Top 150 Largest Cities of the World by Population

Can you name the Top 150 largest cities in the world by population? You are also given the country that the city is in and the population of the city.
Source: worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/
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Rank
Country
Population
City
1
Japan
37,393,129
Tokyo
2
India
30,290,936
Delhi
3
China
27,058,479
Shanghai
4
Brazil
22,043,028
Sao Paulo
5
Mexico
21,782,378
Mexico City
6
Bangladesh
21,005,860
Dhaka
7
Egypt
20,900,604
Cairo
8
China
20,462,610
Beijing
9
India
20,411,274
Mumbai
10
Japan
19,165,340
Osaka
11
Pakistan
16,093,786
Karachi
12
China
15,872,179
Chongqing
13
Turkey
15,190,336
Istanbul
14
Argentina
15,153,729
Buenos Aires
15
India
14,850,066
Kolkata
16
Nigeria
14,368,332
Lagos
17
DR Congo
14,342,439
Kinshasa
18
Philippines
13,923,452
Manila
19
China
13,589,078
Tianjin
20
Brazil
13,458,075
Rio De Janeiro
21
China
13,301,532
Guangzhou
22
Pakistan
12,642,423
Lahore
23
Russia
12,537,954
Moscow
24
China
12,356,820
Shenzhen
25
India
12,326,532
Bangalore
26
France
11,017,230
Paris
27
Colombia
10,978,360
Bogota
28
India
10,971,108
Chennai
29
Indonesia
10,770,487
Jakarta
30
Peru
10,719,188
Lima
31
Thailand
10,539,415
Bangkok
32
India
10,004,144
Hyderabad
33
South Korea
9,963,452
Seoul
34
Japan
9,552,132
Nagoya
35
United Kingdom
9,304,116
London
36
China
9,135,768
Chengdu
37
Iran
9,134,708
Tehran
38
China
8,847,372
Nanjing
39
China
8,364,977
Wuhan
40
Angola
8,329,798
Luanda
41
United States
8,323,338
New York
42
India
8,059,441
Ahmedabad
43
China
8,000,965
Xian
44
Malaysia
7,996,830
Kuala Lampur
45
China
7,642,147
Hangzhou
46
China/Hong Kong
7,547,652
Hong Kong
47
China
7,407,852
Dongguan
48
China
7,326,852
Foshan
49
Saudi Arabia
7,231,447
Riyadh
50
China
7,220,104
Shenyang
51
India
7,184,590
Surat
52
Iraq
7,144,260
Baghdad
53
China
7,069,992
Suzhou Jiangsu
54
Chile
6,767,223
Santiago
55
Tanzania
6,701,650
Dar Es Salaam
56
India
6,629,347
Pune
57
Spain
6,617,513
Madrid
58
China
6,387,195
Harbin
59
Canada
6,196,731
Toronto
60
Brazil
6,084,430
Belo Horizonte
61
Singapore
5,935,053
Singapore
62
Sudan
5,828,858
Khartoum
63
South Africa
5,782,747
Johannesburg
64
China
5,619,977
Qingdao
65
China
5,617,849
Dalian
66
Spain
5,585,556
Barcelona
67
Japan
5,528,632
Fukuoka
68
Russia
5,467,808
St Petersburg
69
China
5,360,185
Jinan
70
Myanmar
5,331,800
Yangon
71
China
5,322,696
Zhengzhou
72
Egypt
5,280,664
Alexandria
73
Ivory Coast
5,202,762
Abidjan
74
Mexico
5,179,479
Guadalajara
75
Turkey
5,117,603
Ankara
Rank
Country
Population
City
76
Bangladesh
5,019,824
Chittagong
77
Australia
4,967,763
Melbourne
78
Australia
4,925,987
Sydney
79
Mexico
4,874,095
Monterrey
80
Ethiopia
4,793,699
Addis Ababa
81
Kenya
4,734,881
Nairobi
82
Brazil
4,645,843
Brasilia
83
South Africa
4,617,560
Cape Town
84
Saudi Arabia
4,610,176
Jiddah
85
China
4,577,723
Changsha
86
China
4,443,186
Kunming
87
China
4,425,761
Changchun
88
Taiwan
4,398,383
Xinbei
89
China
4,368,865
Urumqi
90
China
4,327,316
Shantou
91
Italy
4,257,056
Rome
92
China
4,241,514
Hefei
93
Afghanistan
4,221,532
Kabul
94
Canada
4,220,566
Montreal
95
Israel
4,181,479
Tel Aviv
96
Brazil
4,137,417
Porto Alegre
97
Brazil
4,127,091
Recife
98
China
4,116,209
Ningbo
99
China
4,114,393
Shijiazhuan
100
Brazil
4,073,465
Fortaleza
101
United States
4,015,936
Los Angeles
102
Colombia
4,000,263
Medellin
103
Nigeria
3,999,050
Kano
104
Cameroon
3,992,411
Yaounde
105
India
3,909,333
Jaipur
106
South Africa
3,894,262
Ekurhuleni
107
China
3,891,127
Taiyuan Shanxi
108
China
3,859,608
Nanning
109
Brazil
3,839,076
San Salvador
110
Morocco
3,752,357
Casablanca
111
China
3,720,141
Xiamen
112
China
3,685,701
Fuzhou Fujian
113
Brazil
3,678,732
Curitiba
114
India
3,676,515
Lucknow
115
Cameroon
3,663,227
Douala
116
China
3,625,328
Changzhou
117
China
3,623,646
Wenzhou
118
China
3,598,421
Nanchang
119
Germany
3,562,038
Berlin
120
India
3,555,411
Kozhikode
121
Nigeria
3,551,961
Ibadan
122
South Korea
3,465,190
Busan
123
Pakistan
3,462,295
Faisalabad
124
China
3,425,638
Tangshan Hebei
125
Indonesia
3,394,273
Bekasi
126
India
3,391,277
Malappuram
127
Madagascar
3,368,585
Antananarivo
128
Ghana
3,348,062
Kamasi
129
Paraguay
3,336,562
Asuncion
130
Dominican Republic
3,317,784
Santo Domingo
131
China
3,317,110
Guiyang
132
Brazil
3,300,794
Campinas
133
Uganda
3,298,364
Kampala
134
Nigeria
3,277,240
Abuja
135
China
3,256,020
Wuxi Jiangsu
136
Iran
3,208,336
Mashhad
137
Mexico
3,194,848
Puebla
138
South Africa
3,158,313
Durban
139
Greece
3,153,355
Athens
140
Senegal
3,140,442
Dakar
141
Italy
3,140,181
Milan
142
India
3,123,990
Kanpur
143
Kuwait
3,114,553
Kuwait City
144
North Korea
3,084,244
Pyongyang
145
India
3,082,055
Kochi
146
China
3,080,522
Lanzhou
147
India
3,068,164
Thrissur
148
Nigeria
3,020,232
Port Harcourt
149
India
3,016,713
Indore
150
Ecuador
2,994,218
Guayaquil
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Dec 23, 2020
I got 95 and I am 9
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Level 71
Dec 16, 2022
*Salvador, Brazil. San Salvador is the capital of El salvador.

* Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, not Jiddah.

Also, you should probably be consistant and use either metropolitan areas for all countries, or city proper for all countries..