This is a list of cities of the world having populations of over 1,000,000 people estimated for the year 2005.

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! bgcolor="#efefef" | Rank

! bgcolor="#efefef" | City

! bgcolor="#efefef" | Population

! bgcolor="#efefef" | Definition

! bgcolor="#efefef" | Area (km²)

! bgcolor="#efefef" | Country

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|1 || [[Mumbai]] || 12,778,721 || Municipal corporation || || [[India]]

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|2 || [[Karachi]] || 12,207,254 || City District || || [[Pakistan]]

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|3 || [[Delhi]] || 11,055,365 || Municipal corporation || || [[India]]

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|4 || [[Shanghai]] || 10,840,516 || Core districts + inner suburbs || || [[China]]

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|5 || [[Moscow]] || 10,375,688 || Gorod || || [[Russia]]

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|6 || [[Seoul]] || 10,147,972 || Special City || || [[South Korea]]

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|7 || [[São Paulo]] || 10,136,978 || City proper || || [[Brazil]]

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|8 || [[Istanbul]] || 10,121,565 || Metropolitan municipality || || [[Turkey]]

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|9 || [[Lima]] || 8,866,160 || Official metropolitan area + [[Lima Region]]|| || [[Peru]]

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|10 || [[Mexico City]] || 8,548,389 || Distrito Federal || || [[Mexico]]

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|11 || [[Jakarta]] || 8,407,479 || Province || || [[Indonesia]]

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|12 || [[New York City]] || 8,158,957 || City proper || || [[United States of America]]

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|13 || [[Tokyo]] || 8,124,310 || [[23 special wards]] area || || [[Japan]]

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|14 || [[Beijing]] || 7,741,274 || Core districts + inner suburbs || || [[China]]

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|15 || [[Bogotá]] || 7,620,971 || Official metropolitan area || || [[Columbia]]

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|16 || [[Cairo]] || 7,438,376 || Governorate || || [[Egypt]]

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|17 || [[Tehran]] || 7,404,515 || City proper || || [[Iran]]

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|18 || [[Riyadh]] || 7,318,636 || City proper || || [[Saudi Arabia]]

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|19 || [[London]] || 7,287,555 || [[Greater London]] || || [[United Kingdom]]

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|20 || [[Bogotá]] || 7,192,309 || Distrito Capital || || [[Colombia]]

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==Source==

[http://www.mongabay.com/cities_pop_01.htm Mongabay - World's Largest Cities]