# List of cities with over one million inhabitants

This list contains all cities with one million or more inhabitants. Cities are defined in the political-geographic sense (city proper). The population figures given therefore refer to the city or municipality in the political-administrative sense. In some cases, the population figures refer to capital districts or Metropolises and, in the case of the People's Republic of China, to the urban population of the city in question. In many cases, the city boundaries do not correspond to the settlement structure and the boundaries of metropolitan regions and agglomerations often extend far beyond the administrative city boundaries. In some cases, metropolitan regions and political municipalities cannot be separated, as in the case of metropolitan municipalities or city regions, which exist in some countries. There is no globally standardised definition of what constitutes a city, and municipal divisions differ from country to country.
If only the administrative boundaries of a city were taken into account, Chongqing would be the largest city in the world, with 32 million inhabitants. However, the urban population is significantly smaller at just under 14 million (2020) and is spread across various urban settlements. The city's administrative area is almost as large as Austria and larger than the Czech Republic. It consists mainly of mountains, forest and agricultural areas with a rural settlement structure.

## List

The following table sorts cities according to the population within their administrative boundaries at the last available date. The population figures refer in the most cases to the respective municipality within its political boundaries, excluding politically independent suburbs. For Chinese cities, the urban population (urban settlement) of the respective city is given at prefecture, county or district level, which usually include large rural areas.
| City | Country | Inhabitants | Continent | Year | City definition |
| Shanghai | China | 21,909,814 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city (urban) |
| Delhi | India | 20,591,874 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation/Union territory |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 20,382,881 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Beijing | China | 18,960,744 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city (urban) |
| Shenzhen | China | 17,444,609 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Guangzhou | China | 16,096,724 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Lagos | Nigeria | 15,946,000 | Africa | 2023 | Metropolis |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 15,907,951 | Asia/Europe | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | 14,565,700 | Africa | 2020 | Province-level city |
| Bangalore | India | 14,254,786 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Tokyo | Japan | 14,047,594 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan Prefecture |
| Chengdu | China | 13,568,357 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Mumbai | India | 13,127,825 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Moscow | Russia | 13,010,112 | Europe | 2021 | Federal city |
| Lahore | Pakistan | 13,004,135 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation/District |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 11,895,578 | South America | 2024 | Municipio |
| Tianjin | China | 11,052,404 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city (urban) |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | 10,562,088 | Asia | 2020 | Special Capital Region |
| Wuhan | China | 10,494,879 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | 10,278,882 | Asia | 2022 | City corporation (DNCC/DSCC) |
| Hyderabad | India | 10,269,000 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Lima | Peru | 10,004,141 | South America | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Chennai | India | 9,722,974 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Dongguan | China | 9,644,871 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Cairo | Egypt | 9,606,916 | Africa | 2022 | City |
| Seoul | South Korea | 9,586,195 | Asia | 2020 | Special city (Teukbyeolsi) |
| Chongqing | China | 9,580,810 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city (urban) |
| Xi’an | China | 9,392,938 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Hangzhou | China | 9,236,032 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Mexico City | Mexico | 9,209,944 | North America | 2020 | Distrito Federal |
| Luanda | Angola | 9,079,800 | Africa | 2022 | Province |
| Foshan | China | 9,042,509 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Tehran | Iran | 9,039,000 | Asia | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| London | United Kingdom | 8,866,180 | Europe | 2022 | Region |
| Bangkok | Thailand | 8,833,400 | Asia | 2019 | Province-level city |
| New York City | United States | 8,335,897 | North America | 2022 | City |
| Ahmedabad | India | 8,253,226 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Bogotá | Colombia | 7,732,161 | South America | 2020 | Distrito Capital |
| Surat | India | 7,567,538 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Nanjing | China | 7,519,814 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Hong Kong | China | 7,498,100 | Asia | 2023 | Special administrative region |
