Rank
City
Population
Definition
Area (km²)
Population density (/km²)
Country
1
Mumbai
7007139221250000000♠ 1,39,22,125[ 1]
Municipal Corporation
7002603000000000000♠ 603
7004230880000000000♠ 23,088
ഇന്ത്യ
2
Shanghai
7007134816000000000♠ 1,34,81,600[ 2]
Core districts + inner suburbs
7003192800000000000♠ 1,928
7003699200000000000♠ 6,992
China
3
Karachi
7007129910000000000♠ 1,29,91,000[ 3]
City District
7003352700000000000♠ 3,527
7003368300000000000♠ 3,683
പാകിസ്താൻ
4
Istanbul
7007113726130000000♠ 1,13,72,613[ 4]
Municipality
7003183100000000000♠ 1,831
7003621100000000000♠ 6,211
തുർക്കി
5
Delhi
7007113251240000000♠ 1,13,25,124
Municipal Corporation
7002431000000000000♠ 431[ 5]
7004262760000000000♠ 26,276
ഇന്ത്യ
6
São Paulo
7007109902490000000♠ 1,09,90,249[ 6]
Municipality
7003152300000000000♠ 1,523
7003721600000000000♠ 7,216
ബ്രസീൽ
7
Moscow
7007104520000000000♠ 1,04,52,000[ 7]
City proper (includes Zelenograd )
7003108100000000000♠ 1,081
7003964400000000000♠ 9,644
റഷ്യ
8
Seoul
7007104217820000000♠ 1,04,21,782[ 8]
Special City
7002605400000000000♠ 605.4
7004172150000000000♠ 17,215
ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയ
9
Beijing
7007101230000000000♠ 1,01,23,000[ 9]
Core districts + inner suburbs
7003136832000000000♠ 1,368.32
7003740000000000000♠ 7,400
China
10
Mexico City
7006883604500000000♠ 88,36,045[ 10]
Federal District
7003148500000000000♠ 1,485
7003595000000000000♠ 5,950
മെക്സിക്കോ
11
Tokyo
7006873100000000000♠ 87,31,000[ 11]
23 special wards area
7002617000000000000♠ 617
7004141510000000000♠ 14,151
ജപ്പാൻ
12
Jakarta
7006848991000000000♠ 84,89,910[ 12]
Special capital district
7002664000000000000♠ 664
7004127380000000000♠ 12,738
ഇന്തോനേഷ്യ
13
New York City
7006831021200000000♠ 83,10,212[ 13]
City proper
7002789400000000000♠ 789.4
7004104520000000000♠ 10,452
അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ
14
Lagos
7006793793200000000♠ 79,37,932[ 14]
statistical area
7002999600000000000♠ 999.6
7003793800000000000♠ 7,938
നൈജീരിയ
15
Kinshasa
7006784300000000000♠ 78,43,000[ 7]
City-Province
7003996500000000000♠ 9,965
7002787000000000000♠ 787
Democratic Republic of the Congo
16
Tehran
7006779752000000000♠ 77,97,520[ 15]
City proper
7002760000000000000♠ 760
7004102600000000000♠ 10,260
ഇറാൻ
17
London
7006768331600000000♠ 76,83,316[ 1]
Greater London [ 16]
7003158000000000000♠ 1,580
7003486300000000000♠ 4,863
യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം
18
Lima
7006760574200000000♠ 76,05,742[ 17]
Province[ 18]
7003267040000000000♠ 2,670.4
7003284800000000000♠ 2,848
പെറു
19
Bogotá
7006715505200000000♠ 71,55,052[ 19]
Capital district
7003159000000000000♠ 1,590
7003450000000000000♠ 4,500
കൊളംബിയ
20
Hong Kong
7006698520000000000♠ 69,85,200[ 20]
Special Administrative Region
7003109200000000000♠ 1,092
7003639700000000000♠ 6,397
ഹോങ്കോങ്
21
Bangkok
7006697200000000000♠ 69,72,000[ 21]
Administrative area
7003156874000000000♠ 1,568.74
7003444400000000000♠ 4,444
തായ്ലാന്റ്
22
Cairo
7006675858100000000♠ 67,58,581[ 22]
Governorate
7002214000000000000♠ 214
7004371360000000000♠ 37,136
ഈജിപ്റ്റ്
23
Dhaka
7006673777400000000♠ 67,37,774[ 23]
City Corporation
7002154000000000000♠ 154[ 24]
7004437520000000000♠ 43,752
ബംഗ്ലാദേശ്
24
Ho Chi Minh City
7006665094200000000♠ 66,50,942[ 25]
Province-level municipality
7003209501000000000♠ 2,095.01
7003317500000000000♠ 3,175
വിയറ്റ്നാം
25
Lahore
7006631874500000000♠ 63,18,745[ 26]
City District
7003177200000000000♠ 1,772
7003356600000000000♠ 3,566
പാകിസ്താൻ
26
Rio de Janeiro
7006616104700000000♠ 61,61,047[ 6]
Municipality
7003118200000000000♠ 1,182
7003521200000000000♠ 5,212
ബ്രസീൽ
27
Tianjin
7006580000000000000♠ 58,00,000[ 27]
Core districts + inner suburbs
7003205700000000000♠ 2,057
7003282000000000000♠ 2,820
China
28
Chongqing
7006578000000000000♠ 57,80,000[അവലംബം ആവശ്യമാണ് ]
Core districts
7003546720000000000♠ 5,467.2
7003105700000000000♠ 1,057
China
29
Baghdad
7006533768400000000♠ 53,37,684[ 1]
City proper
Iraq
30
Bangalore
7006531031800000000♠ 53,10,318[ 1]
Municipal Corporation
7002741000000000000♠ 741
