Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This video ranks the largest cities in the world by population across four centuries of history — from pre-industrial empires to modern megacities and future projections. See how cities like London, Beijing, Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, and Lagos dominated different eras — and discover which cities are projected to lead the world by 2100.
🌍 Explore:
The biggest cities in 1600
The Industrial Revolution urban boom
20th-century population explosions
The rise of Asian megacities
Africa’s projected urban dominance
Future megacities of 2100
Data Sources: United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, historical demographic estimates, and long-term population projections.
If you’re interested in world population history, megacities, urban growth, demographics, geography, and data visualization — this ranking animation is for you.
📊 Timeline Covered: 1600–2100
🏙 Metric: Total city population
🔮 Includes future projections
Like, subscribe, and check out more global ranking videos covering population, GDP, infrastructure, and urban growth.
#LargestCities #WorldPopulation #Megacities #PopulationRanking #Urbanization #CityPopulation #DataVisualization #Geography #FutureCities
Sources:
data.nasa.gov/dataset/historical-urban-population-3700-bc-ad-2000
population.un.org/wup
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This video ranks the largest cities in the world by population across four centuries of history — from pre-industrial empires to modern megacities and future projections. See how cities like London, Beijing, Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, and Lagos dominated different eras — and discover which cities are projected to lead the world by 2100.
🌍 Explore:
The biggest cities in 1600
The Industrial Revolution urban boom
20th-century population explosions
The rise of Asian megacities
Africa’s projected urban dominance
Future megacities of 2100
Data Sources: United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, historical demographic estimates, and long-term population projections.
If you’re interested in world population history, megacities, urban growth, demographics, geography, and data visualization — this ranking animation is for you.
📊 Timeline Covered: 1600–2100
🏙 Metric: Total city population
🔮 Includes future projections
Like, subscribe, and check out more global ranking videos covering population, GDP, infrastructure, and urban growth.
#LargestCities #WorldPopulation #Megacities #PopulationRanking #Urbanization #CityPopulation #DataVisualization #Geography #FutureCities
Sources:
data.nasa.gov/dataset/historical-urban-population-3700-bc-ad-2000
population.un.org/wup
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UC9UMUvP43zwBxdv0OpQKqJQ/join
Subscribe for Twice a week Videos and Thrice a week shorts :)
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