List of urban areas by population
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This is a list of contiguous urban areas of the world ordered according to population (as of 2007). The figures here have been compiled by Demographia.[1][2] Urban areas here refer to contiguous built-up areas containing a high population density (over 400 persons per square kilometer as a rule but with exceptions), without regard for administrative boundaries.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Area (km²) | Pop. Growth
Rate (%/yr) |
Sources of
Pop. / Area [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo–Yokohama[4] |  Japan |
34,450,000 | 7,835 | 0.29 | C / B |
| 2 | New York City[5][6] |  United States |
20,420,000 | 11,264 | 0.50 | H / H |
| 3 | Seoul–Incheon[7] |  South Korea |
20,090,000 | 1,943 | 0.60 | C / B |
| 4 | Mumbai (Bombay)[8] |  India |
19,380,000 | 648 | 2.20 | C / B |
| 5 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
19,300,000 | 3,108 | 2.98 | E / B |
| 6 | Delhi[9] | India |
18,560,000 | 1,360 | 3.33 | C / B |
| 7 | Mexico City[10] |  Mexico |
18,410,000 | 2,525 | 0.85 | C / B |
| 8 | São Paulo |  Brazil |
18,130,000 | 2,784 | 0.93 | C / B |
| 9 | Manila[11] |  Philippines |
17,320,000 | 1,334 | 1.68 | C / B |
| 10 | Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto[12] | Japan |
17,280,000 | 3,497 | 0.08 | C / B |
| 11 | Cairo[13] |  Egypt |
16,000,000 | 1,554 | 1.61 | D / B |
| 12 | Los Angeles[14] | United States |
15,350,000 | 5,812 | 1.50 | H / H |
| 13 | Kolkata (Calcutta) | India |
14,580,000 | 984 | 1.65 | A / B |
| 14 | Shanghai |  People's Republic of China |
14,530,000 | 2,979 | 2.23 | C / B |
| 15 | Moscow[15] |  Russia |
14,100,000 | 3,885 | 0.36 | C / B |
| 16 | Buenos Aires[16] |  Argentina |
13,460,000 | 2,979 | 0.92 | A / B |
| 17 | Beijing (Peking) | People's Republic of China |
12,160,000 | 3,043 | 2.62 | C / B |
| 18 | Shenzhen[17][18] | People's Republic of China |
11,820,000 | 1,295 | 3.65 | F / B |
| 19 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
11,080,000 | 1,580 | 0.82 | C / B |
| 20 | Istanbul |  Turkey |
11,000,000 | 1,256 | 1.57 | E / B |
| 21 | Paris |  France |
10,570,000 | 3,043 | 0.83 | E / B |
| 22 | Lagos |  Nigeria |
9,660,000 | 790 | 4.45 | D / B |
| 23 | Karachi[19] |  Pakistan |
9,260,000 | 751 | 3.19 | C / B |
| 24 | Nagoya | Japan |
9,220,000 | 4,662 | 0.23 | C / B |
| 25 | Chicago[20] | United States |
9,100,000 | 5,952 | 0.74 | H / H |
| 26 | London[21] |  United Kingdom |
8,280,000 | 1,623 | −0.00 | A / A |
| 27 | Bangkok |  Thailand |
8,190,000 | 1,554 | 1.18 | C / B |
| 28 | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |  Vietnam |
8,040,000 | 699 | 3.19 | E / B |
| 29 | Kinshasa[22] |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
7,930,000 | 389 | 4.24 | E / B |
| 30 | Lima |  Peru |
7,730,000 | 596 | 1.43 | F / B |
| 31 | Tehran[23] |  Iran |
7,550,000 | 686 | 1.36 | E / B |
| 32 | Dhaka[19] |  Bangladesh |
7,470,000 | 311 | 3.71 | C / B |
| 33 | Bogotá |  Colombia |
7,390,000 | 479 | 1.68 | E / B |
| 34 | Essen–Düsseldorf (Rhine-Ruhr)[24] |  Germany |
7,360,000 | 2,642 | 0.01 | C / B |
| 35 | Chennai (Madras) | India |
7,070,000 | 414 | 1.60 | A / B |
| 36 | Guangzhou (Canton)[25] | People's Republic of China |
7,050,000 | 1,684 | 0.12 | E / B |
| 37 | Hong Kong[17] |  Hong Kong, People's Republic of China |
