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Population in largest city

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.URB.LCTY•people•1960 → 2024•153 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
153
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
Japan
JPN
37.115M people
2024
India
IND
33.8074M people
2024
China
CHN
29.8679M people
2024
Bangladesh
BGD
23.9357M people
2024
Brazil
BRA
22.8067M people
2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.
EGY
22.6239M people
2024
Population in largest city infographic

Population in largest city by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: people
≤ 782.67K
782.67K – 1.34M
1.34M – 1.92M
1.92M – 3.01M
3.01M – 4.43M
4.43M – 9.68M
> 9.68M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Population in largest city
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Population in largest city
Countries
50
 
Median
9.2M
 
Mean
11.5M
 
25th pctl
5.7M
 
75th pctl
15.6M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Population in largest city
JapanIndiaChina
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
JapanJPN37.12M people2024
IndiaIND33.81M people2024
ChinaCHN29.87M people2024
BangladeshBGD23.94M people2024
BrazilBRA22.81M people2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY22.62M people2024
MexicoMEX22.51M people2024
United StatesUSA19.03M people2024
PakistanPAK17.65M people2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD17.03M people2024
NigeriaNGA16.54M people2024
TurkiyeTUR16.05M people2024
ArgentinaARG15.62M people2024
PhilippinesPHL14.94M people2024
Russian FederationRUS12.71M people2024
ColombiaCOL11.66M people2024
IndonesiaIDN11.44M people2024
PeruPER11.36M people2024
FranceFRA11.28M people2024
ThailandTHA11.23M people2024
Korea, Rep.KOR10M people2024
United KingdomGBR9.75M people2024
AngolaAGO9.65M people2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN9.62M people2024
Viet NamVNM9.57M people2024
MalaysiaMYS8.82M people2024
TanzaniaTZA8.16M people2024
IraqIRQ7.92M people2024
Saudi ArabiaSAU7.82M people2024
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG7.73M people2024
ChileCHL6.95M people2024
SpainESP6.78M people2024
SudanSDN6.54M people2024
CanadaCAN6.43M people2024
South AfricaZAF6.32M people2024
SingaporeSGP6.12M people2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV5.87M people2024
MyanmarMMR5.71M people2024
EthiopiaETH5.7M people2024
KenyaKEN5.54M people2024
AustraliaAUS5.32M people2024
AfghanistanAFG4.73M people2024
CameroonCMR4.68M people2024
IsraelISR4.5M people2024
ItalyITA4.33M people2024
UgandaUGA4.05M people2024
MadagascarMDG4.05M people2024
MoroccoMAR3.95M people2024
GhanaGHA3.9M people2024
Dominican RepublicDOM3.59M people2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)