Lijst van grootste metropolen
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Deze lijst bevat de 100 grootste metropolen of agglomeraties ter wereld qua inwoneraantal. Het land, het geschat aantal inwoners per 1 januari 2024, en eventueel de naam van de agglomeratie en grote bijhorende steden staan erbij.[1]
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1. Guangzhou
2. Tokio
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3. Shanghai
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4. Delhi
5. Jakarta (Jabodetabek)
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6. Manilla
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7. Mumbai
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8. Mexico-Stad
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9. Seoul
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10. Cairo
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11. Dhaka
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12. São Paulo
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13. New York
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14. Bangkok
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15. Peking
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16. Karachi
Rang | Metropool gebiedsnaam | Land | Bevolking |
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1 | Guangzhou (Parelrivierdelta; incl. Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, Shenzhen en Zhongshan) | ![]() | 70.100.000 |
2 | Tokio (Groot-Tokio; incl. Chiba, Kawasaki, Maebashi, Sagamihara, Saitama, Utsunomiya en Yokohama) | ![]() | 41.000.000 |
3 | Shanghai (incl. Changzhou, Suzhou en Wuxi) | ![]() | 40.800.000 |
4 | Delhi (incl. Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon en Noida) | ![]() | 34.600.000 |
5 | Jakarta (Jabodetabek; incl. Bekasi, Bogor, Depok en Tangerang) | ![]() | 29.200.000 |
6 | Manilla (incl. Caloocan en Quezon City) | ![]() | 27.200.000 |
7 | Mumbai (incl. Bhiwandi, Kalyan-Dombivli, Thane en Vasai-Virar) | ![]() | 27.100.000 |
8 | Mexico-Stad (incl. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Ecatepec en Naucalpan) | ![]() | 25.100.000 |
9 | Seoel (incl. Bucheon, Goyang, Incheon, Seongnam en Suwon) | ![]() | 25.100.000 |
10 | Caïro (incl. Gizeh, Helwan en Shubra El Khema) | ![]() | 22.500.000 |
11 | Dhaka | ![]() | 22.500.000 |
12 | São Paulo (incl. Guarulhos) | ![]() | 22.100.000 |
13 | New York (New York Metropolian Area; (incl. Newark, New Haven en Paterson) | ![]() | 22.000.000 |
14 | Bangkok | ![]() | 21.200.000 |
15 | Peking | ![]() | 21.200.000 |
16 | Karachi | ![]() | 20.900.000 |
17 | Lagos | ![]() | 20.700.000 |
18 | Moskou | ![]() | 19.100.000 |
19 | Calcutta (incl. Haora) | ![]() | 17.700.000 |
20 | Osaka (Groot-Osaka; incl. Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto) en Sakai) | ![]() | 17.700.000 |
21 | Chengdu | ![]() | 17.300.000 |
22 | Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles Area; incl. Anaheim en Riverside) | ![]() | 17.200.000 |
23 | Buenos Aires (incl. La Plata en San Justo) | ![]() | 16.700.000 |
24 | Teheran (incl. Karaj) | ![]() | 16.500.000 |
25 | Istanbul (incl. Gebze) | ![]() | 15.900.000 |
26 | Kinshasa | ![]() | 15.600.000 |
27 | Londen (Groot-Londen) | ![]() | 14.900.000 |
28 | Xiamen (incl. Jinjiang, Putian, Quanzhou en Zhangzhou) | ![]() | 14.900.000 |
29 | Johannesburg (incl. Oost-Rand, Pretoria, Soweto, West Rand en Vereeniging) | ![]() | 14.600.000 |
30 | Lahore | ![]() | 14.500.000 |
31 | Bangalore | ![]() | 14.200.000 |