| Shenyang | China | 7,026,358 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 7,004,921 | Asia | 2019 | Province-level municipality (urban) |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6,924,566 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Baghdad | Iraq | 6,719,476 | Asia | 2018 | Municipality (city) |
| Zhengzhou | China | 6,461,013 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,211,223 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Qingdao | China | 6,165,279 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Kolkata | India | 6,112,874 | Asia | 2020 | Municipal corporation |
| Singapore | Singapore | 6,040,000 | Asia | 2024 | Sovereign state |
| Suzhou | China | 5,892,892 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Changsha | China | 5,630,256 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,616,633 | Africa | 2021 | City (Ville) |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5,601,911 | Europe | 2021 | Federal city |
| Jinan | China | 5,452,335 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 5,383,728 | Africa | 2022 | Region-level city |
| Kunming | China | 5,273,144 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Alexandria | Egypt | 5,263,542 | Africa | 2021 | City |
| Harbin | China | 5,242,897 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Santiago | Chile | 5,220,161 | South America | 2017 | Metropolis |
| Ankara | Turkey | 5,186,002 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Shijiazhuang | China | 5,090,440 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Hefei | China | 5,055,978 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Dalian | China | 4,913,879 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | 4,803,262 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Cape Town | South Africa | 4,772,846 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Nairobi | Kenya | 4,750,100 | Africa | 2023 | Consolidated city-county |
| Yangon | Myanmar | 4,728,524 | Asia | 2014 | Municipality (city) |
| Kano | Nigeria | 4,648,400 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolis |
| Xiamen | China | 4,617,251 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Nanning | China | 4,582,703 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Changchun | China | 4,557,356 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City (urban) |
| Kabul | Afghanistan | 4,434,600 | Asia | 2020 | Municipality (city) |
| Giza | Egypt | 4,367,343 | Africa | 2021 | City |
| Taiyuan | China | 4,303,673 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| eThekwini (Durban) | South Africa | 4,239,901 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Bamako | Mali | 4,227,569 | Africa | 2022 | Region-level city |
| Jaipur | India | 4,067,826 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Ekurhuleni | South Africa | 4,066,691 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Tshwane (Pretoria) | South Africa | 4,040,315 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| New Taipei City | Taiwan | 4,030,954 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Guiyang | China | 4,021,275 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Wuxi | China | 3,956,985 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Pune | India | 3,891,823 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Shantou | China | 3,890,169 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,875,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Ürümqi | China | 3,864,136 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Los Angeles | United States | 3,849,297 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Zhongshan | China | 3,841,873 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Abuja | Nigeria | 3,840,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Lucknow | India | 3,790,274 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Yokohama | Japan | 3,777,491 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Berlin | Germany | 3,735,164 | Europe | 2022 | State/Urban district |
| Ningbo | China | 3,731,203 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Fuzhou | China | 3,723,454 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 3,712,917 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Faisalabad | Pakistan | 3,691,999 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Casablanca | Morocco | 3,640,000 | Africa | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | 3,605,364 | Asia | 2019 | Province-level municipality (urban) |
| Nanchang | China | 3,518,975 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 3,480,229 | Africa | 2022 | Chartered city |
| Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 3,480,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Busan | South Korea | 3,349,016 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Madrid | Spain | 3,305,408 | Europe | 2021 | Municipio |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 3,291,166 | Asia | 2019 | Metropolis |
| Chittagong | Bangladesh | 3,227,246 | Asia | 2022 | City corporation |
| Kanpur | India | 3,203,932 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Changzhou | China | 3,187,315 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 3,143,079 | North America | 2022 | City |
| Pyongyang | North Korea | 3,133,000 | Asia | 2022 | Directly governed city |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,120,612 | South America | 2022 | Distrito Federal |
