Largest Cities in China 2026: Population Ranking

China's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Shanghai in orange

China has 173 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 644 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Shanghai with 24,874,500 people, followed by Chongqing (22,000,000) and Chengdu (20,937,757). The three largest cities together hold about 4.8% of the country's 1.41 billion people.

The capital, Beijing, is the 4th largest city with 18,960,744 people — Shanghai is 1.3× larger.

By region, the most large cities are in Guangdong (69), Shandong (51), Heilongjiang (35).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the China population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the China atlas.

China cities by population

644 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of China
1	Shanghai	Shanghai	24,874,500	1.8%
2	Chongqing	Chongqing	22,000,000	1.6%
3	Chengdu	Sichuan	20,937,757	1.5%
4	BeijingCapital	Beijing	18,960,744	1.3%
5	Guangzhou	Guangdong	18,676,605	1.3%
6	Shenzhen	Guangdong	17,494,398	1.2%
7	Tianjin	Tianjin	13,866,009	1%
8	Wuhan	Hubei	13,739,000	1%
9	Xi’an	Shaanxi	12,952,907	0.9%
10	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	11,936,010	0.8%
11	Harbin	Heilongjiang	10,009,854	0.7%
12	Dongguan	Guangdong	9,644,871	0.7%
13	Hefei	Anhui	9,465,881	0.7%
14	Weifang	Shandong	9,386,705	0.7%
15	Nanjing	Jiangsu	9,314,685	0.7%
16	Shenyang	Liaoning	9,070,093	0.6%
17	Foshan	Guangdong	9,042,509	0.6%
18	Jinan	Shandong	8,352,574	0.6%
19	Dalian	Liaoning	7,450,785	0.5%
20	Wuzhong	Ningxia	7,202,654	0.5%
21	Qingdao	Shandong	7,172,451	0.5%
22	Yantai	Shandong	7,102,100	0.5%
23	Suzhou	Jiangsu	6,715,559	0.5%
24	Zhengzhou	Henan	6,650,532	0.5%
25	Nanning	Guangxi	5,977,185	0.4%
26	Kunming	Yunnan	5,950,578	0.4%
27	Shijiazhuang	Hebei	5,758,403	0.4%
28	Changchun	Jilin	5,691,024	0.4%
29	Taiyuan	Shanxi	5,305,061	0.4%
30	Zibo	Shandong	4,704,138	0.3%
31	Xiamen	Fujian	4,617,251	0.3%
32	Yangzhou	Jiangsu	4,559,797	0.3%
33	Huai'an	Jiangsu	4,556,230	0.3%
34	Guiyang	Guizhou	4,506,134	0.3%
35	Bao'an	Guangdong	4,476,554	0.3%
36	Wuxi	Jiangsu	4,396,835	0.3%
37	Lanzhou	Gansu	4,359,446	0.3%
38	Fuzhou	Fujian	4,094,491	0.3%
39	Ürümqi	Xinjiang	4,054,000	0.3%
40	Zaozhuang	Shandong	3,855,601	0.3%
41	Zhongshan	Guangdong	3,841,873	0.3%
42	Shantou	Guangdong	3,838,900	0.3%
43	Ningbo	Zhejiang	3,731,203	0.3%
