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The world’s largest cities
and urban areas in 2020
Urban areas ranked 1 to 100

The tables provide population figures for cities and their surrounding urban areas. Most such agglomerations are economically, socially and culturally dominated by one city at their centre. Occasionally however, several cities of similar status and their suburbs make up an urban area. The 2020 population figures were calculated using the 2006 data as base and applying annual rates of population changes. The average annual rates of population changes are assumptions based on past growth/decline and forecasts by international and national statistics organisations.

THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND THEIR MAYORS 2010
Introduction
Cities by size: 1 to 150 | 151 to 300 | 301 to 450 | 451 to 550 |
Cities in alphabetical order: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |
Cities by countries: A to D | E to L | M to R | S to Z |

LARGEST URBAN AREAS:
Introduction
In 2006: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |
In 2020: Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 | Urban areas ranked 301 to 400 |

FASTEST GROWING URBAN AREAS:
Urban areas ranked 1 to 100 | Urban areas ranked 101 to 200 | Urban areas ranked 201 to 300 |

ALPHABETICAL INDEX:
Urban areas A to D | Urban areas E to L | Urban areas M to R | Urban areas S to Z |

RICHEST CITIES BY GDP
Introduction | 150 richest cities in 2005 | 150 richest cities in 2020 | Europe's richest cities |

RICHEST CITIES BY PERSONAL EARNINGS
70 richest cities


Largest cities and urban areas in 2020 (1 to 100)
Rank
City/Urban area
Country
Average annual growth, 2006 to 2020, in %
Population in 2020
(millions)
1
Tokyo Japan
0.34
37.28
2
Mumbai (Bombay) India
2.32
25.97
3
Delhi India
3.48
25.83
4
Dhaka Bangladesh
3.79
22.04
5
Mexico City Mexico
0.90
21.81
6
São Paulo Brazil
1.06
21.57
7
Lagos Nigeria
4.44
21.51
8
Jakarta Indonesia
3.03
20.77
9
New York USA
0.66
20.43
10
Karachi Pakistan
3.19
18.94
11
Calcutta India
1.74
18.54
12
Buenos Aires Argentina
0.97
15.48
13
Cairo Egypt
1.56
14.02
14
Metro Manila Philippines
1.55
13.40
15
Los Angeles USA
0.58
13.25
16
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
0.93
13.23
17
Istanbul Turkey
1.75
12.76
18
Shanghai China
0.00
12.63
19
Moscow Russia
0.58
11.73
20
Osaka, Kobe Japan
0.13
11.53
21
Beijing China
0.19
11.15
22
Lima Peru
1.53
10.32
23
Paris France
0.21
10.18
24
Tianjin China
0.55
10.14
25
Lahore Pakistan
3.12
10.10
26
Bogotá Colombia
1.84
10.08
27
Kinshasa Congo
3.89
10.04
28
Bangalore India
2.79
9.92
29
Chicago USA
0.80
9.84
30
Wuhan China
2.87
9.18
31
Seoul South Korea
-0.50
8.88
32
Chennai (Madras) India
1.68
8.88
33
Tehran Iran
1.28
8.86
34
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
3.09
8.82
35
Hyderabad India
2.21
8.61
36
Baghdad Iraq
2.37
8.41
37
Hong Kong China
0.97
8.33
38
Chittagong Bangladesh
4.29
7.87
39
Ahmadabad India
2.73
7.78
40
Bangkok Thailand
1.11
7.76
41
Surat India
4.99
7.72
42
London UK
-0.02
7.59
43
Pune (Poona) India
3.46
7.53
44
Belo Horizonte Brazil
1.99
7.18
45
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
2.07
6.79
46
Santiago Chile
1.17
6.71
47
Dortmund, Bochum Germany
0.04
6.61
48
Miami USA
1.32
6.59
49
Kabul Afghanistan
4.74
6.56
50
Khartoum Sudan
2.41
6.46
51
Atlanta USA
2.64
6.44
52
Toronto Canada
1.48
6.34
53
Chongqing China
1.46
6.20
54
Bandung Indonesia
2.90
6.19
55
Jidda Saudi Arabia
2.93
5.94
56
Philadelphia USA
0.67
5.88
57
Yangon Myanmar
2.46
5.87
58
Dallas, Fort Worth USA
1.53
5.83
59
Beihai China
10.58
5.82
60
Hanoi Vietnam
2.26
5.78
61
Houston USA
1.61
5.49
62
Madrid Spain
0.30
5.39
63
St Petersburg Russia
0.05
5.39
64
Shenyang China
0.51
5.30
65
Brasília Brazil
2.99
5.25
66
Singapore Singapore
1.13
5.24
67
Sydney Australia
1.09
5.18
68
Dar es Salaam Tanzania
4.39
5.12
69
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
2.49
5.11
70
Casablanca Morocco
2.07
5.09
71
Boston USA
1.07
5.08
72
Luanda Angola
3.96
5.06
73
Nairobi Kenya
3.87
5.02
74
Algiers Algeria
2.74
4.93
75
Washington DC USA
1.03
4.90
76
Ankara Turkey
1.97
4.85
77
East Rand (Ekurhuleni) South Africa
2.89
4.82
78
Jaipur India
3.60
4.79
79
Alexandria Egypt
1.62
4.77
80
Addis Ababa Ethiopia
3.40
4.76
81
Phoenix, Mesa USA
2.10
4.69
82
Johannesburg South Africa
2.20
4.67
83
Pôrto Alegre Brazil
1.26
4.60
84
Guadalajara Mexico
1.03
4.56
85
Barcelona Spain
0.14
4.52
86
Kanpur India
2.53
4.44
87
Fortaleza Brazil
1.95
4.39
88
Salvador Brazil
1.80
4.38
89
Medellín Colombia
1.98
4.38
90
Recife Brazil
1.39
4.36
91
Detroit USA
0.52
4.29
92
Monterrey Mexico
1.27
4.27
93
Melbourne Australia
0.99
4.26
94
Chengdu China
1.17
4.14
95
Faisalabad Pakistan
3.32
4.13
96
Kano Nigeria
2.34
4.07
97
Curitiba Brazil
2.18
4.00
98
Guangzhou China
0.16
3.97
99
Cape Town South Africa
1.44
3.92
100
Lucknow India
2.72
3.89

