The city of Tokyo
Tokyo is the most densely populated city in the world, with a population of about 37,435,191 people, and an area of about 2,187.66 square kilometers, where it is home to about 25% of the population of Japan, and therefore it is the most populated urban area in the world .
Tokyo was the first city in Asia with a population of more than a million people in the 1920s, and it continued to grow rapidly until they numbered more than 7 million people by the 1940s, but during World War II, the number decreased by half during Just five years, and then he returned to grow quickly after the war, when in 1956 he reached more than 8 million people, and since that time population growth has been steady, but now it is considered to continue to rise, but slowly.
Delhi city
Delhi is the second most populous city in the world, with a population of about 29,399,141 people. The turning point in the city’s demographic history was in 1947 AD, when thousands of refugees entered it from Hindus and Sikhs after India’s independence, Since that time, and with the continued large flow of immigrants to it, most of whom came from other Indian states or neighboring countries, the city’s population has gradually grown, and it includes foreign immigrant communities in its recent housing projects.
Shanghai city
Shanghai is the third most populous city in the world, with a population of about 26,317,104, and it is the most densely populated city in China. The city was in the foot a small village, but as a result of British colonialism, British settlers flocked to it Constantly, as many Russians came to her in the 1920s, until by 1932 she had become the fifth most populous city in the world, and during the 1930s many European refugees poured in, greatly increasing its population.
Other cities with high population density
There are many cities that are classified among the largest cities in the world in terms of population, and the most prominent are:
- The city of São Paulo: It has a population of 21,846,507 people.
- Mexico City: It has a population of 21,671,908 people.
- Cairo city: It has a population of 20,484,965 people.
- Dhaka City: It has a population of 20,283,552 people.
- Mumbai city: It has a population of 20,185,064 people.
