Bursting at the seams: 20 cities with the highest population in 2024

These cities are bursting at the seams
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1.- Tokyo (Japan)
2.- Delhi (India)
3.- Shanghai (China)
4.- Dhaka (Bangladesh)
5.- Sao Paulo (Brazil)
6.- Mexico City (Mexico)
7.- Cairo (Egypt)
8.- Beijing (China)
9.- Mumbai (India)
10.- Osaka (Japan)
11.- Chongqing (China)
12.- Karachi (Pakistan)
13.- Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
14.- Lagos (Nigeria)
15.- Istanbul (Türkiye)
16.- Buenos Aires (Argentina)
17.- Calcutta (India)
18.- Manila (Philippines)
19.- Guangzhou (China)
20.- Tianjin (China)
These cities are bursting at the seams

Some time ago the planet surpassed the barrier of 8 billion inhabitants, a figure that will continue to increase in the coming years, until reaching 10 billion in 2050.

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Faced with such a panorama, it is worth finding out which are the cities with the largest number of inhabitants on the entire planet, according to information collected by the website specialized in statistics 'The World Ranking'.

1.- Tokyo (Japan)

37.2 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Kvnga

2.- Delhi (India)

33.8  million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Matthew Tenbruggencate

3.- Shanghai (China)

29.8 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Xingye Jiang

4.- Dhaka (Bangladesh)

23.9 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Towfiq Islam

5.- Sao Paulo (Brazil)

22.8 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Heron Rossato

6.- Mexico City (Mexico)

22.5 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Jezael Melgoza

7.- Cairo (Egypt)

22.6 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Tienko Dima

8.- Beijing (China)

22.1 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Serg Balak

9.- Mumbai (India)

21.6 million inhabitants

Photo: Pexels - Vijit Bagh

10.- Osaka (Japan)

19 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Hyunwon Jang

11.- Chongqing (China)

17.7 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Jerry Wang

12.- Karachi (Pakistan)

17.6 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Hassan Anwer

13.- Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

17 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Johnnathan Tshibangu

14.- Lagos (Nigeria)

16.5 million inhabitants

15.- Istanbul (Türkiye)

16 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Oziel Gomez

16.- Buenos Aires (Argentina)

15.6 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Emiliano Cicero

17.- Calcutta (India)

15.5 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Dibakar Roy

18.- Manila (Philippines)

14.9 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Wander Fleur

19.- Guangzhou (China)

14.5 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Shawn Rain

20.- Tianjin (China)

14.5 million inhabitants

Photo: Unsplash - Nilanka Kariyawasam

 

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