44	Puyang	Zhejiang	3,590,000	0.3%
45	Shiyan	Hubei	3,460,000	0.2%
46	Hohhot	Inner Mongolia	3,446,100	0.2%
47	Tangshan	Hebei	3,372,102	0.2%
48	Lüliang	Shanxi	3,346,500	0.2%
49	Anshan	Liaoning	3,325,372	0.2%
50	Changzhou	Jiangsu	3,290,918	0.2%
51	Datong	Shanxi	3,105,591	0.2%
52	Changsha	Hunan	3,093,980	0.2%
53	Huainan	Anhui	3,033,528	0.2%
54	Haikou	Hainan	3,001,600	0.2%
55	Huizhou	Guangdong	2,900,113	0.2%
56	Yinchuan	Ningxia	2,859,074	0.2%
57	Baotou	Inner Mongolia	2,761,700	0.2%
58	Linyi	Shandong	2,743,843	0.2%
59	Baoding	Hebei	2,739,887	0.2%
60	Bazhong	Sichuan	2,712,894	0.2%
61	Wenzhou	Zhejiang	2,650,000	0.2%
62	Yunfu	Guangdong	2,612,800	0.2%
63	Xining	Qinghai	2,467,965	0.2%
64	Nanchang	Jiangxi	2,357,839	0.2%
65	Shaoxing	Zhejiang	2,300,000	0.2%
66	Nantong	Jiangsu	2,273,326	0.2%
67	Zhuhai	Guangdong	2,207,090	0.2%
68	Ordos	Inner Mongolia	2,153,638	0.2%
69	Qingyang	Gansu	2,125,400	0.2%
70	Kunshan	Jiangsu	2,092,496	0.1%
71	Zunyi	Guizhou	2,037,775	0.1%
72	Lianyungang	Jiangsu	2,001,009	0.1%
73	Puning	Guangdong	1,998,619	0.1%
74	Ganzhou	Jiangxi	1,977,253	0.1%
75	Jieyang	Guangdong	1,899,394	0.1%
76	Jilin	Jilin	1,895,865	0.1%
77	Shangqiu	Henan	1,859,723	0.1%
78	Nanchong	Sichuan	1,858,875	0.1%
79	Nanyang	Henan	1,811,812	0.1%
80	Jiangmen	Guangdong	1,795,459	0.1%
81	Jiangyin	Jiangsu	1,779,515	0.1%
82	Fuyang	Anhui	1,768,947	0.1%
83	Bayan Nur	Inner Mongolia	1,760,000	0.1%
84	Chengtangcun	Shandong	1,756,300	0.1%
85	Chaozhou	Guangdong	1,750,945	0.1%
86	Qingyuan	Guangdong	1,738,424	0.1%
87	Tai’an	Shandong	1,735,425	0.1%
88	Changshu	Jiangsu	1,677,050	0.1%
89	Suzhou	Anhui	1,647,642	0.1%
90	Lu’an	Anhui	1,644,344	0.1%
91	Yancheng	Jiangsu	1,615,717	0.1%
92	Taizhou	Jiangsu	1,607,108	0.1%
93	Daqing	Heilongjiang	1,604,027	0.1%
94	Wuhu	Anhui	1,598,165	0.1%
95	Dazhou	Sichuan	1,589,435	0.1%
96	Guilin	Guangxi	1,572,300	0.1%
97	Zhaoqing	Guangdong	1,553,109	0.1%
98	Mianyang	Sichuan	1,550,000	0.1%
99	Wanzhou	Chongqing	1,545,900	0.1%
100	Putian	Fujian	1,539,389	0.1%
101	Jinzhou	Liaoning	1,524,362	0.1%
102	Taizhou	Zhejiang	1,485,502	0.1%
103	Yiwu	Zhejiang	1,481,384	0.1%
104	Quanzhou	Fujian	1,469,157	0.1%
105	Jinhua	Zhejiang	1,463,990	0.1%
106	Cixi	Zhejiang	1,457,510	0.1%
107	Changde	Hunan	1,457,419	0.1%
108	Kaifeng	Henan	1,451,741	0.1%
109	Baoji	Shaanxi	1,437,802	0.1%
110	Suqian	Jiangsu	1,437,685	0.1%
111	Liuzhou	Guangxi	1,436,599	0.1%
