Tokyo, Japan, has long reigned as the world's most populated city, but thanks to updated counting methods, has been knocked ...

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has become the world's most populous city, surpassing Tokyo and Dhaka, according to a new United Nations report. With an estimated population of nearly 42 million, ...

The United Nations has been conducting research on so-called 'megacities,' cities with a population of over 10 million, and has reported that the number of megacities has increased from just eight in ...

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings, in 2018, that were topped by Tokyo. It's followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which ...

TOKYO -- The population of Japan's capital -- one of the biggest cities in the world -- has surpassed 13 million for the first time. Tokyo counted 13.01 million residents as of April 1, up 0.5 percent ...