Leet o ceeties proper bi population

This is a leet o the maist populous ceeties in the warld defined accordin tae a concept o ceety proper (an urban locality wioot its suburbs). A ceety proper is a locality defined accordin tae legal or poleetical boundaries an an admeenistratively recognised urban status that is uisually characterized bi some fairm o local govrenment.^[1][2][3]

"Warld Urbanization Prospects", a Unitit Naitions publication, defines the population o a ceety proper as "the population livin within the admeenistrative boundaries o a ceety."^[4] The beuk continues tae say that "ceety proper as defined bi admeenistrative boundaries mey nae include suburban auries whur an important proportion o the population wirkin or studyin in the ceety lives."

The term ceety can tak on mony meanins in different pairts o the warld. For the purposes o this leet, the definition o a ceety as a primarily urban locality is uised. This leet enumerates the populations o some o the warld's lairgest ceeties, the boundaries o which mey or mey nae correspond tae those o municipalities. The populations leetit are for the admeenistratively defined ceety an nae for the urban aurie nor the metropolitan aurie. Statistical definitions for each ceety, approximate surface aurie, an population density are an aa indicatit.

Ceeties proper bi population

Rank	Ceety	Image	Population	Defineetion	Aurie (km²)	Population density (/km²)	Kintra
1	Shanghai		7007241500000000000♠24,150,000[5]	Direct-controlled Municipality[6][7]	7003634050000000000♠6,340.5	7003380000000000000♠3,800	Cheenae
2	Beijing		7007211500000000000♠21,150,000[8]	Direct-controlled Municipality[9]	7004164105400000000♠16,410.54	7003128800000000000♠1,288	Cheenae
3	Karachi		7007211426250000000♠21,142,625[10][full citation needit]	Ceety Destrict Govrenment[11]	7003352700000000000♠3,527	7003599400000000000♠5,994	Pakistan
4	Lagos		7007160603070000000♠16,060,307[12][13]	Local Govrenment Areas (LGAs)[14][15]	7002999580000000000♠999.58[16]	7004160670000000000♠16,067	Nigerie
5	Istanbul		7007141604670000000♠14,160,467[17]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[18]	7003218979000000000♠2,189.79[19]	7003646700000000000♠6,467	Turkey
6	Guangzhou		7007127008000000000♠12,700,800[20]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[21]	7003384343000000000♠3,843.43	7003330500000000000♠3,305	Cheenae
7	Mumbai		7007124784470000000♠12,478,447[22]	Municipal Corporation[23]	7002603400000000000♠603.4	7004206800000000000♠20,680	Indie
8	Moscow		7007121111940000000♠12,111,194[24]	Federal Ceety[25][26]	7003251012000000000♠2,510.12[27]	7003482500000000000♠4,825	Roushie
9	São Paulo		7007118218730000000♠11,821,873[28]	Municipality Ceety[29]	7003152111000000000♠1,521.11[30]	7003777200000000000♠7,772	Brazil
10	Delhi		7007110078350000000♠11,007,835[22]	Naitional Caipital Region[31]	7002431090000000000♠431.09	7004255350000000000♠25,535	Indie
11	Shenzhen		7007104674000000000♠10,467,400[32]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003199164000000000♠1,991.64[33]	7003525500000000000♠5,255	Cheenae
12	Seoul		7007103880550000000♠10,388,055[34]	Special Ceety	7002605210000000000♠605.21[35]	7004171640000000000♠17,164	Sooth Korea
13	Jakarta		7006998832900000000♠9,988,329[36]	Caipital Region - Five Kota[37]	7002664120000000000♠664.12	7004150400000000000♠15,040	Indonesie
14	Lima		7006975171700000000♠9,751,717[38][39]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[40]	7002933630000000000♠933.63[41]	7003948900000000000♠9,489
