Indonesia's Jakarta now the world's largest city, Tokyo falls to third: UN
Nov 27, 2025
New York [US], November 27: A new United Nations report has found that Indonesia's capital Jakarta is the world's largest city with 41.9 million people living there, followed by Dhaka in Bangladesh, which is home to 36.6 million.
A low-lying coastal city located in the west of the densely populated island of Java, Jakarta rose from second place to replace Tokyo, which had been named the world's largest city in the UN's most recent assessment published back in 2000.
The Japanese capital's relatively steady population of 33.4 million saw it fall to third place behind Bangladesh's densely populated capital, Dhaka, which jumped to second place from ninth and is now projected to become the world's largest city by 2050. In addition to Jakarta, Dhaka and Tokyo, the other Asian cities in the top 10 are: New Delhi, India (30.2 million); Shanghai, China (29.6 million); Guangzhou, China (27.6 million); Manila, Philippines (24.7 million); Kolkata, India (22.5 million); and Seoul, South Korea (22.5 million). (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
