Rank
|
City, Country
|
Population in 2016
|
City, Country
|
Population in 2030
|
1
|
Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan
|
38,140,000
|
Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan
|
37,190,000
|
2
|
Delhi, India
|
26,454,000
|
Delhi, India
|
36,060,000
|
3
|
Shanghai, China
|
24,484,000
|
Shanghai, China
|
30,725,000
|
4
|
Mumbai, India
|
21,357,000
|
Mumbai, India
|
27,797,000
|
5
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
21,297,000
|
Beijing, China
|
27,706,000
|
6
|
Beijing, China
|
21,240,000
|
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
27,374,000
|
7
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
21,157,000
|
Karachi, Pakistan
|
24,838,000
|
8
|
Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe, Japan
|
20,337,000
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
24,502,000
|
9
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
19,128,000
|
Lagos, Nigeria
|
24,239,000
|
10
|
New York-Newark, USA
|
18,604,000
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
23,865,000
|
11
|
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
18,237,000
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
23,444,000
|
12
|
Karachi, Pakistan
|
17,121,000
|
Kinshasa, DR Congo
|
19,996,000
|
13
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
15,334,000
|
Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe, Japan
|
19,976,000
|
14
|
Kolkata, India
|
14,980,000
|
New York-Newark, USA
|
19,885,000
|
15
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
14,365,000
|
Kolkata, India
|
19,092,000
|
16
|
Chongqing, China
|
13,744,000
|
Guangzhou, China
|
17,574,000
|
17
|
Lagos, Nigeria
|
13,661,000
|
Chongqing, China
|
17,380,000
|
18
|
Manila, Philippines
|
13,131,000
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
16,956,000
|
19
|
Guangzhou, China
|
13,000,070
|
Manila, Philippines
|
16,756,000
|
20
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
12,981,000
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
16,694,000
|
21
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA
|
12,317,000
|
Bangalore, India
|
14,762,000
|
22
|
Moscow, Russia
|
12,260,000
|
Tianjin, China
|
14,655,000
|
23
|
Kinshasa, DR Congo
|
12,071,000
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
14,174,000
|
24
|
Tianjin, China
|
11,558,000
|
Chennai, India
|
13,921,000
|
25
|
Paris, France
|
10,925,000
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
13,812,000
|
26
|
Shenzhen, China
|
10,828,000
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA
|
13,257,000
|
27
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
10,483,000
|
Lahore, Pakistan
|
13,033,000
|
28
|
Bangalore, India
|
10,456,000
|
Hyderabad, India
|
12,774,000
|
29
|
London, United Kingdom
|
10,434,000
|
Shenzhen, China
|
12,673,000
|
30
|
Chennai, India
|
10,163,000
|
Lima, Peru
|
12,221,000
|
31
|
Lima, Peru
|
10,072,000
|
Moscow, Russia
|
12,200,000
|
32
|
|
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
11,966,000
|
33
|
|
|
Paris, France
|
11,803,000
|
34
|
|
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
11,573,000
|
35
|
|
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
11,528,000
|
36
|
|
|
London, United Kingdom
|
11,467,000
|
37
|
|
|
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
|
10,760,000
|
38
|
|
|
Ahmedabad, India
|
10,527,000
|
39
|
|
|
Luanda, Angola
|
10,429,000
|
40
|
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
|
10,200,000
|
41
|
|
|
Chengdu, China
|
10,104,000
|
|