| Lanzhou | China | 3,012,577 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Mashhad | Iran | 3,001,184 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Nantong | China | 2,987,600 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Surabaya | Indonesia | 2,972,801 | Asia | 2022 | City (Kota) |
| Quezon City | Philippines | 2,960,048 | Asia | 2020 | City (Lungsod) |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 2,956,384 | Asia | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | 2,952,301 | Europe | 2022 | City with special status |
| İzmir | Turkey | 2,948,160 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Incheon | South Korea | 2,945,454 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Nagpur | India | 2,940,000 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Kumasi | Ghana | 2,907,000 | Africa | 2017 | Urban area |
| Algiers | Algeria | 2,902,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Mbuji-Mayi | DR Congo | 2,892,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Xuzhou | China | 2,845,552 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Taichung | Taiwan | 2,820,787 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Brasília | Brazil | 2,817,381 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Lubumbashi | DR Congo | 2,812,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Toronto | Canada | 2,794,356 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Douala | Cameroon | 2,768,400 | Africa | 2015 | Municipality (city) |
| Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 2,765,932 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | 2,765,600 | Africa | 2015 | Municipality (city) |
| Osaka | Japan | 2,752,412 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Zibo | China | 2,750,312 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Rome | Italy | 2,748,109 | Europe | 2023 | Comune |
| Linyi | China | 2,743,843 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Chicago | United States | 2,696,555 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Gazipur | Bangladesh | 2,674,697 | Asia | 2022 | City corporation |
| Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,665,392 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Dakar | Senegal | 2,646,503 | Africa | 2013 | City |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | 2,616,948 | Asia | 2019 | Municipality (city) |
| Taipei | Taiwan | 2,602,418 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Damascus | Syria | 2,584,771 | Asia | 2023 | Urban area |
| Wenzhou | China | 2,582,017 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Tangshan | China | 2,549,968 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Sanaa | Yemen | 2,545,000 | Asia | 2017 | City |
| Bandung | Indonesia | 2,527,854 | Asia | 2021 | City (Kota) |
| Lusaka | Zambia | 2,526,100 | Africa | 2018 | Municipality (city) |
| Medellín | Colombia | 2,519,592 | South America | 2020 | Municipio |
| Gujranwala | Pakistan | 2,511,118 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 2,485,600 | Africa | 2018 | Municipality (city) |
| Bekasi | Indonesia | 2,468,448 | Asia | 2021 | City (Kota) |
| Indore | India | 2,463,588 | Asia | 2020 | Municipal corporation |
| Medan | Indonesia | 2,435,252 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,428,708 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Salvador | Brazil | 2,417,678 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Daegu | South Korea | 2,410,700 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Omdurman | Sudan | 2,395,159 | Africa | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 2,385,509 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Hohhot | China | 2,373,399 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Haikou | China | 2,349,239 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Bhopal | India | 2,337,000 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Shaoxing | China | 2,333,080 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Nagoya | Japan | 2,332,176 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Mogadishu | Somalia | 2,330,700 | Africa | 2019 | Region |
| Patna | India | 2,321,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,315,560 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Houston | United States | 2,302,878 | North America | 2022 | City |
| Accra | Ghana | 2,291,352 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 2,284,014 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan Corporation |
| Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 2,281,951 | Asia | 2019 | Autonomous municipality |
| Taoyuan | Taiwan | 2,268,807 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Cali | Colombia | 2,264,427 | South America | 2020 | Municipio |
| Luoyang | China | 2,230,661 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Zhuhai | China | 2,207,090 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Liuzhou | China | 2,204,841 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Aleppo | Syria | 2,203,025 | Asia | 2023 | Urban area |
| Lomé | Togo | 2,188,376 | Africa | 2022 | Urban area |
| Agra | India | 2,185,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Multan | Pakistan | 2,169,915 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | 2,161,797 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | 2,145,783 | Africa | 2023 | Department |
| Havana | Cuba | 2,137,847 | North America | 2022 | Municipio/Province |
| Baotou | China | 2,104,114 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Paris | France | 2,102,650 | Europe | 2023 | Département/Commune |
