Countries With the Most Urban Areas Over 1 Million Residents

Name the 21 countries that have the most urban areas with over a million residents.
Source: Demographia World Urban Areas 12th Annual Edition: 2016:04
http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
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Number of Urban Areas With 1 Million + Residents
Country
104
China
57
India
44
United States
18
Brazil
14
Indonesia
13
Mexico
13
Russia
11
Nigeria
9
Pakistan
8
Japan
7
Germany
7
Iran
7
Turkey
6
Canada
6
Colombia
5
Australia
5
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
5
Iraq
5
Saudi Arabia
5
South Africa
5
South Korea
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4 Comments
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Level 81
May 25, 2016
Very fine quiz! Thank you! I´m surprised not to find the Philippines in the list.
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Level 62
May 26, 2016
Thanks! Philippines has four (Manila, Cebu, Davao City, General Santos)
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Level 58
Sep 25, 2022
take drc as a type in for congo
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Level 92
Apr 22, 2025
By all measures I've ever seen, London, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southampton are considered the minimal number of U.K. urban areas over 1 million.