This statistic shows the population of the largest urban agglomerations in the world from 1950 to 2010, with projected figures for 2020. By 2020, the population of the Shanghai agglomeration in China is projected to be roughly million people.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (May 16, 2018). Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. May 16, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2018). Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Population of The Largest Urban Agglomerations Worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 May 2018, /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Population of the largest urban agglomerations worldwide from 1950 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/911939/population-of-urban-agglomerations-worldwide/
