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Cities with more than 8 million inhabitants in the year 2015 by an evaluation from the United Nations.
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Part of the world
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1975
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1995
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2015
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Africa
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2
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3
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Asia
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4
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13
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22
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Europa
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2
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2
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3
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Latin America/Carribean
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3
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4
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6
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North America
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2
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2
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2
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City
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Country
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Total inhabitants
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Tokio
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Japan
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28,9 mio
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Mumbai
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Bombay, India
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26,3 mio
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Lagos
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Nigeria
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24,6 mio
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Sao Paulo
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Brazil
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20,3 mio
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Dhaka
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Bangladesh
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19,5 mio
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Karachi
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Pakistan
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19,4 mio
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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19,2 mio
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Schanghai
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China
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18,0 mio
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New York
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USA
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17,6 mio
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Kalkutta
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India
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17,3 mio
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Delhi
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India
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16,9 mio
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Peking
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China
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15,6 mio
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Manila
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The Philippines
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14,7 mio
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Kairo
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Egypt
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14,4 mio
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Los Angeles
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USA
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14,2 mio
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Buenos Aires
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Argentina
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13,9 mio
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Jakarta
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Indonesia
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13,9 mio
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Tianjin
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China
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13,5 mio
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Seoul
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South Korea
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13,0 mio
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Istanbul
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Turkey
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12,3 mio
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Hangzhou
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China
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11,4 mio
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Osaka
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Japan
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10,6 mio
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Hyderabad
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India
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10,5 mio
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Teheran
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Iran
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10,3 mio
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Lahore
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Pakistan
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10,0 mio
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Bangkok
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Thailand
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9,8 mio
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Paris
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France
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9,7 mio
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Kinshasa
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Congo
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9,4 mio
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Lima
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Peru
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9,4 mio
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Moscow
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Russia
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9,3 mio
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Madras
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India
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9,1 mio
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Changchun
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China
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8,9 mio
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Bogotá
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Kolombia
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8,4 mio
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Harbin
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China
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8,1 mio
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Bangalore
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India
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8,0 mio
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