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Kort antwoord:<\/strong> volgens de Verenigde Naties is Jakarta in Indonesi\u00eb de grootste stad ter wereld, met ongeveer 41,9 miljoen inwoners in het hele stedelijke gebied. Dhaka staat tweede en Tokio, jarenlang de nummer \u00e9\u00e9n, derde.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Welke stad de grootste is, hangt af van hoe je meet. De VN kijkt in het rapport World Urbanization Prospects 2025 naar het hele aaneengesloten stedelijke gebied, niet naar de offici\u00eble gemeentegrenzen. Op die manier gemeten ziet de top 10 er volgens Al Jazeera<\/a> zo uit:<\/p>\n

De 10 grootste steden ter wereld<\/h2>\n
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  1. Jakarta (Indonesi\u00eb): 41,9 miljoen<\/li>\n
  2. Dhaka (Bangladesh): 36,6 miljoen<\/li>\n
  3. Tokio (Japan): 33,4 miljoen<\/li>\n
  4. Ca\u00efro (Egypte): 32 miljoen<\/li>\n
  5. New Delhi (India): 30,2 miljoen<\/li>\n
  6. Shanghai (China): 29,6 miljoen<\/li>\n
  7. Guangzhou (China): 27,6 miljoen<\/li>\n
  8. Manila (Filipijnen): 24,7 miljoen<\/li>\n
  9. Kolkata (India): 22,5 miljoen<\/li>\n
  10. Seoel (Zuid-Korea): 22,5 miljoen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Waarom staat Tokio niet meer bovenaan?<\/h2>\n

    Tokio gold decennialang als grootste stad ter wereld. De bevolking van Japan krimpt en vergrijst, terwijl steden als Jakarta en Dhaka snel groeien. Bovendien rekent de VN nu met een nieuwe methode die stedelijke gebieden op dezelfde manier afbakent, wat de ranglijst flink door elkaar heeft geschud.<\/p>\n

    Grootste stad of dichtstbevolkte stad?<\/h2>\n

    De grootste stad is niet hetzelfde als de dichtstbevolkte stad. Waar mensen het dichtst op elkaar wonen, lees je in ons artikel over de dichtstbevolkte stad ter wereld<\/a>: dat is Manila.<\/p>\n

    De grootste stad van Europa<\/h2>\n

    In Europa horen Istanboel, Moskou, Londen en Parijs bij de grootste stedelijke gebieden. Istanboel ligt overigens op twee continenten: aan beide kanten van de Bosporus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Kort antwoord: volgens de Verenigde Naties is Jakarta in Indonesi\u00eb de grootste stad ter wereld, met ongeveer 41,9 miljoen inwoners in het hele stedelijke gebied. Dhaka staat tweede en Tokio, jarenlang de nummer \u00e9\u00e9n, derde. Welke stad de grootste is, hangt af van hoe je meet. De VN kijkt in het rapport World Urbanization Prospects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGrootste stad ter wereld: Jakarta en de top 10 volgens de VN - Seateroo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jakarta is volgens de VN de grootste stad ter wereld, met bijna 42 miljoen inwoners. 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