Which City Has Been the World’s Largest
Which City Has Been the World’s Largest?
Memphis from 3100 B.C.E.
Akhad 2240 B.C.E.
Lagash 2075 B.C.E.
Ur 2030 B.C.E.
Thebes 1980 B.C.E.
Babylon 1770 B.C.E.
Avaris 1670 B.C.E.
Memphis 1557 B.C.E.
Thebes 1400 B.C.E.
Nineveh 668 B.C.E.
Babylon 612 B.C.E.—first over 200,000
Alexandria 320 B.C.E.
Patna 300 B.C.E.
Changan 195 B.C.E.
Rome 25 B.C.E.
Constantinople 340 C.E.
Ctesiphon 570 C.E.
Changan 637 C.E.
Baghdad 775 C.E.—first over 1,000,000
Cordova 935 C.E.
Kaifeng 1013 C.E.
Constantinople 1127 C.E.
Merv 1145 C.E.
Constantinople 1153 C.E.
Fez 1170 C.E.
Hangchow 1180 C.E.
Cairo 1315 C.E.
Hangchow 1348 C.E.
Nanking 1358 C.E.
Peking 1425 C.E.
Constantinople 1650 C.E.
Peking 1710 C.E.
London 1825 C.E.—first over 5,000,000
New York 1925 C.E.—first over 10,000,000
Tokyo 1965 C.E.—first over 20,000,000
Which City Has Been the World’s Largest? Memphis from 3100 B.C.E. Akhad 2240 B.C.E. Lagash 2075 B.C.E. Ur 2030 B.C.E Thebes 1980 B.C.E. Babylon 1770 B.C.E. Avaris 1670 B.C.E. Memphis 1557 B.C.E. Thebes 1400 B.C.E. Nineveh 668 B.C.E. Babylon 612 B.C.E.(first over 200,000) Alexandria 320 B.C.E. Patna 300 B.C.E. Changan 195 B.C.E. Rome 25 B.C.E. Constantinople 340 C.E. Ctesiphon 570 C.E. Changan 637 C.E. Baghdad 775 C.E. (first over 1,000,000) Cordova 935 C.E. Kaifeng 1013 C.E. Constantinople 1127 C.E. Merv 1145 C.E. Constantinople 1153 C.E. Fez 1170 C.E. Hangchow 1180 C.E. Cairo 1315 C.E. Hangchow 1348 C.E. Nanking 1358 C.E. Peking 1425 C.E. Constantinople 1650 C.E. Peking 1710 C.E. London 1825 C.E. (first over 5,000,000) New York 1925 C.E. (first over 10,000,000) Tokyo 1965 C.E. (first over 20,000,000)
Largest Urban Areas in 800 C.E.
Baghdad Arabia 700,000
Changan China 600,000
Loyang China 300,000
Constantinople Byzantium 250,000
Kyoto Japan 200,000
Cordova Spain 160,000
Basra Arabia 100,000
Lhasa Tibet 100,000
Fostat Arabia 100,000
Rayy Arabia 95,000
Largest Urban Areas in 900 C.E.
Baghdad Arabia 900,000
Changan China 500,000
Constantinople Byzantium 300,000
Kyoto Japan 200,000
Cordova Spain 200,000
Alexandria Egypt 175,000
Loyang China 150,000
Fostat Egypt 150,000
Manyakheta Rashtrakutas 100,000
Kairwan Tunisia 100,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1000 C.E.
Cordova Spain 450,000
Kaifeng China 400,000
Constantinople Byzantium 300,000
Angkor Cambodia 200,000
Kyoto Japan 175,000
Cairo Egypt 135,000
Baghdad Persia 125,000
Nishapur Kirghiz 125,000
Hasa Qarmatians 110,000
Anhilvada Gujarat 100,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1100 C.E.
Kaifeng China 442,000
Constantinople Byzantium 200,000
Kyoto Japan 175,000
Marrakesh Morocco 150,000
Kalyan Chalukyas 150,000
Baghdad Seljuks 150,000
Cairo Egypt 150,000
Angkor Cambodia 125,000
Fez Morocco 125,000
Seville Spain 125,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1200 C.E.
Hangchow China 255,000
Fez Morocco 200,000
Cairo Egypt 200,000
Pagan Burma 180,000
Kamakura Japan 175,000
Angkor Cambodia 150,000
Constantinople Byzantium 150,000
Palermo Sicily 150,000
Marrakesh Morocco 150,000
Seville Morocco 150,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1300 C.E.
Hangchow China 432,000
Peking China 401,000
Cairo Egypt 400,000
Paris France 228,000t
Kamakura Japan 200,000
Fez Morocco 150,000
Canton China 150,000
Tabriz Persia 125,000
Sian (Xian) China 118,000
Venice Venice 110,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1400 C.E.
Nanking China 487,000
Vijayanagar S. India 400,000
Cairo Egypt 360,000
Paris France 280,000
Hangchow China 235,000
Tabriz Timurids 150,000
Canton China 150,000
Kyoto Japan 150,000
Peking China 150,000
Samarkand Timurids 130,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1500 C.E.
