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
|
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
|
|
* 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..