7003716600000000000♠ 7,166
ഇന്ത്യ
31
Kolkata
7006508051900000000♠ 50,80,519[ 1]
Municipal Corporation
7002185000000000000♠ 185
7004274620000000000♠ 27,462
ഇന്ത്യ
32
Yangon
7006499408200000000♠ 49,94,082[ 1]
City proper
മ്യാൻമാർ
33
Santiago
7006498589300000000♠ 49,85,893[ 28]
Province[ 29]
7003203000000000000♠ 2,030
7003245600000000000♠ 2,456
ചിലി
34
Singapore
7006483940000000000♠ 48,39,400[ 30]
Country
7002701000000000000♠ 701
7003690400000000000♠ 6,904
സിംഗപ്പൂർ
35
Guangzhou
7006465313100000000♠ 46,53,131[ 31] (2002-12-31)
Core districts
China
36
Saint Petersburg
7006459600000000000♠ 45,96,000[ 32]
City proper
7003143900000000000♠ 1,439 [ 33]
7003317900000000000♠ 3,179
റഷ്യ
37
Wuhan
7006459341000000000♠ 45,93,410[ 31] (2002-12-31)
Core districts
7002400000000000000♠ 400
7004114840000000000♠ 11,484
China
38
Chennai
7006459026700000000♠ 45,90,267[ 1]
Municipal Corporation
7002187000000000000♠ 187
7004245470000000000♠ 24,547
ഇന്ത്യ
39
Riyadh
7006446500000000000♠ 44,65,000[ 7]
City proper
7002800000000000000♠ 800
7003558100000000000♠ 5,581
സൗദി അറേബ്യ
40
Alexandria
7006431739800000000♠ 43,17,398[ 1]
Governorate
7003268000000000000♠ 2,680
7003161100000000000♠ 1,611
ഈജിപ്റ്റ്
41
Surat
7006427442900000000♠ 42,74,429[ 34] (mid-2008 est.)
Municipal Corporation (new limits)
7002326515000000000♠ 326.515[ 35]
7004130910000000000♠ 13,091
ഇന്ത്യ
42
Hyderabad
7006402533500000000♠ 40,25,335[ 1]
Municipal corporation
7002172000000000000♠ 172
7004234030000000000♠ 23,403
ഇന്ത്യ
43
Shenyang
7006399553100000000♠ 39,95,531[ 31] (2002-12-31)
Core districts
China
44
Ahmedabad
7006391379300000000♠ 39,13,793[ 1]
Municipal corporation
7002204000000000000♠ 204
7004191850000000000♠ 19,185
ഇന്ത്യ
45
Ankara
7006390120100000000♠ 39,01,201[ 4]
Municipality
7003251600000000000♠ 2,516
7003155100000000000♠ 1,551
തുർക്കി
46
Johannesburg
7006388818000000000♠ 38,88,180[ 36]
City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality
7003164496000000000♠ 1,644.96
7003236400000000000♠ 2,364
ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്ക
47
Los Angeles
7006384937800000000♠ 38,49,378[ 37]
City proper
7003129000000000000♠ 1,290
7003298000000000000♠ 2,980
അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ
48
Abidjan
7006380200000000000♠ 38,02,000[ 7]
Department/District
7003211900000000000♠ 2,119
Côte d'Ivoire
49
Yokohama
7006365000000000000♠ 36,50,000[ 38]
City proper
7002437000000000000♠ 437
7003835200000000000♠ 8,352
ജപ്പാൻ
50
Busan
7006361510100000000♠ 36,15,101[ 8]
Metropolitan City
7002765660000000000♠ 765.66
7003472200000000000♠ 4,722
ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയ
51
Cape Town
7006349709700000000♠ 34,97,097[ 36]
City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality
7003245472000099999♠ 2,454.72
7003142400000000000♠ 1,424
ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്ക
52
Durban
7006346808600000000♠ 34,68,086[ 36]
eThekwini metropolitan municipality
7003229189000000000♠ 2,291.89
7003151300000000000♠ 1,513
ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്ക
53
Berlin
7006342635400000000♠ 34,26,354[ 39]
City and state of Germany
7002892000000000000♠ 892
7003384200000000000♠ 3,842
Germany
54
Pune
7006333748100000000♠ 33,37,481[ 1]
Municipal corporation
7002450690000000000♠ 450.69
7003721400000000000♠ 7,214
ഇന്ത്യ
55
Pyongyang
7006325538800000000♠ 32,55,388[ 40]
Directly Governed City
ഉത്തര കൊറിയ
56
Madrid
7006321327100000000♠ 32,13,271[ 41]
Municipality
7002698000000000000♠ 698
7003460400000000000♠ 4,604
സ്പെയിൻ
57
Kanpur
7006314426700000000♠ 31,44,267[ 1]
Municipal corporation
ഇന്ത്യ
58
Jaipur
7006310280800000000♠ 31,02,808[ 1]
Municipal corporation
ഇന്ത്യ
59
Buenos Aires
7006305072800000000♠ 30,50,728[ 42]
Argentine Capital District
7002203000000000000♠ 203
7004150280000000000♠ 15,028
അർജന്റീന
60
Nairobi
7006303855300000000♠ 30,38,553[ 43]
Province
7002696000000000000♠ 696
7003436600000000000♠ 4,366
Kenya
61
Jeddah
7006301200000000000♠ 30,12,000[ 7]
City proper
സൗദി അറേബ്യ
62
Mashhad
7006251400000000000♠ 25,14,000[ 7]
City proper
ഇറാൻ