Cities with the Largest Working-Age Populations

What We're Showing

This infographic highlights the world's biggest urban labor markets—cities with the largest working-age populations.

The data comes from Oxford Economics and was sourced via CBRE Research.

Key Takeaways

• Four of the top five cities by size of working-age populations are Chinese, namely Shanghai (18.4M), Beijing (16.5M), Guangzhou (15.6M), and Shenzhen (15.5M).
• India's cities, Delhi-Gurugram (15.7M) and Mumbai (9.6M), are also among the world's biggest urban labor markets and are densely populated.
• Four U.S. cities make the list, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.