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World's 20 largest metropolitan areas by population (Forstall et al, 2003)
| Rank | Metropolitan area | Country | Population | Area (km2) | Population Density (People/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | 32,450,000 | 8,014 | 4,049 | |
| 2 | Seoul | 20,550,000 | 5,076 | 4,048 | |
| 3 | Mexico City[3] | 20,450,000 | 7,346 | 2,784 | |
| 4 | New York metropolitan area[4] | Template:USA | 19,979,477 | 21,477 | 930 |
| 5 | Mumbai | 19,200,000 | 2,350 | 8,170 | |
| 6 | Jakarta | 18,900,000 | 5,100 | 3,706 | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 18,850,000 | 8,479 | 2,223 | |
| 8 | Delhi | 18,600,000 | 3,182 | 5,845 | |
| 9 | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | 17,375,000 | 6,930 | 2,507 | |
| 10 | Shanghai | Template:PRC | 16,650,000 | 5,177 | 3,216 |
| 11 | Metro Manila | Template:PHL | 16,300,000 | 2,521 | 6,466 |
| 12 | Hong Kong-Shenzhen[5] | Template:PRC | 15,800,000 | 3,051 | 5,179 |
| 13 | Los Angeles[6] | Template:USA | 15,250,000 | 10,780 | 1,415 |
| 14 | Kolkata | 15,100,000 | 1,785 | 8,459 | |
| 15 | Moscow | Template:RUS | 15,000,000 | 14,925 | 1,005 |
| 16 | Greater Cairo | 14,450,000 | 1,600 | 9,031 | |
| 17 | Greater Buenos Aires | 13,170,000 | 10,888 | 1,210 | |
| 18 | London | Template:UK | 14,372,596 | 11,391 | 1,130 |
| 19 | Beijing | Template:PRC | 12,500,000 | 6,562 | 1,905 |
| 20 | Paris | 12,532,901 | 1,100 | 10,727 |
References
- ↑ R.L. Forstall, R.P. Greene, and J.B. Pick, Which are the largest? Why lists of major urban areas vary so greatly, Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 100, 277 (2009), Table 4
- ↑ R.L. Forstall, R.P. Greene, and J.B. Pick, "Which are the largest? Why published populations for major world urban areas vary so greatly", City Futures Conference, (University of Illinois at Chicago, July 2004) – Table 5 (p.34)
- ↑ Consists of two separate zona metropolitanas: the Zona Metropolitana del Valle de Mexico (ZMVM) and the Zona Metropolitana de Toluca (ZMT)
- ↑ New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area [1]
- ↑ There are restrictions on the movement of labor between Hong Kong and mainland China and the two areas are sometimes listed separately in other lists.
- ↑ Forstall defines the Los Angeles metropolitan area using census tracts and consists of portions of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura counties