Data for World's 673 Largest Urban Areas

Demographia publishes a report with the population, land area and density for all 673 the world's agglomerations with populrations over 500,000. The report also contains data for 1,117 urban areas in 164 nations and territories.

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December 12, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

By demographia1

This is the first known attempt at a comprehensive list of the world's largest urban areas, including population, land area and population density. This new edition includes all (673) known urban areas with 500,000 or more residents. These urban areas account for an estimated 42 percent of the world's urban population. The document contains a summary of population and density by income and region and charts illustrating the association between lower urban population densities and higher income per capita. A total of 1,117 urban areas are listed.

Thanks to wendell cox

FULL STORY: World Urban Areas (PDF, 1MB, 108 pages)

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