Know Ranks of Top 119 Most Populated Cities in the World (2023)

There are more than 8 billion people on Earth. So, it is obvious that some places are too overcrowded. Check the list of the most populous cities in the world in 2023.

The population of humans on our planet is growing at a rate of knots. However, it is true that some cities are more populous than others. There are factors due to which some cities have more population than other cities. More job opportunities and better infrastructure are some of these factors. Tokyo, Japan is the most populous city in the world in 2023 followed by Delhi, India. Despite being populous, Tokyo is one of the richest cities in the world. In today’s post, we are going to provide a list of the largest cities in the world in 2023 on the basis of their population.

Rank-wise list of top 100 most populous cities in the world in 2023

As per the estimation of the United Nation in 2018, there are around 81 cities with more than 5 million people. Most of the countries in the top 10 most populous cities are from Asian countries like India and China. However, cities like New York and Sao Paulo are very populated. Given below is the list of top 100 most populated cities in the world in 2023. So, this was the list of largest city of the world 2023 in terms of population.

Rank	City	Country	Population	Population Density
1	Tokyo	Japan	37,468,000	6,169
2	Delhi	India	28,514,000	11,289
3	Shanghai	China	25,582,000	3,922
4	São Paulo	Brazil	21,650,000	8,055
5	Mexico City	Mexico	21,581,000	6,202
6	Cairo	Egypt	20,076,000	3,079
7	Mumbai	India	19,980,000	20,694
8	Beijing	China	19,618,000	1,334
9	Dhaka	Bangladesh	19,578,000	26,349
10	Osaka	Japan	19,281,000	12,111
11	New York	United States	18,819,000	11,316
12	Karachi	Pakistan	15,400,000	4,224
13	Buenos Aires	Argentina	14,967,000	15,046
14	Chongqing	China	14,838,000	389
15	Istanbul	Turkey	14,751,000	2,987
16	Kolkata	India	14,681,000	21,935
17	Manila	Philippines	13,482,000	41,399
18	Lagos	Nigeria	13,463,000	7,877
19	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	13,293,000	5,340
20	Tianjin	China	13,215,000	1,163
21	Kinshasa DR	Congo	13,171,000	1,150
22	Guangzhou	China	12,638,000	1,950
23	Los Angeles	United States	12,458,000	3,287
24	Moscow	Russia	12,410,000	5,257
25	Shenzhen	China	11,908,000	6,111
26	Lahore	Pakistan	11,738,000	6,279
27	Bangalore	India	11,440,000	11,909
28	Paris	France	10,901,000	20,460
29	Bogotá	Colombia	10,574,000	5,018
30	Jakarta	Indonesia	10,517,000	15,292
31	Chennai	India	10,456,000	15,791
32	Lima	Peru	10,391,000	3,329
33	Bangkok	Thailand	10,156,000	5,293
34	Seoul	South Korea	9,963,000	16,552
35	Nagoya	Japan	9,507,000	7,118
36	Hyderabad	India	9,482,000	10,759
37	London	United Kingdom	9,046,000	5,614
38	Tehran	Iran	8,896,000	12,028
39	Chicago	United States	8,864,000	4,663
40	Chengdu	China	8,813,000	1,116
41	Nanjing	China	8,245,000	1,103
42	Wuhan	China	8,176,000	1,282
43	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	8,145,000	3,606
44	Luanda	Angola	7,774,000	18,671
45	Ahmedabad	India	7,681,000	12,006
46	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	7,564,000	7,276
47	Xi’an	China	7,444,000	887
48	Hong Kong	China	7,429,000	6,611
49	Dongguan	China	7,360,000	3,384
50	Hangzhou	China	7,236,000	570
51	Foshan	China	7,236,000	1,870
52	Shenyang	China	6,921,000	639
53	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	6,907,000	3,499
54	Baghdad	Iraq	6,812,000	1,563
