List of cities proper by population in the world

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Rank City Image Population Definition Total area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Shanghai Shanghai - Pudong - Lujiazui_fa_rszd.jpg 24,150,000[6] Direct-controlled Municipality[7][8] 6,340.5 3,809  China
2 Karachi Karachi city_fa_rszd.jpg 23,500,000[9] Metropolitan Corporation[10] 3,527 6,663  Pakistan
3 Beijing View of Beijing_fa_rszd.jpg 21,516,000[11] Direct-controlled Municipality[12] 16,410.54 1,311  China
4 Tianjin 天津南京路滨江道交口_fa_rszd.jpg 14,722,100[13] Direct-controlled Municipality[14] 4,037[15] 2,314  China
5 Istanbul Halic.png 14,377,019[16] Metropolitan Municipality-Province[17] 5,461[18] 6,467  Turkey
6 Lagos Lagos Island_fa_rszd.jpg 13,400,000[19] Local Government Area[20] 999.58[21] 13,405  Nigeria
7 Guangzhou Pearl River Night Cruise_fa_rszd.jpg 12,700,800[22] Sub-Provincial City[23] 3,843.43 3,305  China
8 Mumbai Mumbai skyline88907_fa_rszd.jpg 12,655,220[24] Municipal Corporation[25] 603.4 20,680  India
9 Moscow Kremlevskaya Naberezhnaja Moscow.hires_fa_rszd.jpg 12,197,596[26] Federal City[27][28] 2,510.12[29] 4,859  Russia
10 Dhaka Dhaka-skyline-aymash_fa_rszd.jpg 12,043,977[30] District 1,463.6[31] 8,229  Bangladesh


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