Are you wondering where everyone is, where the most people are concentrated, either so you can stay away from that place in order to save yourself from a claustrophobic attack? Or do you secretly want to join the throngs in a densely populated city where mass quantities of people often mean more wealth, yet fewer opportunities? The following is a list ranking the most populated cities in the world so that you can be in the know of where to go if you love people, or where to stay away from if all you want is a little peace and quiet.
Seoul, South Korea is located on the Han River and is the capital of South Korea with a whopping total of 10,231,217 citizens.
Sao Paulo, Brazil contains 10,009,231 citizens in a city that is the capital of Sao Paulo state and has an area measurement of 372,100 km.
Mumbai, India is one of the most densely populated cities in the whole world as it has 9,925,891 people in an area measuring 193,600km.
Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest city in this country and is the capital. It measures 435,600 km and contains 9,373,900 citizens.
Karachi is the largest business capital and city in Pakistan with over 9,339,023 citizens in an area that is largely a city district.
Moscow, Russia is home to the icy chill of an almost permanent winter as well as the icy cool beverage known as vodka. More importantly it is home to 8,297,056 citizens.
Istanbul, Turkey was formerly known as Constantinople and is the biggest city in the country with a total of 8,260,438 people in an area that is roughly 3,970 km.
Mexico City, Mexico is known by many as a densely populated city overflowing with more than 8,235,744 citizens with a rich history as well as culture.
Shanghai, China is the largest industrial city in the country and one of the largest industrial cities in the world totaling 8,214,384 people in an area that measures 3200 km.
Tokyo, Japan is the largest city and the capital of Japan with a human population of 8,130,408 people in an area measuring 1240 km, which if the number of people is taken into account, is not a very large amount of space for such a high number of residents.