| Handan | China | 2,095,134 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Huizhou | China | 2,090,578 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Caracas | Venezuela | 2,089,012 | South America | 2019 | Distrito Capital |
| Manaus | Brazil | 2,063,689 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Bursa | Turkey | 2,051,464 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Weifang | China | 2,044,028 | Asia | 2021 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Vienna | Austria | 2,005,760 | Europe | 2024 | State/City |
| Minsk | Belarus | 1,995,471 | Europe | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1,982,112 | Asia | 2020 | Federal capital city/federal territory |
| Sapporo | Japan | 1,973,395 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Khartoum | Sudan | 1,974,647 | Africa | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Khartoum Bahri | Sudan | 1,968,601 | Africa | 2015 | Municipality (city) |
| Isfahan | Iran | 1,961,260 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Faridabad | India | 1,957,869 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Benin City | Nigeria | 1,953,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Baoding | China | 1,940,384 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,903,398 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Tangerang | Indonesia | 1,895,486 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Depok | Indonesia | 1,893,321 | Asia | 2021 | City (Kota) |
| Hamburg | Germany | 1,888,879 | Europe | 2022 | State/Urban district |
| Tainan | Taiwan | 1,874,917 | Asia | 2020 | Special municipality |
| Warsaw | Poland | 1,860,281 | Europe | 2021 | City with powiat right |
| Manila | Philippines | 1,846,513 | Asia | 2020 | City (Lungsod) |
| Thane | India | 1,841,448 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Peshawar | Pakistan | 1,837,741 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan Corporation |
| Amman | Jordan | 1,812,059 | Asia | 2015 | Municipality (city) |
| Tijuana | Mexico | 1,810,645 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Datong | China | 1,809,505 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Huai'an | China | 1,804,611 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Yantai | China | 1,802,700 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Jiangmen | China | 1,795,459 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Adana | Turkey | 1,779,463 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Ganzhou | China | 1,778,132 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Davao City | Philippines | 1,776,949 | Asia | 2020 | City (Lungsod) |
| Curitiba | Brazil | 1,773,718 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Quito | Ecuador | 1,776,364 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Montreal | Canada | 1,762,949 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Monrovia | Liberia | 1,761,032 | Africa | 2022 | Urban area |
| Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,752,602 | South America | 2019 | Municipio |
| Kigali | Rwanda | 1,745,555 | Africa | 2022 | Province-level city |
| Visakhapatnam | India | 1,730,320 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | India | 1,729,359 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Bucharest | Romania | 1,716,961 | Europe | 2021 | County/city |
| Semarang | Indonesia | 1,688,133 | Asia | 2022 | City (Kota) |
| Xiangyang | China | 1,686,403 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Belgrade | Serbia | 1,685,563 | Europe | 2021 | District |
| Budapest | Hungary | 1,682,426 | Europe | 2022 | Komitat/city |
| Gaziantep | Turkey | 1,680,723 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Kampala | Uganda | 1,680,600 | Africa | 2020 | Municipality (city) |
| Xining | China | 1,677,177 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Zunyi | China | 1,675,245 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Palembang | Indonesia | 1,668,848 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Vadodara | India | 1,666,703 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Caloocan | Philippines | 1,661,584 | Asia | 2020 | City (Lungsod) |
| Conakry | Guinea | 1,660,973 | Africa | 2014 | Municipality (city) |
| Barcelona | Spain | 1,655,956 | Europe | 2023 | Municipio |
| Kunshan | China | 1,652,159 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Varanasi | India | 1,652,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Beirut | Lebanon | 1,650,000 | Asia | 2017 | Urban area |
| Phoenix | United States | 1,644,409 | North America | 2022 | City |
| Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,643,623 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Ghaziabad | India | 1,636,068 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Novosibirsk | Russia | 1,633,595 | Asia | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Auckland | New Zealand | 1,628,900 | Oceania | 2018 | Unitary Authority |
| Ludhiana | India | 1,613,878 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Fukuoka | Japan | 1,612,392 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Daqing | China | 1,604,027 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Kisangani | DR Congo | 1,602,144 | Africa | 2016 | Urban area |
