As of 2023, Tokyo-Yokohama in Japan was the largest world urban agglomeration, with 37,8 million people living there. Jakarta ranked second with 34 million, with Delhi in third with 32 million inhabitants.
Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2023, by population
(in 1,000s)
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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (August 31, 2023). Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2023, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912263/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2023, by population (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912263/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2023). Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2023, by population (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912263/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Largest Urban Agglomerations Worldwide in 2023, by Population (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912263/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
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Largest urban agglomerations worldwide in 2023, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph], Wendell Cox Consultancy, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912263/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/