| Top 10 Cities of the Year 1500 | |
| Name | Population | |
| 1 | Beijing, China | 672,000 |
| 2 | Vijayanagar, India | 500,000 |
| 3 | Cairo, Egypt | 400,000 |
| 4 | Hangzhou, China | 250,000 |
| 5 | Tabriz, Iran | 250,000 |
| 6 | Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey | 200,000 |
| 7 | Gaur, India | 200,000 |
| 8 | Paris, France | 185,000 |
| 9 | Guangzhou, China | 150,000 |
| 10 | Nanjing, China | 147,000 |
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.
