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 
Legend:
⍟ National Capital City

# National Central City

* Provincial Capital City

~ Open Coastal City

† Special Economic Zone
Direct-Administered MunicipalityMunicipality with Independent Planning StatusSub-Provincial CityPrefecture-Level City
Direct-Administered MunicipalityMunicipality with Independent Planning StatusSub-Provincial CityPrefecture-Level City
+Largest Cities in Mainland China by Population of Urban AreaRankCityProvinceLatest Estimate2010 Census1Shanghai—24,870,89520,217,7482Beijing⍟#—21,167,30316,704,3063Guangzhou#*Guangdong18,810,60010,641,4084Shenzhen#~Guangdong17,633,80010,358,3815Chengdu#*Sichuan15,025,5547,791,6926Tianjin#†—13,929,1529,528,2777Chongqing#*—12,313,7146,263,7908Nanjing*Jiangsu9,320,6895,827,8889Wuhan#*Hubei8,546,7757,541,52710Xi'an#*Shaanxi8,438,0505,403,05211Hangzhou*Zhejiang7,969,3725,849,53712Shenyang*Liaoning7,469,4745,718,23213DongguanGuangdong7,489,1987,271,32214FoshanGuangdong7,462,7976,771,89515Harbin*Heilongjiang6,612,7954,596,31316Dalian~Liaoning5,871,4743,902,46717Qingdao~Shandong5,818,2554,556,07718Zhengzhou#*Henan5,621,5933,677,03219Jinan*Shandong5,606,3743,641,56220Changsha*Hunan4,766,2963,193,35421Kunming*Yunnan4,422,6863,385,36322Changchun*Jilin4,408,1543,411,20923Ürümqi*Xinjiang4,335,0172,853,39824Shantou†Guangdong4,312,1923,644,01725SuzhouJiangsu4,330,0003,721,70026Hefei*Anhui4,216,9403,098,72727Shijiazhuang*Hebei4,098,2433,095,21928Ningbo~Zhejiang4,087,5232,583,07329Taiyuan*Shanxi3,875,0533,154,15730Nanning*Guangxi3,837,9782,660,83331Xiamen†Fujian3,707,0903,119,11032Fuzhou*~Fujian3,671,1923,102,42133Wenzhou~Zhejiang3,604,4462,686,82534ChangzhouJiangsu3,601,0792,257,37635Nanchang*Jiangxi3,576,5472,614,38036TangshanHebei3,399,2312,128,19137Guiyang*Guizhou3,299,7242,520,06138WuxiJiangsu3,245,1792,757,73639Lanzhou*Gansu3,067,1412,438,59540ZhongshanGuangdong2,909,6332,740,99441HandanHebei2,708,0151,830,00042WeifangShandong2,636,1542,044,02843Huai'anJiangsu2,632,7882,494,01344ZiboShandong2,631,6472,261,71745ShaoxingZhejiang2,521,9641,725,72646Yantai~Shandong2,511,0531,797,86147HuizhouGuangdong2,509,2431,807,85848LuoyangHenan2,372,5711,584,46349Nantong~Jiangsu2,261,3821,612,38550BaotouInner Mongolia2,181,0771,900,37351LiuzhouGuangxi2,153,4191,624,571

 Locations of the 50 most populous cities in Mainland China 

 Related articles 
 China population
 List of cities in China
 List of largest cities in the world

 References 

 Other websites 

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

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