This is a list of urban agglomerations in Asia by population. An urban area (built-up urban area or urban agglomeration) is fundamentally different from a metropolitan area. A metropolitan area is a labor market (and a housing market). It includes a principal built-up urban area (the largest built-up urban area in the metropolitan area) as well as economically connected rural areas (and smaller urban areas) to the outside.

Asia RankWorld RankUrban AreaCountryPopulationArea (km2)Density (people/km2)11Tokyo37,977,0008,2304,61422Jakarta 34,540,000 3,5409,75833Delhi29,617,0002,232 13,26944Manila28,250,517 8,100 3,48855Mumbai23,355,000 944 24,74066Shanghai22,120,000 4,068 5,437 78Seoul21,794,000 2,768 7,873 810Guangzhou-Foshan20,902,000 4,342 4,814 912Beijing19,433,000 4,172 4,658 1014Kolkata17,560,000 1,351 12,994 1116Bangkok17,066,000 3,199 5,3361218Shenzhen15,929,000 1,803 8,8361319Dhaka15,443,000 456 33,8521423Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto14,977,000 3,019 4,9611524Karachi14,835,000 1,044 14,2101625Bengaluru13,707,000 1,205 11,3781726Tehran13,633,000 1,704 8,0021828Ho Chi Minh City13,312,000 1,638 8,1271929Chennai11,324,000 1,049 10,8002030Chengdu11,309,000 1,828 6,1882132Lahore 11,021,000 853 12,916 2235Tianjin10,800,000 2,813 3,839 2337Hyderabad9,746,000 1,273 7,654 2440Nagoya 9,113,000 3,704 2,460 2542Wuhan8,962,000 1,646 5,444 2643Taipei8,918,000 1,076 8,289 2745Kuala Lumpur8,285,000 2,162 3,833 2846Dongguan7,981,000 1,755 4,546 2947Pune7,764,000 649 11,956 3048Chongqing7,739,000 1,537 5,036 3150Nanjing7,496,000 1,613 4,649 3251Ahmedabad7,410,000 359 20,622 3352Hong Kong7,347,000 291 25,254 3455Shenyang-Fushun7,105,000 1,515 4,690 3556Bandung7,065,000 487 14,510 3658Riyadh6,881,000 1,672 4,115 3761Zhengzhou6,765,000 1,656 4,085 3863Xi'an6,680,000 1,094 6,105 3964Hanoi 6,576,000 963 6,828 4065Surabaya 6,499,000 911 7,131 4168Hangzhou6,446,000 1,446 4,458 4263Quanzhou6,345,000 2,090 3,036 4370Yangon6,314,000 603 10,474 4474Dubai6,036,000 1,508 4,004 4577Qingdao5,911,000 1,656 3,569 4678Surat5,807,000 238 24,378 4779Baghdad5,796,000 693 8,365

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