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List of cities in China by population

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List of cities in China by population

As of 2023, the five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing (31 million), Shanghai (24 million), Beijing (21 million), Chengdu (21 million) and Guangzhou (18 million). As of 2024, there are 18 megacities (cities with a population of over 10 million), including Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Linyi, Dongguan, Qingdao, Changsha and Hefei. Among them, the total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million. Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. As of 2021, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.

Tables

· List of major cities by population
Legend: ⍟ National Capital City # National Central City * Provincial Capital City ~ Open Coastal City † Special Economic Zone
· List of major cities by population
Direct-Administered Municipality
City with Independent Planning Status
Sub-Provincial City
Prefecture-Level City
· List of major cities by population
Shanghai#~
Shanghai#~
City
Shanghai#~
Province
municipality
2020 Census
21,909,814
2010 Census
20,217,748
% change
+8 %
Beijing⍟#
Beijing⍟#
City
Beijing⍟#
Province
municipality
2020 Census
18,960,744
2010 Census
16,704,306
% change
+13 %
Shenzhen†
Shenzhen†
City
Shenzhen†
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
17,444,609
2010 Census
10,358,381
% change
+68 %
Guangzhou#*~
Guangzhou#*~
City
Guangzhou#*~
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
16,096,724
2010 Census
10,641,408
% change
+51 %
Chengdu#*
Chengdu#*
City
Chengdu#*
Province
Sichuan
2020 Census
13,568,357
2010 Census
7,791,692
% change
+74 %
Tianjin#~
Tianjin#~
City
Tianjin#~
Province
municipality
2020 Census
11,052,404
2010 Census
9,528,277
% change
+16 %
Wuhan#*
Wuhan#*
City
Wuhan#*
Province
Hubei
2020 Census
10,494,879
2010 Census
7,541,527
% change
+39 %
Dongguan
Dongguan
City
Dongguan
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
9,644,871
2010 Census
7,271,322
% change
+32 %
Chongqing#
Chongqing#
City
Chongqing#
Province
municipality
2020 Census
9,580,819
2010 Census
6,263,790
% change
+52 %
Xi'an#*
Xi'an#*
City
Xi'an#*
Province
Shaanxi
2020 Census
9,392,938
2010 Census
5,403,052
% change
+73 %
Hangzhou*
Hangzhou*
City
Hangzhou*
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
9,236,032
2010 Census
5,849,537
% change
+57 %
Foshan
Foshan
City
Foshan
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
9,042,509
2010 Census
6,771,895
% change
+33 %
Nanjing*
Nanjing*
City
Nanjing*
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
7,519,814
2010 Census
5,827,888
% change
+29 %
Shenyang*
Shenyang*
City
Shenyang*
Province
Liaoning
2020 Census
7,026,358
2010 Census
5,718,232
% change
+22 %
Zhengzhou#*
Zhengzhou#*
City
Zhengzhou#*
Province
Henan
2020 Census
6,461,013
2010 Census
3,677,032
% change
+75 %
Qingdao~
Qingdao~
City
Qingdao~
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
6,165,279
2010 Census
4,556,077
% change
+35 %
Suzhou
Suzhou
City
Suzhou
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
5,892,892
2010 Census
3,721,700
% change
+58 %
Jinan*
Jinan*
City
Jinan*
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
5,648,162
2010 Census
3,641,562
% change
+55 %
Changsha*
Changsha*
City
Changsha*
Province
Hunan
2020 Census
5,630,256
2010 Census
3,193,354
% change
+76 %
Kunming*
Kunming*
City
Kunming*
Province
Yunnan
2020 Census
5,273,144
2010 Census
3,385,363
% change
+55 %
Harbin*
Harbin*
City
Harbin*
Province
Heilongjiang
2020 Census
5,242,897
2010 Census
4,596,313
% change
+14 %
Shijiazhuang*
Shijiazhuang*
City
Shijiazhuang*
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
5,090,440
2010 Census
