The United Kingdom is considered as a single country while constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately. The Global Cities Index ranks cities’ metro areas according to 25 metrics across five dimensions. This list adopts definitions of ' country' on a case by case basis. Muchos ejemplos de oraciones traducidas contienen global cities index Diccionario español-inglés y buscador de traducciones en español. The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories recognized by the United Nations plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Some figures for population density and for area have not yet been added to the table. The figures are estimates for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) '2010 annual statistics', which lists countries and territories with population over 100,000. The associated health risks will be exacerbated by the high population density in cities and the urban heat island effect. This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2010 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). Heat stress in cities is projected to strongly increase due to climate change. For a listing with more recent estimates, see List of countries and dependencies by population. This article is about population estimates for the year 2010.

2010 global cities index