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Biggest Cities by Decade (1900-1990)

Name the top seven most populous cities each decade between 1900CE and 1990CE according to Ollie Bye's"The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."
Exact data from spreadsheet used as needed
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1900
1.
6,100,000
London
 
2.
3,800,000
New York
 
3.
3,300,000
Paris
 
4.
2,700,000
Berlin
 
5.
1,700,000
Chicago
 
6.
1,600,000
Vienna
 
7.
1,400,000
Tokyo
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1910
1.
7,000,000
London
 
2.
6,200,000
New York
 
3.
4,300,000
Paris
 
4.
3,200,000
Berlin
 
5.
2,900,000
Tokyo
 
6.
2,200,000
Chicago
 
7.
1,900,000
Vienna
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1920
1.
7,700,000
New York
 
2.
7,500,000
London
 
3.
4,800,000
Paris
 
4.
4,400,000
Tokyo
 
5.
3,700,000
Berlin
 
6.
3,000,000
Chicago
 
7.
2,000,000
Buenos Aires
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1930
1.
10,000,000
New York
 
2.
8,000,000
London
 
3.
6,400,000
Tokyo
 
4.
5,500,000
Paris
 
5.
4,100,000
Berlin
 
6.
3,800,000
Chicago
 
7.
3,100,000
Osaka
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1940
1.
10,700,000
New York
 
2.
8,800,000
Tokyo
 
3.
8,500,000
London
 
4.
5,700,000
Paris
 
5.
5,000,000
Osaka
 
6.
4,400,000
Chicago
 
7.
4,000,000
Berlin
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1950
1.
12,300,000
New York
 
2.
11,200,000
Tokyo
 
3.
8,300,000
London
 
4.
7,000,000
Osaka
 
5.
6,200,000
Paris
 
6.
5,300,000
Moscow
 
7.
5,000,000
Buenos Aires
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1960
1.
16,600,000
Tokyo
 
2.
14,100,000
New York
 
3.
10,600,000
Osaka
 
4.
8,100,000
London
 
5.
7,400,000
Paris
 
6.
6,800,000
Shanghai
 
7.
6,700,000
Buenos Aires
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1970
1.
23,200,000
Tokyo
 
2.
16,100,000
New York
 
3.
15,200,000
Osaka
 
4.
8,800,000
Mexico City
 
5.
8,400,000
Buenos Aires
 
6.
8,300,000
Los Angeles
 
7.
8,200,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1980
1.
28,500,000
Tokyo
 
2.
17,000,000
Osaka
 
3.
15,600,000
New York
 
4.
13,000,000
Mexico City
 
5.
12,000,000
Sao Paulo
 
6.
9,900,000
Buenos Aires
 
7.
9,500,000
Los Angeles
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1990
1.
32,500,000
Tokyo
 
2.
18,300,000
Osaka
 
3.
16,000,000
New York
 
4.
15,600,000
Mexico City
 
5.
14,700,000
Sao Paulo
 
6.
12,300,000
Bombay
 
7.
11,100,000
Buenos Aires
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