Maybe I’m misunderstanding something, but those population numbers seem very wrong. Last I checked, NYC only had about 8.4 million people and Tokyo only 13.9. Does this include the surrounding suburbs?
Yes. This map says “human settlements”, not “population counts within city limits”. There are various ways to define the borders of an urban settlement, and the numbers represented seem to align with the figures under “urban area” in this list, which is defined within and pulled from this report.
Maybe I’m misunderstanding something, but those population numbers seem very wrong. Last I checked, NYC only had about 8.4 million people and Tokyo only 13.9. Does this include the surrounding suburbs?
Yes. This map says “human settlements”, not “population counts within city limits”. There are various ways to define the borders of an urban settlement, and the numbers represented seem to align with the figures under “urban area” in this list, which is defined within and pulled from this report.