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The most populated cities in the world
This is a list of the most populous cities in the world, defined based on 2018 United Nations estimates, official census estimates, and the 2021 "Demographia World Urban Areas" report.
"World Urbanization Prospects," a publication by theONU, defines the population of a real city as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city." For many of the metropolises, however, the metropolitan area is administratively distinct from the urban agglomeration proper. For this reason, ONU recent estimates distinguish three definitions of cities: cities proper, urban areas and metropolitan areas.
According to the definition of "city proper", based on administrative uniqueness, the Chinese city of Chongqing is the largest in the world.
According to the other two definitions, Tokyo, despite being divided into several administrative units, is the most populous "urban agglomeration" (i.e. the agglomeration without rural areas) in the world, while the Chinese city of Shanghai is the most populous "metropolitan city" (i.e. the area interconnected by common infrastructure and frequent transport).
The data in this gallery include the total population of agglomerations in their highest estimates, thus also including metropolitan areas.
The most populated cities in the world
This is a list of the world's most populous cities, defined based on 2018 United Nations estimates, official census estimates, and the 2021Demographia World Urban Areasreport.Recent UN estimates distinguish three definitions of cities: cities proper, urban areas, and metropolitan areas. According to the definition of "city proper", the Chinese city of Chongqing is the largest in the world. According to the other two definitions Tokyo, it is the most populous "urban agglomeration" in the world, while the Chinese city of Shanghai is the most populous "metropolitan city". The data in this gallery include the total population of agglomerations in their highest estimates, thus also including metropolitan areas.
São Paulo (Brazil)
In the metropolitan region of São Paulo, made up of 39 municipalities, live 27 million people (about 70% of the population of the entire State of São Paulo which counts more than 40 million) making it the fifth most populous metropolitan area in the world in the world after Chongqing, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing.
New York (United States)
The New York metropolitan area also includes areas located in the two adjacent states of New Jersey and Connecticut. Overall, the inhabitants are 23,582,649. The city of New York is located on an area of about 785 km² at the mouth of the HudsonRiver, on the Atlantic Ocean, and with 8.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the State and the United States doubling Los Angeles.
Manila (Philippines)
Manila is situated on the east coast of the bay of the same name on the largest of the Philippine islands, Luzón. The city has 23,971,000 inhabitants. Despite the pockets of poverty present, it is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world and its metropolitan area is the economic, cultural and industrial center of the country.
Mumbai (India)
24,400,000 inhabitants, surface of 437.71 square kilometers. Mumbai is located on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbor, which handles almost half of India's maritime freight traffic.
Seoul (South Korea)
Seoul is located in the northwest of the country, just south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, on the HanRiver, is the most important political, cultural, social and economic center of the state. It has 25,514,000 inhabitants, the surface is 2,507 square kilometers.
Delhi (India)
Today the inhabitants of Delhi are 31,870,000 inhabitants and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is located on the banks of the YamunaRiver, in northern India,
Chongqing (China)
Chongqing is a city in south-central China, and one of four autonomous municipalities of the People's Republic of China. On an area of 82,401 square kilometers live 32,054,159 people.
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Jakarta is the capital and main city of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of the island of Java. Jakarta is located on the northwest coast of the island of Java, at the mouth of the Ciliwung River in Jakarta Bay, which is an inlet of the Java Sea. Jakarta is located in a depression with an average height of about 7 meters above sea level. The inhabitants are 35,362,000 on an area of 7,062 square kilometers.
Tokyo (Japan)
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshū, and also includes the islands Izu and Ogasawara. The inhabitants are 39,105,000 on an area of 2,194 square kilometers. It houses, in the district of Chiyoda, the seat of the national parliament and the national government, and the imperial palace while the seat of the metropolitan assembly is in the district of Shinjuku.
Shanghai (China)
41,354,149 inhabitants, area of 14,923 square kilometers. Shanghai is located on the Huangpu River at the delta of the Yangtze River. Shanghai is seen as the economic capital of China: thanks to the development of the past decades Shanghai is a major economic, financial, commercial and communications center of the People's Republic of China. Its port, the first in the country, is one of the busiest in the world along with Singapore and Rotterdam.
From the Road
18/06/2024
Prisons are one of the sad institutions on which, unfortunately, modern society is based. Removing individuals who are dangerous to the community, and enclosing them all together in one place for the purpose of surveillance and re-education, is one of the ways our ancestors found to ensure the safety of the population.
They remain places, albeit atrocious, that are nonetheless fascinating because of the peculiarity of their rules, the micro-world they inhabit, and also because of the many fictional works, films, books and many others, that have prisons as their main setting.
But which are the most famous prisons in the world? Among the largest, the most luxurious and the bloodiest, one can really find all possible and imaginable types.
Natural Events
08/06/2024
A meteorite crater (also called astroblem, impact crater or basin) is a circular-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite, asteroid, and in general a celestial body, on the surface of a planet.
Evidence of many of these craters, which have impacted our planet over geological eras, can be found on planet Earth. One of the most famous, for example, is the one believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs (called the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction).
Some of these craters can be found underground today, or at least the traces they left behind. Others have become beautiful lakes, others are still desolate and remote places today. But which are the largest in the world by diameter?
Home page
07/06/2024
We are all realising that our way of life, the one our parents, who were born and raised especially after the Second World War, taught us, is no longer sustainable. There are too many of us in this world now, and nature can no longer provide us with everything we need.
Capitalism, or consumerism for short, is forcing us to submit to environmentally worn-out logics that would not be sustainable even in the long run, but are even less so in the short time we have left before everything falls apart. Our way of life must change radically if we are to allow the survival of mankind. For example, the introduction of the law in Europe allowing the sale of insect meal aims at exactly that, at sustainability.
Therefore, it is necessary for all of us, while there is still time, to change certain behaviours to help the world. Here, then, are some tips for leading a greener and more sustainable life.
From the Road
06/06/2024
According to theMain Streets Across the World 2022report, which analyzes the main shopping areas of 92 cities around the world, New York Fifth Avenue is the most expensive route in the world followed by Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui. Post pandemic, the most expensive street in Hong Kong loses the top of the ranking and records the worst drop ever, -41%.
In detail, with an average annual fee of 14,547 euros per square meter, the Via Montenapoleone in Milan ranks ahead of New Bond Street in London and Avenue des Champs Élysées in Paris, respectively in fourth and fifth place in the global ranking of the most expensive streets in the world.
Via Montenapoleone in Milan, has earned the title of the most expensive shopping street in Europe and the third overall worldwide, with a jump of two positions compared to the last research of 2019.