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Population in largest city

Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.URB.LCTY•people•1960 → 2025•153 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
153
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Spotlight
Japan
JPN
37.0362M people
2025
India
IND
34.6656M people
2025
China
CHN
30.4821M people
2025
Bangladesh
BGD
24.6529M people
2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.
EGY
23.0742M people
2025
Brazil
BRA
22.99M people
2025
Population in largest city infographic

Population in largest city by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: people
≤ 804.13K
804.13K – 1.38M
1.38M – 1.99M
1.99M – 3.02M
3.02M – 4.47M
4.47M – 9.89M
> 9.89M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

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

Distribution across countries

Population in largest city
Countries
153
 
Median
2.4M
 
Mean
5M
 
25th pctl
1.3M
 
75th pctl
5.8M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Population in largest city
JapanIndiaChina
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
JapanJPN37.04M people2025
IndiaIND34.67M people2025
ChinaCHN30.48M people2025
BangladeshBGD24.65M people2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY23.07M people2025
BrazilBRA22.99M people2025
MexicoMEX22.75M people2025
United StatesUSA19.15M people2025
PakistanPAK18.08M people2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD17.78M people2025
NigeriaNGA17.16M people2025
TurkiyeTUR16.24M people2025
ArgentinaARG15.75M people2025
PhilippinesPHL15.23M people2025
Russian FederationRUS12.74M people2025
ColombiaCOL11.8M people2025
IndonesiaIDN11.63M people2025
PeruPER11.52M people2025
ThailandTHA11.39M people2025
FranceFRA11.35M people2025
AngolaAGO10.03M people2025
Korea, Rep.KOR10.03M people2025
United KingdomGBR9.84M people2025
Viet NamVNM9.82M people2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN9.73M people2025
MalaysiaMYS9M people2025
TanzaniaTZA8.56M people2025
IraqIRQ8.14M people2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU7.95M people2025
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG7.77M people2025
ChileCHL7M people2025
SpainESP6.81M people2025
SudanSDN6.75M people2025
CanadaCAN6.49M people2025
South AfricaZAF6.44M people2025
SingaporeSGP6.16M people2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV6.06M people2025
EthiopiaETH5.96M people2025
MyanmarMMR5.81M people2025
KenyaKEN5.77M people2025
AustraliaAUS5.39M people2025
AfghanistanAFG4.88M people2025
CameroonCMR4.85M people2025
IsraelISR4.57M people2025
ItalyITA4.35M people2025
UgandaUGA4.27M people2025
MadagascarMDG4.23M people2025
GhanaGHA4.04M people2025
MoroccoMAR4.01M people2025
SenegalSEN3.66M people2025
Dominican RepublicDOM3.65M people2025
ParaguayPRY3.63M people2025
GermanyDEU3.58M people2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM3.53M people2025
Burkina FasoBFA3.52M people2025
ZambiaZMB3.47M people2025
KuwaitKWT3.4M people2025
EcuadorECU3.24M people2025
GuatemalaGTM3.23M people2025
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK3.21M people2025
MaliMLI3.18M people2025
GreeceGRC3.16M people2025
HaitiHTI3.13M people2025
United Arab EmiratesARE3.09M people2025
PortugalPRT3.03M people2025
UkraineUKR3.02M people2025
Venezuela, RBVEN3.02M people2025
AlgeriaDZA3M people2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM2.85M people2025
Congo, Rep.COG2.81M people2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2.8M people2025
UzbekistanUZB2.67M people2025
TunisiaTUN2.55M people2025
AzerbaijanAZE2.5M people2025
Puerto Rico (US)PRI2.43M people2025
CambodiaKHM2.43M people2025
LebanonLBN2.38M people2025
JordanJOR2.27M people2025
GuineaGIN2.25M people2025
CubaCUB2.16M people2025
BelgiumBEL2.14M people2025
TogoTGO2.11M people2025
BelarusBLR2.07M people2025
PanamaPAN2.05M people2025
KazakhstanKAZ2.04M people2025
AustriaAUT2.01M people2025
BoliviaBOL2M people2025
MozambiqueMOZ1.98M people2025
PolandPOL1.8M people2025
LiberiaLBR1.79M people2025
UruguayURY1.79M people2025
HungaryHUN1.78M people2025
RomaniaROU1.76M people2025
SwedenSWE1.74M people2025
MongoliaMNG1.72M people2025
ChadTCD1.72M people2025
New ZealandNZL1.71M people2025
OmanOMN1.7M people2025
NepalNPL1.67M people2025
HondurasHND1.65M people2025
ZimbabweZWE1.63M people2025
MauritaniaMRT1.61M people2025
NigerNER1.56M people2025
Costa RicaCRI1.5M people2025
SwitzerlandCHE1.46M people2025
SerbiaSRB1.41M people2025
DenmarkDNK1.4M people2025
MalawiMWI1.39M people2025
Sierra LeoneSLE1.39M people2025
BeninBEN1.38M people2025
FinlandFIN1.35M people2025
BurundiBDI1.35M people2025
CzechiaCZE1.33M people2025
RwandaRWA1.33M people2025
IrelandIRL1.3M people2025
BulgariaBGR1.29M people2025
LibyaLBY1.2M people2025
NetherlandsNLD1.19M people2025
EritreaERI1.15M people2025
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ1.15M people2025
El SalvadorSLV1.13M people2025
NicaraguaNIC1.12M people2025
NorwayNOR1.12M people2025
ArmeniaARM1.1M people2025
GeorgiaGEO1.09M people2025
TajikistanTJK1.04M people2025
Central African RepublicCAF1.02M people2025
TurkmenistanTKM941.13K people2025
GabonGAB899.23K people2025
QatarQAT831.69K people2025
West Bank and GazaPSE823.41K people2025
Lao PDRLAO755.94K people2025
BahrainBHR743.07K people2025
Guinea-BissauGNB709.09K people2025
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC701.38K people2025
CroatiaHRV684.36K people2025
Sri LankaLKA647.56K people2025
North MacedoniaMKD620.83K people2025
DjiboutiDJI616.33K people2025
LatviaLVA615.76K people2025
JamaicaJAM603.77K people2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO546.56K people2025
LithuaniaLTU541.52K people2025
AlbaniaALB535.7K people2025
Equatorial GuineaGNQ512.75K people2025
NamibiaNAM511.37K people2025
Gambia, TheGMB510.3K people2025
South SudanSSD500.09K people2025
MoldovaMDA484.35K people2025
EstoniaEST457.66K people2025
Slovak RepublicSVK443.68K people2025
Papua New GuineaPNG431.9K people2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH348.4K people2025
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)