3,095,219
% change
+64 %
Hefei*
Hefei*
City
Hefei*
Province
Anhui
2020 Census
5,055,978
2010 Census
3,098,727
% change
+63 %
Dalian~
Dalian~
City
Dalian~
Province
Liaoning
2020 Census
4,913,879
2010 Census
3,902,467
% change
+25 %
Xiamen†
Xiamen†
City
Xiamen†
Province
Fujian
2020 Census
4,617,251
2010 Census
3,119,110
% change
+48 %
Nanning*
Nanning*
City
Nanning*
Province
Guangxi
2020 Census
4,582,703
2010 Census
2,660,833
% change
+72 %
Changchun*
Changchun*
City
Changchun*
Province
Jilin
2020 Census
4,557,356
2010 Census
3,411,209
% change
+33 %
Taiyuan*
Taiyuan*
City
Taiyuan*
Province
Shanxi
2020 Census
4,303,673
2010 Census
3,154,157
% change
+36 %
Guiyang*
Guiyang*
City
Guiyang*
Province
Guizhou
2020 Census
4,021,275
2010 Census
2,520,061
% change
+59 %
Wuxi
Wuxi
City
Wuxi
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
3,956,985
2010 Census
2,757,736
% change
+43 %
Ürümqi*
Ürümqi*
City
Ürümqi*
Province
Xinjiang
2020 Census
3,842,560
2010 Census
2,853,398
% change
+34 %
Zhongshan
Zhongshan
City
Zhongshan
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
3,841,873
2010 Census
2,740,994
% change
+40 %
Shantou†
Shantou†
City
Shantou†
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
3,838,900
2010 Census
3,644,017
% change
+5 %
Ningbo~
Ningbo~
City
Ningbo~
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
3,731,203
2010 Census
2,583,073
% change
+44 %
Fuzhou*~
Fuzhou*~
City
Fuzhou*~
Province
Fujian
2020 Census
3,723,454
2010 Census
3,102,421
% change
+20 %
Nanchang*
Nanchang*
City
Nanchang*
Province
Jiangxi
2020 Census
3,518,975
2010 Census
2,614,380
% change
+34 %
Changzhou
Changzhou
City
Changzhou
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
3,187,315
2010 Census
2,257,376
% change
+41 %
Lanzhou*
Lanzhou*
City
Lanzhou*
Province
Gansu
2020 Census
3,012,577
2010 Census
2,438,595
% change
+23 %
Nantong~
Nantong~
City
Nantong~
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
2,987,600
2010 Census
1,612,385
% change
+85 %
Huizhou
Huizhou
City
Huizhou
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
2,900,113
2010 Census
1,807,858
% change
+60 %
Xuzhou
Xuzhou
City
Xuzhou
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
2,845,552
2010 Census
2,214,795
% change
+28 %
Zibo
Zibo
City
Zibo
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
2,750,312
2010 Census
2,261,717
% change
+21 %
Linyi
Linyi
City
Linyi
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
2,743,843
2010 Census
1,522,488
% change
+80 %
Wenzhou~
Wenzhou~
City
Wenzhou~
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
2,582,017
2010 Census
2,686,825
% change
−3 %
Tangshan
Tangshan
City
Tangshan
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
2,549,968
2010 Census
2,128,191
% change
+19 %
Hohhot*
Hohhot*
City
Hohhot*
Province
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
2,373,399
2010 Census
1,497,110
% change
+58 %
Haikou*
Haikou*
City
Haikou*
Province
Hainan
2020 Census
2,349,239
2010 Census
1,517,410
% change
+54 %
Shaoxing
Shaoxing
City
Shaoxing
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
2,333,080
2010 Census
1,725,726
% change
+35 %
Yantai~
Yantai~
City
Yantai~
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
2,311,885
2010 Census
1,797,861
% change
+28 %
Luoyang
Luoyang
City
Luoyang
Province
Henan
2020 Census
2,230,661
2010 Census
1,584,463
% change
+40 %
Zhuhai
Zhuhai
City
Zhuhai
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
2,207,090
2010 Census
1,369,538
% change
+61 %
Liuzhou
Liuzhou
City
Liuzhou
Province
Guangxi
2020 Census
2,204,841
2010 Census
1,410,712
% change
+56 %
Baotou
Baotou
City
Baotou
Province
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
2,104,114
2010 Census
1,874,323
% change
+12 %
Handan
Handan
City
Handan
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
