Apr 20, 2004, 6:16 PM

Tehran 29th Most Populous City in World

TEHRAN, April 20 (MNA) -- According to the United Nations Information Center in Tehran, the population of Tehran reached 7.2 million in 2003, making it the 29th most populated city in the world.

The population density chart recently published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs shows that in 2003 the world’s most populous cities were Tokyo with 34,997,000 people, Mexico City with 18,660,000, and New York with 18,252,000.

 

According to UNDESA, the population of Tehran will reach 8.5 million in 2015.

 

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