Maptheory
demographic2025

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•121 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16,650,697.7people
Median: 3,627,225.0people
Countries Covered
121
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
460,164,024.0people
Lowest
Georgia
1,087,022.0people
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China460,164,024.0people
2India248,302,968.0people
3United States of America160,786,894.0people
4Brazil94,307,806.0people
5Japan80,938,069.0people
By Region
North America59,656,915.5people(4 countries)
Asia45,826,385.5people(24 countries)
South America23,422,042.3people(7 countries)
Africa15,097,431.6people(9 countries)
Oceania9,241,054.5people(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,087,022.0people)High (460,164,024.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16,650,697.7people)

North America (4)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (52)
Europe (23)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China460,164,024.0people
2India248,302,968.0people
3United States of America160,786,894.0people
4Brazil94,307,806.0people
5Japan80,938,069.0people
6Mexico56,292,234.0people
7Pakistan51,245,825.0people
8Nigeria41,753,061.0people
9Indonesia41,214,600.0people
10Russian Federation34,339,318.0people
11Türkiye33,662,146.0people
12Bangladesh30,306,357.0people
13Egypt28,881,276.0people
14Democratic Republic of the Congo27,360,595.0people
15South Korea26,413,034.0people
16Colombia23,798,370.0people
17South Africa23,357,296.0people
18Islamic Republic of Iran23,309,705.0people
19Argentina20,281,149.0people
20Vietnam20,215,932.0people
21United Kingdom19,053,359.0people
22Canada18,318,798.0people
23Saudi Arabia18,193,304.0people
24Philippines17,264,545.0people
25Australia16,770,982.0people
26France15,870,222.0people
27Thailand15,520,484.0people
28Spain12,543,777.0people
29Iraq11,569,903.0people
30Peru11,517,333.0people
31Italy11,506,575.0people
32Venezuela10,030,395.0people
33Angola10,027,897.0people
34United Republic of Tanzania10,008,869.0people
35Cameroon9,200,673.0people
36Malaysia9,000,280.0people
37Morocco8,751,477.0people
38Germany8,112,017.0people
39Hong Kong7,768,510.0people
40Myanmar7,407,488.0people
41Kenya7,320,454.0people
42Chile6,999,457.0people
43Ghana6,824,611.0people
44Syrian Arab Republic6,802,049.0people
45Sudan6,754,180.0people
46United Arab Emirates6,623,312.0people
47Singapore6,157,267.0people
48Cote d'Ivoire6,056,877.0people
49Ethiopia5,956,679.0people
50Israel5,768,515.0people
51Ukraine5,440,679.0people
52Bolivia5,348,880.0people
53Ecuador5,262,009.0people
54Afghanistan4,877,024.0people
55Portugal4,362,463.0people
56Uganda4,265,162.0people
57Republic of the Congo4,237,108.0people
58Madagascar4,228,984.0people
59Senegal3,658,643.0people
60Dominican Republic3,648,106.0people
61Paraguay3,627,225.0people
62Yemen3,527,434.0people
63Burkina Faso3,520,821.0people
64Zambia3,470,866.0people
65Kuwait3,404,995.0people
66Kazakhstan3,394,601.0people
67Guatemala3,229,736.0people
68Mozambique3,214,733.0people
69North Korea3,209,302.0people
70Belgium3,206,383.0people
71Mali3,180,343.0people
72Greece3,155,318.0people
73Haiti3,133,076.0people
74Algeria3,004,133.0people
75Somalia2,846,418.0people
76Uzbekistan2,665,076.0people
77Tunisia2,545,034.0people
78Azerbaijan2,496,495.0people
79Puerto Rico2,433,680.0people
80Cambodia2,425,801.0people
81Lebanon2,379,326.0people
82Jordan2,273,237.0people
83Guinea2,251,591.0people
84Netherlands2,215,453.0people
85Cuba2,156,350.0people
86Togo2,108,740.0people
87Belarus2,070,934.0people
88Panama2,054,541.0people
89Austria2,005,497.0people
90Poland1,800,233.0people
91Liberia1,794,648.0people
92Uruguay1,788,172.0people
93Hungary1,782,243.0people
94Romania1,758,699.0people
95Sweden1,737,765.0people
96Mongolia1,724,894.0people
97Chad1,722,784.0people
98New Zealand1,711,127.0people
99Oman1,702,506.0people
100Nepal1,672,903.0people
101Honduras1,650,284.0people
102Zimbabwe1,633,019.0people
103Mauritania1,612,940.0people
104Niger1,561,491.0people
105Costa Rica1,502,635.0people
106Switzerland1,455,098.0people
107Serbia1,412,952.0people
108Denmark1,400,736.0people
109Malawi1,393,006.0people
110Sierra Leone1,387,356.0people
111Finland1,354,892.0people
112Czech Republic1,331,935.0people
113Rwanda1,329,829.0people
114Ireland1,299,109.0people
115Bulgaria1,286,460.0people
116Libya1,203,391.0people
117El Salvador1,132,425.0people
118Nicaragua1,120,897.0people
119Norway1,115,584.0people
120Armenia1,100,237.0people
121Georgia1,087,022.0people
Showing 121 of 121 countries

Topics

#demographic#people#population#urban#agglomerations#more#than#million

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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