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The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria. Cities may be defined as the cities proper, their metropolitan regions, or the extent of their urban area. A complicating factor is that many large cities in the world he not only homeless or the unhoused, but also vast slum communities. This leads to official census data being less accurate in representing the actual number of residents in a given area.
Definitions
City proper (administrative unit)
Main article: City proper

The municipality of Chongqing, China, whose administrative jurisdictional area is approximately the size of Austria, has the largest population of any city proper; over 70% of its residents live in rural areas.
A city can be defined by its administrative boundaries, otherwise known as city proper. UNICEF defines city proper as, "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city or controlled directly from the city by a single authority." A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognised urban status that is usually characterised by some form of local government.[1][2][3] Cities proper and their boundaries and population data may not include suburbs.[4]
The use of city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives.[4] Because of this definition, the city proper population figure may differ greatly from the urban area population figure, as many cities are amalgamations of smaller municipalities (Australia), and conversely, many Chinese cities govern territories that extend well beyond the core urban area into suburban and rural areas.[5] The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting.[6][7]
Metropolitan area
Main article: Metropolitan area

Tokyo, the world's largest city and metropolitan area
A city can be defined by the inhabitants of its demographic population, as by metropolitan area, or labour market area. UNICEF defines metropolitan area as follows:
A formal local government area comprising the urban area as a whole and its primary commuter areas, typically formed around a city with a large concentration of people (i.e., a population of at least 100,000). In addition to the city proper, a metropolitan area includes both the surrounding territory with urban levels of residential density and some additional lower-density areas that are adjacent to and linked to the city (e.g., through frequent transport, road linkages or commuting facilities).
In many countries, metropolitan areas are established either as a local administrative organisation or only for statistical purposes. In the United States, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).[8] In the Philippines, metropolitan areas he an official agency, such as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which manages Manila metropolitan area.[9] Similar agencies exist in Indonesia, such as Jabodetabekjur Development Cooperation Agency for Jakarta metropolitan area.[10]
Urban area
Main article: Urban area
A city can be defined as a conditionally contiguous urban area, with relatively less regard to territorial or administrative boundaries. UNICEF defines urban area as follows:
The definition of "urban" varies from country to country, and, with periodic reclassification, can also vary within one country over time, making direct comparisons difficult. An urban area can be defined by one or more of the following: administrative criteria or political boundaries (e.g., area within the jurisdiction of a municipality or town committee), a threshold population size (where the minimum for an urban settlement is typically in the region of 2,000 people, although this varies globally between 200 and 50,000), population density, economic function (e.g., where a significant majority of the population is not primarily engaged in agriculture, or where there is surplus employment) or the presence of urban characteristics (e.g., ped streets, electric lighting, sewerage).
According to Demographia, an urban area is a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area or metropolitan region) and contains no rural land.
List
For newer estimates, see Megacity § List of megacities.
There are 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people, according to 2018 estimates by the United Nations. The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area.[11]
City[a]
Country
UN 2018 population estimates[b]
City proper[c]
Urban area[12]
Metropolitan area[d]
Definition
Population
Area(km2)
Density(/km2)
Population
Area(km2)
Density(/km2)
Population
Area(km2)
Density(/km2)
Tokyo

Japan
37,468,000
Metropolis prefecture
13,515,271
2,191
6,169[13]
37,785,000
8,231
4,591[e]
37,274,000
13,452
2,771[14]
Delhi

India
28,514,000
National Capital Territory
16,753,235
1,484
11,289[15]
32,226,000
2,344
13,748[f]
29,000,000
3,483
8,326[16]
Shanghai

China
25,582,000
Municipality
24,870,895
6,341
3,922[17][18]
24,073,000
4,333
5,556[g]
—
—
—
São Paulo

Brazil
21,650,000
Municipality
12,252,023
1,521
8,055[19]
23,086,000
3,649
6,327[h]
21,734,682
7,947
2,735[20]
Mexico City

Mexico
21,581,000
City-state
9,209,944
1,485
6,202[21]
21,804,000
2,530
8,618
21,804,515
7,866
2,772[22]
Cairo

Egypt
20,076,000
Urban governorate
10,044,894
3,085
3,256[23]
20,296,000
2,010
10,098
—
—
—
Mumbai

India
19,980,000
Municipal corporation
12,478,447
603
20,694[24]
24,973,000
976
25,587[i]
23,598,000
6,328
3,729[25]
Beijing