112	Zhangjiagang	Jiangsu	1,432,044	0.1%
113	Xinyang	Henan	1,416,800	0.1%
114	Jinjiang	Fujian	1,416,151	0.1%
115	Bozhou	Anhui	1,409,436	0.1%
116	Qujing	Yunnan	1,408,500	0.1%
117	Zhanjiang	Guangdong	1,400,709	0.1%
118	Fushun	Liaoning	1,400,646	0.1%
119	Luoyang	Henan	1,390,581	0.1%
120	Guankou	Hunan	1,380,000	0.1%
121	Lianjiang	Guangdong	1,363,470	0.1%
122	Handan	Hebei	1,358,318	0.1%
123	Yichang	Hubei	1,350,150	0.1%
124	Heze	Shandong	1,346,717	0.1%
125	Liupanshui	Guizhou	1,320,825	0.1%
126	Maoming	Guangdong	1,307,802	0.1%
127	Qinzhou	Guangxi	1,296,300	0.1%
128	Luohe	Henan	1,294,974	0.1%
129	Xiangyang	Hubei	1,294,733	0.1%
130	Yangjiang	Guangdong	1,292,987	0.1%
131	Yixing	Jiangsu	1,285,785	0.1%
132	Xuchang	Henan	1,265,536	0.1%
133	Zigong	Sichuan	1,262,064	0.1%
134	Xuzhou	Jiangsu	1,253,991	0.1%
135	Neijiang	Sichuan	1,251,095	0.1%
136	Heshan	Hunan	1,249,807	0.1%
137	Jining	Shandong	1,241,012	0.1%
138	Liaocheng	Shandong	1,229,768	0.1%
139	Jinzhong	Shanxi	1,226,617	0.1%
140	Changzhi	Shanxi	1,214,940	0.1%
141	Tianshui	Gansu	1,212,791	0.1%
142	Weinan	Shaanxi	1,199,290	0.1%
143	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	1,180,000	0.1%
144	Zhongwei	Ningxia	1,174,600	0.1%
145	Panjin	Liaoning	1,166,481	0.1%
146	Jiujiang	Jiangxi	1,164,268	0.1%
147	Anyang	Henan	1,146,839	0.1%
148	Bijie	Guizhou	1,137,383	0.1%
149	Zhuzhou	Hunan	1,129,687	0.1%
150	Rui’an	Zhejiang	1,125,000	0.1%
151	Zoucheng	Shandong	1,116,692	0.1%
152	Shangrao	Jiangxi	1,116,486	0.1%
153	Huaibei	Anhui	1,113,321	0.1%
154	Meishan	Sichuan	1,107,742	0.1%
155	Fuzhou	Jiangxi	1,089,888	0.1%
156	Guigang	Guangxi	1,086,327	0.1%
157	Hengyang	Hunan	1,075,516	0.1%
158	Yulin	Guangxi	1,056,743	0.1%
159	Jingzhou	Hubei	1,052,282	0.1%
160	Xinxiang	Henan	1,047,088	0.1%
161	Yichun	Jiangxi	1,045,952	0.1%
162	Xianyang	Shaanxi	1,034,081	0.1%
163	Sanya	Hainan	1,031,396	0.1%
164	Shaoguan	Guangdong	1,028,460	0.1%
165	Longyan	Fujian	1,025,087	0.1%
166	Yongzhou	Hunan	1,020,715	0.1%
167	Huzhou	Zhejiang	1,015,937	0.1%
168	Xinyi	Guangdong	1,014,577	0.1%
169	Wuwei	Gansu	1,010,295	0.1%
170	Yishui	Shandong	1,007,100	0.1%
171	Hanzhong	Shaanxi	1,006,557	0.1%
172	Hezhou	Guangxi	1,005,490	0.1%
173	Zhu Cheng City	Shandong	1,000,000	0.1%
174	Dongying	Shandong	998,968	0.1%
175	Luzhou	Sichuan	998,900	0.1%
176	Meizhou	Guangdong	992,351	0.1%
177	Yueyang	Hunan	991,465	0.1%
178	Laiwu	Shandong	989,535	0.1%
179	Pingdingshan	Henan	979,130	0.1%
