A new UN report says so-called "megacities" are continuing to grow as our planet becomes increasingly urbanized.

Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the ...

The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world’s largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows.

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s most populous city with 42 million people, highlighting Asia’s urban dominance and ...

In just seven years, Jakarta, Indonesia, took a giant leap from 33rd biggest city in the world to surpass Tokyo at the top of ...

In 2025, the world’s population has crossed 8.2 billion, and nearly half of all people now live in urban areas, a figure that ...

Nine of the top 10 mega-cities are in Asia, with Bangladesh's Dhaka projected to be the world's largest city by 2050.

The Greater Tokyo Area has held the title of the world's most populous metropolitan region for decades but now it has been ...

About eight billion people live on planet Earth, a milestone that the United Nations estimated we passed on Nov. 15, 2022. It's a stark increase from the world population in 1950, which was 2.5 ...