How big is the largest city in the world?

The 9th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World, published in 2011, estimated the urban area population of the world's largest cities, those with a population of over 10 million people, which they called "megacities". The population estimates for the world's largest cities below are based on 2007 population estimates.

How many cities are there in the world?

Figure 2 shows the dramatic changes in the regional distribution of the world's largest 100 cities; in 1900 Europe and North America had 69 of the world's 100 largest cities; by 2020, this had shrunk to 17. In 2020, Asia alone has 58 of the world's 100 largest cities, compared to 22 in 1900.

Which city is the largest in the world by GDP?

11 March 2007: The tables show GDP figures for cities and their surrounding urban areas in 2020. Most such urban areas are economically, socially and culturally dominated by one city at their center.

Which city is the richest in the world?

The 150 richest cities in the world by GDP in 2020 Rank City/Urban area Country Est GDP in 2020 in US$ billion Est annual growth 2005-2020 1 Tokyo Japan 1602 2.0% 2 New York USA 1561 2.2% 3 Los Angeles USA 886 2% 4 London UK 708 3.0%

How many cities in China have over 1 million people?

According to the Demographic Research Group in 2017, there are 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the "urban area", as defined by the group's methodology.

Which is the fourth largest city in the world?

Sao Paulo is expected to be the world's fourth largest city by 2020, with Mexico City in fifth place, Buenos Aires 15th and Rio de Janeiro 21st. All these cities have more than 13 million inhabitants.

Which is the third largest city in India?

Until 2001, the city's official name was Calcutta. It is the administrative capital of West Bengal. Kolkata had a population of 14,035,831 people in 2011. It is the third most productive as well as the third most populous city in the country.