When talking of cities growth, usually names like New York City or Tokyo pop up, like no other mega city exists in the world!

However, the world is changing faster than we can imagine, and it feels like those unknown places that no one even knows, are finding a reputation for themselves, and probably before USA figure things out, Asia and Africa will take over as the world’s powers!

In this post, we’ll introduce you to the world’s fastest growing cities in the world, based on their growth in a period of 20 years (2000-2020)

20- Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Nanjing’s population grew from 4,279 Million in 2000 to 8.847 Million in 2020.

19- Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá’s population grew from 6.329 Million in 2000 to 10.978 Million in 2020.

18- Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Suzhou’s population grew from 2.112 Million in 2000 to 7.070 Million in 2020.

17- São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo’s population grew from 17.014 Million in 2000 to 22.043 Million in 2020.

16- Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Guangzhou’s population grew from 7.812 Million in 2000 to 13.302 Million in 2020.

15- Luanda, Angola

Luanda’s population grew from 2.829 Million in 2000 to 8.330 Million in 2020.

14- Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen’s population grew from 6.550 Million in 2000 to 12.357 Million in 2020.

13- Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi’s population grew from 9.825 Million in 2000 to 16.094 Million in 2020.

12- Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul’s population grew from 8.744 Million in 2000 to 15.190 Million in 2020.

11- Tianjin, China

Tianjin’s population grew from 6.989 Million in 2000 to 13.589 Million in 2020.

10- Bangalore, India

Bangalore’s population grew from 5.581 Million in 2000 to 12.327 Million in 2020.

9- Lahore, Pakistan

Lahore’s population grew from 5.576 Million in 2000 to 12.642 Million in 2020.

8- Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos’s population grew from 7.281 Million in 2000 to 14.368 Million in 2020.

7- Cairo, Egypt

Cairo’s population grew from 13.626 Million in 2000 to 20.901 Million in 2020.

6- Chongqing, China

Chongqing’s population grew from 7.863 Million in 2000 to 15.872 Million in 2020.

5- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa’s population grew from 6.140 Million in 2000 to 14.342 Million in 2020.

4- Beijing, China

Beijing’s population grew from 10.285 Million in 2000 to 20.463 Million in 2020.

3- Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka’s population grew from 10.285 Million in 2000 to 21.006 Million in 2020.

2- Shanghai, China

Shanghai’s population grew from 14.247 Million in 2000 to 27.058 Million in 2020.

1- Delhi, India

Delhi’s population grew from 15.692 Million in 2000 to 30.291 Million in 2020.