| Rang
|
Metropool gebiedsnaam
|
Land
|
Bevolking
|
| 1
|
Guangzhou (Parelrivierdelta; incl. Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, Shenzhen en Zhongshan)
|
 China
|
70.100.000
|
| 2
|
Tokio (Groot-Tokio; incl. Chiba, Kawasaki, Maebashi, Sagamihara, Saitama, Utsunomiya en Yokohama)
|
 Japan
|
41.000.000
|
| 3
|
Shanghai (incl. Changzhou, Suzhou en Wuxi)
|
China
|
40.800.000
|
| 4
|
Delhi (incl. Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon en Noida)
|
 India
|
34.600.000
|
| 5
|
Jakarta (Jabodetabek; incl. Bekasi, Bogor, Depok en Tangerang)
|
 Indonesië
|
29.200.000
|
| 6
|
Manilla (incl. Caloocan en Quezon City)
|
 Filipijnen
|
27.200.000
|
| 7
|
Mumbai (incl. Bhiwandi, Kalyan-Dombivli, Thane en Vasai-Virar)
|
India
|
27.100.000
|
| 8
|
Mexico-Stad (incl. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Ecatepec en Naucalpan)
|
 Mexico
|
25.100.000
|
| 9
|
Seoel (incl. Bucheon, Goyang, Incheon, Seongnam en Suwon)
|
 Zuid-Korea
|
25.100.000
|
| 10
|
Caïro (incl. Gizeh, Helwan en Shubra El Khema)
|
 Egypte
|
22.500.000
|
| 11
|
Dhaka
|
 Bangladesh
|
22.500.000
|
| 12
|
São Paulo (incl. Guarulhos)
|
 Brazilië
|
22.100.000
|
| 13
|
New York (New York Metropolian Area; (incl. Newark, New Haven en Paterson)
|
 Verenigde Staten
|
22.000.000
|
| 14
|
Bangkok
|
 Thailand
|
21.200.000
|
| 15
|
Peking
|
China
|
21.200.000
|
| 16
|
Karachi
|
 Pakistan
|
20.900.000
|
| 17
|
Lagos
|
 Nigeria
|
20.700.000
|
| 18
|
Moskou
|
 Rusland
|
19.100.000
|
| 19
|
Calcutta (incl. Haora)
|
India
|
17.700.000
|
| 20
|
Osaka (Groot-Osaka; incl. Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto) en Sakai)
|
Japan
|
17.700.000
|
| 21
|
Chengdu
|
China
|
17.300.000
|
| 22
|
Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles Area; incl. Anaheim en Riverside)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
17.200.000
|
| 23
|
Buenos Aires (incl. La Plata en San Justo)
|
 Argentinië
|
16.700.000
|
| 24
|
Teheran (incl. Karaj)
|
 Iran
|
16.500.000
|
| 25
|
Istanbul (incl. Gebze)
|
 Turkije
|
15.900.000
|
| 26
|
Kinshasa
|
 Congo-Kinshasa
|
15.600.000
|
| 27
|
Londen (Groot-Londen)
|
 Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
14.900.000
|
| 28
|
Xiamen (incl. Jinjiang, Putian, Quanzhou en Zhangzhou)
|
China
|
14.900.000
|
| 29
|
Johannesburg (incl. Oost-Rand, Pretoria, Soweto, West Rand en Vereeniging)
|
 Zuid-Afrika
|
14.600.000
|
| 30
|
Lahore
|
Pakistan
|
14.500.000
|
| 31
|
Bangalore
|
India
|
14.200.000
|
| 32
|
Hangzhou (incl. Shaoxing)
|
China
|
13.900.000
|
| 33
|
Ho Chi Minhstad (incl. Biên Hòa)
|
 Vietnam
|
13.900.000
|
| 34
|
Xi'an (incl. Xianyang)
|
China
|
12.800.000
|
| 35
|
Chennai)
|
India
|
12.600.000
|
| 36
|
Rio de Janeiro (incl. Nova Iguaçu en São Gonçalo)
|
Brazilië
|
12.500.000
|
| 37
|
Wuhan
|
China
|
12.200.000
|
| 38
|
Lima
|
 Peru
|
11.800.000
|
| 39
|
Parijs
|
 Frankrijk
|
11.500.000
|
| 40
|
Tianjin
|
China
|
11.500.000
|
| 41
|
Haiderabad
|
India
|
11.400.000
|
| 42
|
Changsha (incl. Xiangtan en Zhuzhou)
|
China
|
11.000.000
|
| 43
|
Chongqing
|
China
|
10.900.000
|
| 44
|
Nagoya (Chukyo)
|
Japan
|
10.500.000
|
