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Megacity
The conventional 5-million-plus threshold for a megacity. Population alone does not produce score dominance in the composite ranking, but it does set the stage for every other dimension to compound. Sorted by metro population.
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Continent
🌆Megacity: showing 181 of 181 qualifying metros
67.8M
50.4M
40.3M
36.8M
36.2M
28.3M
26.5M
26.4M
26.0M
24.9M
23.7M
23.1M
| Rank | Metro | Population | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | GuangzhouChina | Population 67.8M | Global Capital |
| #7 | ShanghaiChina | Population 50.4M | Global Capital |
| #4 | TokyoJapan | Population 40.3M | Global Capital |
| #48 | DelhiIndia | Population 36.8M | Major Metro |
| #46 | JakartaIndonesia | Population 36.2M | Major Metro |
| #44 | ManilaPhilippines | Population 28.3M | Continental Metro |
| #156 | DhakaBangladesh | Population 26.5M | Regional Hub |
| #25 | Mexico CityMexico | Population 26.4M | Continental Metro |
| #8 | SeoulSouth Korea | Population 26.0M | Global Capital |
| #96 | CalcuttaIndia | Population 24.9M | Major Metro |
| #51 | CairoEgypt | Population 23.7M | Major Metro |
| #35 | MumbaiIndia | Population 23.1M | Continental Metro |
| #190 | LahorePakistan | Population 22.8M | Regional Hub |
| #6 | BeijingChina | Population 22.6M | Global Capital |
| #1 | New YorkUnited States | Population 22.3M | Global Capital |
| #24 | Sao PauloBrazil | Population 22.3M | Continental Metro |
| #68 | ChongqingChina | Population 21.6M | Major Metro |
| #15 | MoscowRussia | Population 21.5M | Continental Metro |
| #47 | ChengduChina | Population 20.9M | Major Metro |
| #193 | LagosNigeria | Population 19.9M | Regional Hub |
| #192 | KarachiPakistan | Population 19.4M | Regional Hub |
| #74 | TianjinChina | Population 19.3M | Major Metro |
| #9 | Los AngelesUnited States | Population 18.5M | Global Capital |
| #14 | Osaka-Kyoto-KobeJapan | Population 18.1M | Continental Metro |
| #58 | HangzhouChina | Population 17.2M | Major Metro |
| #73 | Xi'anChina | Population 17.2M | Major Metro |
| #2 | LondonUnited Kingdom | Population 16.8M | Global Capital |
| #72 | ChangshaChina | Population 16.7M | Major Metro |
| #22 | IstanbulTurkey | Population 16.3M | Continental Metro |
| #36 | BangkokThailand | Population 16.3M | Continental Metro |
| #116 | TehranIran | Population 16.0M | Major Metro |
| #40 | Buenos AiresArgentina | Population 15.2M | Continental Metro |
| #52 | JohannesburgSouth Africa | Population 15.1M | Major Metro |
| #292 | KinshasaCongo DR | Population 15.0M | Established Metro |
| #247 | ShantouChina | Population 13.6M | Regional Hub |
| #55 | WuhanChina | Population 13.5M | Major Metro |
| #163 | BangaloreIndia | Population 13.2M | Regional Hub |
| #64 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | Population 12.9M | Major Metro |
| #3 | ParisFrance | Population 12.9M | Global Capital |
| #123 | ZhengzhouChina | Population 12.6M | Major Metro |
| #131 | Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | Population 12.1M | Major Metro |
| #142 | LimaPeru | Population 11.8M | Major Metro |
| #182 | ChennaiIndia | Population 11.5M | Regional Hub |
| #184 | ShijiazhuangChina | Population 11.2M | Regional Hub |
| #26 | Rhine-RuhrGermany | Population 11.1M | Continental Metro |
| #302 | LinyiChina | Population 11.0M | Established Metro |
| #127 | BogotaColombia | Population 11.0M | Major Metro |
| #106 | ShenyangChina | Population 10.9M | Major Metro |
| #78 | NagoyaJapan | Population 10.6M | Major Metro |
| #334 | BaghdadIraq | Population 10.5M | Established Metro |
| #11 | Washington-BaltimoreUnited States | Population 10.2M | Continental Metro |
| #79 | QingdaoChina | Population 10.1M | Major Metro |
| #155 | HarbinChina | Population 10.0M | Regional Hub |
| #12 | ChicagoUnited States | Population 9.9M | Continental Metro |
| #348 | LuandaAngola | Population 9.9M | Established Metro |
