| City | Nation | Image | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City proper | Metropolitan area | Urban area[1] | |||
| Shanghai | 24,256,800[2] | 23,416,000[a] | 34,750,000[3] | ||
| Karachi | 23,500,000[4] | 25,400,000[5] | 25,400,000 | ||
| Beijing | 21,516,000[6] | 21,009,000 | 21,148,000[7] | ||
| Dhaka | 16,970,105[8] | 15,669,000 | 18,305,671[9][not in citation given] | ||
| Delhi | 16,787,941[10] | 24,998,000 | 21,753,486[11] | ||
| Istanbul | 14,657,000[12] | 15,328,000[12] | 16,703,000[12] | ||
| Tokyo | 13,513,734[13] | 37,843,000 | 36,923,000[14] | ||
| Mumbai | 12,478,447[11] | 17,712,000 | 20,748,395[11] | ||