6,840,000 | 220 | 0.92 | E / B |
| 38 | Lahore | Pakistan |
6,700,000 | 466 | 3.16 | G / B |
| 39 | Bangalore | India |
6,670,000 | 531 | 2.66 | A / B |
| 40 | Taipei[26] |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
6,560,000 | 440 | 0.28 | D / B |
| 41 | Johannesburg–East Rand |  South Africa |
6,540,000 | 2,396 | 1.45 | C / B |
| 42 | Hyderabad | India |
6,490,000 | 583 | 2.11 | C / B |
| 43 | Dongguan[18] | People's Republic of China |
6,450,000 | 1,101 | 3.65 | F / B |
| 44 | Baghdad |  Iraq |
6,030,000 | 596 | 2.31 | D / B |
| 45 | Toronto–Hamilton[27] |  Canada |
5,870,000 | 2,152 | 1.97 | H / H |
| 46 | Santiago |  Chile |
5,750,000 | 648 | 1.17 | E / B |
| 47 | Miami | United States |
5,500,000 | 2,891 | 1.60 | A / A |
| 48 | San Francisco–San Jose[28] | United States |
5,400,000 | 2,497 | 0.21 | H / H |
| 49 | Philadelphia[6] | United States |
5,330,000 | 4,661 | 0.48 | A / A |
| 50 | Saint Petersburg (Leningrad)[29] | Russia |
5,290,000 | 1,191 | −0.13 | D / B |
| 51 | Dallas–Fort Worth[30] | United States |
5,250,000 | 3,959 | 2.40 | H / H |
| 52 | Tianjin (Tientsin)[19][31] | People's Republic of China |
5,190,000 | 453 | 1.48 | C / B |
| 53 | Ahmedabad | India |
5,020,000 | 202 | 2.61 | A / B |
| 54 | Kuala Lumpur[32] |  Malaysia |
5,010,000 | 1,606 | 2.64 | E / B |
| 55 | Madrid |  Spain |
4,980,000 | 945 | 0.27 | C / B |
| 56 | Milan[33] |  Italy |
4,950,000 | 3,043 | −0.16 | C / B |
| 57 | Wuhan | People's Republic of China |
4,890,000 | 518 | 2.17 | E / B |
| 58 | Riyadh |  Saudi Arabia |
4,860,000 | 1,101 | 2.82 | E / B |
| 59 | Boston[34] | United States |
4,760,000 | 5,501 | 0.31 | H / H |
| 60 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil |
4,640,000 | 1,166 | 1.83 | C / B |
| 61 | Pune | India |
4,570,000 | 220 | 3.32 | A / B |
| 62 | Shenyang[35] | People's Republic of China |
4,420,000 | 777 | 1.06 | E / B |
| 63 | Khartoum |  Sudan |
4,380,000 | 583 | 2.31 | D / B |
| 64 | Houston[36] | United States |
4,330,000 | 3,463 | 1.47 | H / H |
| 65 | Atlanta | United States |
4,280,000 | 5,083 | 2.91 | A / A |
| 66 | Singapore[37] |  Singapore |
4,240,000 | 479 | 0.85 | D / B |
| 67 | Washington, D.C.[38] | United States |
4,210,000 | 2,996 | 0.99 | A / A |
| 67 | Yangon |  Myanmar |
4,210,000 | 350 | 2.57 | D / B |
| 69 | Detroit[39] | United States |
4,060,000 | 3,267 | 0.58 | A / A |
| 70 | Guadalajara | Mexico |
4,030,000 | 712 | 1.00 | E / B |
| 71 | Barcelona | Spain |
3,930,000 | 803 | 0.12 | C / B |
| 72 | Athens |  Greece |
3,750,000 | 684 | 0.29 | C / B |
| 72 | Busan | South Korea |
3,750,000 | 259 | 0.60 | E / B |
| 72 | Chengdu (Chengtu) | People's Republic of China |
3,750,000 | 427 | 1.16 | E / B |
| 75 | Surat | India |
3,730,000 | 109 | 4.81 | A / B |
| 76 | Sydney[40] |  Australia |
3,720,000 | 1,687 | 1.02 | C / B |
| 77 | Phoenix–Mesa | United States |
3,700,000 | 2,069 | 3.51 | A / A |
| 78 | Alexandria | Egypt |
3,680,000 | 293 | 1.69 | D / B |
| 78 | Berlin | Germany |
3,680,000 | 984 | 0.00 | C / B |
| 80 | Bandung | Indonesia |
3,670,000 | 401 | 2.91 | E / B |
| 81 | Abidjan |  Côte d'Ivoire |
3,630,000 | 298 | 2.39 | D / B |
| 82 | Monterrey | Mexico |
3,610,000 | 712 | 1.20 | C / B |
| 83 | Ankara | Turkey |
3,510,000 | 583 | 1.81 | E / B |
| 84 | Recife | Brazil |
3,470,000 | 414 | 1.26 | C / B |
| 85 | Algiers |  Algeria |
3,400,000 | 453 | 2.60 | E / B |