15	Kinshasa		7006973500000000000♠9,735,000[42][43][full citation needit]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[44]	7003111762000099999♠1,117.62[45]	7003871000000000000♠8,710	Democratic Republic o the Congo
16	Tianjin		7006934184400000000♠9,341,844[46]	Direct-controlled Municipality[47]	7003403700000000000♠4,037[48]	7003231400000000000♠2,314	Cheenae
17	Tokyo		7006907157700000000♠9,071,577[49]	23 Special Wards (tokubetsu-ku)	7002622990000000000♠622.99[50]	7004145620000000000♠14,562	Japan
18	Cairo		7006892294900000000♠8,922,949[51]	Governorate[52]	7003308510000000000♠3,085.1[53]	7003289200000000000♠2,892	Egyp
19	Dhaka		7006890603900000000♠8,906,039[54]	Ceety Corporation[55]	7002302920000000000♠302.92[56][57]	7004294010000000000♠29,401	Bangladesh
20	Mexico Ceety		7006887472400000000♠8,874,724[58]	Federal Destrict	7003148549000000000♠1,485.49[59]	7003597400000000000♠5,974	Mexico
21	Bangalore		7006842597000000000♠8,425,970[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002709500000000000♠709.5[60]	7004118760000000000♠11,876	Indie
22	New York Ceety		7006840583700000000♠8,405,837[61]	Five Boroughs[62]	7002783840000000000♠783.84	7004107240000000000♠10,724	Unitit States
23	Lunnon		7006830836900000000♠8,308,369[63]	Greater Lunnon Authority[64]	7003157215000000000♠1,572.15	7003528500000000000♠5,285	Unitit Kinrick
24	Bangkok		7006828092500000000♠8,280,925[65]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[66]	7003156874000000000♠1,568.74	7003528000000000000♠5,280	Thailand
25	Dongguan		7006822020700000000♠8,220,207[67]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003246940000000000♠2,469.4	7003332900000000000♠3,329	Cheenae
26	Tehran		7006815405100000000♠8,154,051[68]	Ceety Municipality[69]	7002686000000000000♠686[70]	7004118860000000000♠11,886	Iran
27	Bogotá		7006777684500000000♠7,776,845[71]	Capital Destrict[72]	7002859110000000000♠859.11[73][74]	7003905200000000000♠9,052	Colombie
28	Ho Chi Minh Ceety		7006768170000000000♠7,681,700[75]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province	7003209560000000000♠2,095.6[76]	7003366700000000000♠3,667	Vietnam
29	Hong Kong		7006721970000000000♠7,219,700[77]	Special Admeenistrative Region	7003110443000000000♠1,104.43[78]	7003653700000000000♠6,537	Cheenae
30	Baghdad		7006718088900000000♠7,180,889[79]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[80]	7003455500000000000♠4,555[81]	7003157700000000000♠1,577	Iraq
31	Wuhan		7006688625300000000♠6,886,253[82]	Sub-Provincial City[83]	7003132761000099999♠1,327.61[84]	7003518700000000000♠5,187	Cheenae
32	Hanoi		7006684410000000000♠6,844,100[75]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province	7003332360000000000♠3,323.6[76]	7003205900000000000♠2,059	Vietnam
33	Hyderabad		7006680997000000000♠6,809,970[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002621480000000000♠621.48[85]	7004109580000000000♠10,958	Indie
34	Rio de Janeiro		7006642992300000000♠6,429,923[28]	Municipality Ceety	7003120027000000000♠1,200.27[30]	7003535700000000000♠5,357	Brazil
35	Lahore		7006631874500000000♠6,318,745[86]	Ceety Destrict	7003177200000000000♠1,772[86]	7003356600000000000♠3,566	Pakistan
36	Foshan		7006615162200000000♠6,151,622[87][88]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003203462000000000♠2,034.62[89]	7003302300000000000♠3,023	Cheenae
37	Santiago		7006574371900000000♠5,743,719[90]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[91]	7003124990000000000♠1,249.9	7003459500000000000♠4,595	Chile