2,095,134
2010 Census
1,540,827
% change
+35 %
Yangzhou
Yangzhou
City
Yangzhou
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
2,067,254
2010 Census
1,584,237
% change
+30 %
Weifang
Weifang
City
Weifang
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
1,998,405
2010 Census
1,161,582
% change
+72 %
Baoding
Baoding
City
Baoding
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
1,940,384
2010 Census
1,397,350
% change
+38 %
Datong
Datong
City
Datong
Province
Shanxi
2020 Census
1,809,505
2010 Census
1,420,467
% change
+27 %
Huai'an
Huai'an
City
Huai'an
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
1,804,611
2010 Census
1,523,655
% change
+18 %
Jiangmen
Jiangmen
City
Jiangmen
Province
Guangdong
2020 Census
1,795,459
2010 Census
1,480,023
% change
+21 %
Ganzhou
Ganzhou
City
Ganzhou
Province
Jiangxi
2020 Census
1,778,132
2010 Census
1,035,911
% change
+71 %
Jining
Jining
City
Jining
Province
Shandong
2020 Census
1,700,054
2010 Census
1,327,483
% change
+28 %
Xiangyang
Xiangyang
City
Xiangyang
Province
Hubei
2020 Census
1,686,403
2010 Census
1,433,057
% change
+17 %
Xining*
Xining*
City
Xining*
Province
Qinghai
2020 Census
1,677,177
2010 Census
1,227,209
% change
+36 %
Zunyi
Zunyi
City
Zunyi
Province
Guizhou
2020 Census
1,675,245
2010 Census
995,311
% change
+68 %
Yinchuan*
Yinchuan*
City
Yinchuan*
Province
Ningxia
2020 Census
1,662,968
2010 Census
1,159,457
% change
+43 %
Kunshan
Kunshan
City
Kunshan
Province
Jiangsu
2020 Census
1,652,159
2010 Census
1,118,617
% change
+47 %
Daqing
Daqing
City
Daqing
Province
Heilongjiang
2020 Census
1,604,027
2010 Census
1,433,698
% change
+11 %
Wuhu
Wuhu
City
Wuhu
Province
Anhui
2020 Census
1,598,165
2010 Census
1,108,087
% change
+44 %
Mianyang
Mianyang
City
Mianyang
Province
Sichuan
2020 Census
1,549,499
2010 Census
1,063,272
% change
+45 %
Putian
Putian
City
Putian
Province
Fujian
2020 Census
1,539,389
2010 Census
1,107,199
% change
+39 %
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao
City
Qinhuangdao
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
1,520,199
2010 Census
1,088,587
% change
+39 %
Zhuzhou
Zhuzhou
City
Zhuzhou
Province
Hunan
2020 Census
1,510,148
2010 Census
1,093,730
% change
+38 %
Jilin
Jilin
City
Jilin
Province
Jilin
2020 Census
1,509,292
2010 Census
1,469,722
% change
+2 %
Taizhou
Taizhou
City
Taizhou
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
1,485,502
2010 Census
1,189,276
% change
+24 %
Yiwu
Yiwu
City
Yiwu
Province
Zhejiang
2020 Census
1,481,384
2010 Census
878,903
% change
+68 %
Xingtai
Xingtai
City
Xingtai
Province
Hebei
2020 Census
1,480,754
2010 Census
1,060,749
% change
+39 %
Anshan
Anshan
City
Anshan
Province
Liaoning
2020 Census
1,480,332
2010 Census
1,504,996
% change
−1 %
Quanzhou
Quanzhou
City
Quanzhou
Province
Fujian
2020 Census
1,469,157
2010 Census
1,154,731
% change
+27 %
City
Province
2020 Census
2010 Census
% change
Shanghai#~
municipality
21,909,814
20,217,748
+8 %
Beijing⍟#
municipality
18,960,744
16,704,306
+13 %
Shenzhen†
Guangdong
17,444,609
10,358,381
+68 %
Guangzhou#*~
Guangdong
16,096,724
10,641,408
+51 %
Chengdu#*
Sichuan
13,568,357
7,791,692
+74 %
Tianjin#~
municipality
11,052,404
9,528,277
+16 %
Wuhan#*
Hubei
10,494,879
7,541,527
+39 %
Dongguan
Guangdong
9,644,871
7,271,322
+32 %
Chongqing#
municipality
9,580,819
6,263,790
+52 %
Xi'an#*
Shaanxi
9,392,938
5,403,052
+73 %
Hangzhou*
Zhejiang
9,236,032
5,849,537
+57 %
Foshan
Guangdong
9,042,509
6,771,895
+33 %
Nanjing*
Jiangsu
7,519,814
5,827,888
+29 %
Shenyang*
Liaoning
7,026,358
5,718,232
+22 %
Zhengzhou#*
Henan
6,461,013
3,677,032
+75 %
Qingdao~
Shandong
6,165,279
4,556,077
+35 %
Suzhou
Jiangsu
5,892,892
3,721,700
+58 %
Jinan*
Shandong
5,648,162
3,641,562
+55 %
Changsha*
Hunan
5,630,256
3,193,354
+76 %
Kunming*
Yunnan
5,273,144
