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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Megacity: showing 181 of 181 qualifying metros
67.8M
50.4M
40.3M
36.8M
36.2M
28.3M
26.5M
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