The term “urban agglomeration” refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels without regard to administrative boundaries.

How can we identify urban agglomeration?

An urban agglomeration can be identified by its size, population, occupations and economic activities.

Which is the most populated urban agglomeration in the world?

Global megacity populations 2021

As of 2021, Tokyo-Yokohama in Japan was the largest world urban agglomeration, with 39,105 thousand people living there.