World's Largest Urban Agglomerations, 2015
 (United Nations)

1. Tokyo 28.7 million
2. Bombay 27.4 million
3. Lagos 24.4 million
4. Shanghai 23.4 million
5. Jakarta 21.2 million
6. São Paulo 20.8 million
7. Karachi 20.6 million
8. Beijing 19.4 million
9. Dhaka, Bangladesh 19.0 million
10. México 18.8 million

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Last Revised: May 1, 1998