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.

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

Rank	City	Province	Latest Estimate^[1]	2010 Census^[2]
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

List of cities in China by population

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