180	Bengbu	Anhui	972,784	0.1%
181	Feicheng	Shandong	968,100	0.1%
182	Sanhe	Hebei	965,075	0.1%
183	Guli	Zhejiang	964,203	0.1%
184	Xiangtan	Hunan	959,303	0.1%
185	Linfen	Shanxi	959,198	0.1%
186	Zhenjiang	Jiangsu	950,516	0.1%
187	Huludao	Liaoning	944,495	0.1%
188	Baoshan	Yunnan	935,618	0.1%
189	Chengde	Hebei	920,395	0.1%
190	Laibin	Guangxi	910,282	0.1%
191	Xiaogan	Hubei	908,266	0.1%
192	Wuchuan	Guangdong	907,354	0.1%
193	Ziyang	Sichuan	905,729	0.1%
194	Quzhou	Zhejiang	902,767	0.1%
195	Pingxiang	Jiangxi	893,550	0.1%
196	Zhoushan	Zhejiang	882,932	0.1%
197	Qiqihar	Heilongjiang	882,364	0.1%
198	Laiyang	Shandong	872,000	0.1%
199	Daye	Hubei	871,214	0.1%
200	Ankang	Shaanxi	870,126	0.1%
201	Langfang	Hebei	868,066	0.1%
202	Lhasa	Tibet	867,900	0.1%
203	Jiaozuo	Henan	865,413	0.1%
204	Benxi	Liaoning	865,215	0.1%
205	Wanxian	Chongqing	859,662	0.1%
206	Guang’an	Sichuan	858,159	0.1%
207	Weihai	Shandong	844,310	0.1%
208	Shangyu	Zhejiang	839,747	0.1%
209	Xinyu	Jiangxi	839,488	0.1%
210	Yibin	Sichuan	836,340	0.1%
211	Taicang	Jiangsu	831,113	0.1%
212	Chenzhou	Hunan	822,534	0.1%
213	Dandong	Liaoning	815,858	0.1%
214	Anqing	Anhui	804,493	0.1%
215	Xingtai	Hebei	798,770	0.1%
216	Zhaotong	Yunnan	787,845	0.1%
217	Panzhihua	Sichuan	787,177	0.1%
218	Chuzhou	Anhui	782,671	0.1%
219	Xuancheng	Anhui	774,332	0.1%
220	Anshun	Guizhou	765,313	0.1%
221	Wuzhou	Guangxi	761,948	0.1%
222	Qinhuangdao	Hebei	759,718	0.1%
223	Shaoyang	Hunan	753,194	0.1%
224	Hegang	Heilongjiang	743,307	0.1%
225	Zhuanghe	Liaoning	742,496	0.1%
226	Ma’anshan	Anhui	741,531	0.1%
227	Shizuishan	Ningxia	739,400	0.1%
228	Deyang	Sichuan	735,070	0.1%
229	Yangquan	Shanxi	731,228	0.1%
230	Zhumadian	Henan	721,670	0.1%
231	Changzhi	Shanxi	699,514	0%
232	Zhangjiakou	Hebei	692,602	0%
233	Fuxin	Liaoning	689,050	0%
234	Changsha	Guangdong	688,242	0%
235	Huangshi	Hubei	688,090	0%
236	Liaoyang	Liaoning	687,890	0%
237	Baise	Guangxi	686,078	0%
238	Binzhou	Shandong	682,717	0%
239	Yuncheng	Shanxi	680,036	0%
240	Dezhou	Shandong	679,535	0%
241	Sanmenxia	Henan	669,307	0%
242	E’zhou	Hubei	668,727	0%
243	Mudanjiang	Heilongjiang	665,915	0%
244	Leshan	Sichuan	662,814	0%
245	Rizhao	Shandong	661,943	0%
246	Dongcun	Shandong	658,000	0%
247	Suining	Sichuan	656,760	0%
248	Puyang	Henan	655,674	0%
249	Lingyuan	Liaoning	646,000	0%
250	Mingguang	Anhui	645,000	0%
251	Chongming		637,921	0%
252	Hebi	Henan	634,721	0%