Peking China 672,000
Vijayanagar S. India 500,000
Cairo Egypt 400,000
Hangchow China 250,000
Tabriz Persia 250,000
Gaur Bengal 200,000
Paris France 185,000
Canton China 150,000
Nanking China 147,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1600 C.E.
Peking China 706,000
Constantinople Turkey 700,000
Agra Moguls 500,000
Osaka Japan 360,000
Kyoto Japan 300,000
Hangchow China 270,000
Paris France 245,000
Naples Spain 224,000
Cairo Turkey 200,000
Bijapur Bijapur 200,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1700 C.E.
Constantinople Turkey 700,000
Yedo (Edo) Japan 688,000
Peking China 650,000
London England 550,000
Paris France 530,000
Ahmedabad Moguls 380,000
Osaka Japan 380,000
Isfahan Persia 350,000
Kyoto Japan 350,000
Hangchow China 303,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1800 C.E.
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Peking China 1,100,000
London Britain 861,000
Canton China 800,000
Yedo (Edo) Japan 685,000
Constantinople Turkey 570,000
Paris France 547,000
Naples Naples 430,000
Hangchow China 387,000
Osaka Japan 383,000
Kyoto Japan 377,000
Largest Urban Areas in 1900 C.E.
London Britain 6,480,000
New York United States 4,242,000
Paris France 3,330,000
Berlin Germany 2,707,000
Chicago United States 1,717,000
Vienna Austria 1,698,000
Tokyo Japan 1,497,000
St. Petersburg Russia 1,439,000
Manchester Britain 1,435,000
Philadelphia United States 1,418,000
Largest Urban Areas in 2000 C.E.
Tokyo Japan 26,400,000
Mexico City Mexico 18,400,000
Mumbai (Bombay) India 18,000,000
São Paulo Brazil 17,800,000
New York United States 16,600,000
Lagos Nigeria 13,400,000
Los Angeles United States 13,100,000
Calcutta India 12,900,000
Shanghai China 12,900,000
Buenos Aires Argentina 12,600,000
Other data sources for 2000:
1
Tokyo-Yokohama
Japan
33,190,000
2
New York
United States
20,270,000
3
Seoul-Inchon
South Korea
19,920,000
4
Mexico City
Mexico
19,620,000
5
Sao Paulo
Brazil
17,720,000
6
Mumbai (Bombay)
India
17,580,000
7
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
Japan
16,930,000
8
Los Angeles
United States
16,200,000
9
Manila
Phillipines
14,140,000
10
Cairo
Egypt
14,000,000
English Name
Country
Population
Remarks
1
Tōkyō
Tokyo
Japan
34,100,000
incl. Yokohama, Kawasaki
2
Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico
22,650,000
incl. Nezahualcóyotl, Ecatepec, Naucalpan
3
Seoul (Sŏul)
Seoul
South Korea
22,250,000
incl. Bucheon, Goyang, Incheon, Seongnam, Suweon
4
New York
New York
USA
21,850,000
incl. Newark, Paterson
5
São Paulo
Sao Paulo
Brazil
20,200,000
incl. Guarulhos
6
Mumbai
Bombay
India
19,700,000
incl. Kalyan, Thane, Ulhasnagar
7
Delhi
Delhi
India
19,500,000
incl. Faridabad, Ghaziabad
8
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
USA
17,950,000
incl. Riverside, Anaheim
9
Shanghai
Shanghai
China
17,900,000
10
Jakarta
1950
2000
2015
1. New York, USA (1950)
12.3
1. Tokyo, Japan (2000)
26.4
1. Tokyo, Japan (2015, est.)
26.4
2. London, England (1950)
8.7
2. Mexico City, Mexico (2000)
18.4
2. Bombay, India (2015, est.)
26.1
3. Tokyo, Japan (1950)
6.9
3. Bombay, India (2000)
18.0
3. Lagos, Nigeria (2015, est.)
23.2
4. Paris, France (1950)
5.4
4. São Paulo, Brazil (2000)
17.8
4. Dhaka, Bangladesh (2015, est.)
21.1
5. Moscow, Russia (1950)
5.4
5. New York, USA (2000)
16.6
5. São Paulo, Brazil (2015, est.)
20.4
6. Shanghai, China (1950)
5.3
6. Lagos, Nigeria (2000)
13.4
6. Karachi, Pakistan (2015, est.)
19.2
7. Essen, Germany (1950)
5.3
7. Los Angeles, USA (2000)
13.1
7. Mexico City, Mexico (2015, est.)
19.2
8. Buenos Aires, Argentina (1950)
5.0
8. Calcutta, India (2000)
12.9
8. New York, USA (2015, est.)
17.4
9. Chicago, USA (1950)
4.9
9. Shanghai, China (2000)
12.9
9. Jakarta, Indonesia (2015, est.)
17.3
10. Calcutta, India (1950)
4.4
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000)
12.6
10. Calcutta, India (2015, est.)
17.3
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects, The 1999 Revision.
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