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Urban population

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Related rankingsUrban populationPopulation ages 65 and above, totalNumber of cities with more than 1 million peoplePopulation ages 65 and above, femalePopulation ages 65 and above, maleNumber of cities with 1 to 5 million peopleNumber of cities with 300000 to 500000 peopleNumber of cities with 500000 to 1 million peopleCrude birth rateFertility ratePopulationPopulation growth

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  1. 1China939.48M
  2. 2India522.44M
  3. 3United States278.49M
  4. 4Brazil187.65M
  5. 5Indonesia169.7M
  6. 6Nigeria151.48M
  7. 7Japan113.62M
  8. 8Russian Federation108.36M
  9. 9Mexico105.61M
  10. 10Pakistan100.88M
  11. 11Turkiye78.47M
  12. 12Iran, Islamic Rep.71.51M
  13. 13Germany69.06M
  14. 14Philippines65.14M
  15. 15Bangladesh58.4M
  16. 16United Kingdom57.95M
  17. 17France52.55M
  18. 18Congo, Dem. Rep.50.9M
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.50.78M
  20. 20Thailand44.98M
  21. 21Argentina42.34M
  22. 22Colombia42.09M
  23. 23Korea, Rep.41.94M
  24. 24South Africa41.32M
  25. 25Italy41.21M
  26. 26Viet Nam39.45M
  27. 27Spain38.56M
  28. 28Algeria35.96M
  29. 29Canada33.26M
  30. 30Iraq32.89M
  31. 31Ethiopia32.66M
  32. 32Peru29.6M
  33. 33Saudi Arabia29.25M
  34. 34Angola27.9M
  35. 35Malaysia27.85M
  36. 36Ukraine27.13M
  37. 37Tanzania26.02M
  38. 38Venezuela, RB25.47M
  39. 39Morocco24.26M
  40. 40Australia23.66M
  41. 41Poland22.92M
  42. 42Ghana20.66M
  43. 43Nepal19.84M
  44. 44Uzbekistan18.9M
  45. 45Kenya18.53M
  46. 46Syrian Arab Republic18.47M
  47. 47Taiwan18.24M
  48. 48Sudan18.05M
  49. 49Cote d'Ivoire17.84M
  50. 50Chile17.71M
  51. 51Netherlands17.6M
  52. 52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.06M
  53. 53Myanmar16.78M
  54. 54Cameroon16.63M
  55. 55Uganda16.41M
  56. 56Yemen, Rep.15.47M
  57. 57Mozambique13.26M
  58. 58Kazakhstan13M
  59. 59Ecuador11.59M
  60. 60Afghanistan11.37M
  61. 61Somalia, Fed. Rep.10.84M
  62. 62Madagascar10.77M
  63. 63Jordan10.74M
  64. 64Senegal10.56M
  65. 65Guatemala10.52M
  66. 66Belgium10.31M
  67. 67Zambia10.06M
  68. 68Romania9.87M
  69. 69United Arab Emirates9.75M
  70. 70Sweden9.49M
  71. 71Bolivia9M
  72. 72Tunisia8.73M
  73. 73Israel8.72M
  74. 74Cuba8.45M
  75. 75Dominican Republic8.35M
  76. 76Mali8.12M
  77. 77Benin7.91M
  78. 78Greece7.87M
  79. 79Czechia7.73M
  80. 80Switzerland7.69M
  81. 81Hong Kong SAR, China7.4M
  82. 82Cambodia7.34M
  83. 83Belarus7.15M
  84. 84Burkina Faso6.96M
  85. 85Zimbabwe6.86M
  86. 86Hungary6.81M
  87. 87Haiti6.62M
  88. 88Libya6.56M
  89. 89Honduras6.52M
  90. 90Portugal6.4M
  91. 91Austria6.35M
  92. 92Azerbaijan6.1M
  93. 93Singapore5.87M
  94. 94Guinea5.82M
  95. 95Chad5.79M
  96. 96Denmark5.33M
  97. 97Lebanon5.32M
  98. 98Niger5.13M
  99. 99Kuwait5.03M
  100. 100Bulgaria4.98M
  101. 101Paraguay4.94M
  102. 102West Bank and Gaza4.88M
  103. 103El Salvador4.81M
  104. 104Sri Lanka4.75M
  105. 105Norway4.7M
  106. 106Rwanda4.5M
  107. 107New Zealand4.41M
  108. 108Oman4.37M
  109. 109Togo4.32M