253	Jingmen	Hubei	632,954	0%
254	Siping	Jilin	627,957	0%
255	Panshan	Liaoning	625,040	0%
256	Jiaozhou	Shandong	619,266	0%
257	Suizhou	Hubei	618,582	0%
258	Chizhou	Anhui	615,274	0%
259	Ya'an	Sichuan	612,056	0%
260	Sanming	Fujian	602,166	0%
261	Shuangyashan	Heilongjiang	600,000	0%
262	Luancheng	Hebei	597,130	0%
263	Mengzi	Yunnan	595,100	0%
264	Yingkou	Liaoning	591,159	0%
265	Zhangzhou	Fujian	589,831	0%
266	Dongsheng	Inner Mongolia	574,242	0%
267	Shihezi	Xinjiang	572,772	0%
268	Xinmin	Liaoning	565,634	0%
269	Wenchang	Hainan	560,894	0%
270	Chuxiong	Yunnan	555,081	0%
271	Huaihua	Hunan	552,622	0%
272	Sishui	Shandong	552,300	0%
273	Ulanqab	Inner Mongolia	550,231	0%
274	Jiamusi	Heilongjiang	549,549	0%
275	Korla	Xinjiang	549,324	0%
276	Wanning	Hainan	545,992	0%
277	Xinzhou	Shanxi	544,683	0%
278	Pingdu	Shandong	542,234	0%
279	Ji’an	Jiangxi	538,699	0%
280	Aqsu	Xinjiang	535,657	0%
281	Shangluo	Shaanxi	531,696	0%
282	Qionghai	Hainan	528,238	0%
283	Cangzhou	Hebei	527,681	0%
284	Yuanping	Shanxi	526,000	0%
285	Beihai	Guangxi	525,329	0%
286	Hengshui	Hebei	522,147	0%
287	Daxing’anling	Heilongjiang	520,000	0%
288	Guangyuan	Sichuan	516,424	0%
289	Xianning	Hubei	512,517	0%
290	Tonghua	Jilin	510,000	0%
291	Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan	Sichuan	510,000	0%
292	Zhangye	Gansu	507,433	0%
293	Kashgar	Xinjiang	506,640	0%
294	Zhoukou	Henan	505,171	0%
295	Pingliang	Gansu	504,848	0%
296	Zhucheng	Shandong	499,285	0%
297	Loudi	Hunan	497,171	0%
298	Hecun	Hebei	494,412	0%
299	Shanwei	Guangdong	491,766	0%
300	Jianshui	Yunnan	490,000	0%
301	Xichang	Sichuan	481,796	0%
302	Zaoyang	Hubei	481,004	0%
303	Chéngguān Qū	Tibet	478,275	0%
304	Jincheng	Shanxi	476,945	0%
305	Hongjiang	Hunan	476,000	0%
306	Yan’an	Shaanxi	475,234	0%
307	Shouguang	Shandong	473,620	0%
308	Jingdezhen	Jiangxi	473,561	0%
309	Nanping	Fujian	467,875	0%
310	Longshan	Jilin	465,249	0%
311	Heyuan	Guangdong	463,907	0%
312	Huangshan	Anhui	460,786	0%
313	Tieling	Liaoning	459,985	0%
314	Wafangdian	Liaoning	454,338	0%
315	Yongji	Shanxi	452,000	0%
316	Lishui	Zhejiang	451,418	0%
317	Wenshan City	Yunnan	450,000	0%
318	Basuo	Hainan	444,458	0%
319	Zhangjiajie	Hunan	441,804	0%
320	Zhongxiang	Hubei	439,394	0%
321	Bei’an	Heilongjiang	436,444	0%
322	Macheng	Hubei	435,076	0%
323	Shuozhou	Shanxi	433,700	0%
324	Ningde	Fujian	429,260	0%
325	Jiuquan	Gansu	428,346	0%
326	Dingxi	Gansu	420,614	0%
