List of largest cities throughout history

List of largest cities throughout history

This article lists the largest human settlements in the world (by population) over time, as estimated by historians, from 7000 BC when the largest human settlement was a proto-city in the ancient Near East with a population of about 1,000–2,000 people, to the year 2000 when the largest human settlement was Tokyo with 26 million.

Rome, Chang'an or Baghdad may have been the first city to have 1,000,000 people, as early as the 1st century or as late as the 8th century. Later cities that might have reached 1 million include Luoyang, Kaifeng, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Beijing, and Edo. There is wide agreement that London was the first city to reach 2 million and New York was the first to reach 10 million.

The Greater Tokyo Area was the most populous metropolitan area in the world from 1955 to 2025, with more than 37.393 million residents as of 2020. Jakarta overtook Tokyo in 2025, partly due to Tokyo's shrinking population.

As disagreements between the sources show, any of the pre-19th century figures are uncertain, especially in ancient times. Estimating population sizes before censuses were conducted is a difficult task.

List of the most populous human settlements over time

List of largest cities throughout history

The following table lists the most populous human settlements by estimated population at specified points in history according to three sources: Ian Morris, George Modelski and Tertius Chandler. City names are in bold where all three sources agree. It shows the evolution of the largest settlement from proto-city to city to urban area to metropolitan area.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Morris (2010)</th><th>Modelski (2003)</th><th>Chandler (1987)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Population</td><td>Name</td><td>Present location</td><td>Population</td><td>Name</td><td>Present location</td><td>Population</td><td>Name</td><td>Present location</td></tr><tr><td>BC-7000</td><td>1,000</td><td>Beidha</td><td>Jordan</td><td>1,000–2,000</td><td>Jericho</td><td>Palestine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Basta</td><td>Jordan</td></tr><tr><td>Çatalhöyük</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>BC 6500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>5,000–10,000</td><td>Çatalhöyük</td><td>Turkey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 6000</td><td>3,000</td><td>Çatalhöyük</td><td>Turkey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 4000</td><td>5,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td>4,000</td><td>Eridu</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tell Brak</td><td>Syria</td></tr><tr><td>BC 3800 to 3700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>< 10,000</td><td>Dobrovody</td><td>Ukraine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 3700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>6,000–10,000</td><td>Eridu</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 3600 to 3500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>< 10,000</td><td>Maydanets</td><td>Ukraine</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>< 10,000</td><td>Talianki</td><td>Ukraine</td></tr><tr><td>BC 3500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 3300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>40,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BC 3200</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>20,000</td><td>Abydos</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 3100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>20,000</td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 3000</td><td>45,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td>40,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td>30,000</td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2800</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>80,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>60,000</td><td>Lagash</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>20,000</td><td>Nippur</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2400</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>50,000</td><td>Mari</td><td>Syria</td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>40,000</td><td>Umma</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Mohenjo-daro</td><td>Pakistan</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>80,000</td><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>50,000</td><td>Mari</td><td>Syria</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2250</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>> 30,000</td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2240</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Akkad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2200</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>50,000</td><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Akkad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100,000</td><td>Ur</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Akkad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2075</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>50,000</td><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2059</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2030</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ur</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 2000</td><td>60,000</td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td><td>40,000</td><td>Isin</td><td>Iraq</td><td>65,000</td><td>Ur</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Larsa</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Girsu</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1991</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ur</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1980</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1900</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>40,000</td><td>Isin</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>Larsa</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1800</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>60,000</td><td>Mari</td><td>Syria</td><td>> 25,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1770</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>60,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>60,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1670</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1650</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100,000</td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1600</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>50,000–100,000</td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td><td>100,000</td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1595</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1580</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Avaris</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1557</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1500</td><td>75,000</td><td>Uruk</td><td>Iraq</td><td>60,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1400</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>80,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1375</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1360</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>80,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1350</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>-</td><td>Yinxu (Anyang)</td><td>China</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1205</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1200</td><td>80,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td>160,000</td><td>Pi-Ramses</td><td>Egypt</td><td>50,000</td><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1188</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1184</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>120,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>120,000</td><td>Pi-Ramses</td><td>Egypt</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 1000</td><td>35,000</td><td>Qiyi (Qi)</td><td>China</td><td>120,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td><td>> 50,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>100,000</td><td>Haojing (Xi'an)</td><td>China</td><td>> 50,000</td><td>Haojing (Xi'an)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td><td>50,000</td><td>Chengzhou (Luoyang)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td>100,000</td></tr><tr><td>BC 900</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>120,000</td><td>Haojing</td><td>China</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 800</td><td>75,000</td><td>Nimrud/Kalhu</td><td>Iraq</td><td>125,000</td><td>Haojing</td><td>China</td><td>> 50,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100,000</td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td><td></td><td>Thebes</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>Memphis</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>Nineveh</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Luoyi (Luoyang)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Linzi</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 668</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100,000</td><td>Nineveh</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 650</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>120,000</td><td>Nineveh</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 612</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 600</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td>100,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Luoyi</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 562</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 500</td><td>150,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td>200,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>Luoyi</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Linzi</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 479</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 460</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 440</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 430</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 400</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>320,000</td><td>Xiadu</td><td>China</td><td></td><td>Babylon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>BC 320</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>> 300,000</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>BC 300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Carthage</td><td>Tunisia</td><td></td><td>Pataliputra (Patna)</td><td>India</td></tr><tr><td>BC 220</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pataliputra</td><td>India</td></tr><tr><td>BC 206</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Pataliputra</td><td>India</td></tr><tr><td>BC 200</td><td>300,000</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Egypt</td><td>600,000</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Egypt</td><td>350,000</td><td>Pataliputra</td><td>India</td></tr><tr><td>400,000</td><td>Chang'an (Xi'an)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 195</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 190</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 