| # | Flag | Country | Population in largest cityPopulation in largest city | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 37,468,302 | 2018 | |
| 2 | India | 28,513,682 | 2018 | |
| 3 | China | 25,582,138 | 2018 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 21,650,181 | 2018 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 21,580,827 | 2018 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 20,076,002 | 2018 | |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 19,578,421 | 2018 | |
| 8 | United States | 18,819,361 | 2018 | |
| 9 | Pakistan | 15,400,223 | 2018 | |
| 10 | Argentina | 14,966,530 | 2018 | |
| 11 | Turkey | 14,750,771 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Philippines | 13,482,468 | 2018 | |
| 13 | Nigeria | 13,463,421 | 2018 | |
| 14 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 13,171,256 | 2018 | |
| 15 | Russia | 12,409,738 | 2018 | |
| 16 | France | 10,900,952 | 2018 | |
| 17 | Colombia | 10,574,409 | 2018 | |
| 18 | Indonesia | 10,516,927 | 2018 | |
| 19 | Peru | 10,390,607 | 2018 | |
| 20 | Thailand | 10,156,316 | 2018 | |
| 21 | South Korea | 9,963,497 | 2018 | |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 9,046,485 | 2018 | |
| 23 | Iran | 8,895,947 | 2018 | |
| 24 | Vietnam | 8,145,361 | 2018 | |
| 25 | Angola | 7,774,200 | 2018 | |
| 26 | Malaysia | 7,563,912 | 2018 | |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 7,428,887 | 2018 | |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 6,906,595 | 2018 | |
| 29 | Iraq | 6,811,955 | 2018 | |
| 30 | Chile | 6,680,371 | 2018 | |
| 31 | Spain | 6,497,124 | 2018 | |
| 32 | Canada | 6,082,425 | 2018 | |
| 33 | Tanzania | 6,047,600 | 2018 | |
| 34 | Singapore | 5,791,901 | 2018 | |
| 35 | Sudan | 5,534,079 | 2018 | |
| 36 | South Africa | 5,485,986 | 2018 | |
| 37 | Myanmar | 5,157,461 | 2018 | |
| 38 | Ivory Coast | 4,920,776 | 2018 | |
| 39 | Australia | 4,792,281 | 2018 | |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 4,399,674 | 2018 | |
| 41 | Kenya | 4,385,853 | 2018 | |
| 42 | Italy | 4,209,710 | 2018 | |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 4,011,770 | 2018 | |
| 44 | Israel | 4,010,977 | 2018 | |
| 45 | Morocco | 3,683,566 | 2018 | |
| 46 | Cameroon | 3,655,656 | 2018 | |
| 47 | Germany | 3,552,123 | 2018 | |
| 48 | Paraguay | 3,222,199 | 2018 | |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 3,172,152 | 2018 | |
| 50 | Greece | 3,155,600 | 2018 | |
| 51 | Ghana | 3,064,718 | 2018 | |
| 52 | Madagascar | 3,058,387 | 2018 | |
| 53 | North Korea | 3,037,862 | 2018 | |
| 54 | Kuwait | 2,989,270 | 2018 | |
| 55 | Uganda | 2,986,352 | 2018 | |
| 56 | Senegal | 2,978,419 | 2018 | |
| 57 | Ukraine | 2,956,706 | 2018 | |
| 58 | Venezuela | 2,934,560 | 2018 | |
| 59 | Portugal | 2,927,316 | 2018 | |
| 60 | Ecuador | 2,898,796 | 2018 | |
| 61 | Guatemala | 2,851,104 | 2018 | |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 2,785,376 | 2018 | |
| 63 | Yemen | 2,779,317 | 2018 | |
| 64 | Algeria | 2,693,542 | 2018 | |
| 65 | Haiti | 2,636,763 | 2018 | |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 2,531,381 | 2018 | |
| 67 | Zambia | 2,523,844 | 2018 | |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 2,463,969 | 2018 | |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 2,454,337 | 2018 | |
| 70 | Mali | 2,446,749 | 2018 | |
| 71 | Lebanon | 2,385,271 | 2018 | |
| 72 | Syria | 2,319,545 | 2018 | |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2,290,777 | 2018 | |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2,285,729 | 2018 | |
