Cities with more than 1 million inhabitants. Data from 1950 to 2023.

List
Source: UNCTAD
UNCTAD
https://unctad.org

China
India
United States
Brazil
Japan
Mexico
Pakistan
Indonesia
Nigeria
Türkiye
Russian Federation
South Korea
Bangladesh
Egypt
Congo DR
Iran
Colombia
South Africa
Argentina
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Canada
France
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Australia
Taiwan Province of China
Spain
Iraq
Italy
Peru
Venezuela
Malaysia
Morocco
Angola
Tanzania
Cameroon
Germany
Chile
Hong Kong SAR
Ghana
Sudan
Myanmar
Kenya
UAE
Syrian Arab Republic
Singapore
Cote d’Ivoire
Israel
Ethiopia PDR
Ukraine
Bolivia
Ecuador
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Portugal
Congo
Madagascar
Uganda
Somalia
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
Senegal
Kuwait
Zambia
Belgium
Greece
Guatemala
Mozambique
Haiti
Mali
Algeria
Uzbekistan
Tunisia
Puerto Rico
Azerbaijan
Lebanese Republic
Malawi
Cambodia
Jordan
Netherlands
Cuba
Guinea
Belarus
Togo
Panama
Austria
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Uruguay
Sweden
Liberia
New Zealand
Mongolia
Oman
Chad
Zimbabwe
Nepal
Honduras
Mauritania
Costa Rica
Niger
Switzerland
Serbia
Denmark
Finland
Czech Republic
Sierra Leone
Bulgaria
Ireland
Benin
Rwanda
Burundi
Libya
El Salvador
Kyrgyz Republic
Armenia
Nicaragua
Norway
Georgia
Eritrea
Total: 2,03 bil inhabitants
Countries: 125
Basic data
Change
from to
Percent of population
Percent of urban population
Percent of poulation in cities over 1 million
Country
Flag
inhabitants
Place
China
466 769 931
1
India
240 014 042
2
United States
163 045 590
3
Brazil
93 691 318
4
Japan
81 280 502
5
Mexico
58 920 961
6
Pakistan
48 676 070
7
Indonesia
44 003 756
8
Nigeria
42 085 538
9
Türkiye
35 994 655
10
Russian Federation
34 198 971
11
South Korea
29 414 746
12
Bangladesh
28 589 276
13
Egypt
27 771 678
14
Congo DR
27 432 967
15
Iran
23 833 744
16
Colombia
23 292 495
17
South Africa
22 548 654
18
Argentina
20 949 356
19
Vietnam
20 193 855
20
United Kingdom
18 730 964
21
Canada
17 958 253
22
France
17 737 232
23
Philippines
17 641 435
24
Saudi Arabia
17 597 161
25
Thailand
17 102 377
26
Australia
16 345 586
27
Taiwan Province of China
12 499 158
28
Spain
12 438 730
29
Iraq
12 026 333
30
Italy
11 451 569
31
Peru
11 204 382
32
Venezuela
9 820 353
33
Malaysia
9 707 938
34
Morocco
9 506 132
35
Angola
9 292 336
36
Tanzania
9 086 619
37
Cameroon
8 572 487
38
Germany
8 081 589
39
Chile
7 911 991
40
Hong Kong SAR
7 684 801
41
Ghana
7 506 240
42
Sudan
7 401 300
43
Myanmar
7 142 101
44
Kenya
6 765 556
45
UAE
6 405 440
46
Syrian Arab Republic
6 231 225
47
Singapore
6 080 859
48
Cote d’Ivoire
5 686 350
49
Israel
5 595 284
50
Ethiopia PDR
5 460 591
51
Ukraine
5 445 557
52
Bolivia
5 155 983
53
Ecuador
5 099 461
54
Afghanistan
4 588 666
55
Kazakhstan
4 433 654
56
Yemen
4 372 167
57
Burkina Faso
4 332 569
58
Portugal
4 325 188
59
Congo
3 974 120
60
Madagascar
3 872 264
61
Uganda
3 846 102
62
Somalia
3 737 681
63
Dominican Republic
3 523 890
64
Paraguay
3 510 511
65
Senegal
3 429 536
66
Kuwait
3 297 759
67
Zambia
3 181 250
68
Belgium
3 179 207
69
Greece
3 154 463
70
Guatemala
3 095 099
71
Mozambique
3 015 198
72
Haiti
2 987 455
73
Mali
2 929 373
74
Algeria
2 901 810
75
Uzbekistan
2 603 243
76
Tunisia
2 475 446
77
Puerto Rico
2 439 564
78
Azerbaijan
2 432 304
79
Lebanese Republic
2 421 354
80
Malawi
2 307 291
81
Cambodia
2 281 198
82
Jordan
2 232 240
83
Netherlands
2 192 037
84
Cuba
2 148 930
85
Guinea
2 110 937
86
Belarus
2 057 257
87
Togo
1 981 615
88
Panama
1 976 866
89
Austria
1 975 271
90
Poland
1 797 516
91
Hungary
1 778 052
92
Romania
1 776 385
93
Uruguay
1 774 396
94
Sweden
1 700 066
95
Liberia
1 678 020
96
New Zealand
1 673 220
97
Mongolia
1 672 627
98
Oman
1 650 319
99
Chad
1 592 324
100
Zimbabwe
1 578 128
101
Nepal
1 571 010
102
Honduras
1 568 025
103
Mauritania
1 491 958
104
Costa Rica
1 461 989
105
Niger
1 437 233
106
Switzerland
1 431 538
107
Serbia
1 408 144
108
Denmark
1 381 005
109
Finland
1 337 786
110
Czech Republic
1 323 339
111
Sierra Leone
1 309 168
112
Bulgaria
1 288 114
113
Ireland
1 270 172
114
Benin
1 252 890
115
Rwanda
1 247 551
116
Burundi
1 206 767
117
Libya
1 183 292
118
El Salvador
1 116 052
119
Kyrgyz Republic
1 104 742
120
Armenia
1 094 813
121
Nicaragua
1 094 510
122
Norway
1 085 992
123
Georgia
1 082 245
124
Eritrea
1 072 666
125