Demographia describes urban areas as functioning as an integrated economic unit, linked by commuting flows, social, and economic interactions. By this metric, Tokyo leads the ranking: RankCity Population (Million) #1 Tokyo 37.7m #2 Jakarta 33.8m #3 Delhi 32.2m #4 Guangzhou 26.9m #5 Mumbai 25...
All U.S. Metro Areas$20,943,239,585 As the graphic above makes obvious, NYC’s GDP towers over the rest. The Big Apple is the nerve center for a number of high-impact industries, including finance and media. Moving down the ranking, LA has a $1.1 trillion economy, followed by Chicag...
Most Populous Metropolitan Areas in the United States Here are the 30 Largest Metro Areas in the US Some of the most populous cities in theUnited Stateshave held on to those top spots decade after decade. In fact, New York City has been the largest U.S. metropolitan area since the countr...
(Please note, there is no internationally agreed definition of metro areas.) Readers and scholars are invited to inform of any discrepancies and/or provide missing facts and figures. Largest cities and their mayors in 2017 (Country by country) World rank City (caps denote capital cities) ...
Detroit has a diversified manufacturing and shipping base, but the city’s economy remains unusually sensitive to the fortunes of theautomotive industry. As a result, economic booms and depressions have been felt more heavily in Detroit than in most areas of the country. In addition to motor veh...
Urban population growth from now to 2030 Capital cities World's largest cities and their mayors 2010 World's largest cities 2007 Fastest growing cities 2007 Largest cities in the world Largest urban areas Richest cities in th world Largest European cities Largest US cities Largest Canadian cities ...
Similarly, trucking companies in the Midwest region (central location) may focus on long-haul and intermodal transport. Trucking companies in the Northeast region (which contains congested urban areas) specialize in last-mile delivery and navigating complex city logistics. Companies in the Southwest reg...
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Even though the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area boasts a population of 38 million people, it isn't the world's largest urban region by area. Every year, Demographia releases its World Urban Areas Report which features a wealth of demographic statistics on a host of cities across the world. ...
metropolitan areas to determine whether certain benefits commonly attributed to growth are supported by statistical data. The annual population growth rate of each metro area from 2000 to 2009 is used to compare economic well-being in terms of per capita income, unemployment rate, and poverty rate...