The un figures include a mixture of cities proper, metropolitan areas, and urban areas Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips. What is the largest central city and urban area in the world by population Find out in our list. Indonesia’s capital, jakarta, is now the world's most populous city, ahead of bangladesh’s capital, dhaka, and japan's tokyo, according to a new united nations report. The capital of indonesia surpassed tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the united nations overhauled how it measures urban populations.
The number of people living in cities has more than doubled since 1950, when only 20 per cent of the world’s 2.5 billion people lived in cities. In 2024, the world’s largest cities reflect ongoing urbanization trends driven by economic opportunity, migration, and regional development According to the united nations department of economic and social affairs, tokyo continues to hold the title of the most populous city with 37 million residents, followed by delhi (34.7m), shanghai (30.5m), and dhaka (24.7m) Discover the biggest city in the world by population in 2025, with tokyo leading at over 37 million residents Explore global megacity growth and urbanization trends.
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