Table 2.
The largest 28 metros in the World Metro Data from Oxford Economics via Brookings (2018)
| Metro | Country | Mega‐region | Population | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Japan | Greater Tokyo | 37,738 | $1,739,789 |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | None | 32,111 | $726,205 |
| Chongqing | China | None | 30,656 | $500,690 |
| Seoul | South Korea | Seoul‐Busan | 25,288 | $954,774 |
| Shanghai | China | Shanghai | 24,592 | $891,765 |
| Beijing | China | Beijing | 21,952 | $713,401 |
| Mexico City | Mexico | Mexico City | 21,468 | $490,623 |
| Sao Paulo | Brazil | Sao Paolo | 21,406 | $551,450 |
| New York | United States | Bos‐Wash | 20,227 | $1,663,263 |
| Mumbai | India | None | 20,209 | $340,317 |
| Delhi | India | None | 19,419 | $354,506 |
| Osaka | Japan | Osaka‐Nagoya | 18,711 | $737,027 |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | None | 18,234 | $140,835 |
| Karachi | Pakistan | None | 16,484 | $114,823 |
| Bangkok | Thailand | None | 16,334 | $549,961 |
| Tianjin | China | Beijing | 16,042 | $512,442 |
| London | United Kingdom | Lon‐Leed‐Chester | 15,150 | $908,103 |
| Istanbul | Turkey | Ista‐Burs | 15,047 | $626,006 |
| Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | 14,814 | $347,609 |
| Kolkata | India | None | 14,758 | $108,897 |
| Chengdu | China | None | 14,664 | $337,901 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | None | 14,191 | $311,814 |
| Lagos | Nigeria | None | 14,078 | $163,734 |
| Guangzhou | China | Hong‐Shen | 13,807 | $569,766 |
| Manila | Philippines | None | 13,385 | $308,270 |
| Los Angeles | United States | So‐Cal | 13,377 | $1,009,090 |
| Paris | France | Par‐Am‐Mun | 12,650 | $844,687 |
| Moscow | Russia | None | 12,388 | $811,896 |
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