Cities - sorted by size (descending order)

Population calculated for 2004  

Place        Population   Continent    Country 

1 Shanghai     13 278 500   Asia         China 

2 Mumbai       12 622 500   Asia         India 

3 Buenos Aires 11 928 400   The Americas Argentina 

4 Moskva       11 273 400   Europe       Russia 

5 Karachi      10 889 100   Asia         Pakistan 

6 Dilli        10 400 900   Asia         India 

7 Manila       10 330 100   Asia         Philippines 

8 Sao Paulo    10 260 100   The Americas Brazil 

9 Seul         10 165 400   Asia         Korea (South) 

10Istanbul      9 631 700   Europe/Asia  Turkey 

11Jakarta       8 987 800   Asia         Indonesia 

12Mexico        8 705 100   The Americas Mexico 

13Lagos         8 682 200   Africa       Nigeria 

14Lima          8 380 600   The Americas Peru 

15Tokyo         8 294 200   Asia         Japan 

16New York      8 091 700   The Americas United States of America 

17al-Qahirah    7 609 700   Africa       Egypt 

18London        7 593 300   Europe       United Kingdom 

19Tehran        7 317 200   Asia         Iran 

20Beijing       7 209 900   Asia         China 

...

275 Sofija      1 044 200   Europe       Bulgaria

Metropolitan areas  - sorted by size (descending order)

Population calculated for 2004  

Agglomeration            Population Continent    Country 

1 Tokyo                  31 224 700 Asia         Japan 

2 New York-Philadelphia  30 107 600 The Americas United States of America 

3 Mexico                 21 503 700 The Americas Mexico 

4 Seul                   20 156 000 Asia         Korea (South) 

5 Sao Paulo              19 090 200 The Americas Brazil 

6 Jakarta                18 206 700 Asia         Indonesia 

7 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto       17 608 500 Asia         Japan 

8 Dilli                  17 367 300 Asia         India 

9 Mumbai                 17 340 900 Asia         India 

10 Los Angeles           16 710 400 The Americas United States of America 

11 al-Qahira             15 863 300 Africa       Egypt 

12 Kolkata               14 362 500 Asia         India  

13 Manila                14 083 300 Asia         Philippines 

14 Shanghai              13 972 300 Asia         China 

15 Buenos Aires          13 238 600 The Americas Argentina 

16 Moskva                12 219 500 Europe       Russia 

17 Rio de Janeiro        11 566 700 The Americas Brazil 

18 Tehran                11 474 200 Asia         Iran 

19 Paris                 11 419 400 Europe       France 

20 Rhein-Ruhr            11 291 100 Europe       Germany 

21 London                11 261 500 Europe       United Kingdom 

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373 Sofija                1 105 700 Europe       Bulgaria