These Are The World’s Top-300 Most Populous Cities, 2018

As of 2018, with 24.1 million inhabitants, Shanghai is the world’s most populous city, according to the data released by the City Mayors Foundation, while Beijing (18.6 million people) ranked number two on the list. China’s capital city, Beijing is followed by Karachi, Pakistan (population 18.6 million) and Istanbul, Turkey (population 14,657,000).

1. Shanghai, China
City population: 24,153,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 1.7%

2. Beijing, China
City population: 18,590,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 1.3%

3. Karachi, Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
City population: 18,000,000
Country population: 207,862,518
Pct. of Pakistan’s population: 8.7%

4. Istanbul, Turkey
City population: 14,657,000
Country population: 81,257,239
Pct. of Turkey’s population: 18.0%

5. Dhaka, Bangladesh
City population: 14,543,000
Country population: 159,453,001
Pct. of Bangladesh’s population: 9.1%

6. Tokyo, Japan
City population: 13,617,000
Country population: 126,168,156
Pct. of Japan’s population: 10.8%

7. Moscow, Russia
City population: 13,197,596
Country population: 142,122,776
Pct. of Russia’s population: 9.3%

8. Manila, Philippines
City population: 12,877,000
Country population: 105,893,381
Pct. of Philippine’s population: 12.2%

9. Tianjin, China
City population: 12,784,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.9%

10. Mumbai, India
City population: 12,400,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 1.0%

11. São Paulo, Brazil
City population: 12,038,000
Country population: 208,846,892
Pct. of Brazil’s population: 5.8%

12. Shenzhen, China
City population: 11,908,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.9%

13. Guangzhou, China
City population: 11,548,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.8%

14. Delhi, India
City population: 11,035,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 0.9%

15. Wuhan, China
City population: 10,608,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.8%

16. Lahore, Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
City population: 10,355,000
Country population: 207,862,518
Pct. of Pakistan’s population: 5.0%

17. Seoul, South Korea
City population: 10,290,000
Country population: 51,418,097
Pct. of South Korea’s population: 20.0%

18. Chengdu, China
City population: 10,152,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.7%

19. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
City population: 10,125,000
Country population: 81,339,988
Pct. of Congo D.R.’s population: 12.4%

20. Lima, Peru
City population: 9,752,000
Country population: 31,331,228
Pct. of Peru’s population: 31.1%

21. Jakarta, Indonesia
City population: 9,608,000
Country population: 262,787,403
Pct. of Indonesia’s population: 3.7%

22. Cairo, Egypt
City population: 9,500,000
Country population: 99,413,317
Pct. of Egypt’s population: 9.6%

23. Mexico City, Mexico
City population: 8,919,000
Country population: 125,959,205
Pct. of Mexico’s population: 7.1%

24. Tehran, Iran
City population: 8,847,000
Country population: 83,024,745
Pct. of Iran’s population: 10.7%

25. Baghdad, Iraq
City population: 8,765,000
Country population: 40,194,216
Pct. of Iraq’s population: 21.8%

26. Xi’an, China
City population: 8,705,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.6%

27. London, UK
City population: 8,674,000
Country population: 65,105,246
Pct. of United Kingdom’s population: 13.3%

28. New York City, USA
City population: 8,550,000
Country population: 329,256,465
Pct. of United States’s population: 2.6%

29. Nanjing, China
City population: 8,460,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.6%

30. Bangalore, India
City population: 8,444,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 0.7%

31. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
City population: 8,426,000
Country population: 97,040,334
Pct. of Vietnam’s population: 8.7%

32. Bangkok, Thailand
City population: 8,281,000
Country population: 68,615,858
Pct. of Thailand’s population: 12.1%

33. Chongquin, China
City population: 8,165,500
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.6%

34. Bogotá, Colombia
City population: 8,081,000
Country population: 48,168,996
Pct. of Colombia’s population: 16.8%

35. Lagos, Nigeria
City population: 8,048,000
Country population: 195,300,343
Pct. of Nigeria’s population: 4.1%

36. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
City population: 7,506,000
Country population: 28,985,905
Pct. of Saudi Arabia’s population: 25.9%

37. Hong Kong, China
City population: 7,234,800
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.5%

38. Chennai, India
City population: 7,088,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 0.5%

39. Hangzhou, China
City population: 7,082,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.5%

41. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
City population: 6,454,000
Country population: 208,846,892
Pct. of Brazil’s population: 3.1%

42. Zhengzhou, China
City population: 6,406,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.5%

40. Hyderabad, India
City population: 6,809,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 0.5%

43. Shenyang, China
City population: 6,255,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.5%

44. Qingdao, China
City population: 6,188,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.4%

45. Santiago, Chile
City population: 6,158,000
Country population: 17,925,262
Pct. of Chile’s population: 34.4%

46. Dalian, China
City population: 5,900,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.4%

47. Singapore
City population: 5,607,000
Country population: 5,995,991
Pct. of Singapore’s population: 93.5%

48. Ahmedabad, India
City population: 5,577,000
Country population: 1,296,834,042
Pct. of India’s population: 0.4%

49. Suzhou, China
City population: 5,468,000
Country population: 1,384,688,986
Pct. of China’s population: 0.4%

50. St Petersburg, Russia
City population: 5,323,000
Country population: 142,122,776
Pct. of Russia’s population: 3.7%

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