| Wuhu | China | 1,598,165 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Karaj | Iran | 1,592,492 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| León | Mexico | 1,579,803 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1,567,258 | North America | 2022 | Consolidated city-county |
| Shiraz | Iran | 1,565,572 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Tabriz | Iran | 1,558,693 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,544,376 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Navi Mumbai | India | 1,543,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Puebla | Mexico | 1,542,232 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Putian | China | 1,539,389 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 1,539,252 | Asia | 2021 | Province/City |
| Kawasaki | Japan | 1,538,262 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Kōbe | Japan | 1,525,152 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Qinhuangdao | China | 1,520,199 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Zhuzhou | China | 1,510,148 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Jilin | China | 1,509,292 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Munich | Germany | 1,505,254 | Europe | 2022 | Urban district |
| Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,501,551 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Recife | Brazil | 1,494,586 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Harare | Zimbabwe | 1,491,740 | Africa | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Daejeon | South Korea | 1,488,435 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Hyderabad | Pakistan | 1,487,098 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Nashik | India | 1,486,973 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Yiwu | China | 1,481,384 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Anshan | China | 1,480,332 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Gwangju | South Korea | 1,477,573 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Quanzhou | China | 1,469,157 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Kyōto | Japan | 1,463,723 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Cixi | China | 1,457,510 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| San Antonio | United States | 1,451,853 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Nouakchott | Mauritania | 1,446,761 | Africa | 2023 | Capital district |
| Goiânia | Brazil | 1,437,366 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Makassar | Indonesia | 1,423,877 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Kharkiv | Ukraine | 1,421,125 | Europe | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | 1,420,612 | Africa | 2023 | Department |
| Tai’an | China | 1,416,591 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Medina | Saudi Arabia | 1,411,599 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Nanyang | China | 1,407,616 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,404,269 | South America | 2022 | Município |
| Quetta | Pakistan | 1,401,362 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Zhanjiang | China | 1,400,709 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Chandigarh | India | 1,379,895 | Asia | 2021 | Union territory |
| Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 1,386,166 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Guadalajara | Mexico | 1,385,621 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| San Diego | United States | 1,381,611 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Amritsar | India | 1,381,193 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,380,432 | South America | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Konya | Turkey | 1,365,287 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Mosul | Iraq | 1,361,819 | Asia | 2018 | Municipality (city) |
| Guilin | China | 1,361,244 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Prague | Czech Republic | 1,357,326 | Europe | 2023 | Obec (city) |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | 1,354,507 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| South Tangerang | Indonesia | 1,354,350 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Milan | Italy | 1,354,196 | Europe | 2023 | Comune |
| Yancheng | China | 1,353,475 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Zaozhuang | China | 1,349,883 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Taizhou | China | 1,348,327 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Shangrao | China | 1,342,220 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Basra | Iraq | 1,340,827 | Asia | 2018 | Municipality (city) |
| Jiangyin | China | 1,331,352 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Tegucigalpa | Honduras | 1,326,460 | North America | 2023 | Municipio |
| Saitama | Japan | 1,324,025 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Antalya | Turkey | 1,322,766 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Antananarivo | Madagascar | 1,321,269 | Africa | 2020 | Municipality (city) |
| Guwahati | India | 1,319,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Córdoba | Argentina | 1,317,298 | South America | 2010 | Urban settlement |
| Mombasa | Kenya | 1,311,860 | Africa | 2023 | Consolidated city-county |
| Meerut | India | 1,309,023 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Kazan | Russia | 1,308,660 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Maoming | China | 1,307,802 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Belém | Brazil | 1,303,403 | South America | 2022 | Município |
