Template:List of metropolitan areas by population, Forstall
Rank Metropolitan area Country Population Area ( km ) Population Density ( People/km )
1 Tokyo Japan 32,450,000 8,014 4,049
2 Seoul South Korea 20,550,000 5,076 4,048
3 Mexico City Mexico 20,450,000 7,346 2,784
4 New York City United States 8,750,000 20,884 1,104
5 Mumbai India 19,200,000 2,350 8,170
6 Jakarta Indonesia 18,900,000 5,100 3,706
7 São Paulo Brazil 18,850,000 8,479 2,223
8 Delhi India 18,600,000 3,182 5,845
9 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Japan 17,375,000 6,930 2,507
10 Shanghai People 's Republic of China 16,650,000 5,177 3,216
11 Metro Manila Philippines 16,300,000 2,521 6,466
12 Hong Kong - Shenzhen People 's Republic of China 15,800,000 3,051 5,179
13 Los Angeles United States 15,250,000 10,780 1,415
14 Kolkata India 15,100,000 1,785 8,459
15 Moscow Russia 15,000,000 14,925 1,005
16 Greater Cairo Egypt 14,450,000 1,600 9,031
17 Greater Buenos Aires Argentina 13,170,000 10,888 1,210
18 London United Kingdom 16,875,000 11,391 1,130
19 Beijing People 's Republic of China 12,500,000 6,562 1,905
20 Karachi Pakistan 11,800,000 1,100 10,727
World 's 20 largest metropolitan areas by population ( Forstall et al , 2003 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
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