World cities above one million people

Name: World cities above one million people
Creator: GeoNames
License: https://www.geonames.org/export/

Map 573 cities with a source population of at least one million. Compare city locations and population records around the world.

GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Prepared 15 September 2026.

About this dataset

This map contains 573 GeoNames records for World.
Populated place records with a source population of at least one million are included. These are source city records, not a consistent urban-area definition.
Use the points to compare locations, group places, or add route notes.
The source was downloaded on 2026-09-15. Each record retains its source modification date.
GeoNames coverage and place classifications can change. Population values use different dates and city definitions.

The download includes all 573 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 7

name: Place name in GeoNames.
geonames_id: Stable GeoNames record identifier.
country: Two-letter country code.
feature_code: GeoNames place classification code.
source_url: Source record with further details.
modified: Last change date of the GeoNames record, not the population observation date.
population: Population in the source record. Dates and city definitions vary.