# List of cities in China by population

China is the world's most populous country. According to Demographia, there were 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the "urban area" in 2017.

## List of major cities by population

### Urban population

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| Legend:
⍟ National Capital City
# National Central City
\* Provincial Capital City
~ Open Coastal City
† Special Economic Zone |

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|  | Direct-Administered Municipality |
|  | Municipality with Independent Planning Status |
|  | Sub-Provincial City |
|  | Prefecture-Level City |

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|  | Direct-Administered Municipality |
|  | Municipality with Independent Planning Status |
|  | Sub-Provincial City |
|  | Prefecture-Level City |

Largest Cities in Mainland China by Population of Urban Area| Rank | City | Province | Latest Estimate | 2010 Census |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Shanghai | — | 24,870,895 | 20,217,748 |
| 2 | Beijing⍟# | — | 21,167,303 | 16,704,306 |
| 3 | Guangzhou#\* | Guangdong | 18,810,600 | 10,641,408 |
| 4 | Shenzhen#~ | Guangdong | 17,633,800 | 10,358,381 |
| 5 | Chengdu#\* | Sichuan | 15,025,554 | 7,791,692 |
| 6 | Tianjin#† | — | 13,929,152 | 9,528,277 |
| 7 | Chongqing#\* | — | 12,313,714 | 6,263,790 |
| 8 | Nanjing\* | Jiangsu | 9,320,689 | 5,827,888 |
| 9 | Wuhan#\* | Hubei | 8,546,775 | 7,541,527 |
| 10 | Xi'an#\* | Shaanxi | 8,438,050 | 5,403,052 |
| 11 | Hangzhou\* | Zhejiang | 7,969,372 | 5,849,537 |
| 12 | Shenyang\* | Liaoning | 7,469,474 | 5,718,232 |
| 13 | Dongguan | Guangdong | 7,489,198 | 7,271,322 |
| 14 | Foshan | Guangdong | 7,462,797 | 6,771,895 |
| 15 | Harbin\* | Heilongjiang | 6,612,795 | 4,596,313 |
| 16 | Dalian~ | Liaoning | 5,871,474 | 3,902,467 |
| 17 | Qingdao~ | Shandong | 5,818,255 | 4,556,077 |
| 18 | Zhengzhou#\* | Henan | 5,621,593 | 3,677,032 |
| 19 | Jinan\* | Shandong | 5,606,374 | 3,641,562 |
| 20 | Changsha\* | Hunan | 4,766,296 | 3,193,354 |
| 21 | Kunming\* | Yunnan | 4,422,686 | 3,385,363 |
| 22 | Changchun\* | Jilin | 4,408,154 | 3,411,209 |
| 23 | Ürümqi\* | Xinjiang | 4,335,017 | 2,853,398 |
| 24 | Shantou† | Guangdong | 4,312,192 | 3,644,017 |
| 25 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 4,330,000 | 3,721,700 |
| 26 | Hefei\* | Anhui | 4,216,940 | 3,098,727 |
| 27 | Shijiazhuang\* | Hebei | 4,098,243 | 3,095,219 |
| 28 | Ningbo~ | Zhejiang | 4,087,523 | 2,583,073 |
| 29 | Taiyuan\* | Shanxi | 3,875,053 | 3,154,157 |
| 30 | Nanning\* | Guangxi | 3,837,978 | 2,660,833 |
| 31 | Xiamen† | Fujian | 3,707,090 | 3,119,110 |
| 32 | Fuzhou\*~ | Fujian | 3,671,192 | 3,102,421 |
| 33 | Wenzhou~ | Zhejiang | 3,604,446 | 2,686,825 |
| 34 | Changzhou | Jiangsu | 3,601,079 | 2,257,376 |
| 35 | Nanchang\* | Jiangxi | 3,576,547 | 2,614,380 |
| 36 | Tangshan | Hebei | 3,399,231 | 2,128,191 |
| 37 | Guiyang\* | Guizhou | 3,299,724 | 2,520,061 |
| 38 | Wuxi | Jiangsu | 3,245,179 | 2,757,736 |
| 39 | Lanzhou\* | Gansu | 3,067,141 | 2,438,595 |
| 40 | Zhongshan | Guangdong | 2,909,633 | 2,740,994 |
| 41 | Handan | Hebei | 2,708,015 | 1,830,000 |
| 42 | Weifang | Shandong | 2,636,154 | 2,044,028 |
| 43 | Huai'an | Jiangsu | 2,632,788 | 2,494,013 |
| 44 | Zibo | Shandong | 2,631,647 | 2,261,717 |
| 45 | Shaoxing | Zhejiang | 2,521,964 | 1,725,726 |
| 46 | Yantai~ | Shandong | 2,511,053 | 1,797,861 |
| 47 | Huizhou | Guangdong | 2,509,243 | 1,807,858 |
| 48 | Luoyang | Henan | 2,372,571 | 1,584,463 |
| 49 | Nantong~ | Jiangsu | 2,261,382 | 1,612,385 |
| 50 | Baotou | Inner Mongolia | 2,181,077 | 1,900,373 |
| 51 | Liuzhou | Guangxi | 2,153,419 | 1,624,571 |

## Locations of the 50 most populous cities in Mainland China

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## Related articles

* China population
* List of cities in China
* List of largest cities in the world

## Other websites

* National Bureau of Statistics of China official website
* Mongabay.com: Largest Cities in China (unofficial)