Delhi was the largest city in terms of number of inhabitants in India in 2023.The capital city was estimated to house nearly 33 million people, with Mumbai ranking second that year. India's population estimate was 1.4 billion, ahead of China that same year.
India: the ten largest cities in 2023 (in million inhabitants)*
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World Population Review. (April 12, 2023). India: the ten largest cities in 2023 (in million inhabitants)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275378/largest-cities-in-india/
World Population Review. "India: the ten largest cities in 2023 (in million inhabitants)*." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275378/largest-cities-in-india/
World Population Review. (2023). India: the ten largest cities in 2023 (in million inhabitants)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275378/largest-cities-in-india/
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India: the ten largest cities in 2023 (in million inhabitants)* [Graph], World Population Review, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275378/largest-cities-in-india/
