| List of cities proper by population |  |  |  |
Rank | City | Population | Definition | Area (km?) | Country
1 | Shanghai | 13831900 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1928 | China
2 | Mumbai | 13830884 | Municipal Corporation | 603 | India
3 | Karachi | 12991000 | City District | 3527 | Pakistan
4 | Delhi | 12565901 | Municipal Corporation | 431,09 | India
5 | Istanbul | 12517664 | Metropolitan Municipality | 1831 | Turkey
6 | Sao Paulo | 11244369 | Municipality | 1523 | Brazil
7 | Moscow | 10563038 | City proper (includes Zelenograd) | 1081 | Russia
8 | Seoul | 10464051 | Special City | 605,25 | South Korea
9 | Beijing | 10123000 | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1368,32 | China
10 | Jakarta | 9588198 | Special capital district | 662,33 | Indonesia
11 | Tokyo | 8887608 | 23 Special Wards | 617,18 | Japan
12 | Mexico City | 8873017 | Federal District | 1485,49 | Mexico
13 | Kinshasa | 8754000 | City-Province | 2,016 | Democratic Republic of the Congo
14 | New York City | 8363710 | City proper | 789,4 | United States
15 | Lagos | 7937932 | statistical area | 999,6 | Nigeria
16 | London | 7753600 | Greater London | 1580 | United Kingdom
17 | Lima | 7605742 | Province | 2670,4 | Peru
18 | Bogota | 7259597 | Capital district | 1590 | Colombia
19 | Tehran | 7241000 | City proper | 760 | Iran
20 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7162864 | Province-level municipality | 2095,01 | Vietnam