170</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 160</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Alexandria</td><td>Egypt</td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>BC 25</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td>800,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td></td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td>450,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 180</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>600,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 200</td><td>800,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td>1,200,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td></td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 280</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,700,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td></td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>AD 340</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople (Istanbul)</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 350</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 361</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>300,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 400</td><td>500,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td>800,000</td><td>Rome</td><td>Italy</td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 410</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 450</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td><td>400,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>Jiankang (Nanjing)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Luoyang</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 570</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ctesiphon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 575</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Ctesiphon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 600</td><td>600,000</td><td>Daxing (Chang'an)</td><td>China</td><td>600,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td><td>500,000</td><td>Ctesiphon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 622</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Ctesiphon</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 637</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>400,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 650</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td><td>800,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 750</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>800,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 775</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>600,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 800</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td><td>800,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td><td>700,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 833</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>900,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 900</td><td>750,000</td><td>Chang'an</td><td>China</td><td>900,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td><td>900,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 925</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,100,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 932</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,100,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td></tr><tr><td>AD 935</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>350,000</td><td>Cordoba</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1000</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td><td>1,200,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td><td>350,000</td><td>Cordoba</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1013</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>400,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1050</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>400,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1071</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>400,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,200,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td><td>442,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1102</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>442,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1126</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>420,000</td><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1127</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1145</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Merv</td><td>Turkmenistan</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1150</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Merv</td><td>Turkmenistan</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1153</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1160</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1170</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Fez</td><td>Morocco</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1180</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>200,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1200</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Baghdad</td><td>Iraq</td><td>255,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>Kaifeng</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1210</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>260,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1250</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>320,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1273</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>432,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,500,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td><td>432,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1315</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>432,000</td><td>Cairo</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1325</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>500,000</td><td>Cairo</td><td>Egypt</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1348</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>432,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1350</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>432,000</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1358</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jiankang (Nanjing)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1391</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>473,000</td><td>Yingtian (Nanjing)</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1400</td><td>500,000</td><td>Yingtian (Nanjing)</td><td>China</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Yingtian (Nanjing)</td><td>China</td><td>487,000</td><td>Yingtian</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1420</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Yingtian</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1425</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1450</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>600,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1492</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>669,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1500</td><td>600,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>672,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1550</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>690,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1575</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>706,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1579</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>706,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1600</td><td>700,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>706,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1635</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1637</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1650</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>700,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1670</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1675</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>750,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1684</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1685</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1690</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>700–800,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1700</td><td>650,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Ayutthaya</td><td>Thailand</td><td>700,000</td><td>Constantinople</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1710</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1720</td><td></td><td>Edo</td><td>Japan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1750</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>900,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1775</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,000,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1800</td><td>1,100,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>1,100,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td><td>1,100,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1821</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,300,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1825</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,350,000</td><td>Beijing</td><td>China</td></tr><tr><td>1,335,000</td><td>London (urban area)</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1841</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1,948,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1850</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2,320,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1851</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2,362,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1861</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2,803,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1875</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>4,241,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1900</td><td>6,600,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>6,500,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>6,480,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1914</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>7,419,000</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1925</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>7,774,000</td><td>New York (urban area)</td><td>United States</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1936</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>10,150,000</td><td>New York</td><td>United States</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1950</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12,463,000</td><td>New York</td><td>United States</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1965</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>15,000,000</td><td>Tokyo (urban area)</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>AD 1975</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>20,500,000</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>AD 2000</td><td>26,400,000</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>Japan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>