These will be the world's 10 biggest cities in 2030 - and none of them are in the US or Europe

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1. Tokyo, Japan: 37.2 million people

1. Tokyo, Japan: 37.2 million people

The Global Cities Institute projects that Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will be the most populous city in the world by 2075, and that by 2100, it will be surpassed by the 88 million future residents of Lagos, Nigeria.

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2. Delhi, India: 36.1 million people

2. Delhi, India: 36.1 million people
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3. Shanghai, China: 30.8 million people

3. Shanghai, China: 30.8 million people

4. Mumbai, India: 27.8 million people

4. Mumbai, India: 27.8 million people

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5. Beijing, China: 27.7 million people

5. Beijing, China: 27.7 million people

6. Dhaka, Bangladesh: 27.4 million people

6. Dhaka, Bangladesh: 27.4 million people
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7. Karachi, Pakistan: 24.8 million people

7. Karachi, Pakistan: 24.8 million people

8. Cairo, Egypt: 24.5 million people

8. Cairo, Egypt: 24.5 million people
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9. Lagos, Nigeria: 24.2 million people

9. Lagos, Nigeria: 24.2 million people

10. Mexico City, Mexico: 23.9 million people

10. Mexico City, Mexico: 23.9 million people
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