City | Nation | Image | Population | ||
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City proper | Metropolitan area | Urban area[1] | |||
Shanghai | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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21,516,000[6] | 21,009,000 | 21,148,000[7] |
Dhaka | ![]() |
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16,970,105[8] | 15,669,000 | 18,305,671[9][not in citation given] |
Delhi | ![]() |
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16,787,941[10] | 24,998,000 | 21,753,486[11] |
Istanbul | ![]() |
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14,657,000[12] | 15,328,000[12] | 16,703,000[12] |
Tokyo | ![]() |
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13,513,734[13] | 37,843,000 | 36,923,000[14] |
Mumbai | ![]() |
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12,478,447[11] | 17,712,000 | 20,748,395[11] |