| 85 | Porto Alegre | Brazil |
3,400,000 | 777 | 1.14 | C / B |
| 87 | Montreal | Canada |
3,350,000 | 1,740 | 0.69 | A / A |
| 88 | Melbourne | Australia |
3,340,000 | 2,080 | 0.93 | C / B |
| 89 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
3,320,000 | 777 | 2.74 | E / B |
| 90 | Chongqing (Chungking)[41] | People's Republic of China |
3,270,000 | 259 | 1.44 | E / B |
| 91 | Qingdao (Tsingtao) | People's Republic of China |
3,200,000 | 712 | 1.06 | E / B |
| 92 | Fortaleza | Brazil |
3,160,000 | 725 | 1.80 | C / B |
| 93 | Kanpur | India |
3,110,000 | 142 | 2.43 | A / B |
| 93 | Nanjing (Nanking) | People's Republic of China |
3,110,000 | 492 | 0.61 | E / B |
| 95 | Medellín | Colombia |
3,100,000 | 189 | 2.46 | C / B |
| 96 | Kano | Nigeria |
3,080,000 | 207 | 2.44 | D / B |
| 97 | Salvador | Brazil |
3,000,000 | 389 | 1.65 | C / B |
| 98 | Casablanca |  Morocco |
2,980,000 | 220 | 2.08 | E / B |
| 98 | Naples | Italy |
2,980,000 | 777 | −0.13 | C / B |
| 100 | Durban (eThekwini) | South Africa |
2,960,000 | 829 | 0.50 | C / B |
| 101 | Luanda |  Angola |
2,940,000 | 363 | 4.15 | D / B |
| 102 | Seattle[42] | United States |
2,930,000 | 2,470 | 1.10 | A / A |
| 103 | Caracas |  Venezuela |
2,920,000 | 233 | 0.98 | E / B |
| 104 | Nairobi |  Kenya |
2,910,000 | 389 | 3.77 | E / B |
| 105 | Kabul |  Afghanistan |
2,890,000 | 259 | 5.09 | E / B |
| 106 | Addis Ababa |  Ethiopia |
2,870,000 | 228 | 3.55 | D / B |
| 107 | Curitiba | Brazil |
2,860,000 | 842 | 2.01 | C / B |
| 107 | Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania |
2,860,000 | 246 | 4.47 | C / B |
| 109 | Surabaya | Indonesia |
2,850,000 | 376 | 2.34 | D / B |
| 110 | San Diego[43] | United States |
2,840,000 | 2,026 | 0.84 | A / A |
| 111 | Cape Town | South Africa |
2,820,000 | 686 | 0.73 | C / B |
| 111 | Chittagong | Bangladesh |
2,820,000 | 168 | 4.21 | C / B |
| 111 | Jaipur | India |
2,820,000 | 168 | 3.46 | A / B |
| 114 | Rome | Italy |
2,720,000 | 855 | −0.16 | C / B |
| 115 | Taichung | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
2,680,000 | 492 | 2.32 | E / B |
| 116 | Lucknow | India |
2,650,000 | 130 | 2.61 | A / B |
| 117 | Amman[44] |  Jordan |
2,620,000 | 344 | 1.90 | E / B |
| 118 | Harbin[45] | People's Republic of China |
2,610,000 | 492 | 0.04 | E / B |
| 119 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | United States |
2,590,000 | 2,316 | 1.16 | A / A |
| 120 | Dakar |  Senegal |
2,580,000 | 181 | 3.14 | E / B |
| 120 | Tel Aviv |  Israel |
2,580,000 | 453 | 1.63 | D / B |
| 122 | Pyongyang |  North Korea |
2,570,000 | 207 | 0.68 | F / B |
| 123 | Faisalabad | Pakistan |
2,550,000 | 168 | 3.35 | C / B |
| 123 | Kaohsiung | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
2,550,000 | 363 | 0.70 | E / B |
| 125 | Changsha | People's Republic of China |
2,520,000 | 337 | 2.33 | E / B |
| 125 | Ibadan | Nigeria |
2,520,000 | 311 | 2.30 | D / B |
| 127 | Guayaquil |  Ecuador |
2,510,000 | 220 | 2.25 | D / B |
| 128 | İzmir | Turkey |
2,490,000 | 272 | 1.79 | E / B |
| 128 | Kiev |  Ukraine |
2,490,000 | 479 | −0.09 | D / B |
| 128 | Rawalpindi–Islamabad | Pakistan |
2,490,000 | 233 | 3.35 | C / B |
| 131 | Nanchang | People's Republic of China |
2,440,000 | 155 | 2.53 | E / B |
| 132 | Katowice–Gliwice–Tychy |  Poland |
2,430,000 | 725 | −0.14 | C / B |
| 133 | Nagpur | India |
2,410,000 | 114 | 2.17 | A / B |