3,385,363
+55 %
Harbin*
Heilongjiang
5,242,897
4,596,313
+14 %
Shijiazhuang*
Hebei
5,090,440
3,095,219
+64 %
Hefei*
Anhui
5,055,978
3,098,727
+63 %
Dalian~
Liaoning
4,913,879
3,902,467
+25 %
Xiamen†
Fujian
4,617,251
3,119,110
+48 %
Nanning*
Guangxi
4,582,703
2,660,833
+72 %
Changchun*
Jilin
4,557,356
3,411,209
+33 %
Taiyuan*
Shanxi
4,303,673
3,154,157
+36 %
Guiyang*
Guizhou
4,021,275
2,520,061
+59 %
Wuxi
Jiangsu
3,956,985
2,757,736
+43 %
Ürümqi*
Xinjiang
3,842,560
2,853,398
+34 %
Zhongshan
Guangdong
3,841,873
2,740,994
+40 %
Shantou†
Guangdong
3,838,900
3,644,017
+5 %
Ningbo~
Zhejiang
3,731,203
2,583,073
+44 %
Fuzhou*~
Fujian
3,723,454
3,102,421
+20 %
Nanchang*
Jiangxi
3,518,975
2,614,380
+34 %
Changzhou
Jiangsu
3,187,315
2,257,376
+41 %
Lanzhou*
Gansu
3,012,577
2,438,595
+23 %
Nantong~
Jiangsu
2,987,600
1,612,385
+85 %
Huizhou
Guangdong
2,900,113
1,807,858
+60 %
Xuzhou
Jiangsu
2,845,552
2,214,795
+28 %
Zibo
Shandong
2,750,312
2,261,717
+21 %
Linyi
Shandong
2,743,843
1,522,488
+80 %
Wenzhou~
Zhejiang
2,582,017
2,686,825
−3 %
Tangshan
Hebei
2,549,968
2,128,191
+19 %
Hohhot*
Inner Mongolia
2,373,399
1,497,110
+58 %
Haikou*
Hainan
2,349,239
1,517,410
+54 %
Shaoxing
Zhejiang
2,333,080
1,725,726
+35 %
Yantai~
Shandong
2,311,885
1,797,861
+28 %
· List of cities with a population between 100,000 and 1,000,000
Puning
Puning
City
Puning
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
935,668
2010 Census
874,954
% change
+6 %
Guigang
Guigang
City
Guigang
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
921,440
2010 Census
658,887
% change
+39 %
Langfang
Langfang
City
Langfang
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
886,490
2010 Census
530,840
% change
+67 %
Hengshui
Hengshui
City
Hengshui
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
885,468
2010 Census
554,810
% change
+59 %
Yangjiang
Yangjiang
City
Yangjiang
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
859,595
2010 Census
692,540
% change
+24 %
Jiangjin
Jiangjin
City
Jiangjin
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
817,888
2010 Census
686,189
% change
+19 %
Yongchuan
Yongchuan
City
Yongchuan
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
803,458
2010 Census
582,769
% change
+37 %
Shaoguan
Shaoguan
City
Shaoguan
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
803,375
2010 Census
726,267
% change
+10 %
Fuling
Fuling
City
Fuling
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
801,151
2010 Census
595,224
% change
+34 %
Hechuan
Hechuan
City
Hechuan
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
795,780
2010 Census
721,753
% change
+10 %
Sanhe
Sanhe
City
Sanhe
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
760,107
2010 Census
386,902
% change
+96 %
Cangzhou
Cangzhou
City
Cangzhou
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
759,403
2010 Census
499,411
% change
+52 %
Fuqing
Fuqing
City
Fuqing
Province-level division
Fujian
2020 Census
744,774
2010 Census
470,824
% change
+58 %
Sanya
Sanya
City
Sanya
Province-level division
Hainan
2020 Census
724,854
2010 Census
453,819
% change
+59 %
Boluo
Boluo
City
Boluo
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
712,593
2010 Census
471,902
% change
+51 %
Jiamusi
Jiamusi
City
Jiamusi
Province-level division
Heilongjiang
2020 Census
698,557
2010 Census
631,357
% change
+10 %
Meizhou
Meizhou
City
Meizhou
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
694,495
2010 Census
612,551
% change
+13 %
Ordos City
Ordos City
City
Ordos City
Province-level division
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
671,048
2010 Census
510,242
% change
+31 %
Heyuan
Heyuan
City
Heyuan
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
662,950
2010 Census
450,953
% change
+47 %
Guiping
Guiping
City
Guiping
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