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The shortlist of mayors for the 2012 World Mayor Prize have been announced. VOTE NOW FOR THE WINNER


Introducing
World Mayor
The shortlist for the 2012 World Mayor Prize includes five mayors from North America, four from Latin America, seven from Europe, five from Asia, two from Australasia and two mayors from Africa.



The City Mayors Foundation, the international think tank for local government, organises the World Mayor Project and awards the World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been given since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally.

The organisers of the World Mayor Project are looking for city leaders who excel in qualities like: leadership and vision, management abilities and integrity, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as the will and ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. The winner receives the artistically acclaimed World Mayor trophy, while the two runner-ups are given the World Mayor Commendation.

Mayors wishing to be considered for the World Mayor Prize will be asked to sign up to the City Mayors' Code of Ethics



2012 timetable
Nominations were accepted until the 17 May 2012. A shortlist of 25 nominees was published on 18 June. VOTING IS NOW TAKING PLACE and will continue until the middle of October. The winner of the 2012 World Mayor Prize and other results of the World Mayor Project will be announced in early December 2012.



Winners and runners-up
2004 to 2010
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana, Albania); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City, Mexico); In third place: Walter Veltroni (Rome, Italy)
In 2005: Winner: Dora Bakoyannis (Athens, Greece); Runner-up: Hazel McCallion (Mississauga, Canada); In third place: Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
In 2006: Winner: John So (Melbourne, Australia); Runner up: Job Cohen (Amsterdam, Netherland); In third place: Stephen Reed (Harrisburg, USA)
In 2008: Winner: Helen Zille (Cape Town, South Africa); Runner up: Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich, Switzerland); In third place: Leopoldo López (Chacao, Venezuela)
In 2010: Winner: Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City, Mexico); Runner-up: Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City, USA); In third place: Domenico Lucano (Riace, Italy)