32 | Hangzhou (incl. Shaoxing) | ![]() | 13.900.000 |
33 | Ho Chi Minhstad (incl. Biên Hòa) | ![]() | 13.900.000 |
34 | Xi'an (incl. Xianyang) | ![]() | 12.800.000 |
35 | Chennai) | ![]() | 12.600.000 |
36 | Rio de Janeiro (incl. Nova Iguaçu en São Gonçalo) | ![]() | 12.500.000 |
37 | Wuhan | ![]() | 12.200.000 |
38 | Lima | ![]() | 11.800.000 |
39 | Parijs | ![]() | 11.500.000 |
40 | Tianjin | ![]() | 11.500.000 |
41 | Haiderabad | ![]() | 11.400.000 |
42 | Changsha (incl. Xiangtan en Zhuzhou) | ![]() | 11.000.000 |
43 | Chongqing | ![]() | 10.900.000 |
44 | Nagoya (Chukyo) | ![]() | 10.500.000 |
45 | Bogota | ![]() | 10.400.000 |
46 | Taipei (incl. Taoyuan en Nieuw Taipei) | ![]() | 9.950.000 |
47 | Zhengzhou | ![]() | 9.800.000 |
48 | Chicago | ![]() | 9.650.000 |
49 | Ahmedabad | ![]() | 9.600.000 |
50 | Luanda | ![]() | 9.350.000 |
51 | Kuala Lumpur (incl. Klang) | ![]() | 9.300.000 |
52 | Nanjing (incl. Ma'anshan) | ![]() | 9.300.000 |
53 | Shenyang (incl. Fushun) | ![]() | 8.700.000 |
54 | Washington (incl. Baltimore) | ![]() | 8.550.000 |
55 | Santiago | ![]() | 8.250.000 |
56 | Shantou (incl. Chaozhou en Jieyang) | ![]() | 8.000.000 |
57 | Singapore (incl. Johor Bahru (Maleisië)) | ![]() | 7.850.000 |
58 | Hefei | ![]() | 7.800.000 |
59 | Pune (incl. Pimpri-Chinchwad) | ![]() | 7.750.000 |
60 | Surat | ![]() | 7.750.000 |
61 | Boston (incl. Providence) | ![]() | 7.700.000 |
62 | Toronto (incl. Hamilton) | ![]() | 7.700.000 |
63 | Bagdad | ![]() | 7.650.000 |
64 | Dallas (incl. Fort Worth) | ![]() | 6.650.000 |
65 | Philadelphia (incl. Allentown en Trenton) | ![]() | 7.500.000 |
66 | Riyad | ![]() | 7.500.000 |
67 | Qingdao | ![]() | 7.450.000 |
68 | San Francisco (incl. Concord, Oakland, San José en Santa Rosa) | ![]() | 7.450.000 |
69 | Ningbo (incl. Cixi en Yuyao) | ![]() | 7.300.000 |
70 | Hongkong (incl. Kowloon en Victoria) | ![]() | 7.250.000 |
71 | Hanoi | ![]() | 7.150.000 |
72 | Khartoem | ![]() | 7.050.000 |
73 | Houston | ![]() | 7.050.000 |
74 | Bandung | ![]() | 6.950.000 |
75 | Abidjan | ![]() | 6.800.000 |
76 | Nairobi | ![]() | 6.700.000 |
77 | Madrid | ![]() | 6.650.000 |
78 | Accra | ![]() | 6.600.000 |
79 | Jinan | ![]() | 6.550.000 |
80 | Kunming | ![]() | 6.500.000 |
81 | Sint-Petersburg | ![]() | 6.500.000 |
82 | Miami (incl. Fort Lauderdale en West Palm Beach) | ![]() | 6.300.000 |
83 | Dar es Salaam | ![]() | 6.250.000 |
84 | Alexandrië | ![]() | 6.200.000 |
85 | Shijiazhuang | ![]() | 6.200.000 |
86 | Yangon | ![]() | 6.150.000 |
87 | Atlanta | ![]() | 6.100.000 |
88 | Milaan (incl. Bergamo) | ![]() | 6.100.000 |
89 | Amman | ![]() | 6.000.000 |
90 | Monterrey | ![]() | 6.000.000 |
91 | Dubai (incl. Sharjah) | ![]() | 5.950.000 |
92 | Taiyuan | ![]() | 5.590.000 |
93 | Surabaya | ![]() | 5.900.000 |
94 | Guadalajara (incl. Zapopan) | ![]() | 5.850.000 |
95 | Detroit (incl. Toledo en Windsor (Canada)) | ![]() | 5.750.000 |
96 | Ruhrgebied (incl. Dortmund, Duisburg en Essen) | ![]() | 5.650.000 |
97 | Bamako | ![]() | 5.450.000 |
98 | Harbin | ![]() | 5.450.000 |
99 | Dalian | ![]() | 5.300.000 |
100 | Nanning | ![]() | 5.300.000 |
Zie ook
- Lijst van grootste metropolen van Afrika
- Lijst van grootste metropolen van Oceanië
- Lijst van grootste metropolen van Azië
- Lijst van grootste metropolen van Noord-Amerika
- Lijst van grootste metropolen van Zuid-Amerika
- Lijst van grootste metropolen in Europa
- Lijst van grootste steden
Bron
- ↑ Citypopulation.de: The Principal Agglomerations of the World - statistics and charts as map, diagram and table (reference date 2017-01-01)