652,210
2010 Census
508,212
% change
+28 %
Beihai
Beihai
City
Beihai
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
651,091
2010 Census
431,285
% change
+50 %
Tongliao
Tongliao
City
Tongliao
Province-level division
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
647,938
2010 Census
540,338
% change
+19 %
Huidong
Huidong
City
Huidong
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
640,377
2010 Census
473,147
% change
+35 %
Yanji
Yanji
City
Yanji
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
630,612
2010 Census
505,516
% change
+24 %
Jixi
Jixi
City
Jixi
Province-level division
Heilongjiang
2020 Census
626,019
2010 Census
746,889
% change
−16 %
Kaizhou
Kaizhou
City
Kaizhou
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
608,485
2010 Census
416,415
% change
+46 %
Chengde
Chengde
City
Chengde
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
604,354
2010 Census
484,027
% change
+24 %
Bobai
Bobai
City
Bobai
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
599,279
2010 Census
367,495
% change
+63 %
Hui'an
Hui'an
City
Hui'an
Province-level division
Fujian
2020 Census
584,053
2010 Census
465,638
% change
+25 %
Dingzhou
Dingzhou
City
Dingzhou
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
577,440
2010 Census
482,121
% change
+19 %
Beiliu
Beiliu
City
Beiliu
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
573,761
2010 Census
652,853
% change
−12 %
Lhasa
Lhasa
City
Lhasa
Province-level division
Tibet
2020 Census
568,927
2010 Census
220,252
% change
+158 %
Hezhou
Hezhou
City
Hezhou
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
560,686
2010 Census
379,889
% change
+47 %
Songyuan
Songyuan
City
Songyuan
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
551,749
2010 Census
464,999
% change
+18 %
Lufeng
Lufeng
City
Lufeng
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
545,474
2010 Census
579,527
% change
−5 %
Haifeng
Haifeng
City
Haifeng
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
537,278
2010 Census
489,304
% change
+9 %
Bishan
Bishan
City
Bishan
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
535,680
2010 Census
246,425
% change
+117 %
Binyang
Binyang
City
Binyang
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
531,511
2010 Census
315,875
% change
+68 %
Wuhai
Wuhai
City
Wuhai
Province-level division
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
530,877
2010 Census
502,704
% change
+5 %
Hegang
Hegang
City
Hegang
Province-level division
Heilongjiang
2020 Census
514,826
2010 Census
600,941
% change
−14 %
Dazu
Dazu
City
Dazu
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
505,131
2010 Census
315,183
% change
+60 %
Qijiang
Qijiang
City
Qijiang
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
500,510
2010 Census
328,573
% change
+52 %
Anxi
Anxi
City
Anxi
Province-level division
Fujian
2020 Census
498,061
2010 Census
336,073
% change
+48 %
Yunyang
Yunyang
City
Yunyang
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
491,309
2010 Census
293,636
% change
+67 %
Gaozhou
Gaozhou
City
Gaozhou
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
490,301
2010 Census
352,006
% change
+39 %
Siping
Siping
City
Siping
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
485,710
2010 Census
509,107
% change
−4 %
Changshou
Changshou
City
Changshou
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
484,331
2010 Census
408,261
% change
+18 %
Huazhou
Huazhou
City
Huazhou
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
472,746
2010 Census
320,418
% change
+47 %
Qian'an
Qian'an
City
Qian'an
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
466,210
2010 Census
308,849
% change
+50 %
Huanghua
Huanghua
City
Huanghua
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
465,846
2010 Census
296,978
% change
+56 %
Gaobeidian