  110. 110Finland4.19M
  111. 111Serbia4.19M
  112. 112Nicaragua4.17M
  113. 113Congo, Rep.4.16M
  114. 114Costa Rica4.11M
  115. 115Sierra Leone4.05M
  116. 116Malawi3.91M
  117. 117Burundi3.7M
  118. 118Turkmenistan3.59M
  119. 119Ireland3.43M
  120. 120Mauritania3.27M
  121. 121Uruguay3.24M
  122. 122Liberia3.21M
  123. 123Lao PDR3.17M
  124. 124Qatar3.1M
  125. 125Puerto Rico (US)3.05M
  126. 126Panama3.02M
  127. 127Slovak Republic2.91M
  128. 128Tajikistan2.82M
  129. 129South Sudan2.64M
  130. 130Kyrgyz Republic2.53M
  131. 131Mongolia2.5M
  132. 132Central African Republic2.46M
  133. 133Gabon2.39M
  134. 134Georgia2.33M
  135. 135Croatia2.22M
  136. 136Lithuania1.96M
  137. 137Armenia1.95M
  138. 138Gambia, The1.83M
  139. 139Botswana1.74M
  140. 140Papua New Guinea1.7M
  141. 141Jamaica1.69M
  142. 142Bosnia and Herzegovina1.65M
  143. 143Bahrain1.64M
  144. 144Albania1.63M
  145. 145Namibia1.57M
  146. 146Equatorial Guinea1.39M
  147. 147Moldova1.31M
  148. 148Latvia1.27M
  149. 149Eritrea1.25M
  150. 150Slovenia1.19M
  151. 151North Macedonia1.14M
  152. 152Lesotho1.06M
  153. 153Guinea-Bissau1.05M
  154. 154Estonia950,652.4
  155. 155Cyprus914,224.8
  156. 156Djibouti864,089.8
  157. 157Trinidad and Tobago815,564.4
  158. 158Macao SAR, China722,007
  159. 159Luxembourg645,643.1
  160. 160Fiji555,641.5
  161. 161Malta521,846.7
  162. 162Mauritius495,098
  163. 163Suriname420,948.9
  164. 164Montenegro415,124.1
  165. 165Cabo Verde409,363.5
  166. 166Timor-Leste408,340.4
  167. 167Iceland375,238
  168. 168Brunei Darussalam349,798.8
  169. 169Bhutan346,000.5
  170. 170Eswatini335,666.9
  171. 171Bahamas, The327,790.4
  172. 172Comoros299,652.3
  173. 173Solomon Islands262,574.3
  174. 174Maldives225,144.9
  175. 175Guyana221,464.3
  176. 176New Caledonia201,333.8
  177. 177Belize175,776.3
  178. 178French Polynesia174,445.8
  179. 179Curacao169,670.1
  180. 180Barbados168,724.9
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe166,189
  182. 182Guam159,230.4
  183. 183Kiribati86,513
  184. 184Virgin Islands (U.S.)80,258
  185. 185Cayman Islands75,844
  186. 186Vanuatu74,816.4
  187. 187Andorra73,742.5
  188. 188Aruba66,779.2
  189. 189Bermuda64,554
  190. 190Seychelles60,391.7
  191. 191St. Lucia52,417.2
  192. 192Greenland49,375.6
  193. 193Dominica48,736.2
  194. 194St. Vincent and the Grenadines47,944.6
  195. 195Turks and Caicos Islands44,229.2
  196. 196Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,923
  197. 197Isle of Man43,855.6
  198. 198Grenada43,016.3
  199. 199Northern Mariana Islands40,134.6
  200. 200Gibraltar40,126
  201. 201Samoa38,392.6
  202. 202Monaco38,341
  203. 203American Samoa37,058.2
  204. 204San Marino32,627.6
  205. 205Marshall Islands28,701.1
  206. 206Micronesia, Fed. Sts.25,557
  207. 207St. Martin (French part)24,940
  208. 208Antigua and Barbuda22,924.1
  209. 209British Virgin Islands22,804.3
  210. 210Faroe Islands22,201.1
  211. 211Tonga21,947.8
  212. 212St. Kitts and Nevis14,967.5
  213. 213Palau14,003.9
  214. 214Naoero12,025
  215. 215Tuvalu6,212.3
  216. 216Liechtenstein5,870.7

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