| #208 | SurabayaIndonesia | Population 9.9M | Regional Hub |
| #536 | NanyangChina | Population 9.7M | Emerging Metro |
| #41 | Kuala LumpurMalaysia | Population 9.7M | Continental Metro |
| #516 | BandungIndonesia | Population 9.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #221 | WenzhouChina | Population 9.6M | Regional Hub |
| #244 | PuneIndia | Population 9.4M | Regional Hub |
| #432 | HandanChina | Population 9.4M | Established Metro |
| #145 | NingboChina | Population 9.4M | Major Metro |
| #548 | WeifangChina | Population 9.4M | Emerging Metro |
| #118 | HefeiChina | Population 9.4M | Major Metro |
| #38 | NanjingChina | Population 9.3M | Continental Metro |
| #136 | NairobiKenya | Population 9.3M | Major Metro |
| #59 | TaipeiTaiwan | Population 9.3M | Major Metro |
| #141 | HanoiVietnam | Population 9.2M | Major Metro |
| #128 | JinanChina | Population 9.2M | Major Metro |
| #444 | ChittagongBangladesh | Population 9.2M | Established Metro |
| #340 | XuzhouChina | Population 9.1M | Established Metro |
| #514 | FaisalabadPakistan | Population 9.1M | Emerging Metro |
| #191 | ChangchunChina | Population 9.1M | Regional Hub |
| #584 | ZhoukouChina | Population 9.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #353 | GanzhouChina | Population 9.0M | Established Metro |
| #143 | HyderabadIndia | Population 8.8M | Major Metro |
| #593 | HezeChina | Population 8.8M | Emerging Metro |
| #259 | QuanzhouChina | Population 8.8M | Regional Hub |
| #137 | NanningChina | Population 8.7M | Major Metro |
| #34 | DallasUnited States | Population 8.7M | Continental Metro |
| #382 | IslamabadPakistan | Population 8.5M | Established Metro |
| #162 | KunmingChina | Population 8.5M | Regional Hub |
| #578 | JiningChina | Population 8.4M | Emerging Metro |
| #97 | SantiagoChile | Population 8.3M | Major Metro |
| #138 | FuzhouChina | Population 8.3M | Major Metro |
| #496 | FuyangChina | Population 8.2M | Emerging Metro |
| #75 | Busan-UlsanSouth Korea | Population 8.1M | Major Metro |
| #20 | HoustonUnited States | Population 8.0M | Continental Metro |
| #5 | San Francisco-San JoseUnited States | Population 8.0M | Global Capital |
| #21 | MilanItaly | Population 7.8M | Continental Metro |
| #690 | ShangqiuChina | Population 7.8M | Emerging Metro |
| #227 | NantongChina | Population 7.7M | Regional Hub |
| #504 | TangshanChina | Population 7.7M | Emerging Metro |
| #16 | TorontoCanada | Population 7.7M | Continental Metro |
| #121 | DalianChina | Population 7.5M | Major Metro |
| #18 | Hong KongHong Kong | Population 7.4M | Continental Metro |
| #368 | YangonMyanmar | Population 7.4M | Established Metro |
| #650 | CangzhouChina | Population 7.3M | Emerging Metro |
| #29 | PhiladelphiaUnited States | Population 7.3M | Continental Metro |
| #37 | AtlantaUnited States | Population 7.3M | Continental Metro |
| #67 | RiyadhSaudi Arabia | Population 7.2M | Major Metro |
| #532 | XingtaiChina | Population 7.1M | Emerging Metro |
| #243 | YantaiChina | Population 7.1M | Regional Hub |
| #212 | LuoyangChina | Population 7.1M | Regional Hub |
| #354 | JinhuaChina | Population 7.1M | Established Metro |
| #231 | AhmedabadIndia | Population 7.0M | Regional Hub |
| #728 | ZhumadianChina | Population 7.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #253 | ZhanjiangChina | Population 7.0M | Regional Hub |
| #19 | MadridSpain | Population 6.9M | Continental Metro |
| #731 | BijieChina | Population 6.9M | Emerging Metro |
| #13 | BostonUnited States | Population 6.8M | Continental Metro |
| #472 | YogyakartaIndonesia | Population 6.8M | Established Metro |
| #641 | YanchengChina | Population 6.7M | Emerging Metro |
| #675 | HengyangChina | Population 6.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #359 | ZunyiChina | Population 6.6M | Established Metro |
| #580 | SemarangIndonesia | Population 6.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #753 | ShaoyangChina | Population 6.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #28 | MiamiUnited States | Population 6.5M | Continental Metro |
