| Top 10 Cities of the Year 1000 | |
| Name | Population | |
| 1 | Cordova, Spain | 450,000 |
| 2 | Kaifeng, China | 400,000 |
| 3 | Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey | 300,000 |
| 4 | Angkor, Cambodia | 200,000 |
| 5 | Kyoto, Japan | 175,000 |
| 6 | Cairo, Egypt | 135,000 |
| 7 | Baghdad, Iraq | 125,000 |
| 8 | Nishapur (Neyshabur), Iran | 125,000 |
| 9 | Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia | 110,000 |
| 10 | Patan (Anhilwara), India | 100,000 |
Most Populous City Through History | Top 10 Cities of the Year 100 | Top 10 Cities of the Year 1000 | Top 10 Cities of the Year 1500 | Top 10 Cities of the Year 1800 | Top 10 Cities of the Year 1900 | Top 10 Cities of the Year 1950
Source: Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press.
