The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows.

Tokyo has lost its status as the world's largest city, with another sprawling Asian capital, the Indonesian metropolis of Jakarta, knocking it off the top spot, according to a report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

This milestone marks the first time in decades that the Japanese capital has not been the most populous center on Earth, highlighting rapid urban growth in Asia and a changing landscape of megacities worldwide.

According to the U.N. report, nine of the 10 most populous cities in the world are in Asia.

Jakarta, with 41.9 million residents, is the largest. Dhaka, Bangladesh, follows with almost 36.5 million peo

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