This document lists the 20 largest cities in the world by population, ranging from Beijing, China as the 20th largest with 12 million inhabitants to Tokyo, Japan as the largest city with over 34 million people. Several Asian cities ranked highly, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Dhaka in the top 20. Tokyo has over 34 million inhabitants, making it the most populous city globally.

2. 20th largest metropolitan city in the world – Beijing, China at 12 million

3. 19th place is Rio de Janeiro at 12,100,000

4. 18th is Dhaka, Bangladesh with 13,100,000 inhabitants

5. 17th is Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a pop. of 13,400,000

6. 16th place goes to Moscow, Russia with 13,750,000 people

7. At No. 15 is Karachi, Pakistan with 14,125,000 inhabitants

8. 14th largest is Manila in the Philippines at 14,850,000

9. 13th is Cairo, Egypt with 15,450,000 people

10. 12th is Kolkata, (Calcutta) India with 15,550,000

11. Osaka, Japan is 11th largest with 16,800,000 people

12. 10th is Jakarta, Indonesia with 17,150,000 people

13. 9th largest by population is Shanghai, China with 17,900,000

14. 8th largest is Los Angeles with 18,100,000 in its metropolitan area.

15. 7th largest city by population is Delhi, India with 19,500,000 people

16. 6th place goes to Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India at 19,700,000

17. The 5th largest is Sao Paulo, Brazil with 20,200,000 inhabitants

18. 4th is New York City at 22 million

19. In 3rd place is Mexico City with 22,650,000 in its metropolitan area

20. 2nd place goes to Seoul with 25 million

21. 1st place is Tokyo, Japan with over 34 million inhabitants

22. Aspects of
living in Asia
Recreation

23. Tokyo Water Park,
where their slogan reads …

27. Housing

29. Transportation