How many million-plus cities are there in Russia and in the world?

According to the standard classification, a city is a large settlement. As a rule, the labor activity of its inhabitants is in no way connected with agriculture, and the population is employed in other areas of life. Previously, the city was called the settlement, around which there were defensive structures. Today, such a settlement has high-rise buildings, well-developed infrastructure and various facilities for providing services to the population.

Million-plus cities are settlements where the number of inhabitants exceeds 1 million. In the past century, there were about 220 such cities, today there are more than 300 of them.

The undisputed leader in this list is China, because about 1.5 billion people live in the country itself. The next country on the leaderboard is India, then comes Brazil, and only then Russia, Indonesia and Nigeria. The United States stands at about 7th place, as the country is dominated by a large number of small towns, and there are only 9 million-plus cities.

Historical reference

The very first city with a population of 1 million was Rome. The list also included the city of Alexandria, where such a number of people lived from about the 1st century BC. By the middle of the new era, the city of Chang'an, the modern name of Xi'an, became the millionaire. And towards the end of the millennium, Baghdad became the leader. In 1800, Tokyo is the first on the list, after 50 years there are already 2 cities in the world, and by 1985 - 273 settlements.

Russia

The country has 157 thousand settlements. The state is in 9th place in terms of population worldwide, with a total of 146,880,432 people (statistical data as of 01.01.18).

How many million-plus cities are there in Russia? Only 15.

Moscow. The undisputed leader in terms of population in the country and is second in the European list after Istanbul. Today, 12,506,468 people live in the capital. An interesting fact is that in 1871 only 602 thousand lived in the city.

St. Petersburg. The northern capital of Russia is the second in the list of million-plus cities in Russia; today, 5,351,935 people live in it. Compared to previous years, there has been a slight increase in residents, in 2010 there were 4,879,566 people.

Novosibirsk The large center of Siberia, where 1 604 179 people live. And in 1897 there were only 8 thousand people in the city.

The top five are closed by Yekaterinburg (1,455,904 people) and Nizhny Novgorod, with a population of 1,264,075.

Other million-plus cities of Russia:

Europe

This part of the world is washed by the waters of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, located in the northern hemisphere of the planet. Occupied area of ​​approximately 10 million square kilometers. According to statistics for 2013, 742.5 million people live in Europe, that is, about 10% of the total population of the planet.

List of cities with over one million people:

Of the large capitals of the European part of the world, Budapest, Warsaw, Vienna and Bucharest can be distinguished, where 1.7 million people live.

Asia

This is the largest part of the world in terms of population and area. Together with Europe it forms the mainland - Eurasia. The occupied area under Asia is about 43.4 million square kilometers, and about 4.2 billion people, about 60.5% of the total population of the planet. It is in this part of our planet that the rapid development of the economy and industry is observed.

Million-plus cities:

Next on the list are cities with a little more than 8 million people. This is Tokyo, Tehran, Bangalore, Bangkok.

In this part of the world today there are 4 cities with a population of 7 million and they are all located in the People's Republic of China: Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Chongqing. The list of large Asian settlements closes the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, where 1 million people live.

Australia and Oceania

This part of the world consists of mainland Australia and the nearby islands included in Oceania. This is the smallest part of the world in occupied area - 8.51 million square kilometers. Australia and Oceania have the smallest population, with only 24.2 million people.

Million-plus cities:

Africa

This is the second mainland on the planet after Eurasia. There are 55 states here, that is, more than on any other continent. The total occupied area along with the islands is 30.3 million square kilometers, which is about 6% of all terrestrial land. About 1 billion people live in these territories.

Large cities located in this part of the world where more than 3 million people live:

North America

Under these lands, 24.25 million square kilometers are occupied, together with the islands, located in the northern part of the Western hemisphere of the planet. On this continent, there are about 500 million inhabitants, that is, about 7% of all people living on the planet. A unique feature of the mainland is that all the countries that are located here have access to the sea.

The million-plus cities of the world, located in this part of the world, in which more than 2 million live:

South America

The total area of ​​the mainland is 17.84 million kilometers, this is only 4 place among other continents. There are many islands in the mainland district. In total, about 387 million people live here.

Cities with a million people:

The rest of the list consists of 9 cities, the last in the list is the city of Barquisimeto (Venezuela), where only 1.018 people live.

Some interesting facts

Scientists are confident that by 2025, approximately 60% of the total population will live in cities. And in 1800, the indicator was only at the level of 2%, and after 180 years the number of urban population increased to 40%. By the same year, more than 90 super-megalopolises will appear, that is, huge cities where more than 5 million people will live.

Some countries have satellite cities. Roughly speaking, these are the "safety valves" of millionaires. People live in satellites, but work in a megalopolis. For example, in the same China, to get to the capital, you need a special permit.