20 largest cities worldwide

• Which countries have the largest cities in the world?

  While Tokyo is the largest city on a global level, with a total of more than 37 million residents, the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two most populated countries, China and India.

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• What are the most populous cities in the world?

  While Tokyo is the world’s most populous city with 37,393,000 people, this number is leveling out due to declining birth rates and an aging population. Indian and Chinese cities, on the other hand, will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years.

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• Is there a ranking of the largest cities in the world?

  The largest city in the American continent is Sao Paulo in Brazil with 22 million people, followed by Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Istanbul takes the 13th position with one part of the city lying in Europe and the other part in Asia. https://www.archdaily.com/906605/the-20-largest-cities-in-the-world-of-2018

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• What are the projected population changes of the world's largest cities by 2030?

  The top city is expected to move down the list and with 2030's projected population of 36,574,000 become the second largest city. Delhi, India, is projected to gain about 10 million people by 2030 to end up with a population of about 38,939,000 and exchange places with Tokyo, becoming thus the world's first largest city.

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• [PDF File]WORLD CITIES REPORT 2022 Chapter 2 - UN-Habitat

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  Over the next five decades, growth in city land area will mostly take place in low-income (141 per cent), lower-middle-income (44 per cent) and high-income countries (34 per cent). Changes in upper-middle-income countries are projected to be relatively small (13 per cent). 4.

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• [PDF File](2020-2021) - UN-Habitat

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• [PDF File]No. 2014/2 A World of Cities - الأمم المتحدة

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  Tokyo remains the world’s largest urban agglomeration with 38 million inhabitants, followed by Delhi with 25 million, Shanghai with 23 million, and Mexico City, Mumbai and São Paulo, each with...

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• [PDF File]III – Which are the largest city economies in the world and ...

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  of the size of the largest 100 city economies in the world. The updated analysis and illustrative projections of GDP for different cities show how the GDP rankings of cities might change by 2025 taking into account the impact of the current economic downturn and the impact of a potential de-globalisation scenario. Rankings of global cities by

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• [PDF File]World Urbanization Prospects 2018 - Un

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  • Tokyo is the world’s largest city with an agglomeration of 37 million inhabitants, followed by Delhi with 29 million, Shanghai with 26 million, and Mexico City and São Paulo, each with around...

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• [PDF File]Demographia World Urban Areas

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  Schedule 1: World Summary: Built-Up Urban Areas Over 500,000 20 URBAN AREA LISTINGS Schedule 2: Largest Built-Up Urban Areas in the World 21 Schedule 3: Built-Up Urban Areas Ranked by Land Area (Urban Footprint) 41 Schedule 4: Built-Up Urban Areas Ranked by Urban Population Density 61 Schedule 5: Alphabetical List of Built-Up Urban Areas 82

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