327	Tongchuan	Shaanxi	417,740	0%
328	Guyuan	Ningxia	411,854	0%
329	Chaoyang	Liaoning	410,005	0%
330	Gujangbagh	Xinjiang	408,894	0%
331	Zhijiang	Hubei	408,487	0%
332	Jixi	Heilongjiang	403,759	0%
333	Tongling	Anhui	402,062	0%
334	Hancheng	Shaanxi	397,020	0%
335	Liaozhong	Liaoning	395,017	0%
336	Gaomi	Shandong	391,986	0%
337	Chongzuo	Guangxi	384,905	0%
338	Tanzhou	Guangdong	382,445	0%
339	Yanzhou	Shandong	375,500	0%
340	Pingyin	Shandong	374,900	0%
341	Xuanhua	Hebei	373,422	0%
342	Fenghuang	Hunan	370,000	0%
343	Huanggang	Hubei	366,769	0%
344	Anqiu	Shandong	364,208	0%
345	Jizhou	Hebei	362,013	0%
346	Huocheng	Xinjiang	360,000	0%
347	Lhoka	Tibet	353,700	0%
348	Pengze	Jiangxi	350,000	0%
349	Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia	349,953	0%
350	Hulunbuir	Inner Mongolia	349,400	0%
351	Chifeng	Inner Mongolia	346,654	0%
352	Yunlong	Jiangsu	345,393	0%
353	Qitaihe	Heilongjiang	345,033	0%
354	Pizhou	Jiangsu	343,421	0%
355	Laixi	Shandong	341,470	0%
356	Hechi	Guangxi	330,131	0%
357	Tongshan	Jiangsu	329,661	0%
358	Yanji	Jilin	326,957	0%
359	Lincang	Yunnan	323,708	0%
360	Xingyi	Guizhou	322,890	0%
361	Tantou	Guangdong	320,304	0%
362	Baicheng	Jilin	316,970	0%
363	Lianshan	Liaoning	313,247	0%
364	Changyi	Shandong	302,072	0%
365	Xinyi	Jiangsu	300,511	0%
366	Yangshuo	Guangxi	300,000	0%
367	Linqu	Shandong	299,646	0%
368	Pu'er	Yunnan	296,565	0%
369	Baiyin	Gansu	294,400	0%
370	Gaozhou	Guangdong	292,164	0%
371	Xiuying	Hainan	290,000	0%
372	Dengzhou	Henan	285,032	0%
373	Artux	Xinjiang	285,000	0%
374	Xinyuan	Xinjiang	282,718	0%
375	Enshi	Hubei	279,185	0%
376	Tanghe	Henan	278,055	0%
377	Fangchenggang	Guangxi	276,315	0%
378	Kaili	Guizhou	275,745	0%
379	Xingning	Guangdong	274,499	0%
380	Linxia Chengguanzhen	Gansu	274,466	0%
381	Turpan	Xinjiang	273,385	0%
382	Longling County	Yunnan	270,000	0%
383	Ghulja	Xinjiang	269,158	0%
384	Fuling	Chongqing	268,658	0%
385	Chengzhong	Hubei	265,886	0%
386	Ulanhot	Inner Mongolia	265,600	0%
387	Hulan Ergi	Heilongjiang	265,344	0%
388	Donghai	Guangdong	264,709	0%
389	Huayin	Shaanxi	263,352	0%
390	Dongtai	Jiangsu	262,873	0%
391	Karamay	Xinjiang	261,445	0%
392	Tongliao	Inner Mongolia	261,110	0%
393	Nianbo	Qinghai	260,184	0%
394	Changle	Shandong	259,161	0%
395	Jining	Inner Mongolia	258,757	0%
396	Rugao	Jiangsu	257,400	0%
397	Suicheng	Jiangsu	256,665	0%
398	Nada	Hainan	256,652	0%
399	Suihua	Heilongjiang	252,245	0%
