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https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/jakarta-worlds-largest-city-tokyo-most-populated-dhaka-new-un-report-rcna245798
The world has a new most populous city.
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the title in a new United Nations report.
With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings in 2018, when Tokyo was at the top.
Jakarta is followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which the report says is expected to become "the world’s largest city by mid-century."
The new ranking speaks to the rapid change taking place across the world, with the rise of densely populated megacities.
The world has a new most populous city.
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the title in a new United Nations report.
With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings in 2018, when Tokyo was at the top.
Jakarta is followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which the report says is expected to become "the world’s largest city by mid-century."
The new ranking speaks to the rapid change taking place across the world, with the rise of densely populated megacities.
