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Mapped: The Two Largest Cities on Every Continent by Population

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November 15, 2024

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Pallavi Rao

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Mapped: The Two Largest Cities on Every Continent by Population

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This graphic visualizes the two largest cities on every continent, by 2025 estimates for their population. Data is sourced from the UN’s World Urbanization Prospects.

Population figures are measured for urban agglomerations, which is a continuous urban area that may not follow local administrative boundaries.

This is important to remember because the list of largest cities in the world can change—as seen in this map we did—depending on whether the local boundaries are adhered to, or the metropolitan region, or the built up urban area.

Mapped: The Two Largest Cities on Every Continent by Population

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