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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 [ change | change source ]
Largest Cities in Mainland China by Population of Urban Area
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
Locations of the 50 most populous cities in Mainland China [ change | change source ] Top 50 most populous cities in Mainland China
