City population summary
Capital and major city population
A focused city population view for capitals and profiled major cities used across Global Day Atlas country pages.
| 1 | Beijing | China | 21,858,000 | Capital |
| 2 | Tokyo | Japan | 14,180,000 | Capital |
| 3 | Moscow | Russia | 13,149,803 | Capital |
| 4 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 10,672,100 | Capital |
| 5 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 10,278,882 | Capital |
| 6 | Mexico City | Mexico | 9,209,944 | Capital |
| 7 | London | United Kingdom | 8,945,309 | Capital |
| 8 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 7,900,000 | Capital |
| 9 | Ankara | Türkiye | 5,803,482 | Capital |
| 10 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 3,945,000 | Capital |
| 11 | Berlin | Germany | 3,878,100 | Capital |
| 12 | Madrid | Spain | 3,460,491 | Capital |
| 13 | Brasília | Brazil | 2,982,818 | Capital |
| 14 | Toronto | Canada | 2,794,356 | Major city |
| 15 | Osaka | Japan | 2,770,520 | Major city |
| 16 | Rome | Italy | 2,746,984 | Capital |
| 17 | Paris | France | 2,102,650 | Capital |
| 18 | Sapporo | Japan | 1,957,914 | Major city |
| 19 | Hamburg | Germany | 1,892,122 | Major city |
| 20 | Montreal | Canada | 1,762,949 | Major city |
| 21 | Barcelona | Spain | 1,702,814 | Major city |
| 22 | Abuja | Nigeria | 1,693,000 | Capital |
| 23 | Munich | Germany | 1,510,378 | Major city |
| 24 | Kyoto | Japan | 1,463,723 | Major city |
| 25 | Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | Major city |
| 26 | Islamabad | Pakistan | 1,108,872 | Capital |
| 27 | Cologne | Germany | 1,084,831 | Major city |
| 28 | Valencia | Spain | 824,340 | Major city |
| 29 | Seville | Spain | 684,164 | Major city |
| 30 | Washington, D.C. | United States | 678,972 | Capital |
| 31 | Vancouver | Canada | 662,248 | Major city |
| 32 | Canberra | Australia | 472,000 | Capital |
| 33 | New Delhi | India | 249,998 | Capital |
City population is shown where Global Day Atlas has a city profile. The dataset can expand independently from weather and holiday updates.