| 134 | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
2,390,000 | 712 | 3.89 | C / B |
| 135 | Daegu | South Korea |
2,380,000 | 181 | −0.13 | E / B |
| 136 | Medan | Indonesia |
2,370,000 | 246 | 2.46 | E / B |
| 136 | Tampa–St. Petersburg[46] | United States |
2,370,000 | 2,078 | 2.03 | A / A |
| 138 | Hangzhou (Hangchow) | People's Republic of China |
2,350,000 | 414 | 1.90 | E / B |
| 139 | Frankfurt | Germany |
2,330,000 | 673 | 0.50 | C / B |
| 140 | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |
2,310,000 | 531 | 0.61 | E / B |
| 141 | Aleppo |  Syria |
2,300,000 | 210 | 2.33 | D / B |
| 141 | Lisbon |  Portugal |
2,300,000 | 881 | 0.39 | C / B |
| 143 | Changchun | People's Republic of China |
2,290,000 | 285 | 1.46 | E / B |
| 143 | Guatemala City |  Guatemala |
2,290,000 | 298 | 4.32 | C / B |
| 143 | Birmingham[47] | United Kingdom |
2,280,000 | 600 | −0.03 | A / A |
| 146 | Indore | India |
2,250,000 | 85 | 3.22 | A / B |
| 146 | San Juan |  Puerto Rico |
2,250,000 | 2,309 | 0.23 | A / A |
| 148 | Fukuoka[48] | Japan |
2,240,000 | 583 | 0.43 | C / B |
| 148 | Manchester[49] | United Kingdom |
2,240,000 | 558 | −0.03 | A / A |
| 150 | Tunis |  Tunisia |
2,220,000 | 363 | 1.41 | D / B |
| 151 | Havana |  Cuba |
2,200,000 | 285 | 0.04 | D / B |
| 152 | Baltimore[38] | United States |
2,190,000 | 1,768 | 0.79 | A / A |
| 152 | Cali | Colombia |
2,190,000 | 155 | 2.07 | C / B |
| 152 | Port-au-Prince |  Haiti |
2,190,000 | 171 | 2.90 | C / B |
| 155 | Guiyang (Kweiyang) | People's Republic of China |
2,180,000 | 130 | 5.29 | E / B |
| 156 | Damascus | Syria |
2,170,000 | 207 | 2.07 | D / B |
| 156 | Kunming | People's Republic of China |
2,170,000 | 324 | 3.74 | E / B |
| 156 | St. Louis | United States |
2,170,000 | 2,147 | 0.62 | A / A |
| 159 | Colombo |  Sri Lanka |
2,150,000 | 223 | 1.22 | E / B |
| 159 | Sapporo | Japan |
2,150,000 | 648 | 0.49 | C / B |
| 161 | Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic |
2,140,000 | 246 | 1.33 | C / B |
| 162 | Goiânia | Brazil |
2,120,000 | 673 | 2.24 | C / B |
| 163 | Asunción |  Paraguay |
2,110,000 | 596 | 2.83 | E / B |
| 164 | Budapest |  Hungary |
2,090,000 | 894 | −0.19 | D / B |
| 164 | Dalian | People's Republic of China |
2,090,000 | 389 | 0.72 | E / B |
| 164 | Jinan (Tsinan) | People's Republic of China |
2,090,000 | 466 | 0.77 | E / B |
| 164 | Rotterdam–The Hague[50] |  Netherlands |
2,090,000 | 842 | 0.39 | C / B |
| 164 | Shijiazhuang | People's Republic of China |
2,090,000 | 401 | 1.61 | E / B |
| 169 | Patna | India |
2,080,000 | 83 | 3.32 | A / B |
| 170 | Denver[51] | United States |
2,060,000 | 1,292 | 0.50 | A / A |
| 170 | Lanzhou (Lanchow) | People's Republic of China |
2,060,000 | 168 | 3.95 | E / B |
| 172 | Campinas | Brazil |
2,040,000 | 492 | 2.21 | C / B |
| 173 | Las Vegas | United States |
2,030,000 | 741 | 4.46 | A / A |
| 174 | Cologne–Bonn[24] | Germany |
2,020,000 | 932 | 0.50 | C / B |
| 175 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia |
2,010,000 | 673 | 2.82 | E / B |
| 175 | Vancouver[52] | Canada |
2,010,000 | 1,120 | 1.55 | A / A |
| 175 | Warsaw | Poland |
2,010,000 | 544 | 0.07 | D / B |
| 178 | Mashhad | Iran |
2,000,000 | 207 | 1.69 | E / B |
[edit] References
- ^ Demographia World Urban Areas: Projections 2007 & 2020
- ^ Demographia World Urban Areas: World Urban Areas (500,000+): Population, Density