Gaobeidian
City
Gaobeidian
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
459,369
2010 Census
274,853
% change
+67 %
Renqiu
Renqiu
City
Renqiu
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
458,878
2010 Census
430,896
% change
+6 %
Bazhou
Bazhou
City
Bazhou
Province-level division
Hebei
2020 Census
455,923
2010 Census
291,710
% change
+56 %
Sihui
Sihui
City
Sihui
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
452,536
2010 Census
355,709
% change
+27 %
Danzhou
Danzhou
City
Danzhou
Province-level division
Hainan
2020 Census
452,158
2010 Census
370,000
% change
+22 %
Lianjiang
Lianjiang
City
Lianjiang
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
443,812
2010 Census
359,225
% change
+23 %
Huilai
Huilai
City
Huilai
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
437,430
2010 Census
434,958
% change
+0 %
Taishan
Taishan
City
Taishan
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
433,266
2010 Census
394,855
% change
+9 %
Kaiping
Kaiping
City
Kaiping
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
430,035
2010 Census
371,019
% change
+15 %
Tongliang
Tongliang
City
Tongliang
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
423,008
2010 Census
248,962
% change
+69 %
Shizuishan
Shizuishan
City
Shizuishan
Province-level division
Ningxia
2020 Census
422,043
2010 Census
403,901
% change
+4 %
Xinyi
Xinyi
City
Xinyi
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
418,731
2010 Census
333,965
% change
+25 %
Fangchenggang
Fangchenggang
City
Fangchenggang
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
416,752
2010 Census
278,955
% change
+49 %
Bayannur
Bayannur
City
Bayannur
Province-level division
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
413,117
2010 Census
354,507
% change
+16 %
Leizhou
Leizhou
City
Leizhou
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
412,291
2010 Census
344,043
% change
+19 %
Tonghua
Tonghua
City
Tonghua
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
408,403
2010 Census
476,792
% change
−14 %
Liaoyuan
Liaoyuan
City
Liaoyuan
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
407,296
2010 Census
385,049
% change
+5 %
Tongnan
Tongnan
City
Tongnan
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
401,323
2010 Census
247,084
% change
+62 %
Wuzhong
Wuzhong
City
Wuzhong
Province-level division
Ningxia
2020 Census
400,677
2010 Census
232,134
% change
+72 %
Rongchang
Rongchang
City
Rongchang
Province-level division
Chongqing
2020 Census
400,527
2010 Census
271,232
% change
+47 %
Yingde
Yingde
City
Yingde
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
398,066
2010 Census
346,927
% change
+14 %
Cenxi
Cenxi
City
Cenxi
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
397,639
2010 Census
337,052
% change
+17 %
Fu'an
Fu'an
City
Fu'an
Province-level division
Fujian
2020 Census
397,068
2010 Census
326,019
% change
+21 %
Raoping
Raoping
City
Raoping
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
394,636
2010 Census
418,709
% change
−5 %
Ulanqab
Ulanqab
City
Ulanqab
Province-level division
Inner Mongolia
2020 Census
394,269
2010 Census
319,723
% change
+23 %
Lingshan
Lingshan
City
Lingshan
Province-level division
Guangxi
2020 Census
391,284
2010 Census
248,437
% change
+57 %
Baishan
Baishan
City
Baishan
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
391,234
2010 Census
503,287
% change
−22 %
Wuchuan
Wuchuan
City
Wuchuan
Province-level division
Guangdong
2020 Census
388,714
2010 Census
332,672
% change
+16 %
Gongzhuling
Gongzhuling
City
Gongzhuling
Province-level division
Jilin
2020 Census
384,715
2010 Census
337,851
% change
+13 %
City
Province-level division
2020 Census
2010 Census
% change
Puning
Guangdong
935,668
874,954
+6 %
Guigang
Guangxi
921,440
658,887
+39 %
Langfang
Hebei
886,490
530,840
+67 %
Hengshui
Hebei