China
19,618,000
Municipality
21,893,095
16,411
1,334[17][18]
18,522,000
4,284
4,324
—
—
—
Dhaka

Bangladesh
19,378,000
Capital city
10,295,407
338
30,460[26][27]
19,134,000
619
30,911
14,543,124[28]
—
—
Osaka

Japan
19,281,000
Designated city
2,725,006
225
12,111[13]
15,126,000
3,020
5,009[j]
19,303,000
13,228
1,459[14]
New York City

United States
18,819,000
City
8,804,190
778
11,316[29]
21,509,000
12,093
1,779[k]
MSA: 19,557,311;CSA: 23,143,097[30]
12,093
1,665
Tehran

Iran
16,896,000
Capital city
9,033,003
751
12,028[31][32]
14,148,000
1,704
8,303
—
—
—
Karachi

Pakistan
15,400,000
Metropolitan city
15,738,000
591
26,629[33][34]
20,249,000
1,124
18,015
20,249,000
1,124
18,015[35][36]
Kolkata

India
15,333,000
Municipal corporation
4,496,694
206
21,829[37]
21,747,000
1,352
16,085
15,333,000
1,887
8,126[38]
Buenos Aires

Argentina
14,967,000
Autonomous city
3,054,300
203
15,046[39]
16,710,000
3,437
4,862
12,806,866[40]
—
—
Chongqing

China
14,838,000
Municipality
32,054,159
82,403
389[41][18]
12,135,000
1,580
7,680
—
—
—
Istanbul

Turkey
14,751,000
Metropolitan municipality
15,519,267
5,196
2,987[42]
14,441,000
1,471
9,817
—
—
—
Manila

Philippines
13,482,000
Capital city
1,780,148
43
41,399[43]
24,922,000
1,911
13,041[l]
12,877,253
620
20,770[43]
Lagos

Nigeria
13,463,000
Metropolitan city
—
—
—
16,637,000
1,966
8,462
21,000,000
1,171
17,933[44]
Rio de Janeiro

Brazil
13,293,000
Municipality
6,520,000
1,221
5,340[45]
12,592,000
2,020
6,234
12,644,321
5,327
2,374[46]
Tianjin

China
13,215,000
Municipality
13,866,009
11,920
1,163[17][18]
10,368,000
2,813
3,686
—
—
—
Kinshasa

DR Congo
13,171,000
City-province
17,071,000
9,965
1,713[47]
12,836,000
474
27,080
—
—
—
Guangzhou

China
12,638,000
City (sub-provincial)
18,676,605
7,434
2,512[17]
26,940,000
4,535
5,940[m]
—
—
—
Los Angeles

United States
12,458,000
City
3,990,456
1,214
3,287[29]
15,204,000
6,351
2,394
MSA: 13,291,486;CSA: 18,372,485[48]
12,559
1,058
Moscow

Russia
12,410,000
Federal city
13,200,000
2,511
5,257[49][50]
17,332,000
6,154
2,816
20,004,462[51]
—
—
Shenzhen

China
11,908,000
City (sub-provincial)
17,494,398
2,050
8,534[17]
17,619,000
1,803
9,772
—
—
—
Lahore

Pakistan
11,738,000
Metropolitan city
13,004,135
1,772
7,339[52]
12,306,000
945
13,022
—
—
—
Bengaluru

India
11,440,000
Municipal corporation
8,443,675
709
11,909[53]
15,386,000
1,401
10,982
—
—
—
Paris

France
10,901,000
Commune
2,148,271
105
20,460[54]
11,060,000
2,853
3,877
12,244,807
18,941
646
Bogotá

Colombia
10,574,000
Capital District
7,963,000
1,587
5,018[55]
10,085,000
562
17,945
12,545,272
5,934
2,114[56]
Jakarta

Indonesia
10,517,000
Special region
10,154,134
664
15,292[57]
33,756,000
3,546
9,519[n]
33,430,285
7,063
4,733[58]
Chennai

India
10,456,000
Municipal corporation
6,727,000
426
15,791[59][60]
12,395,000
1,085
11,424
11,564,000
2,280
5,072[61]
Lima

Peru
10,391,000
Metropolitan municipality
8,894,000
2,672
3,329[62]
10,320,000
891
11,582
9,569,468
2,819
3,395[63]
Bangkok

Thailand
10,156,000
Special administrative area
8,305,218
1,569
5,293[64]
18,007,000
3,199
5,629
16,255,900
7,762
2,094[65]
Seoul

