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People > Cities Stats: compare key data on India & United Kingdom

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STAT India United Kingdom HISTORY
Cities larger than the capital Proper city of New Delhi is smaller than 179 cities located within the boundaries of India, including in order of largest populations: Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi , Bangalore (Bengaluru), Hyderabad , Ahmedabad , Chennai and Kolkata (Calcutta). The urban agglomeration of Delhi-New Delhi has 16,314,838 (11,000,000 only in Delhi) and is smaller only than the urban agglomeration of Mumbai (18,414,288). London is the largest urban and metropolitan area. The City of Westminster , in central London, is the seat of government; 62 districts have larger populations than Westminster.
Rate of urbanization 2.4%
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 180th.
Urban areas over 1,000,000 55
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 17th.
Urban areas over 1,000,000 per million people 0.0451
Ranked 88th.
0.0789
Ranked 65th. 75% more than India
Urban areas over 2,000,000 19
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
3
Ranked 13th.
Urban areas over 2,000,000 per million people 0.0156
Ranked 69th.
0.0473
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India
Urban areas over 500,000 93
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 16th.
Urban areas over 500,000 per million people 0.0762
Ranked 112th.
0.158
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than India
Urban population 40,860
Ranked 196th.
92,372
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than India

Urban population per thousand people 2.56e-08
Ranked 220th.
1.27e-06
Ranked 186th. 49 times more than India

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of national capitals and largest cities by country (Countries); Wikipedia: Urbanization by country (Countries) ([1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs); Demographia World Urban Areas (Built-Up Urban Areas and World Agglomerations): 10th Annual Edition, May 2014 Revision, Table 1, p. 20 ff.); Demographia World Urban Areas (Built-Up Urban Areas and World Agglomerations): 10th Annual Edition, May 2014 Revision, Table 1, p. 20 ff.; Wikipedia: List of urban areas by population (Number of urban areas by country) (Demographia World Urban Areas (World Agglomerations): 9th Annual Edition, March 2013); Wikipedia: List of urban areas by population (Number of urban areas by country) (Demographia World Urban Areas (World Agglomerations): 9th Annual Edition, March 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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