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This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world by population as ranked by World Gazetteer — World: metropolitan areas. Figures are based on estimates for the beginning of 2006 and are rounded to the nearest 10,000.

Rank Metropolitan area name Country Population estimate Definition
1 Tokyo (Greater Tokyo Area) Flag of Japan Japan 36,770,000 Keihinyo Major Metropolitan Area
2 New York City (New York metropolitan area) Flag of United States United States 22,530,000 New York-Newark-Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area
3 Mexico City (Greater Mexico City) Flag of Mexico Mexico 22,410,000 Zona Metropolitana del Valle de Mexico
4 Seoul-Incheon-Bucheon-Goyang Flag of South Korea South Korea 22,170,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
5 Mumbai (Bombay) (Mumbai metropolitan area) Flag of India India 19,940,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
6 São Paulo (Greater São Paulo Area) Flag of Brazil Brazil 19,360,000 Regiao Metropolitana de Sao Paolo + adjacent suburbs
7 Jakarta (Jabodetabek Metropolitan Area) Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 17,930,000 Urban area + Depok, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi
8 Manila (Metro Manila) Flag of Philippines Philippines 17,840,000 Urban area
9 Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles) Flag of United States United States 17,770,000 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside Combined Statistical Area
10 Delhi Flag of India India 17,750,000 National Capital Territory + Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad
11 Osaka (Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto) Flag of Japan Japan 17,520,000 Keihanshin Major Metropolitan Area
12 Cairo-Al-Jizah-Shubra al-Khaymah Flag of Egypt Egypt 15,710,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
13 Shanghai People's Republic of China China 14,870,000 Municipality
14 Kolkata (Calcutta) Flag of India India 14,680,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
15 Moscow Flag of Russia Russia 14,520,000 Urban area
16 Buenos Aires (Gran Buenos Aires) Flag of Argentina Argentina 13,470,000 Aglomerado Gran Buenos Aires
17 London (London commuter belt) Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 12,520,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
18 Tehran-Karaj Flag of Iran Iran 12,180,000 Urban agglomeration
19 Karachi Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 11,970,000 City District Government + adjacent suburbs
20 Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 11,920,000 Dhaka Megacity + adjacent suburbs
21 Istanbul Flag of Turkey Turkey 11,910,000 Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality + adjacent suburbs
22 Rio De Janeiro Flag of Brazil Brazil 11,830,000 Regiao Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro + adjacent suburbs
23 Ruhr Area Flag of Germany Germany 11,790,000 Urban area
24 Paris Flag of France France 11,630,000 Urban area
25 Beijing People's Republic of China China 11,540,000 Core districts + inner and outer suburban districts (14 districts)
26 Lagos Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 11,150,000 Urban area
27 Bangkok Flag of Thailand Thailand 10,000,000 Krung Thep Manakhon + adjacent suburbs
28 Chicago (Chicagoland) Flag of United States United States 9,460,000 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined Statistical Area
29 Kinshasa-Brazzaville Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,340,000 Province
30 Hong Kong People's Republic of China China 8,860,000 Administrative area
31 Nagoya (Chukyo Metropolitan Area) Flag of Japan Japan 8,800,000 Chukyo Major Metropolitan Area
32 Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 8,140,000 Taipei shih + Taipei hsien
33 Washington, DC (Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area) Flag of United States United States 8,120,000 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area
34 Bogotá Flag of Colombia Colombia 7,940,000 Official metropolitan area + adjacent suburbs
35 Lima (Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area) Flag of Peru Peru 7,860,000 Lima Metropolitana + adjacent suburbs
36 Khartoum Flag of Sudan Sudan 7,830,000 Urban agglomeration
37 Baghdad Flag of Iraq Iraq 7,720,000 Province
38 San Francisco (San Francisco Bay Area) Flag of United States United States 7,630,000 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area
39 Chongqing People's Republic of China China 7,570,000 Urban districts of Municipality (shixiaqu) (15 districts)
40 Johannesburg (Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area) Flag of South Africa South Africa 7,090,000 Official metropolitan area
41 Chennai Flag of India India 6,960,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
42 Randstad Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 6,600,000 Conurbation
43 Shenyang People's Republic of China China 6,550,000 Prefecture-level city (urban part) (9 districts)
44 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 6,530,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
37 Guangzhou-Foshan People's Republic of China China 5,680,000 Urban agglomeration
30 Wuhan People's Republic of China China 4,650,000 Prefecture-level city
