Top 10 Cities Population

Worlds Top 10 Cities Population plus Countries

There are big cities and there are really big cities. These indicated below are 10 of the really big ones. Data here does not include surrounding urban areas of these cities. If they did the largest city would be different and would encompass some 35 million people or more.

You’ll notice most of these huge cities are very old cities and none are in the United States or Canada. Many of the cities have different names from the original names of the cities when they were first starting to be populated. If you’ve been to any of these cities or even live in one of them please leave a comment about the city.

 

The most Populous Cities in the World.

Rank	City*	Population	Year
1	Shanghai, China	17,836,133	2011c
2	Karachi, Pakistan	12,991,000	2008p
3	Mumbai, India	12,478,447	2011c
4	Dhaka, Bangladesh	11,875,000	2011c
5	Beijing, China	11,716,000	2010c
6	Moscow, Russia	11,514,300	2010c
7	Istanbul, Turkey	11,369,613	2007c
8	São Paulo, Brazil	11,244,369	2010c
9	Tianjin, China	11,090,314	2010c
10	Guangzhou, China	11,070,654	2010c

Data includes the most recent figures available. City data proper, not including surrounding urban areas.