Largest Cities in Their Country That Aren't Capitals

Name every city that is the largest in its country but is not the capital city of its country, according to citypopulation.de, May 2026. For countries with multiple capital cities, the city must be larger than all of them. Seats of government are not the same as capital cities.

New Delhi, India's capital, is included within Delhi, which is India's most populous urban area. The same situation applies to Sri Lanka.

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Population	City
73,600,000	Guangzhou
22,600,000	New York
21,494,671	São Paulo
18,868,012	Karachi
16,200,000	Istanbul
15,100,000	Johannesburg
15,070,000	Lagos
8,993,082	Ho Chi Minh City
7,108,874	Toronto
5,616,633	Abidjan
5,383,728	Dar es Salaam
5,328,274	Melbourne
5,051,500	Milan
4,584,622	Yangon

Population	City
3,816,500	Douala
3,570,099	Dubai
3,218,036	Casablanca
2,650,288	Guayaquil
2,348,103	Almaty
1,547,200	Auckland
1,498,745	Zurich
1,441,406	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1,249,519	Bujumbura
679,012	Cotonou
290,000	Bata
65,834	Belize City
9,564	Koror
6,297	Schaan