This is a list of urban agglomerations in Asia by population.[1] An urban area (built-up urban area or urban agglomeration) is fundamentally different from a metropolitan area. A metropolitan area is a labor market (and a housing market). It includes a principal built-up urban area (the largest built-up urban area in the metropolitan area) as well as economically connected rural areas (and smaller urban areas) to the outside.
| Asia Rank | World Rank | Urban Area | Country | Population[1] | Area (km2) | Density (people/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tokyo |  Japan |
37,977,000 | 8,230 | 4,614 |
| 2 | 2 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
34,540,000 | 3,540 | 9,758 |
| 3 | 3 | Delhi |  India |
29,617,000 | 2,232 | 13,269 |
| 4 | 4 | Manila |  Philippines |
28,250,517 | 8,100 | 12,327 |
| 5 | 5 | Mumbai | India |
23,355,000 | 944 | 24,740 |
| 6 | 6 | Shanghai |  China |
22,120,000 | 4,068 | 5,437 |
| 7 | 8 | Seoul |  South Korea |
21,794,000 | 2,768 | 7,873 |
| 8 | 10 | Guangzhou-Foshan | China |
20,902,000 | 4,342 | 4,814 |
| 9 | 12 | Beijing | China |
19,433,000 | 4,172 | 4,658 |
| 10 | 14 | Kolkata | India |
17,560,000 | 1,351 | 12,994 |
| 11 | 16 | Bangkok |  Thailand |
17,066,000 | 3,199 | 5,336 |
| 12 | 18 | Shenzhen | China |
15,929,000 | 1,803 | 8,836 |
| 13 | 19 | Dhaka |  Bangladesh |
15,443,000 | 456 | 33,852 |
| 14 | 23 | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan |
14,977,000 | 3,019 | 4,961 |
| 15 | 24 | Karachi |  Pakistan |
14,835,000 | 1,044 | 14,210 |
| 16 | 25 | Bangalore | India |
13,707,000 | 1,205 | 11,378 |
| 17 | 26 | Tehran |  Iran |
13,633,000 | 1,704 | 8,002 |
| 18 | 28 | Ho Chi Minh City |  Vietnam |
13,312,000 | 1,638 | 8,127 |
| 19 | 29 | Chennai | India |
11,324,000 | 1,049 | 10,800 |
| 20 | 30 | Chengdu | China |
11,309,000 | 1,828 | 6,188 |
| 21 | 32 | Lahore | Pakistan |
11,021,000 | 853 | 12,916 |
| 22 | 35 | Tianjin | China |
10,800,000 | 2,813 | 3,839 |
| 23 | 37 | Hyderabad | India |
9,746,000 | 1,273 | 7,654 |
| 24 | 40 | Nagoya | Japan |
9,113,000 | 3,704 | 2,460 |
| 25 | 42 | Wuhan | China |
8,962,000 | 1,646 | 5,444 |
| 26 | 43 | Taipei |  Taiwan |
8,918,000 | 1,076 | 8,289 |
| 27 | 45 | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia |
8,285,000 | 2,162 | 3,833 |
| 28 | 46 | Dongguan | China |
7,981,000 | 1,755 | 4,546 |
| 29 | 47 | Pune | India |
7,764,000 | 649 | 11,956 |
| 30 | 48 | Chongqing | China |
7,739,000 | 1,537 | 5,036 |
| 31 | 50 | Nanjing | China |
7,496,000 | 1,613 | 4,649 |
| 32 | 51 | Ahmedabad | India |
7,410,000 | 359 | 20,622 |
| 33 | 52 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
7,347,000 | 291 | 25,254 |
| 34 | 55 | Shenyang-Fushun | China |
7,105,000 | 1,515 | 4,690 |
| 35 | 56 | Bandung | Indonesia |
7,065,000 | 487 | 14,510 |
| 36 | 58 | Riyadh |  Saudi Arabia |
6,881,000 | 1,672 | 4,115 |
| 37 | 61 | Zhengzhou | China |
6,765,000 | 1,656 | 4,085 |
| 38 | 63 | Xi'an | China |
6,680,000 | 1,094 | 6,105 |
| 39 | 64 | Hanoi | Vietnam |
6,576,000 | 963 | 6,828 |
| 40 | 65 | Surabaya | Indonesia |
6,499,000 | 911 | 7,131 |
| 41 | 68 | Hangzhou | China |
6,446,000 | 1,446 | 4,458 |
| 42 | 63 | Quanzhou | China |
6,345,000 | 2,090 | 3,036 |
| 43 | 70 | Yangon |  Myanmar |
6,314,000 | 603 | 10,474 |
| 44 | 74 | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
6,036,000 | 1,508 | 4,004 |
| 45 | 77 | Qingdao | China |
5,911,000 | 1,656 | 3,569 |
| 46 | 78 | Surat | India |
5,807,000 | 238 | 24,378 |
| 47 | 79 | Baghdad |  Iraq |
5,796,000 | 693 | 8,365 |
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