| Heze | China | 1,293,767 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,291,771 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Dallas | United States | 1,288,457 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Rajkot | India | 1,286,995 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Onitsha | Nigeria | 1,285,000 | Africa | 2018 | Urban area |
| Yichang | China | 1,284,305 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,275,264 | South America | 2020 | Municipio |
| Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 1,274,749 | Asia | 2015 | Urban area |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | 1,274,290 | Europe | 2021 | Province-level city |
| Xinxiang | China | 1,271,350 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 1,266,189 | Asia | 2016 | Urban area |
| Zapopan | Mexico | 1,257,547 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Nanchong | China | 1,254,455 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Chaozhou | China | 1,254,007 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Bukavu | DR Congo | 1,249,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Kalyan-Dombivli | India | 1,246,381 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Bareilly | India | 1,245,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Jieyang | China | 1,242,906 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Shubra El Kheima | Egypt | 1,240,289 | Africa | 2021 | City |
| Huainan | China | 1,238,488 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Port-au-Prince | Haiti | 1,234,742 | North America | 2019 | Municipality (city) |
| Fès | Morocco | 1,233,000 | Africa | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Changshu | China | 1,230,599 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Mysore | India | 1,229,000 | Asia | 2023 | Municipal corporation |
| Fushun | China | 1,228,890 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 1,226,076 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Mandalay | Myanmar | 1,225,546 | Asia | 2014 | Municipality (city) |
| Guatemala City | Guatemala | 1,221,739 | North America | 2023 | Municipio |
| Vasai-Virar | India | 1,221,233 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Suwon | South Korea | 1,210,150 | Asia | 2020 | Specific city (Si) |
| Qom | Iran | 1,201,158 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Hiroshima | Japan | 1,200,754 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Qingyuan | China | 1,197,581 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Batam | Indonesia | 1,196,396 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Kaifeng | China | 1,193,802 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Srinagar | India | 1,192,792 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Xianyang | China | 1,192,776 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Fuyang | China | 1,191,810 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha) | South Africa | 1,190,496 | Africa | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Chelyabinsk | Russia | 1,189,525 | Asia | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Jiaxing | China | 1,188,321 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Anyang | China | 1,187,772 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1,187,771 | Asia | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Doha | Qatar | 1,186,023 | Asia | 2020 | Municipality |
| Hengyang | China | 1,185,130 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Tbilisi | Georgia | 1,184,818 | Asia | 2020 | Region-level city |
| Ahvaz | Iran | 1,184,788 | Asia | 2016 | Municipality (city) |
| Shymkent | Kazakhstan | 1,184,113 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Tripoli | Libya | 1,176,000 | Africa | 2022 | Urban settlement |
| Samara | Russia | 1,173,299 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Jinjiang | China | 1,172,827 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Aurangabad | India | 1,171,330 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Kananga | DR Congo | 1,169,000 | Africa | 2015 | Urban area |
| Bandar Lampung | Indonesia | 1,166,066 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Lilongwe | Malawi | 1,162,500 | Africa | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Dhanbad | India | 1,161,561 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Naypyidaw | Myanmar | 1,160,242 | Asia | 2014 | Union Territory |
| Yinchuan | China | 1,159,457 | Asia | 2010 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Iribarren (Barquisimeto) | Venezuela | 1,159,062 | South America | 2019 | Município |
| Kaduna | Nigeria | 1,158,000 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Rizhao | China | 1,147,175 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ufa | Russia | 1,144,809 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Monterrey | Mexico | 1,142,952 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 1,142,162 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Campinas | Brazil | 1,139,047 | South America | 2022 | Município |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | 1,157,603 | Europe | 2022 | Metropolitan Borough/City |
| Dazhou | China | 1,135,817 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ulsan | South Korea | 1,135,423 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan City (Gwangyeoksi) |
