What are the 10 largest cities in the world?

Let us talk about the world’s largest metropolitan areas in this article. We want to speak about major cities including their surrounding suburbs and rural areas.

Rank	Name	million inhabitants	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²	Country	Continent
1	Tokyo	39,105	8.231	4.751	Japan	Asia
2	Jakarta	35,362	3.541	9.988	Indonesia	Asia
3	Delhi	31,870	2.233	14.275	India	Asia
4	Manila	23,971	1.873	12.801	Philippines	Asia
5	São Paulo	22,495	3.237	6.948	Brazil	South America
6	Seoul	22,394	2.769	8.088	South Korea	Asia
7	Mumbai	22,186	1.008	22.021	India	Asia
8	Shanghai	22,118	4.069	5.436	People’s Republic of China	Asia
9	Mexico City	21,505	2.385	9.015	Mexico	North America
10	Guangzhou	21,489	4.341	4.950	People’s Republic of China	Asia

With 36.9 million inhabitants, Tokyo it is the largest metropolitan region in the world. The four megacities of Tokyo (or the 23 municipalities), Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, and Chiba and Sagamihara form the core cities. The region consists of the four prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba, but has recently expanded into Ibaraki Prefecture.

With more than 30 million inhabitants (as of the end of 2021), Jabodetabek (Jakarta metropolitan area) is one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world. The region is experiencing high population growth, mainly due to an influx from the country’s rural regions.