As per the UN criteria a city qualifies as a mega city when its population is a minimum of ........

Current (GK) (CGL) Population Trends

Download Solution PDF

As per the UN criteria, a city qualifies as a mega city when its population is a minimum of:

5 million

10 million

15 million

12 million

Explanation:

- 10 million (Correct Answer): According to the United Nations, a metropolis is classified as a "megacity" when its population reaches at least 10 million inhabitants.

- 15 million: While this represents a large population, it exceeds the basic threshold set by the UN for megacity classification, which is at 10 million.

- 12 million: Similarly, this number is above the threshold, but the key benchmark for a megacity is at 10 million by the UN's standards.

All options exceeding 10 million are indicative of large cities, but the official UN classification starts at 10 million inhabitants.