South Korea
9,963,000
Special city
10,013,781
605
16,552[66]
23,016,000
2,769
8,312
25,514,000
11,704
2,180[66]
Nagoya

Japan
9,507,000
Designated city
2,320,361
326
7,118[13]
9,197,000
3,704
2,483
9,363,000
7,271
1,288[14]
Hyderabad

India
9,482,000
Municipal corporation
6,993,262
650
10,759[67][68]
10,494,000
1,404
7,474
—
—
—
London

United Kingdom
9,046,000
Administrative area[o]
8,825,001
1,572
5,614[70]
11,262,000
1,738
6,480
14,372,596[71]
8,382
1,715
Chicago

United States
8,864,000
City
2,746,388
589
4,663[29]
9,057,000
7,006
1,293
MSA: 9,618,502;CSA: 9,806,184[72]
18,640
516
Chengdu

China
8,813,000
City (sub-provincial)
20,937,757
14,378
1,456[17]
20,937,757
1,935
10,821
—
—
—
Nanjing

China
8,245,000
City (sub-provincial)
9,314,685
6,582
1,415[17]
8,422,000
1,614
5,218
—
—
—
Wuhan

China
8,176,000
City (sub-provincial)
12,447,718
8,494
1,465[17]
12,447,718
1,722
7,229
—
—
—
Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam
8,145,000
Municipality
7,431,000
2,061
3,606[73]
15,136,000
2,165
6,991
—
—
—
Luanda

Angola
7,774,000
Municipality
2,165,867
116
18,671[74]
9,051,000
1,005
9,006
—
—
—
Ahmedabad

India
7,681,000
Municipal corporation
5,570,585
464
12,006[75]
8,009,000
404
19,824
6,300,000[76]
—
—
Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia
7,564,000
Capital city
1,768,000
243
7,276[77]
8,911,000
2,163
4,120
7,200,000
2,793
2,578[78]
Xi'an

China
7,444,000
City (sub-provincial)
12,183,280
10,135
1,202[17]
12,328,000
1,826
6,751
—
—
—
Hong Kong

China
7,429,000
Special administrative region
7,298,600
1,104
6,611[79][80]
7,450,000
290
25,690
—
—
—
Dongguan

China
7,360,000
Prefecture-level city
10,466,625
2,465
4,246[17]
10,646,000
1,759
6,052
—
—
—
Hangzhou

China
7,236,000
City (sub-provincial)
11,936,010
16,596
719[17]
9,523,000
1,344
7,086
—
—
—
Foshan

China
7,236,000
Prefecture-level city
9,498,863
3,848
2,469[17]
—[p]
—
—
—
—
—
Shenyang

China
6,921,000
City (sub-provincial)
8,294,000
12,980
639[17]
7,964,000
1,551
5,135[q]
—
—
—
Riyadh

Saudi Arabia
6,907,000
Municipality
6,694,000
1,913
3,499[81]
7,237,000
1,673
4,326
—
—
—
Baghdad

Iraq
6,812,000
Urban governorate
8,126,755
5,200
1,563[82]
6,183,000
694
8,909
—
—
—
Santiago

Chile
6,680,000
City (commune)
236,453
22
10,748[83]
7,171,000
1,147
6,252
7,112,808
15,403
462[84]
Surat

India
6,564,000
Municipal corporation
4,466,826
327
13,660[85]
6,538,000
238
27,471
—
—
—
Madrid

Spain
6,497,000
Municipality
3,266,126
606
5,390[86]
6,211,000
1,365
4,550
6,641,649
—
—
Suzhou

China
6,339,000
Prefecture-level city
12,748,262
8,488
1,502[17]
6,031,000
1,386
4,351
—
—
—
Pune

India
6,276,000
Municipal corporation
3,124,458
485
6,447[87]
8,231,000
650
12,663
7,276,000
7,256
1,003[88]
Harbin

China
6,115,000
City (sub-provincial)
10,635,971
53,068
200[17]
3,830,000
671
5,708
—
—
—
Houston

United States
6,115,000
City
2,325,502
1,553
1,497[29]
6,500,000
4,931
1,318
6,997,384
21,395
327[89]
Dallas

United States
6,099,000
City
1,345,047
882
1,525[29]
6,950,000
5,278
1,317[r]
7,470,158
22,463
333[90]
Toronto

