |
3,740,529 |
93 |
Accra, Ghana |
5,937,942 |
193 |
Shijiazhuang, China |
3,739,107 |
94 |
Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic |
5,903,179 |
194 |
Mashhad, Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
3,715,160 |
95 |
Washington, United States of America |
5,870,389 |
195 |
Jilin, China |
3,707,261 |
96 |
Chengdu, China |
5,842,011 |
196 |
Nanchang, China |
3,703,967 |
97 |
Sydney, Australia |
5,820,569 |
197 |
Campinas, Brazil |
3,700,455 |
98 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
5,758,809 |
198 |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
3,642,316 |
99 |
Nagpur, India |
5,758,280 |
199 |
Wenzhou, China |
3,638,080 |
100 |
Xi'an, China |
5,746,475 |
200 |
Taipei, China |
3,629,295 |