885,468
554,810
+59 %
Yangjiang
Guangdong
859,595
692,540
+24 %
Jiangjin
Chongqing
817,888
686,189
+19 %
Yongchuan
Chongqing
803,458
582,769
+37 %
Shaoguan
Guangdong
803,375
726,267
+10 %
Fuling
Chongqing
801,151
595,224
+34 %
Hechuan
Chongqing
795,780
721,753
+10 %
Sanhe
Hebei
760,107
386,902
+96 %
Cangzhou
Hebei
759,403
499,411
+52 %
Fuqing
Fujian
744,774
470,824
+58 %
Sanya
Hainan
724,854
453,819
+59 %
Boluo
Guangdong
712,593
471,902
+51 %
Jiamusi
Heilongjiang
698,557
631,357
+10 %
Meizhou
Guangdong
694,495
612,551
+13 %
Ordos City
Inner Mongolia
671,048
510,242
+31 %
Heyuan
Guangdong
662,950
450,953
+47 %
Guiping
Guangxi
652,210
508,212
+28 %
Beihai
Guangxi
651,091
431,285
+50 %
Tongliao
Inner Mongolia
647,938
540,338
+19 %
Huidong
Guangdong
640,377
473,147
+35 %
Yanji
Jilin
630,612
505,516
+24 %
Jixi
Heilongjiang
626,019
746,889
−16 %
Kaizhou
Chongqing
608,485
416,415
+46 %
Chengde
Hebei
604,354
484,027
+24 %
Bobai
Guangxi
599,279
367,495
+63 %
Hui'an
Fujian
584,053
465,638
+25 %
Dingzhou
Hebei
577,440
482,121
+19 %
Beiliu
Guangxi
573,761
652,853
−12 %
Lhasa
Tibet
568,927
220,252
+158 %
Hezhou
Guangxi
560,686
379,889
+47 %
Songyuan
Jilin
551,749
464,999
+18 %
Lufeng
Guangdong
545,474
579,527
−5 %
Haifeng
Guangdong
537,278
489,304
+9 %
Bishan
Chongqing
535,680
246,425
+117 %
Binyang
Guangxi
531,511
315,875
+68 %
Wuhai
Inner Mongolia
530,877
502,704
+5 %
Hegang
Heilongjiang
514,826
600,941
−14 %
Dazu
Chongqing
505,131
315,183
+60 %
Qijiang
Chongqing
500,510
328,573
+52 %
Anxi
Fujian
498,061
336,073
+48 %
Yunyang
Chongqing
491,309
293,636
+67 %
Gaozhou
Guangdong
490,301
352,006
+39 %
Siping
Jilin
485,710
509,107
−4 %
Changshou
Chongqing
484,331
408,261
+18 %
Huazhou
Guangdong
472,746
320,418
+47 %
Qian'an
Hebei
466,210
308,849
+50 %
Largest cities by urban population (2020–2021) · Cities by urban population
Shanghai
Shanghai
City
Shanghai
Urban population
29,867,918
Beijing
Beijing
City
Beijing
Urban population
21,893,095
Guangzhou
Guangzhou
City
Guangzhou
Urban population
18,810,600
Chengdu
Chengdu
City
Chengdu
Urban population
16,935,567
Chongqing
Chongqing
City
Chongqing
Urban population
16,875,000
Shenzhen
Shenzhen
City
Shenzhen
Urban population
14,678,000
Tianjin
Tianjin
City
Tianjin
Urban population
13,866,009
Wuhan
Wuhan
City
Wuhan
Urban population
12,326,500
Xi'an
Xi'an
City
Xi'an
Urban population
11,904,805
Hangzhou
Hangzhou
City
Hangzhou
Urban population
10,711,238
Dongguan
Dongguan
City
Dongguan
Urban population
10,466,625
Foshan
Foshan
City
Foshan
Urban population
9,498,863
Nanjing
Nanjing
City
Nanjing
Urban population
9,314,685
Jinan
Jinan
City
Jinan
Urban population
8,352,574
Shenyang
Shenyang
City
Shenyang
Urban population
7,885,142
Qingdao
Qingdao
City
Qingdao
Urban population
7,172,451
Harbin
Harbin
City
Harbin
Urban population
6,976,136
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
City
Zhengzhou
Urban population
6,650,532
Changsha
Changsha
City
Changsha
Urban population
5,980,707
Kunming
Kunming
City
Kunming
Urban population
5,950,578
Dalian
Dalian
City
Dalian
Urban population
5,736,383
Changchun
Changchun
City
Changchun
Urban population
5,691,024
Xiamen
Xiamen
City
Xiamen
Urban population
5,163,970
Ningbo
Ningbo
City
Ningbo
Urban population
5,057,140
Taiyuan
Taiyuan
City
Taiyuan
Urban population
4,529,141
Zhongshan
Zhongshan
City
Zhongshan
Urban population
4,418,060
Ürümqi
Ürümqi
City
Ürümqi
Urban population
4,335,017
Suzhou
Suzhou
City
Suzhou
Urban population
4,330,000
Shantou
Shantou
City
Shantou
Urban population
4,312,192
Hefei
Hefei
City
Hefei
Urban population
4,216,940
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
City
Shijiazhuang
Urban population
4,098,243
Fuzhou
Fuzhou
City
Fuzhou
Urban population
4,094,491
Nanning
Nanning
City
Nanning
Urban population
3,839,800
Wenzhou
Wenzhou