37 Lahore Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 6,490,000 City District Government + adjacent suburbs
41 Bangalore Flag of India India 6,160,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
44 Hyderabad Flag of India India 6,010,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
45 Tianjin People's Republic of China China 6,350,000 Core districts + coastal suburbs (9 districts)
46 Dallas (Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) Flag of United States United States 6,030,000 Dallas-Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area
47 Philadelphia (Delaware Valley) Flag of United States United States 6,260,000 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland Combined Statistical Area
48 Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan Region) Flag of Chile Chile 4,890,000 Region Metropolitana de Santiago
49 Detroit-Windsor Flag of United States United States 5,910,000 Detroit-Warren-Flint Combined Statistical Area + Windsor, Ontario
51 Boston (Greater Boston) Flag of United States United States 6,150,000 Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area
61 Belo Horizonte Flag of Brazil Brazil 5,080,000 Regiao Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte + adjacent suburbs
62 Ahmadabad Flag of India India 5,080,000 Urban agglomeration + adjacent suburbs
55 Madrid Flag of Spain Spain 6,070,000 Official metropolitan area + adjacent suburbs
55 Bandung Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 5,730,000 Official metropolitan area + adjacent suburbs
57 Miami (South Florida) Flag of United States United States 4,680,000 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
58 Houston (Greater Houston) Flag of United States United States 5,300,000 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville Combined Statistical Area
59 Ho Chi Minh City Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 5,120,000 Municipality
60 Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) Flag of Canada Canada 6,140,000 Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
61 Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia Russia 4,850,000 Gorod
62 Atlanta (Atlanta Metropolitan Area) Flag of United States United States 4,840,000 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville Combined Statistical Area
63 Alexandria Flag of Egypt Egypt 4,320,000 Governorate + adjacent suburbs
64 Caracas Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 3,790,000 Distrito Federal + Miranda state + Vargas state
65 Singapore Flag of Singapore Singapore 5,330,000 Administrative area
66 Riyadh Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 4,330,000 City proper
68 San Diego-Tijuana Flag of United States United States 4,800,000 City proper
68 Rangoon Flag of Myanmar Myanmar 4,570,000 City proper
69 Pune Flag of India India 4,680,000 Urban agglomeration
70 Guadalajara Flag of Mexico Mexico 4,060,000 Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara + adjacent suburbs
71 Shantou People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 4,720,000
71 Sydney Flag of Australia Australia 4,440,000 Sydney Statistical Division
98 Chittagong Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 3,800,000 city proper
74 Berlin Flag of Germany Germany 4,010,000 Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
75 Algiers Flag of Algeria Algeria 5,720,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
76 Chengdu People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 4,610,000
76 Porto Alegre Flag of Brazil Brazil 3,810,000 Regiao Metropolitana de Porto Alegre + adjacent suburbs
77 Abidjan Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 5,060,000 Unofficial metropolitan area
78 Hangzhou Flag of Mexico Mexico 4,540,000
78 Monterrey Flag of Mexico Mexico 3,950,000 Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey + adjacent suburbs
79 Ibadan) Flag of Niger Niger 4,540,000
79 Phoenix (Valley of the Sun) Flag of United States United States 3,910,000 Phoenix-Mesa-Scotsdale Metropolitan Statistical Area
80 Casablanca Flag of Morocco Morocco 3,850,000 Region du Grand Casablanca
80 Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 4,500,000
81 Milan Flag of Italy Italy 4,280,000 Urban area
82 Barcelona Flag of Spain Spain 4,860,000 Urban area
85 Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Flag of Japan Japan 4,270,000
85 Seattle Flag of United States United States 3,810,000 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia Combined Statistical Area
86 Manchester-Liverpool Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 4,190,000
86 Busan Flag of South Korea South Korea 4,620,000 Busan Metropolitan City
87 Melbourne Flag of Australia Australia 3,780,000 Melbourne Statistical Division
90 Surabaya Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 3,940,000
91 Medan Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 3,930,000
92 Kano Flag of Niger Niger 3,930,000
92 Xi'an People's Republic of China China 4,790,000 Prefecture-level city (urban part)
94 Luanda Flag of Angola Angola 3,850,000
96 Nanjing People's Republic of China China 4,070,000 Prefecture-level city (urban part) (6 districts)
97 Naples Flag of Italy Italy 3,800,000
99 Harbin People's Republic of China China 4,760,000 Prefecture-level city (urban part) (7 districts)

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