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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