In short:
Asia is home to nine of the world’s 10 most populous cities in 2025, according to the United Nations.
A new report identifies Jakarta, with 42 million residents, as having the largest population globally.
Tokyo had long held the title as the world’s largest city, but its population growth has stagnated.
The funny thing about Tokyo is that it’s not actually a city. It’s a completely urban state with a bunch of cities inside it.
With Japan’s population losing almost a million a year, Tokyo is not likely to regain the title.
I grew up in Jakarta in the 80s, and it was a massive shit hole then. Went back to visit in 2015 and it was far far worse.
Tokyo just needs to annex a few surrounding cities to keep up.
Meanwhile, China has 10 cities with over 10M people and another 150 with over 1M.
It’s insane that a city has a larger population than most countries