| 75 | Republic of the Congo | 2,229,693 | 2018 | |
| 76 | Cuba | 2,136,468 | 2018 | |
| 77 | Somalia | 2,081,624 | 2018 | |
| 78 | Jordan | 2,064,582 | 2018 | |
| 79 | Belgium | 2,049,510 | 2018 | |
| 80 | Belarus | 2,004,672 | 2018 | |
| 81 | Cambodia | 1,952,329 | 2018 | |
| 82 | Austria | 1,900,547 | 2018 | |
| 83 | Guinea | 1,843,121 | 2018 | |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1,829,005 | 2018 | |
| 85 | Romania | 1,821,380 | 2018 | |
| 86 | Bolivia | 1,814,087 | 2018 | |
| 87 | Panama | 1,783,490 | 2018 | |
| 88 | Poland | 1,767,798 | 2018 | |
| 89 | Hungary | 1,759,497 | 2018 | |
| 90 | Togo | 1,745,744 | 2018 | |
| 91 | Uruguay | 1,736,989 | 2018 | |
| 92 | Mozambique | 1,635,392 | 2018 | |
| 93 | Sweden | 1,582,968 | 2018 | |
| 94 | New Zealand | 1,556,875 | 2018 | |
| 95 | Mongolia | 1,520,381 | 2018 | |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 1,515,016 | 2018 | |
| 97 | Oman | 1,446,563 | 2018 | |
| 98 | Liberia | 1,418,300 | 2018 | |
| 99 | Serbia | 1,389,351 | 2018 | |
| 100 | Switzerland | 1,370,779 | 2018 | |
| 101 | Honduras | 1,363,041 | 2018 | |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1,357,745 | 2018 | |
| 103 | Nepal | 1,329,732 | 2018 | |
| 104 | Chad | 1,322,679 | 2018 | |
| 105 | Denmark | 1,320,826 | 2018 | |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 1,291,552 | 2018 | |
| 107 | Finland | 1,279,096 | 2018 | |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1,272,418 | 2018 | |
| 109 | Niger | 1,213,781 | 2018 | |
| 110 | Mauritania | 1,205,414 | 2018 | |
| 111 | Republic of Ireland | 1,201,426 | 2018 | |
| 112 | Libya | 1,157,746 | 2018 | |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 1,135,949 | 2018 | |
| 114 | Netherlands | 1,131,690 | 2018 | |
| 115 | El Salvador | 1,106,698 | 2018 | |
| 116 | Armenia | 1,080,324 | 2018 | |
| 117 | Georgia | 1,077,333 | 2018 | |
| 118 | Rwanda | 1,057,836 | 2018 | |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 1,047,923 | 2018 | |
| 120 | Malawi | 1,029,639 | 2018 | |
| 121 | Norway | 1,012,225 | 2018 | |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 996,319 | 2018 | |
| 123 | Benin | 927,545 | 2018 | |
| 124 | Burundi | 898,968 | 2018 | |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 872,653 | 2018 | |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 850,946 | 2018 | |
| 127 | Gabon | 813,489 | 2018 | |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 810,186 | 2018 | |
| 129 | Eritrea | 694,486 | 2011 | |
| 130 | Qatar | 693,373 | 2018 | |
| 131 | Croatia | 685,587 | 2018 | |
| 132 | Laos | 664,754 | 2018 | |
| 133 | Latvia | 637,089 | 2018 | |
| 134 | Macao | 632,418 | 2018 | |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 599,821 | 2018 | |
| 136 | Jamaica | 589,083 | 2018 | |
| 137 | Republic of Macedonia | 584,208 | 2018 | |
| 138 | Bahrain | 564,631 | 2018 | |
| 139 | Djibouti | 561,564 | 2018 | |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 558,399 | 2018 | |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 544,417 | 2018 | |
| 142 | Lithuania | 536,055 | 2018 | |
| 143 | Moldova | 509,707 | 2018 | |
| 144 | Albania | 475,577 | 2018 | |
| 145 | Gambia | 437,161 | 2018 | |
| 146 | Estonia | 437,027 | 2018 | |
| 147 | Slovakia | 429,920 | 2018 | |
| 148 | Namibia | 404,280 | 2018 | |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 375,896 | 2018 | |
| 150 | South Sudan | 368,914 | 2018 | |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 366,862 | 2018 | |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 342,577 | 2018 |