| 45
|
Bogota
|
 Colombia
|
10.400.000
|
| 46
|
Taipei (incl. Taoyuan en Nieuw Taipei)
|
 Taiwan
|
9.950.000
|
| 47
|
Zhengzhou
|
China
|
9.800.000
|
| 48
|
Chicago
|
Verenigde Staten
|
9.650.000
|
| 49
|
Ahmedabad
|
India
|
9.600.000
|
| 50
|
Luanda
|
 Angola
|
9.350.000
|
| 51
|
Kuala Lumpur (incl. Klang)
|
 Maleisië
|
9.300.000
|
| 52
|
Nanjing (incl. Ma'anshan)
|
China
|
9.300.000
|
| 53
|
Shenyang (incl. Fushun)
|
China
|
8.700.000
|
| 54
|
Washington (incl. Baltimore)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
8.550.000
|
| 55
|
Santiago
|
 Chili
|
8.250.000
|
| 56
|
Shantou (incl. Chaozhou en Jieyang)
|
China
|
8.000.000
|
| 57
|
Singapore (incl. Johor Bahru (Maleisië))
|
 Singapore
|
7.850.000
|
| 58
|
Hefei
|
China
|
7.800.000
|
| 59
|
Pune (incl. Pimpri-Chinchwad)
|
India
|
7.750.000
|
| 60
|
Surat
|
India
|
7.750.000
|
| 61
|
Boston (incl. Providence)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
7.700.000
|
| 62
|
Toronto (incl. Hamilton)
|
 Canada
|
7.700.000
|
| 63
|
Bagdad
|
 Irak
|
7.650.000
|
| 64
|
Dallas (incl. Fort Worth)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
6.650.000
|
| 65
|
Philadelphia (incl. Allentown en Trenton)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
7.500.000
|
| 66
|
Riyad
|
 Saoedi-Arabië
|
7.500.000
|
| 67
|
Qingdao
|
China
|
7.450.000
|
| 68
|
San Francisco (incl. Concord, Oakland, San José en Santa Rosa)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
7.450.000
|
| 69
|
Ningbo (incl. Cixi en Yuyao)
|
China
|
7.300.000
|
| 70
|
Hongkong (incl. Kowloon en Victoria)
|
 Hongkong
|
7.250.000
|
| 71
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam
|
7.150.000
|
| 72
|
Khartoem
|
 Soedan
|
7.050.000
|
| 73
|
Houston
|
Verenigde Staten
|
7.050.000
|
| 74
|
Bandung
|
Indonesië
|
6.950.000
|
| 75
|
Abidjan
|
 Ivoorkust
|
6.800.000
|
| 76
|
Nairobi
|
 Kenia
|
6.700.000
|
| 77
|
Madrid
|
 Spanje
|
6.650.000
|
| 78
|
Accra
|
 Ghana
|
6.600.000
|
| 79
|
Jinan
|
China
|
6.550.000
|
| 80
|
Kunming
|
China
|
6.500.000
|
| 81
|
Sint-Petersburg
|
Rusland
|
6.500.000
|
| 82
|
Miami (incl. Fort Lauderdale en West Palm Beach)
|
Verenigde Staten
|
6.300.000
|
| 83
|
Dar es Salaam
|
 Tanzania
|
6.250.000
|
| 84
|
Alexandrië
|
Egypte
|
6.200.000
|
| 85
|
Shijiazhuang
|
China
|
6.200.000
|
| 86
|
Yangon
|
 Myanmar
|
6.150.000
|
| 87
|
Atlanta
|
Verenigde Staten
|
6.100.000
|
| 88
|
Milaan (incl. Bergamo)
|
 Italië
|
6.100.000
|
| 89
|
Amman
|
 Jordanië
|
6.000.000
|
| 90
|
Monterrey
|
Mexico
|
6.000.000
|
| 91
|
Dubai (incl. Sharjah)
|
 Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
|
5.950.000
|
| 92
|
Taiyuan
|
China
|
5.590.000
|
| 93
|
Surabaya
|
Indonesië
|
5.900.000
|
| 94
|
Guadalajara (incl. Zapopan)
|
Mexico
|
5.850.000
|
| 95
|
Detroit (incl. Toledo en Windsor (Canada))
|
Verenigde Staten
|
5.750.000
|
| 96
|
Ruhrgebied (incl. Dortmund, Duisburg en Essen)
|
 Duitsland
|
5.650.000
|
| 97
|
Bamako
|
 Mali
|
5.450.000
|
| 98
|
Harbin
|
China
|
5.450.000
|
| 99
|
Dalian
|
China
|
5.300.000
|
| 100
|
Nanning
|
China
|
5.300.000
|
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