Thirty most populous cities in the world

This a list of the thirty most populous cities in the world as of 2004 (See bottom of page for a map showing where the 30 most populous cities are):

Rank	Name	Population
1	Mumbai (Bombay), India	12,622,500
2	Buenos Aires, Argentina	11,928,400
3	Moscow, Russia	11,246,600
4	Karachi, Pakistan	10,807,800
5	Delhi, India	10,400,900
6	São Paulo, Brazil	10,333,200
7	Manila, Philippines	10,330,100
8	Istanbul, Turkey	9,631,700
9	Seoul, South Korea	9,551,800
10	Dhaka, Bangladesh	9,363,100
11	Shanghai, China	9,110,600
12	Jakarta, Indonesia	8,987,800
13	Mexico City, Mexico	8,705,100
14	Lagos, Nigeria	8,682,200
15	Lima, Peru	8,380,300
16	Tokyo, Japan	8,273,900
17	New York City, United States	8,134,801
18	Cairo, Egypt	8,113,600
19	Teheran, Iran	8,067,600
20	London, United Kingdom	7,465,100
21	Bogota, Colombia	6,981,500
22	Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo	6,789,900
23	Bangkok, Thailand	6,709,200
24	Beijing, China	6,696,200
25	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6,211,000
26	Baghdad, Iraq	5,948,800
27	Lahore, Pakistan	5,903,900
28	Kolkata, India	4,852,800
29	Saint Petersburg, Russia	4,644,000
30	Toronto, Canada	4,558,800

Ranks of various cities below rank 30

Bangalore, India: rank 31, Chennai, India: rank 32, Sydney, Australia: rank 36, Los Angeles, United States: rank 39, Singapore, Singapore: rank 50, Berlin, Germany: rank 54, Madrid, Spain: rank 55, Montreal, Canada: rank 56, Cape Town, South Africa: 59, Chicago, United States: 61, Pyongyang, North Korea: 63, Taipei, Taiwan: 72, Paris, France: 101, Vancouver, Canada: 114, Brisbane, Australia: 140, Philadelphia, United States: 151, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 163, Phoenix, United States: 165, Perth, Australia: 173, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: 187, Tijuana, Mexico: 190, San Diego, United States: 201, Kampala, Uganda: 205, Dallas, United States: 218, Brazzaville, Congo: 222, Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 237, Hiroshima, Japan: 248, Dublin, Ireland: 274

source: www.world-gazetteer.com