Ranking the Megacities
René Ammann | 18. January 2026
Jakarta's chart-topping population is “about as many as Canada,” per The Economist. (Photo: Tom Fisk/Pexels)
Number of people who currently live in the metropolitan areas of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital; Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh; and Tokyo: 112 million (respectively 42m, 37m, and 33m)