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Biggest Cities by Decade (2000-2020)

Name the seven most populous cities each decade between 2000CE and 2020CE 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
2000
1.
34,400,000
Tokyo
 
2.
18,600,000
Osaka
 
4.
18,400,000
Mexico City
 
3.
17,800,000
New York
 
5.
17,000,000
Sao Paulo
 
6.
16,100,000
Mumbai
 
7.
15,600,000
New Delhi
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
2010
1.
36,800,00
Tokyo
 
2.
21,900,000
New Delhi
 
3.
20,300,000
Shanghai
 
4.
20,100,000
Mexico City
 
5.
19,600,000
Sao Paulo
 
6.
19,300,000
Osaka
 
7.
18,300,000
New York
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
2020
1.
37,300,000
Tokyo
 
2.
30,200,000
New Delhi
 
3.
27,000,000
Shanghai
 
4.
22,000,000
Sao Paulo
 
5.
21,700,000
Mexico City
 
6.
21,000,000
Dhaka
 
7.
20,400,000
Beijing
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