- ^ Sources for population estimates are coded by "A," "C," "D," "E," "F," "G," and "H." Sources for land area definitions are coded by "A", "B," and "H." "A": National census authority data. "B": Demographia land area estimate based upon map or satellite photograph analysis. "C": Demographia population "build up" from third, fourth or fifth order jurisdictions (NUTS-3, NUTS-4, NUTS-5 or equivalent). "D": Population estimate based upon United Nations agglomeration estimate. "E": Demographia population estimate from national census authority agglomeration data. "F": Other Demographia population estimate. "G": Estimate based upon projected growth rate from last census. "H": Combination of adjacent national census authority agglomerations. The most reliable population estimates are "A" and "H." Population estimates "C" are generally reliable. Population estimates "D" and "E" are less reliable. Population estimates coded "F" and "G" are the least reliable.
- ^ Includes large portions of the prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama; and small portions of Gumma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki. Excludes urban areas of Utsunomiya (500,000; 88 km²) and Mito (500,000; 246 km²).
- ^ Combined urbanized area of New York–Newark, Bridgeport–Stamford, New Haven, Trenton, Danbury, and Hightstown.
- ^ a b New York and Philadelphia are treated as separate urban areas. Excludes urban areas of Hartford (852,000; 1,216 km²), Springfield (574,000; 800 km²), Poughkeepsie (352,000; 686 km²), Reading (240,000; 261 km²), Atlantic City (227,000; 313 km²), and Waterbury (189,000; 254 km²).
- ^ Includes Suwon and Ansan.
- ^ Includes Kalyan, Bhiwandi, and Panvel.
- ^ Includes Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Gurgaon.
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Toluca (1,250,000; 220 km²) and Cuernavaca (675,000; 171km²).
- ^ Includes continuous urbanization outside the National Capital Region. The Demographia population estimate is a “build-up” of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
- ^ Includes Nara and Himeji. United Nations estimates separate Osaka–Kobe and Kyoto and exclude both Nara and Himeji. Excludes urban area of Ōtsu (700,000; 389 km²).
- ^ Includes the Governorate of Al-Qahirah (Cairo) and the cities of Al-Jizah (Giza) and Shubra al-Khaymah (Shubra El-Kheima)
- ^ Combined urbanized area of Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana, Riverside–San Bernardino, and Mission Viejo. Excludes urban areas of Oxnard (338,000; 196 km²), Lancaster–Palmdale (264,000; 234 km²), Indio–Palm Springs (255,000; 255 km²), Temecula–Murrieta (230,000; 248 km²), Thousand Oaks (211,000; 223 km²), Victorville–Hesperia (200,000; 321 km²), Santa Barbara (196,000; 155 km²), Santa Clarita (170,000; 141 km²), Hemet (117,000; 108 km²), and Simi Valley (112,000; 70 km²).
- ^ The population estimate is suspect, due to the lack of readily available data for areas outside the city jurisdiction.
- ^ Includes La Plata.
- ^ a b Shenzhen and Hong Kong are treated as separate urban areas because of the lack of freedom of labor movement without trade, immigration or customs barriers.
- ^ a b Population estimates for Shenzhen and Dongguan are based upon press reports, since the national census excludes millions of residents who do not have permanent resident status.