55	Santiago	Chile	6,680,000	10,748
56	Surat	India	6,564,000	13,660
57	Madrid	Spain	6,497,000	5,390
58	Suzhou	China	6,339,000	1,263
59	Pune	India	6,276,000	11,321
60	Harbin	China	6,115,000	200
61	Houston	United States	6,115,000	1,497
62	Dallas	United States	6,099,000	1,525
63	Toronto	Canada	6,082,000	4,336
64	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	6,048,000	3,133
65	Miami	United States	6,036,000	5,069
66	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	5,972,000	7,563
67	Singapore	Singapore	5,792,000	4,096
68	Philadelphia	United States	5,695,000	5,429
69	Atlanta	United States	5,572,000	7,400
70	Fukuoka	Japan	5,551,000	505
71	Khartoum	Sudan	5,534,000	1,031
72	Barcelona	Spain	5,494,000	1,072
73	Johannesburg	South Africa	5,486,000	3,507
74	Saint Petersburg	Russia	5,383,000	3,792
75	Qingdao	China	5,381,000	3,766q
76	Dalian	China	5,300,000	4,047
77	Washington	United States	5,207,000	3,969
78	Yangon	Myanmar	5,157,000	10,774
79	Alexandria	Egypt	5,086,000	16,577
80	Jinan	China	5,052,000	5,490
81	Guadalajara	Mexico	5,023,000	9,176
82	Nairobi	Kenya	4738000	8500
83	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	4700000	14800
84	Surabaya	Indonesia	4700000	7200
85	Kabul	Afghanistan	4635000	17900
86	Ankara	Turkey	4538000	6900
87	Boston, MA-NH-RI	United States	4478000	800
88	Xiamen, FJ	China	4420000	7600
89	Kuwait	Kuwait	4283000	6000
90	Phoenix, AZ	United States	4194000	1300
91	Accra	Ghana	4145000	4300
92	Monterrey	Mexico	4083000	4600
93	Berlin	Germany	4069000	3000
94	Sydney, NSW	Australia	4036000	2000
95	Fuzhou, FJ	China	3962000	9000
96	Medan	Indonesia	3942000	8200
97	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	3933000	2900
98	Melbourne, VIC	Australia	3906000	1500
99	Rome	Italy	3906000	3500
100	Busan	South Korea	3906000	9700
101	Cape Town	South Africa	3812000	4700
102	Jinan, SD	China	3789000	5200
103	Ningbo, ZJ	China	3753000	5100
104	Hanoi	Vietnam	3715000	8000
105	Naples	Italy	3706000	3600
106	Taiyuan, SAX	China	3702000	7100
107	Jiddah	Saudi Arabia	3677000	4400
108	Detroit, MI	United States	3672000	1100
109	Hefei, AH	China	3665000	5100
110	Changsha, HUN	China	3657000	5900
111	Kunming, YN	China	3649000	5100
112	Wuxi, JS	China	3597000	4900
113	Medellín	Colombia	3568000	15700
114	Faisalabad	Pakistan	3560000	19600
115	Aleppo	Syria	3560000	13700
116	Kano	Nigeria	3550000	14100
117	Montréal, QC	Canada	3536000	2300
118	Dakar	Senegal	3520000	18100
119	Athens	Greece	3484000	6000

Interested facts

Tokyo, is the most populated city in the world in 2023 with a population of more than 37 million people. Earlier, Tokyo was known as Edo. Its population grew enormously from 1500 to 1700. However, it is not the most densely populated city. The most densely populated city in the world is Male (Maldives).
Shanghai is one of the largest and most populous cities in China. Its population grew in 1990s. An interesting fact about this city is that people of this city have their own language and rules for writing (Grammar).
Sao Paulo is the most populous city in South America. Most of its population is of immigrant people.
Dhaka is the largest Muslim city in the world outside Middle East. It is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Earlier, it was known as the City of Mosques.
Beijing is not only one of the most populous cities in the world but also one of the oldest cities in the world. It also has one of the oldest restaurants in the world.