Cities account for 45 percent of the world's population, more than double the share in 1950.

Indonesia's capital is home to almost 42 million people, according to a new United Nati estimate.

The United Nations reports that Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, is the world's largest urban area. Almost 42 million people live there, according to its research, more than the 37m living in Dhaka, ...

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings, in 2018, that were topped by Tokyo. It's followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which ...

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 ...

A United Nations report published yesterday (26 November) shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people, while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second ...

Of those 33, 19 are in Asia, and while Tokyo held the crown as the world’s largest city for the last few years, it’s now been overtaken by Jakarta, according to a UN report. Indonesia’s capital is ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...

Jakarta’s population is far larger than London’s 9.8million. The capital has Transjakarta, often called the world’s longest and largest bus rapid transit system, which spans 251km and serves more than ...

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s most populous city with 42 million people, highlighting Asia’s urban dominance and raising urgent challenges for infrastructure and sustainability.

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s largest city with 42 million residents, highlighting Asia’s rapid megacity growth, ...