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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Most Populous City | UN 2025 Megacity Shift

Jakarta has officially overtaken Tokyo to become the world’s most populous city, according to the UN’s World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report. This video explains how Jakarta reached an estimated 42 million people and why Tokyo has slipped to third with 33 million. Learn how new UN criteria for defining cities changed the rankings and gave a clearer picture of global urbanisation. Discover why Dhaka, now at 37 million, is projected to become the world’s largest city by 2050. We break down what ‘megacities’ are and how their number has jumped from 8 in 1975 to 33 in 2025. Find out why 9 of the world’s 10 largest cities are now in Asia, including Jakarta, Dhaka, Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Cairo, Manila, Kolkata and Seoul. See how urbanisation has transformed the planet, with city dwellers rising from 20% of 2.5 billion people in 1950 to nearly half of today’s 8.2 billion. Understand what rapid urban growth means for infrastructure, housing, transport, and climate resilience in Jakarta and other megacities. We also look at Tokyo’s changing demographics, from regional population decline to continued growth in its 23 wards. Perfect for viewers interested in geography, urban studies, global development and Asian megacities. Keywords: Jakarta most populous city, Tokyo population, Dhaka megacity, UN World Urbanisation Prospects 2025, global urbanisation, megacities in Asia. Respect for intellectual property: this video provides original commentary and analysis and does not reproduce copyrighted articles or data visualisations.