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Population living in cities with 1 million or more people

people · higher is better · 183 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1China280.94M
  2. 2India265.71M
  3. 3Indonesia89.18M
  4. 4United States69.3M
  5. 5Japan64.56M
  6. 6Brazil64.18M
  7. 7Pakistan58.92M
  8. 8Bangladesh45.99M
  9. 9Nigeria43.76M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.42.42M
  11. 11Mexico34.17M
  12. 12Korea, Rep.30.9M
  13. 13Philippines29.67M
  14. 14Turkiye26.91M
  15. 15Russian Federation24.98M
  16. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.22M
  17. 17Viet Nam21.58M
  18. 18Congo, Dem. Rep.19.22M
  19. 19Colombia17.92M
  20. 20South Africa17.85M
  21. 21Argentina17.55M
  22. 22United Kingdom17.28M
  23. 23Thailand17.25M
  24. 24Saudi Arabia15M
  25. 25Taiwan14.82M
  26. 26Iraq13.05M
  27. 27Germany10.87M
  28. 28Angola10.81M
  29. 29Spain10.73M
  30. 30Canada10.54M
  31. 31France10.51M
  32. 32Ghana10.25M
  33. 33Peru10.04M
  34. 34Malaysia9.47M
  35. 35Italy8.95M
  36. 36Morocco8.72M
  37. 37Cameroon8.11M
  38. 38Australia7.59M
  39. 39Kenya6.97M
  40. 40Myanmar6.97M
  41. 41Tanzania6.85M
  42. 42Chile6.57M
  43. 43Sudan6.43M
  44. 44Afghanistan6.41M
  45. 45Jordan6.16M
  46. 46Venezuela, RB6.09M
  47. 47Cote d'Ivoire6.06M
  48. 48Ethiopia5.91M
  49. 49Hong Kong SAR, China5.88M
  50. 50Syrian Arab Republic5.87M
  51. 51Ecuador5.47M
  52. 52Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.26M
  53. 53Yemen, Rep.5.12M
  54. 54Bolivia5.02M
  55. 55Sri Lanka4.96M
  56. 56Singapore4.76M
  57. 57Congo, Rep.4.76M
  58. 58Senegal4.59M
  59. 59United Arab Emirates4.42M
  60. 60Dominican Republic4.41M
  61. 61Ukraine4.36M
  62. 62Kazakhstan4.31M
  63. 63Uganda4.23M
  64. 64Algeria4.23M
  65. 65Burkina Faso3.98M
  66. 66Kuwait3.7M
  67. 67Mali3.65M
  68. 68Uzbekistan3.65M
  69. 69Madagascar3.52M
  70. 70Greece3.27M
  71. 71Nepal3.08M
  72. 72Zambia2.99M
  73. 73Mozambique2.93M
  74. 74Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.87M
  75. 75Honduras2.76M
  76. 76Guatemala2.74M
  77. 77Guinea2.55M
  78. 78Israel2.47M
  79. 79Tunisia2.42M
  80. 80Benin2.27M
  81. 81Togo2.25M
  82. 82Cambodia2.22M
  83. 83Macao SAR, China2.11M
  84. 84Costa Rica2.1M
  85. 85Qatar1.98M
  86. 86Austria1.98M
  87. 87Belarus1.98M
  88. 88Azerbaijan1.93M
  89. 89Romania1.93M
  90. 90Zimbabwe1.88M
  91. 91Portugal1.86M
  92. 92Poland1.86M
  93. 93Haiti1.85M
  94. 94Sierra Leone1.77M
  95. 95Liberia1.77M
  96. 96Lebanon1.74M
  97. 97Chad1.65M
  98. 98Hungary1.63M
  99. 99Cuba1.62M
  100. 100El Salvador1.6M
  101. 101Mongolia1.46M
  102. 102Sweden1.44M
  103. 103Panama1.4M
  104. 104Belgium1.38M
  105. 105Mauritania1.36M
  106. 106Bahrain1.33M
  107. 107Niger1.33M
  108. 108Rwanda1.32M
  109. 109Paraguay1.31M
  110. 110Tajikistan1.31M
  111. 111Nicaragua1.28M
  112. 112Kyrgyz Republic1.25M
  113. 113Uruguay1.24M
  114. 114Denmark1.2M
  115. 115Czechia1.18M
  116. 116Libya1.17M
  117. 117Netherlands1.14M
  118. 118Burundi1.14M
  119. 119Serbia1.14M
  120. 120Turkmenistan1.09M
  121. 121New Zealand1.09M
  122. 122Ireland1.08M
  123. 123Bulgaria1.08M
  124. 124Gambia, The1.07M
  125. 125Armenia1.06M
  126. 126Central African Republic1.02M
  127. 127Georgia0
  128. 127Brunei Darussalam0
  129. 127Djibouti0
  130. 127Gibraltar0
  131. 127Bahamas, The0
  132. 127Barbados0
  133. 127Gabon0
  134. 127Botswana0
  135. 127Comoros0
  136. 127Albania0
  137. 127Bhutan0
  138. 127Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  139. 127Cyprus0
  140. 127Fiji0
  141. 127Cabo Verde0
  142. 127Finland0
  143. 127Equatorial Guinea0
  144. 127Iceland0
  145. 127Lao PDR0
  146. 127Guinea-Bissau0
  147. 127Belize0
  148. 127Estonia0
  149. 127Jamaica0
  150. 127Eritrea0
  151. 127Switzerland0
  152. 127Curacao0
  153. 127Croatia0
  154. 127Guyana0
  155. 127Lesotho0
  156. 127Norway0
  157. 127Montenegro0
  158. 127Mauritius0
  159. 127Malawi0
  160. 127Namibia0
  161. 127New Caledonia0
  162. 127Malta0
  163. 127Oman0
  164. 127North Macedonia0
  165. 127Papua New Guinea0
  166. 127Maldives0
  167. 127Puerto Rico (US)0
  168. 127West Bank and Gaza0
  169. 127French Polynesia0
  170. 127Moldova0
  171. 127Monaco0
  172. 127Solomon Islands0
  173. 127South Sudan0
  174. 127Sao Tome and Principe0
  175. 127Suriname0
  176. 127Latvia0
  177. 127Slovak Republic0
  178. 127Slovenia0
  179. 127Luxembourg0
  180. 127Trinidad and Tobago0
  181. 127Lithuania0
  182. 127Timor-Leste0

Population living in cities with 1 million or more people