| Years | City Max Pop. | City | Country | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 BCE - 100 BCE, 637 - 750, 1013 - 1126, 1180 - 1300, 1348 - 1627, 1710 - 1825 | 1,350,000 | Chang'an, Kaifeng, Hangzhou, Jinling, Beijing | China | 96%
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| 1925 - 1950 | 12,463,000 | New York City | United States | 91%
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| 1965 - 1975 | 20,500,000 | Tokyo | Japan | 89%
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| 1825 - 1914 | 7,419,000 | London | United Kingdom | 89%
|
| 25 BCE - 500 CE | 600,000 | Rome, Constantinople | Roman Empire | 75%
|
| 1650 - 1700 | 800,000 | Constantinople | Ottoman Empire | 66%
|
| 539 BCE - 400 BCE | 200,000 | Babylon | Achaemenid Empire | 46%
|
| 1127, 1153 - 1160 | 200,000 | Constantinople | Byzantine Empire | 37%
|
| 609 BCE - 539 BCE | 200,000 | Babylon | Neo-Babylonian Empire | 30%
|
| 320 BCE | > 300,000 | Alexandria | Macedonia | 25%
|
| 668 BCE - 609 BCE | 120,000 | Nineveh | Neo-Assyrian Empire | 7%
|
| 775 - 932 | 1,100,000 | Baghdad | Abbasid Caliphate | 3%
|
| 300 BCE - 200 BCE | 350,000 | Paliputra | Maurya Empire | 2%
|
| 1145 - 1150 | 200,000 | Merv | Seljuk Empire | 2%
|
| 1170 | 200,000 | Fez | Almohad Caliphate | 1%
|
| 935 - 1000 | 350,000 | Córdoba | Caliphate of Córdoba | 1%
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| 1315 - 1325 | 500,000 | Cairo | Mamluk Sultanate | 1%
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| 570 - 622 | 500,000 | Ctesiphon | Sassanid Empire | 1%
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