Largest Urban Agglomerations
Agglomerations include a central city and associated neighboring communities.
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POPULATION |
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RANK |
AGGLOMERATION |
COUNTRY |
(2007) |
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1 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
35,676,000 |
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2 |
New York City- |
US |
19,040,000 |
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Newark |
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3 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
19,028,000 |
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4 |
Mumbai (Bombay) |
India |
18,978,000 |
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5 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
18,845,000 |
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6 |
Delhi |
India |
15,926,000 |
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7 |
Shanghai |
China |
14,987,000 |
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8 |
Kolkata (Calcutta) |
India |
14,787,000 |
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9 |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
13,485,000 |
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10 |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
12,795,000 |
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11 |
Los Angeles-Long |
US |
12,500,000 |
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Beach-Santa Ana |
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12 |
Karachi |
Pakistan |
12,130,000 |
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13 |
Cairo |
Egypt |
11,893,000 |
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14 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
11,748,000 |
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15 |
Osaka-Kobe |
Japan |
11,294,000 |
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POPULATION |
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RANK |
AGGLOMERATION |
COUNTRY |
(2007) |
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16 |
Beijing |
China |
11,106,000 |
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17 |
Manila |
Philippines |
11,100,000 |
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18 |
Moscow |
Russia |
10,452,000 |
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19 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
10,061,000 |
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20 |
Paris |
France |
9,904,000 |
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21 |
Seoul |
Rep. of Korea |
9,796,000 |
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22 |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
9,466,000 |
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23 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
9,125,000 |
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24 |
Chicago |
US |
8,990,000 |
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25 |
Guangzhou |
China |
8,829,000 |
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26 |
London |
UK |
8,567,000 |
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27 |
Lima |
Peru |
8,012,000 |
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28 |
Tehran |
Iran |
7,873,000 |
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29 |
Kinshasa |
Dem. Rep. of |
7,843,000 |
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the Congo |
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30 |
Bogota |
Colombia |
7,772,000 |
Migration of Foreigners into Selected Countries
Percentages of foreign or foreign-born populations in selected Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.
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FOREIGNERS |
AS % OF TOTAL POPULATION |
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COUNTRY |
2000 |
2005 |
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Luxembourg1 |
37.3 |
39.6 |
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Australia2 |
23.0 |
23.8 |
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Switzerland2 |
21.9 |
23.8 |
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New Zealand2 |
17.2 |
19.4 |
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Canada2 |
18.1 |
19.1 |
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Austria2 |
10.5 |
13.5 |
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US2 |
11.0 |
12.9 |
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Sweden2 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
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Belgium2 |
10.3 |
12.1 |
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Ireland2 |
8.7 |
11.0 |
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The Netherlands2 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
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FOREIGNERS AS % OF TOTAL POPULATION |
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COUNTRY |
2000 |
2005 |
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UK2 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
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Germany1 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
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Norway2 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
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France2 |
N/A |
8.1 |
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Denmark2 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
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Portugal2 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
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Spain1 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
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Greece1 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
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Czech Republic2 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
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Italy1 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
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Finland2 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attempts to ease the plight of various “persons of concern,” including refugees and asylum seekers. Sources:UNHcR 2007 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
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Persons of Concern to UNHCR by Category (estimates as of 1 Jan 2008) |
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ASYLUM |
RETURNED |
INTERNALLY DISPLACED |
STATELESS |
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REGION REFUGEES |
SEEKERS |
REFUGEES |
PERSONS (IDPS)1 |
AND OTHER |
TOTAL2 |
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Asia and Oceania 6,335,663 |
70,955 |
421,574 |
4,285,844 |
2,255,461 |
13,762,074 |
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Africa 2,498,329 |
272,282 |
302,644 |
5,888,837 |
100,547 |
10,731,653 |
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Europe 1,569,168 |
234,197 |
6,356 |
565,636 |
649,909 |
3,033,793 |
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North America 456,960 |
121,397 |
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- |
- |
578,357 |
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Latin America and 530,550 |
41,155 |
28 |
3,000,000 |
13 |
3,571,746 |
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the Caribbean |
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Total 11,390,670 |
739,986 |
730,6403 |
13,740,317 |
3,005,930 |
31,677,661 |
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Total Number of Refugees (estimates as of 1 January of each year) |
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YEAR REFUGEES |
YEAR |
REFUGEES |
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1999 11,429,700 |
2004 |
9,671,800 |
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2000 11,625,700 |
2005 |
9,236,500 |
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2001 12,062,500 |
2006 |
8,394,400 |
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2002 12,029,900 |
2007 |
9,877,700 |
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2003 10,389,600 |
2008 |
11,390,670 |
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Origin of Major Refugee Populations4 (estimates as of 1 Jan 2008) |
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
TOTAL |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
TOTAL |
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Afghanistan |
3,057,661 |
Burundi |
375,727 |
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Iraq |
2,309,247 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
370,374 |
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Colombia |
551,744 |
Vietnam |
327,776 |
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The Sudan |
523,032 |
Turkey |
221,939 |
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Somalia |
457,357 |
Eritrea |
208,743 |
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Host Country of Major Refugee Populations (estimates as of 1 Jan 2008) |
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COUNTRY OF ASYLUM |
TOTAL |
COUNTRY OF ASYLUM |
TOTAL |
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Pakistan |
2,035,023 |
Tanzania |
435,630 |
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Syria |
1,503,769 |
China |
301,078 |
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Iran |
963,546 |
United Kingdom |
299,718 |
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Germany |
578,879 |
Chad |
294,017 |
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Jordan |
500,281 |
United States |
281,219 |
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Internally Displaced Persons (2007) |
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COUNTRY |
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TOTAL |
COUNTRY |
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TOTAL |
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The Sudan |
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5,800,000 |
Georgia |
222,000- |
247,000 |
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Iraq |
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2,480,000 |
Ethiopia |
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200,000 |
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Colombia |
2,390,000 |
4,000,000 |
Kenya |
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200,000 |
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Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
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1,400,000 |
Central African Republic |
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197,000 |
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Uganda |
\ |
1,270,000 |
Chad |
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179,000 |
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Somalia |
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1,000,000 |
Afghanistan |
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161,000 |
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Turkey |
950,000 |
1,200,000 |
Peru |
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150,000 |
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Cote d’lvoire |
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709,000 |
Israel |
150,000- |
420,000 |
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Azerbaijan |
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690,000+ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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132,000 |
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India |
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600,000+ |
Burundi |
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100,000 |
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Zimbabwe |
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570,000 |
East Timor |
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100,000 |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
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500,000+ |
Indonesia |
100,000- |
200,000 |
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Bangladesh |
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500,000 |
Lebanon |
90,000- |
390,000 |
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Sri Lanka |
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460,000 |
Philippines |
20,000- |
300,000 |
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Syria |
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430,000 |
Russia |
19,000- |
159,000 |
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Serbia |
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247,000 |
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