| Luzhou | China | 1,128,479 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Omsk | Russia | 1,125,695 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Yueyang | China | 1,125,448 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Zhenjiang | China | 1,123,813 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 1,120,827 | Asia | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Prayagraj | India | 1,117,094 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | 1,108,872 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Baoji | China | 1,107,702 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Mwanza | Tanzania | 1,104,521 | Africa | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Maputo | Mozambique | 1,080,277 | Africa | 2017 | Province-level city |
| Yibin | China | 1,100,737 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Changde | China | 1,100,719 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Krasnodar | Russia | 1,099,344 | Asia | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Sendai | Japan | 1,096,704 | Asia | 2020 | Designated city |
| Chifeng | China | 1,093,068 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| N'Djamena | Chad | 1,092,000 | Africa | 2012 | Municipality (city) |
| Yerevan | Armenia | 1,091,700 | Asia | 2021 | Region-level city |
| Diyarbakır | Turkey | 1,087,786 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| Tangier | Morocco | 1,087,000 | Africa | 2020 | Municipality (city) |
| Panama City | Panama | 1,086,990 | North America | 2023 | District |
| Cologne | Germany | 1,084,858 | Europe | 2022 | Urban district |
| Huzhou | China | 1,083,953 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Suqian | China | 1,081,559 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Wanzhou | China | 1,078,149 | Asia | 2020 | District (urban) |
| Bengbu | China | 1,077,704 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Yangzhou | China | 1,077,531 | Asia | 2010 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ranchi | India | 1,073,440 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Nezahualcóyotl | Mexico | 1,072,676 | North America | 2020 | Locality (Localidad) |
| Howrah | India | 1,072,161 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Lu’an | China | 1,069,940 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Ottawa | Canada | 1,068,821 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Yongin | South Korea | 1,066,975 | Asia | 2020 | Specific city (Si) |
| Coimbatore | India | 1,061,447 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Managua | Nicaragua | 1,061,054 | North America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Voronezh | Russia | 1,057,681 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Zhangjiagang | China | 1,055,893 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Jabalpur | India | 1,054,336 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Gwalior | India | 1,053,505 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Vijayawada | India | 1,048,240 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Salé | Morocco | 1,048,000 | Africa | 2023 | Municipality (city) |
| Changzhi | China | 1,047,461 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Pingdingshan | China | 1,045,966 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Goyang | South Korea | 1,045,497 | Asia | 2020 | Specific city (Si) |
| Bogor | Indonesia | 1,043,070 | Asia | 2020 | City (Kota) |
| Jinhua | China | 1,040,948 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Mersin | Turkey | 1,040,507 | Asia | 2022 | City |
| São Luís | Brazil | 1,037,775 | South America | 2022 | Municipio |
| Zhaoqing | China | 1,035,810 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Asmara | Eritrea | 1,035,000 | Africa | 2022 | Urban area |
| Perm | Russia | 1,034,002 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Jodhpur | India | 1,033,918 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Matola | Mozambique | 1,032,197 | Africa | 2017 | Municipality (city) |
| Shangqiu | China | 1,031,123 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Qiqihar | China | 1,029,522 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Changwon | South Korea | 1,029,389 | Asia | 2020 | Specific city (Si) |
| Cartagena | Colombia | 1,028,736 | South America | 2020 | Municipio |
| Volgograd | Russia | 1,028,036 | Europe | 2021 | Municipality (city) |
| Niamey | Niger | 1,026,848 | Africa | 2012 | Municipality (city) |
| Jinzhou | China | 1,021,478 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Tshikapa | DR Congo | 1,020,468 | Africa | 2023 | Urban area |
| Liaocheng | China | 1,020,430 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Madurai | India | 1,016,885 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Xinyang | China | 1,014,843 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city (urban) |
| Yuyao | China | 1,013,866 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Rui’an | China | 1,012,731 | Asia | 2020 | County-level city (urban) |
| Edmonton | Canada | 1,010,899 | North America | 2021 | City |
| Odesa | Ukraine | 1,010,537 | Europe | 2022 | Municipality (city) |
| Raipur | India | 1,010,087 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |
| Vientiane | Laos | 1,009,300 | Asia | 2023 | Province-level Prefecture |
| Kota | India | 1,001,365 | Asia | 2011 | Municipal corporation |

## By country

This list is based on the data from the previous paragraph table. It excludes countries with only one city above one million inhabitants.
