| List of cities proper by population |
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Rank | City | Population | Definition | Area (km²) | Country |
1 | Shanghai | 13,831,900 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1928 | China |
2 | Mumbai | 13,830,884 | Municipal Corporation | 603 | India |
3 | Karachi | 12,991,000 | City District | 3527 | Pakistan |
4 | Delhi | 12,565,901 | Municipal Corporation | 431,09 | India |
5 | Istanbul | 12,517,664 | Metropolitan Municipality | 1831 | Turkey |
6 | São Paulo | 11,244,369 | Municipality | 1523 | Brazil |
7 | Moscow | 10,563,038 | City proper (includes Zelenograd) | 1081 | Russia |
8 | Seoul | 10,464,051 | Special City | 605,25 | South Korea |
9 | Beijing | 10,123,000 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1368,32 | China |
10 | Jakarta | 9,588,198 | Special capital district | 662,33 | Indonesia |
11 | Tokyo | 8,887,608 | 23 Special Wards | 617,18 | Japan |
12 | Mexico City | 8,873,017 | Federal District | 1485,49 | Mexico |
13 | Kinshasa | 8,754,000 | City-Province | 2,016 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
14 | New York City | 8,363,710 | City proper | 789,4 | United States |
15 | Lagos | 7,937,932 | statistical area | 999,6 | Nigeria |
16 | London | 7,753,600 | Greater London | 1580 | United Kingdom |
17 | Lima | 7,605,742 | Province | 2670,4 | Peru |
18 | Bogotá | 7,259,597 | Capital district | 1590 | Colombia |
19 | Tehran | 7,241,000 | City proper | 760 | Iran |
20 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7,162,864 | Province-level municipality | 2095,01 | Vietnam |