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Biggest Asian Cities by Decade (1950-2040)

Name the top 10 most populous cities in Asia each decade between the years 1950 and 2040 according to Imperial Statistics.
M stands for million(s)
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1950
1.
11.27M
Tokyo
 
2.
7.05M
Osaka
 
3.
4.62M
Kolkata
 
4.
4.33M
Shanghai
 
5.
3.11M
Mumbai
 
6.
2.95M
Jakarta
 
7.
2.47M
Tianjin
 
8.
2.29M
Seoul
 
9.
2.26M
Nagoya
 
10
2.15M
Shenyang
1960
1.
16.9M
Tokyo
 
2.
10.77M
Osaka
 
3.
6.84M
Shanghai
 
4.
5.95M
Kolkata
 
5.
5.28M
Jakarta
 
6.
4.81M
Seoul
 
7.
4.47M
Mumbai
 
8.
4.4M
Nagoya
 
9.
3.94M
Beijing
 
10.
2.95M
Tianjin
1970
1.
23.31M
Tokyo
 
2.
15.27M
Osaka
 
3.
9.91M
Seoul
 
4.
7.87M
Jakarta
 
5.
7.33M
Kolkata
 
6.
6.61M
Nagoya
 
7.
6.42M
Mumbai
 
8.
6.05M
Shanghai
 
9.
4.43M
Beijing
 
10.
4.07M
Kitakyushu/Fukuoka
1980
1.
28.57M
Tokyo
 
2.
17.03M
Osaka
 
3.
15.58M
Seoul
 
4.
12.37M
Jakarta
 
5.
9.21M
Mumbai
 
6.
9.11M
Kolkata
 
7.
7.78M
Nagoya
 
8.
5.96M
Manila
 
9.
5.94M
Shanghai
 
10.
5.6M
Delhi
1990
1.
32.44M
Tokyo
 
2.
20.87M
Seoul
 
3.
18.35M
Osaka
 
4.
17.36M
Jakarta
 
5.
12.29M
Mumbai
 
6.
10.93M
Kolkata
 
7.
9.29M
Delhi
 
8.
8.54M
Shanghai
 
9.
8.39M
Nagoya
 
10.
7.93K
Manila
2000
1.
34.4M
Tokyo
 
2.
22.41M
Seoul
 
3.
21.01M
Jakarta
 
4.
18.67M
Osaka
 
5.
16.04M
Mumbai
 
6.
15.51M
Delhi
 
7.
14.08M
Shanghai
 
8.
13.27M
Manila
 
9.
13.04M
Kolkata
 
10.
10.18M
Beijing
2010
1.
37.38M
Tokyo
 
2.
26.23M
Jakarta
 
3.
23.82M
Seoul
 
4.
21.85M
Delhi
 
5.
20.45M
Manila
 
6.
20.17M
Shanghai
 
7.
19.29M
Osaka
 
8.
18.21M
Mumbai
 
9.
16.29M
Beijing
 
10.
14.63M
Dhaka
2020
1.
40.75M
Tokyo
 
2.
32.43M
Jakarta
 
3.
30.08M
Delhi
 
4.
26.89M
Shanghai
 
5.
26.5M
Manila
 
6.
25.46M
Seoul
 
7.
20.84M
Dhaka
 
8.
20.36M
Beijing
 
9.
20.36M
Mumbai
 
10.
19.17M
Osaka
2030
1.
39.62M
Tokyo
 
2.
39.48M
Jakarta
 
3.
38.61M
Delhi
 
4.
33.37M
Manila
 
5.
32.68M
Shanghai
 
6.
27.81M
Dhaka
 
7.
26.42M
Seoul
 
8.
24.38M
Mumbai
 
9.
24.15M
Beijing
 
10.
20.25M
Karachi
2040
1.
47.54M
Delhi
 
2.
45.88M
Jakarta
 
3.
41.33M
Manila
 
4.
38.32M
Tokyo
 
5.
35.32M
Shanghai
 
6.
34.22M
Dhaka
 
7.
29.89M
Mumbai
 
8.
27.59M
Karachi
 
9.
26.1M
Seoul
 
10.
26.09M
Beijing
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