38	Riyadh		7006567662100000000♠5,676,621[92]	Municipality City[93]	7003123398000000000♠1,233.98[94]	7003460000000000000♠4,600	Saudi Arabie
39	Ahmedabad		7006557058500000000♠5,570,585[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002475000000000000♠475	7004117270000000000♠11,727	Indie
40	Singapore		7006539920000000000♠5,399,200[95]	Ceety State	7002712400000000000♠712.4	7003757900000000000♠7,579	Singapore
41	Shantou		7006539102800000000♠5,391,028[96]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003206442000000000♠2,064.42	7003261100000000000♠2,611	Cheenae
42	Luanda		7006527880000000000♠5,278,800[97]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[98]	7003218029000000000♠2,180.29[99]	7003242100000000000♠2,421	Angolae
43	Saunt Petersburg		7006513196700000000♠5,131,967[100]	Federal Ceety	7003143900000000000♠1,439[27]	7003356600000000000♠3,566	Roushie
44	Abidjan		7006476500000000000♠4,765,000[42]	Department/Ceety Destrict	7003211900000000000♠2,119[101]	7003224900000000000♠2,249	Ivory Coast
45	Chengdu		7006474192900000000♠4,741,929[102]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7002421000000000000♠421[102]	7004112600000000000♠11,260	Cheenae
46	Yangon		7006471400000000000♠4,714,000[103]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[104]	7002598750000000000♠598.75[105]	7003787300000000000♠7,873	Myanmar
47	Chennai		7006468108700000000♠4,681,087[106]	Municipal Corporation[107]	7002426510000000000♠426.51[108]	7004210570000000000♠21,057	Indie
48	Sydney		7006467611800000000♠4,676,118[109]	Municipality	7003203655000000000♠2,036.55	7003191900000000000♠1,919	Australie
49	Alexandria		7006461662500000000♠4,616,625[51]	Governorate	7003230000000000000♠2,300[110][111]	7003200700000000000♠2,007	Egyp
50	Chongqing		7006451313700000000♠4,513,137[112]	Direct-controlled Municipality[113]	7003143507000000000♠1,435.07	7003314500000000000♠3,145	Cheenae
51	Kolkata		7006448667900000000♠4,486,679[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002200700000000000♠200.7	7004242520000000000♠24,252	Indie
52	Xi'an		7006448342600000000♠4,483,426[114]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[115]	7002832170000000000♠832.17	7003538800000000000♠5,388	Cheenae
53	Surat		7006446200200000000♠4,462,002[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002326515000000000♠326.515[116]	7004136660000000000♠13,666	Indie
54	Johannesburg		7006443482700000000♠4,434,827[117]	Municipality Ceety	7003164498000000000♠1,644.98	7003269600000000000♠2,696	Sooth Africae
55	Nanjing	File:紫峰大厦.jpeg	7006439385700000000♠4,393,857[118]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7002742850000000000♠742.85	7003591500000000000♠5,915	Cheenae
56	Dar es Salaam		7006436454100000000♠4,364,541[119]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[120]	7003163112000000000♠1,631.12[121]	7003267600000000000♠2,676	Tanzanie
57	Ankara		7006436043800000000♠4,360,438[122]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[123]	7003191092000000000♠1,910.92	7003228200000000000♠2,282	Turkey
58	Suzhou		7006432706600000000♠4,327,066[124]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[125]	7003164972000000000♠1,649.72[126]	7003252600000000000♠2,526	Cheenae
59	Harbin		7006428070100000000♠4,280,701[127][128]	Sub-Provincial City	7003171820000000000♠1,718.2[129]	7003249140000000000♠2,491.4	Cheenae
60	Melbourne		7006425245800000000♠4,252,458[109]	Municipality	7003999050000000000♠9,990.5[130]	7003145800000000000♠1,458	Australie
