The table compares the population of six largest cities in 2017 and 2018 and shows the changes that occured during that period.
Overall, Delhi was the most populus city for two consecutive years, while Bangalore had the smallest population. All cities experienced population growth between 2017 and 2018. Lahore recorder the highest percentage increase, whereas Shanghai showed the lowest growth rate.
In the terms of population size, Delhi increased from 27.6 million in 2017 to 28.5 million in 2018, remaining the highes populated city in throughtout the period. Shanghai ranked second, with its population rising from 24.8 million to 25.8 million. Dhaka also experience substantial growth, increasing from 18.8 million to 19.5 million. Lagos, Lahore and Bangalore had populations of around 13 million, 11.2 millions and 10.9 millions respectively in 2017. Their population all rose in 2018, reaching 13.4 million, 11.7 million, and 11.4 million respectively.
Regarding the population growth, Lahore recorded the largest percentage increase at 4.2%, followed by Bangalore at 4.1%, while shanghai experience the smallest rise of 2.9%
