What cities have a population of over ten million people?

Answer 1

Six cities have an actual population of over ten million...

1. Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.5 (million)

2. Karachi, Pakistan 11.5

3. New Delhi, India 11

4. Shanghai, China 11

5. Moscow, Russia 10.5

6. Sao Paolo, Brazil 10

...but 20 have an urban population of over ten million.

1. Tokyo, Japan 35 (million)

2. Mexico City, Mexico 18.5

3. New York City, USA 18

4. Sao Paolo, Brazil 18

5. Mumbai (Bombay), India 17.5

6. New Delhi, India 14

7. Calcutta, India 14

8. Buenos Aires, Argentina 13

9. Shanghai, China 13

10. Jakarta, Indonesia 12

11. Los Angeles, USA 12

12. Dhaka, Bangladesh 11.5

13. Osaka-Kobe, Japan 11

14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11

15. Karachi, Pakistan 11

16. Beijing, China 11

17. Cairo, Egypt 11

18. Moscow, Russia 10.5

19. Manila, Philippines 10

20. Lagos, Nigeria 10

*the populations are rounded to the nearest half a million

Answer 2

A city with more than 10 million inhabitants is known as a megacity. Currently, there are 35 megacities in existence. The largest of these, having over 30 million inhabitants are Tokyo and Shanghai, with 38.8 million and 35.5 million respectively.

Answer 3

There are 9 Cities with a population higher than Ten million. These are, with their sizes ;

1. Mumbai - 13,922,125
2. Shanghai - 13,831,900
3. Karachi - 12,991,000
4. Delhi - 12,259,230
5. Istanbul - 11,372,613
6. São Paulo - 11,037,593
7. Moscow - 10,508,971
8. Seoul - 10,456,034
9. Beijing - 10,123,000