61	Giza		7006423998800000000♠4,239,988[131]	Govrenorate[132]	7002289080000000000♠289.08	7004146670000000000♠14,667	Egyp
62	Zhengzhou		7006412208700000000♠4,122,087[133]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[134]	7003101566000000000♠1,015.66	7003405900000000000♠4,059	Cheenae
63	New Taipei Ceety		7006395492900000000♠3,954,929[135]	Special Municipality	7003205257000000000♠2,052.57[136]	7003192700000000000♠1,927	Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan)
64	Los Angeles		7006385779900000000♠3,857,799[61]	Municipality Ceety[137]	7003121385000099999♠1,213.85	7003317800000000000♠3,178	Unitit States
65	Cape Toun		7006374002600000000♠3,740,026[117]	Municipality Ceety	7003244497000099999♠2,444.97	7003153000000000000♠1,530	Sooth Africae
66	Shenyang		7006371709800000000♠3,717,098[138]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7002166000000000000♠166	7004223920000000000♠22,392	Cheenae
67	Yokohama		7006368026700000000♠3,680,267[139]	Municipality Ceety	7002437380000000000♠437.38	7003841400000000000♠8,414	Japan
68	Busan		7006359010100000000♠3,590,101[140]	Municipality Ceety	7002766120000000000♠766.12[140]	7003468600000000000♠4,686	Sooth Korea
69	Hangzhou		7006356039100000000♠3,560,391[141]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7002728190000000000♠728.19[141]	7003488900000000000♠4,889	Cheenae
70	Xiamen		7006353134700000000♠3,531,347[142]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003169900000000000♠1,699	7003207800000000000♠2,078	Cheenae
71	Quanzhou		7006352084600000000♠3,520,846[143]	Sub-Provincial Ceety	7003106200000000000♠1,062	7003331500000000000♠3,315	Cheenae
72	Berlin		7006351742400000000♠3,517,424[144]	Ceety State	7002891750000000000♠891.75	7003394400000000000♠3,944	Germany
73	Jeddah		7006345625900000000♠3,456,259[145]	Municipality Ceety	7003176500000000000♠1,765[146]	7003195800000000000♠1,958	Saudi Arabie
74	Durban		7006344236100000000♠3,442,361[117]	Municipality Ceety	7003229131000000000♠2,291.31	7003150200000000000♠1,502	Sooth Africae
75	Kabul		7006341410000000000♠3,414,100[147]	Municipality Ceety	7002275000000000000♠275	7004124150000000000♠12,415	Afghanistan
76	Hefei		7006335207600000000♠3,352,076[148]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[149]	7002838520000000000♠838.52	7003399800000000000♠3,998	Cheenae
77	Pyongyang		7006325538800000000♠3,255,388[150]	Direct-controlled Municipality	7003211300000000000♠2,113[151]	7003154100000000000♠1,541	North Korea
78	Madrid		7006320724700000000♠3,207,247[152]	Municipality Ceety	7002605770000000000♠605.77	7003529400000000000♠5,294	Spain
79	Ekurhuleni		7006317847000000000♠3,178,470[117]	Municipality Ceety	7003197531000000000♠1,975.31	7003160900000000000♠1,609	Sooth Africae
80	Nairobi		7006313836900000000♠3,138,369[153]	Caipital Destrict	7002694900000000000♠694.9	7003451600000000000♠4,516	Kenyae
81	Pune		7006311543100000000♠3,115,431[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002450690000000000♠450.69	7003691300000000000♠6,913	Indie
82	Addis Ababa		7006310367300000000♠3,103,673[154]	Metropolitan Municipality-Province[155]	7002526990000000000♠526.99	7003588900000000000♠5,889	Ethiopie
83	Changsha		7006309398000000000♠3,093,980	Sub-Provincial Ceety[156]	7002969000000000000♠969	7003319300000000000♠3,193	Cheenae
84	Jaipur		7006307335000000000♠3,073,350[22]	Municipal Corporation	7002485000000000000♠485	7003633700000000000♠6,337	Indie
85	Wenzhou		7006303943900000000♠3,039,439[157]	Sub-Provincial Ceety[158]	7003118788000000000♠1,187.88	7003255900000000000♠2,559	Cheenae