| | Country | Number of cities |
| 1 | China | 130 |
| 2 | India | 50 |
| 3 | Russia | 16 |
| 4 | Brazil | 15 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 14 |
| 6 | Japan | 12 |
| 7 | South Korea | 11 |
| 8 | Mexico | 10 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 10 |
| 8 | Turkey | 10 |
| 11 | United States | 9 |
| 12 | Iran | 8 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 8 |
| 14 | DR Congo | 7 |
| 15 | South Africa | 6 |
| 15 | Taiwan | 6 |
| 17 | Australia | 5 |
| 17 | Canada | 5 |
| 17 | Colombia | 5 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| 21 | Egypt | 4 |
| 21 | Germany | 4 |
| 21 | Morocco | 4 |
| 21 | Philippines | 4 |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 3 |
| 25 | Iraq | 3 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| 25 | Myanmar | 3 |
| 25 | Sudan | 3 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 3 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| 25 | Venezuela | 3 |
| 33 | Argentina | 2 |
| 33 | Cameroon | 2 |
| 33 | Ecuador | 2 |
| 33 | Ghana | 2 |
| 33 | Italy | 2 |
| 33 | Kenya | 2 |
| 33 | Mozambique | 2 |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 2 |
| 33 | Spain | 2 |
| 33 | Syria | 2 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 2 |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 33 | Vietnam | 2 |

## List (top 20 by administrative boundaries)

The following table lists city administrations by population, including full population inside administrative boundaries for Chinese cities.
| City | Country | Inhabitants | Area in km$^2$ | People per km$^2$ | Continent | Year | City definition |
| Chongqing | China | 32,054,159 | 82,403 | 389 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city |
| Shanghai | China | 24,870,895 | 6,200 | 4,011 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city |
| Beijing | China | 21,893,095 | 16,411 | 1,334 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city |
| Chengdu | China | 20,937,757 | 12,055 | 1,737 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City |
| Delhi | India | 20,591,874 | 1,484 | 13,875 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation/Union territory |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 20,382,881 | 3,527 | 5,779 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation |
| Guangzhou | China | 18,676,605 | 7,434 | 2,512 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City |
| Shenzhen | China | 17,494,398 | 1,992 | 8,784 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 15,907,951 | 5,196 | 3,062 | Asia/Europe | 2022 | Metropolitan municipality |
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | 14,565,700 | 9,965 | 1,462 | Africa | 2023 | Province-level city |
| Bengaluru | India | 14,254,786 | 741 | 19,237 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Tokyo | Japan | 14,047,594 | 2,194 | 6,413 | Asia | 2020 | Metropolitan prefecture |
| Tianjin | China | 13,866,009 | 11,610 | 1,194 | Asia | 2020 | Province-level city |
| Mumbai | India | 13,127,825 | 603 | 21,770 | Asia | 2021 | Municipal corporation |
| Moscow | Russia | 13,010,112 | 2,510 | 5,183 | Europe | 2021 | Federal city |
| Lahore | Pakistan | 13,004,135 | 1,772 | 7,339 | Asia | 2023 | Metropolitan corporation/District |
| Suzhou | China | 12,748,262 | 9,102 | 1,401 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city |
| Zhengzhou | China | 12,600,574 | 7,565 | 1,666 | Asia | 2020 | Prefecture-level city |
| Wuhan | China | 12,447,718 | 8,575 | 1,452 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City |
| Xi’an | China | 12,183,280 | 10,107 | 1,205 | Asia | 2020 | Sub-provincial City |