Canada
6,082,000
City
2,731,571
630
4,336[91][92]
6,771,000
2,344
2,889
5,928,040
5,906
1,004[93]
Dar es Salaam

Tanzania
6,048,000
City
5,383,728
1,393
3,865[94]
7,962,000
961
8,285
—
—
—
Miami

United States
6,036,000
City
470,914
93
5,069[29]
6,058,000
3,313
1,829
6,158,824
15,890
388
Belo Horizonte

Brazil
5,972,000
City
2,502,557
331
7,563
5,328,000
1,287
4,140
5,156,217
9,459
545
Singapore

Singapore
5,792,000
Country
5,638,700
726
7,770
5,983,000
523
11,440
—
—
—
Philadelphia

United States
5,695,000
Consolidated city-county
1,526,006
370
4,129
5,799,000
5,429
1,068
MSA: 6,096,120;CSA: 7,381,187
—
—
Atlanta

United States
5,572,000
City
498,715
354
1,408
5,478,000
7,400
740
5,949,951
21,690
274
Fukuoka

Japan
5,551,000
Designated city
1,588,924
343
4,627
2,286,000
505
4,527
—
—
—
Khartoum

Sudan
5,534,000
—
1,410,858[95]
—
—
7,869,000
1,031
7,632
—
—
—
Barcelona

Spain
5,494,000
Municipality
1,620,343
101
15,980[96]
4,800,000
1,072
4,478
5,474,482[97]
—
—
Johannesburg

South Africa
5,486,000
Metropolitan municipality
4,803,262
1,643
2,924[98]
14,586,000
4,040
3,610[s]
—
—
—
Saint Petersburg

Russia
5,383,000
Federal city
5,601,911
1,400
4,001[99]
5,445,000
1,510
3,606
—
—
—
Qingdao

China
5,381,000
City (sub-provincial)
10,071,722
11,229
897[100]
6,229,000
1,759
3,541
—
—
—
Dalian

China
5,300,000
City (sub-provincial)
7,450,785
13,742
542[101]
4,135,000
1,044
3,961
—
—
—
Washington

United States
5,207,000
Federal district
702,455
177
3,969[29]
7,631,000
5,501
1,387[t]
6,263,245
17,009
368[102]
Yangon

Myanmar
5,157,000
City
4,728,524[103]
—
—
6,874,000
666
10,321
—
—
—
Alexandria

Egypt
5,086,000
Urban governorate
5,441,866
2,300
2,366[104]
4,712,000
293
16,082
—
—
—
Jinan

China
5,052,000
City (sub-provincial)
9,202,432
10,244
898[17][18]
4,017,000
932
4,310
—
—
—
Guadalajara

Mexico
5,023,000
Municipality
1,385,621
151
9,176[21]
5,525,000
816
6,771
5,286,642
3,560
1,485
See also

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List of largest cities by area
Notes
^ For urban/metropolitan areas that he more than one core city, the figure for their city proper should use either the most populous one (e.g. Dallas for Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex) or the best-known one (e.g. Manila for Metro Manila, instead of Quezon City).
^ UN figures for each cities are varied between city proper, metropolitan area, and urban agglomeration.[11]
^ Figures taken from official census when possible
^ Figures taken from official census when possible
^ Includes large areas Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures and smaller areas of Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures.
^ Includes Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh urban areas and New Delhi.
^ Includes Taicang
^ Includes Francisco Morato
^ Includes Kalyan and urban areas of Panvel, Bhiwandi and Vasai-Virar.
^ Includes major cities of Kobe and Kyoto, collectively also known as Keihanshin area.
^ Includes Bridgeport, New Hen, Trenton, Danbury, Waterbury and Twin Rivers urban areas.
^ The continuous urbanization of Manila extends outward its Metro Manila into other neighbouring provinces such as Bulacan, Cite, Laguna, Rizal, Pampanga and Batangas provinces.
^ Includes the city of Foshan.
^ Includes Tangerang, South Tangerang, Bogor, Bekasi and Karawang.
^ Greater London is defined by the London Government Act 1963 as an "administrative area",[69] and administered since 2000 by the Greater London Authority. Greater London is coterminous with the London region (a non-administrative area) and divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs, each a separate local government area. See subdivisions of England.
^ Included in Guangzhou
^ Includes the city of Fushun.
^ Includes the city of Fort Worth, collectively known as Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
^ Includes Pretoria
^ Includes the city of Baltimore.
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