- ^ a b c The population is lower than other estimates (such as the United Nations), which include metropolitan area population not within the continuously developed urban area. The Demographia population estimate is a “build-up” of sub-municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
- ^ Combined urbanized area of Chicago, Kenosha, and Round Lake Beach–McHenry–Grayslake.
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Reading (370,000; 93 km²), Southend-on-Sea (269,000; 67 km²), Crawley (180,000; 54 km²), Slough (142,000; 31 km²), Thanet (119,000; 27 km²), High Wycombe (118,000; 33 km²), St Albans (115,000; 32 km²), and Basildon (101,000; 25 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Brazzaville (1,200,000; 142 km²) in the Republic of the Congo.
- ^ Excludes urban area of Karaj (1,025,000; 145 km²).
- ^ a b Essen–Düsseldorf and Cologne–Bonn are treated as separate urban areas.
- ^ Includes Foshan.
- ^ The population is higher than other estimates (such as the United Nations), which do not includes all population within the continuously developed urban area (especially in Taipei County). Excludes urban area of Chungli (1,600,000; 414 km²).
- ^ Combined urban area of Toronto, Hamilton, and Oshawa.
- ^ Combined urbanized area of San Francisco–Oakland, San Jose, and Concord. Excludes urban areas of Santa Rosa (285,000; 264 km²), San Rafael–Novato (233,000; 256 km²), Antioch (218,000; 156 km²), Vallejo (159,000; 88 km²), Santa Cruz (157,000; 142 km²), and Fairfield (112,000; 67 km²).
- ^ Include communities under the authority of the Town Council.
- ^ Combined urbanized area of Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Denton–Lewisville.
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Tanggu (450,000; 168 km²) within the municipality of Tianjin and Tangshan (875,000; 168 km²).
- ^ The population is higher than other agglomeration estimates (such as the United Nations), which does not include all of the continuously developed urban area. The Demographia population estimate is a “build-up” of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
- ^ Includes Bergamo.
- ^ Combined urbanized area of Boston, Worcester, and Nashua. Excludes urban areas of Providence (1,175,000; 1,304 km²), New Bedford (147,000; 162 km²), Manchester (144,000; 184 km²), and Leominster–Fitchburg (113,000; 162 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Fushun (625,000; 117 km²).
- ^ Combined urbanized area of Houston and The Woodlands.
- ^ Excludes urban area of Johor Bahru (650,000; 363 km²) in Malaysia.
- ^ a b The US Census Bureau combines Baltimore and Washington into a single metropolitan area (consolidated area) but Demographia considers the two as separate urban areas. Excludes urban areas of Aberdeen–Havre de Grace (175,000; 264 km²) and Frederick (119,000; 204 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Flint (365,000; 599 km²), Ann Arbor (284,000; 333 km²), and South Lyon (106,000; 246 km²) in the United States of America as well as urban area of Windsor (263,000; 167 km²) in Canada .
- ^ Excludes urban area of Gosford (255,000; 275 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Wanzhou (200,000; 16 km²) within the municipality of Chongqing.
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Bremerton (178,000; 304 km²), Olympia–Lacey (144,000; 238 km²), and Marysville (114,000; 190 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Tijuana (1,400,000; 324 km²) in Mexico.
- ^ Includes Az-Zarqa.
- ^ Excludes urban area of Acheng (300,000; 39 km²) within the sub-provincial city of Harbin.
- ^ Excludes urban area of Brooksville (102,000; 217 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Coventry (336,000; 76 km²) and Nuneaton (132,000; 33 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Kitakyūshū (1,800,000; 1,166 km²). Some sources combine Fukuoka with Kitakyūshū (such as the United Nations), which is not a part of the continuous urbanization of Fukuoka. The Demographia population estimate is a “build-up” of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Liverpool (816,000; 186 km²), Birkenhead (320,000; 89 km²), Wigan (167,000; 39 km²), Warrington (158,000; 44 km²), and Southport (116,000; 31 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Amsterdam (1,100,000; 414 km²), Haarlem (450,000; 142 km²), and Utrecht (400,000; 109 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban areas of Fort Collins (207,000; 216 km²) and Boulder (112,000; 85 km²).
- ^ Excludes urban area of Abbotsford (129,000; 155 km²).
[edit] External links
- Demographia
- UN Demographic Yearbook
- Th. Brinkhoff: The Principal Agglomerations of the World
- The World Gazetteer
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques
- Gridded Population of the World