City
Wenzhou
Urban population
3,604,446
Changzhou
Changzhou
City
Changzhou
Urban population
3,601,079
Nanchang
Nanchang
City
Nanchang
Urban population
3,576,547
Guiyang
Guiyang
City
Guiyang
Urban population
3,483,100
Tangshan
Tangshan
City
Tangshan
Urban population
3,399,231
Wuxi
Wuxi
City
Wuxi
Urban population
3,256,000
Lanzhou
Lanzhou
City
Lanzhou
Urban population
3,072,100
Handan
Handan
City
Handan
Urban population
2,845,790
Hohhot
Hohhot
City
Hohhot
Urban population
2,681,758
Weifang
Weifang
City
Weifang
Urban population
2,659,938
Jiangmen
Jiangmen
City
Jiangmen
Urban population
2,657,662
Zibo
Zibo
City
Zibo
Urban population
2,640,000
Huai'an
Huai'an
City
Huai'an
Urban population
2,632,788
Xuzhou
Xuzhou
City
Xuzhou
Urban population
2,623,066
Maoming
Maoming
City
Maoming
Urban population
2,539,148
Shaoxing
Shaoxing
City
Shaoxing
Urban population
2,521,964
Yantai
Yantai
City
Yantai
Urban population
2,511,053
Huizhou
Huizhou
City
Huizhou
Urban population
2,509,243
Zhuhai
Zhuhai
City
Zhuhai
Urban population
2,439,585
Luoyang
Luoyang
City
Luoyang
Urban population
2,372,571
Linyi
Linyi
City
Linyi
Urban population
2,303,648
Nantong
Nantong
City
Nantong
Urban population
2,273,326
Haikou
Haikou
City
Haikou
Urban population
2,250,000
Baotou
Baotou
City
Baotou
Urban population
2,181,077
Liuzhou
Liuzhou
City
Liuzhou
Urban population
2,153,419
Datong
Datong
City
Datong
Urban population
2,030,203
Putian
Putian
City
Putian
Urban population
2,003,000
Lianyungang
Lianyungang
City
Lianyungang
Urban population
2,001,009
Baoding
Baoding
City
Baoding
Urban population
1,976,000
Xining
Xining
City
Xining
Urban population
1,954,795
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang
City
Zhanjiang
Urban population
1,931,455
Wuhu
Wuhu
City
Wuhu
Urban population
1,870,000
Shangqiu
Shangqiu
City
Shangqiu
Urban population
1,859,723
Chaozhou
Chaozhou
City
Chaozhou
Urban population
1,750,945
Qingyuan
Qingyuan
City
Qingyuan
Urban population
1,738,424
Kaifeng
Kaifeng
City
Kaifeng
Urban population
1,735,581
Tai'an
Tai'an
City
Tai'an
Urban population
1,735,425
Yichang
Yichang
City
Yichang
Urban population
1,698,400
Yangzhou
Yangzhou
City
Yangzhou
Urban population
1,665,000
Yinchuan
Yinchuan
City
Yinchuan
Urban population
1,662,968
Xiangyang
Xiangyang
City
Xiangyang
Urban population
1,658,000
Anshan
Anshan
City
Anshan
Urban population
1,647,000
Jilin City
Jilin City
City
Jilin City
Urban population
1,623,000
Yancheng
Yancheng
City
Yancheng
Urban population
1,615,717
Taizhou
Taizhou
City
Taizhou
Urban population
1,607,108
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao
City
Qinhuangdao
Urban population
1,586,000
City
Urban population
Shanghai
29,867,918
Beijing
21,893,095
Guangzhou
18,810,600
Chengdu
16,935,567
Chongqing
16,875,000
Shenzhen
14,678,000
Tianjin
13,866,009
Wuhan
12,326,500
Xi'an
11,904,805
Hangzhou
10,711,238
Dongguan
10,466,625
Foshan
9,498,863
Nanjing
9,314,685
Jinan
8,352,574
Shenyang
7,885,142
Qingdao
7,172,451
Harbin
6,976,136
Zhengzhou
6,650,532
Changsha
5,980,707
Kunming
5,950,578
Dalian
5,736,383
Changchun
5,691,024
Xiamen
5,163,970
Ningbo
5,057,140
Taiyuan
4,529,141
Zhongshan
4,418,060
Ürümqi
4,335,017
Suzhou
4,330,000
Shantou
4,312,192
Hefei
4,216,940
Shijiazhuang
4,098,243
Fuzhou
4,094,491
Nanning
3,839,800
Wenzhou
3,604,446
Changzhou
3,601,079
Nanchang
3,576,547
Guiyang
3,483,100
Tangshan
3,399,231
Wuxi
3,256,000
Lanzhou
3,072,100
Handan
2,845,790
Hohhot
2,681,758
Weifang
2,659,938
Jiangmen
2,657,662
Zibo
2,640,000
Huai'an
2,632,788
Xuzhou
2,623,066
Maoming
2,539,148
Shaoxing
2,521,964

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    https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/cities/
  19. www
    http://www.citypopulation.de/China-UA.html
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