| #239 | AlexandriaEgypt | Population 6.5M | Regional Hub |
| #757 | ShangraoChina | Population 6.5M | Emerging Metro |
| #245 | Dar es SalaamTanzania | Population 6.4M | Regional Hub |
| #415 | AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire | Population 6.3M | Established Metro |
| #778 | BamakoMali | Population 6.3M | Emerging Metro |
| #115 | St. PetersburgRussia | Population 6.3M | Major Metro |
| #159 | NanchangChina | Population 6.3M | Regional Hub |
| #465 | XinxiangChina | Population 6.3M | Established Metro |
| #693 | XinyangChina | Population 6.2M | Emerging Metro |
| #173 | ColomboSri Lanka | Population 6.2M | Regional Hub |
| #894 | CumillaBangladesh | Population 6.2M | Emerging Metro |
| #405 | KhartoumSudan | Population 6.2M | Established Metro |
| #696 | MaomingChina | Population 6.2M | Emerging Metro |
| #376 | AccraGhana | Population 6.2M | Established Metro |
| #43 | MunichGermany | Population 6.1M | Continental Metro |
| #23 | SingaporeSingapore | Population 6.1M | Continental Metro |
| #531 | SuratIndia | Population 6.1M | Emerging Metro |
| #846 | VijayawadaIndia | Population 6.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #170 | GuiyangChina | Population 6.0M | Regional Hub |
| #791 | GujranwalaPakistan | Population 6.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #911 | AllahabadIndia | Population 6.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #793 | LiaochengChina | Population 6.0M | Emerging Metro |
| #918 | MymensinghBangladesh | Population 5.9M | Emerging Metro |
| #634 | PatnaIndia | Population 5.8M | Emerging Metro |
| #153 | AnkaraTurkey | Population 5.8M | Regional Hub |
| #710 | YulinChina | Population 5.8M | Emerging Metro |
| #711 | QujingChina | Population 5.8M | Emerging Metro |
| #50 | FrankfurtGermany | Population 5.7M | Major Metro |
| #33 | BarcelonaSpain | Population 5.7M | Continental Metro |
| #30 | BerlinGermany | Population 5.7M | Continental Metro |
| #32 | Dubai-SharjahUnited Arab Emirates | Population 5.7M | Continental Metro |
| #220 | UrumqiChina | Population 5.7M | Regional Hub |
| #816 | NanchongChina | Population 5.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #883 | Rahim Yar KhanPakistan | Population 5.6M | Emerging Metro |
| #100 | StuttgartGermany | Population 5.5M | Major Metro |
| #17 | SydneyAustralia | Population 5.5M | Continental Metro |
| #246 | AmmanJordan | Population 5.5M | Regional Hub |
| #831 | AnyangChina | Population 5.5M | Emerging Metro |
| #832 | Tai'anChina | Population 5.5M | Emerging Metro |
| #62 | DetroitUnited States | Population 5.4M | Major Metro |
| #27 | MelbourneAustralia | Population 5.4M | Continental Metro |
| #301 | JiaxingChina | Population 5.4M | Established Metro |
| #837 | DazhouChina | Population 5.4M | Emerging Metro |
| #235 | Belo HorizonteBrazil | Population 5.4M | Regional Hub |
| #610 | MultanPakistan | Population 5.4M | Emerging Metro |
| #166 | MonterreyMexico | Population 5.3M | Regional Hub |
| #175 | TaiyuanChina | Population 5.3M | Regional Hub |
| #615 | KampalaUganda | Population 5.3M | Emerging Metro |
| #174 | GuadalajaraMexico | Population 5.3M | Regional Hub |
| #742 | ChangdeChina | Population 5.3M | Emerging Metro |
| #519 | XiangyangChina | Population 5.3M | Emerging Metro |
| #104 | Cape TownSouth Africa | Population 5.2M | Major Metro |
| #76 | PhoenixUnited States | Population 5.2M | Major Metro |
| #120 | XiamenChina | Population 5.2M | Major Metro |
| #56 | MontrealCanada | Population 5.2M | Major Metro |
| #404 | CebuPhilippines | Population 5.2M | Established Metro |
| #539 | KabulAfghanistan | Population 5.1M | Emerging Metro |
| #706 | KanoNigeria | Population 5.1M | Emerging Metro |
| #31 | SeattleUnited States | Population 5.1M | Continental Metro |
| #229 | CaracasVenezuela | Population 5.1M | Regional Hub |
| #408 | MedanIndonesia | Population 5.1M | Established Metro |
| #754 | YueyangChina | Population 5.1M | Emerging Metro |