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Number of cities with 1 to 5 million people

number of cities · higher is better · 186 countries

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186 shown
  1. 1China155
  2. 2India65
  3. 3United States46
  4. 4Mexico24
  5. 5Nigeria22
  6. 6Brazil21
  7. 7Indonesia18
  8. 8Russian Federation13
  9. 9Pakistan10
  10. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.10
  11. 10Turkiye9
  12. 10Korea, Rep.9
  13. 11Iran, Islamic Rep.8
  14. 12Iraq7
  15. 12Angola7
  16. 13Venezuela, RB6
  17. 13Colombia6
  18. 13Philippines6
  19. 13Thailand6
  20. 13South Africa6
  21. 13France6
  22. 13Morocco6
  23. 14Yemen, Rep.5
  24. 14Argentina5
  25. 14Taiwan5
  26. 14Syrian Arab Republic5
  27. 14United Kingdom5
  28. 14Canada5
  29. 15Italy4
  30. 15Japan4
  31. 15Germany4
  32. 15Saudi Arabia4
  33. 15Bangladesh4
  34. 15Viet Nam4
  35. 16Mozambique3
  36. 16Bolivia3
  37. 16United Arab Emirates3
  38. 16Ukraine3
  39. 16Australia3
  40. 16Kazakhstan3
  41. 16Somalia, Fed. Rep.3
  42. 16Ghana3
  43. 16Tanzania3
  44. 17Congo, Rep.2
  45. 17Algeria2
  46. 17Malawi2
  47. 17Honduras2
  48. 17Netherlands2
  49. 17Benin2
  50. 17Ecuador2
  51. 17Niger2
  52. 17Belgium2
  53. 17Portugal2
  54. 17Peru2
  55. 17Israel2
  56. 17Libya2
  57. 17Malaysia2
  58. 18Sweden1
  59. 18Afghanistan1
  60. 18Armenia1
  61. 18Austria1
  62. 18Azerbaijan1
  63. 18Burundi1
  64. 18Burkina Faso1
  65. 18Bulgaria1
  66. 18Belarus1
  67. 18Central African Republic1
  68. 18Switzerland1
  69. 18Chile1
  70. 18Costa Rica1
  71. 18Cuba1
  72. 18Czechia1
  73. 18Denmark1
  74. 18Dominican Republic1
  75. 18Eritrea1
  76. 18Finland1
  77. 18Gabon1
  78. 18Georgia1
  79. 18Guinea1
  80. 18Greece1
  81. 18Guatemala1
  82. 18Haiti1
  83. 18Hungary1
  84. 18Ireland1
  85. 18Jordan1
  86. 18Kenya1
  87. 18Kyrgyz Republic1
  88. 18Cambodia1
  89. 18Kuwait1
  90. 18Lebanon1
  91. 18Liberia1
  92. 18Mali1
  93. 18Myanmar1
  94. 18Mongolia1
  95. 18Mauritania1
  96. 18Nicaragua1
  97. 18Norway1
  98. 18Nepal1
  99. 18New Zealand1
  100. 18Oman1
  101. 18Panama1
  102. 18Poland1
  103. 18Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1
  104. 18Paraguay1
  105. 18West Bank and Gaza1
  106. 18Romania1
  107. 18Rwanda1
  108. 18Sudan1
  109. 18Sierra Leone1
  110. 18El Salvador1
  111. 18Serbia1
  112. 18Chad1
  113. 18Togo1
  114. 18Tajikistan1
  115. 18Turkmenistan1
  116. 18Tunisia1
  117. 18Uruguay1
  118. 18Uzbekistan1
  119. 18Zambia1
  120. 18Zimbabwe1
  121. 19Samoa0
  122. 19Lithuania0
  123. 19Iceland0
  124. 19Singapore0
  125. 19Senegal0
  126. 19Trinidad and Tobago0
  127. 19Eswatini0
  128. 19Belize0
  129. 19Luxembourg0
  130. 19Moldova0
  131. 19Antigua and Barbuda0
  132. 19Seychelles0
  133. 19Croatia0
  134. 19Hong Kong SAR, China0
  135. 19Barbados0
  136. 19Lesotho0
  137. 19Guyana0
  138. 19Albania0
  139. 19Suriname0
  140. 19Madagascar0
  141. 19Slovenia0
  142. 19Brunei Darussalam0
  143. 19Latvia0
  144. 19Grenada0
  145. 19Bhutan0
  146. 19Maldives0
  147. 19Equatorial Guinea0
  148. 19Slovak Republic0
  149. 19Sri Lanka0
  150. 19South Sudan0
  151. 19Uganda0
  152. 19Bahamas, The0
  153. 19Guinea-Bissau0
  154. 19North Macedonia0
  155. 19Gambia, The0
  156. 19Bahrain0
  157. 19Botswana0
  158. 19Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  159. 19Malta0
  160. 19Cote d'Ivoire0
  161. 19Fiji0
  162. 19Ethiopia0
  163. 19St. Lucia0
  164. 19Estonia0
  165. 19Sao Tome and Principe0
  166. 19Montenegro0
  167. 19Cameroon0
  168. 19Timor-Leste0
  169. 19St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  170. 19Lao PDR0
  171. 19Vanuatu0
  172. 19Mauritius0
  173. 19Spain0
  174. 19Kiribati0
  175. 19Namibia0
  176. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  177. 19Solomon Islands0
  178. 19Comoros0
  179. 19Papua New Guinea0
  180. 19Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  181. 19Cabo Verde0
  182. 19Djibouti0
  183. 19Qatar0
  184. 19Jamaica0
  185. 19Tonga0
  186. 19Cyprus0

Number of cities with 1 to 5 million people