400	Shijie	Guangdong	246,960	0%
401	Hami	Xinjiang	246,373	0%
402	Jiyuan	Henan	242,143	0%
403	Laohekou	Hubei	241,431	0%
404	Xiulin	Hubei	240,082	0%
405	Xiantao	Hubei	239,406	0%
406	Qingzhou	Shandong	236,406	0%
407	Bole	Xinjiang	235,585	0%
408	Dali	Yunnan	235,305	0%
409	Xiangxiang	Hunan	235,000	0%
410	Jiayuguan	Gansu	231,853	0%
411	Huanren	Liaoning	229,953	0%
412	Jinchang	Gansu	228,561	0%
413	Huanggang	Guangdong	225,956	0%
414	Jingling	Hubei	224,871	0%
415	Heihe	Heilongjiang	223,832	0%
416	Tongchuanshi	Shaanxi	223,603	0%
417	Xintai	Shandong	222,459	0%
418	Jiexiu	Shanxi	222,100	0%
419	Wuxue	Hubei	220,661	0%
420	Wuhai	Inner Mongolia	218,427	0%
421	Yintai	Shaanxi	217,509	0%
422	Jinzhou	Liaoning	215,386	0%
423	Longgang	Guangdong	215,273	0%
424	Yingtan	Jiangxi	214,229	0%
425	Xilin Hot	Inner Mongolia	213,000	0%
426	Zitong	Chongqing	212,819	0%
427	Luojiang	Sichuan	212,186	0%
428	Lijiang	Yunnan	211,151	0%
429	Hailar	Inner Mongolia	211,066	0%
430	Daliang	Guangdong	210,411	0%
431	Gunan	Chongqing	208,010	0%
432	Yunjinghong	Yunnan	205,523	0%
433	Gongheyong	Guangdong	204,881	0%
434	Nanchuan	Chongqing	204,775	0%
435	Gaoping	Sichuan	204,368	0%
436	Nyingchi	Tibet	200,000	0%
437	Beiliu	Guangxi	199,769	0%
438	Changji	Xinjiang	198,776	0%
439	Duyun	Guizhou	198,516	0%
440	Kaiyuan	Yunnan	198,423	0%
441	Lengshuijiang	Hunan	198,299	0%
442	Lushui	Yunnan	197,000	0%
443	Hanfeng	Chongqing	196,528	0%
444	Fengcheng	Liaoning	195,700	0%
445	Peicheng	Jiangsu	195,363	0%
446	Ezhou	Hubei	193,652	0%
447	Zhengding	Hebei	193,524	0%
448	Yongchuan	Chongqing	192,954	0%
449	Hepu	Guangxi	192,813	0%
450	Aihui	Heilongjiang	192,764	0%
451	Fuding	Fujian	192,352	0%
452	Humen	Guangdong	191,891	0%
453	Haicheng	Liaoning	191,651	0%
454	Beipiao	Liaoning	190,315	0%
455	Jinshanlu	Xinjiang	190,064	0%
456	Guixi	Chongqing	188,980	0%
457	Laizhou	Shandong	188,000	0%
458	Changyuan	Chongqing	186,653	0%
459	Shangri-La	Yunnan	186,400	0%
460	Dunhuang	Gansu	186,027	0%
461	Jing’an	Guangdong	186,000	0%
462	Baishan	Jilin	183,880	0%
463	Zhenping	Henan	181,528	0%
464	Anda	Heilongjiang	181,271	0%
465	Gongzhuling	Jilin	180,700	0%
466	Pingwu County	Sichuan	180,000	0%
467	Qianjiang	Hubei	179,079	0%
468	Zhenzhou	Jiangsu	176,006	0%
469	Xindi	Hubei	175,761	0%
470	Jiutai	Jilin	175,115	0%
471	Licheng	Guangdong	172,775	0%
472	Dongling	Liaoning	171,454	0%
473	Songcheng	Fujian	165,730	0%
474	Hengshan	Heilongjiang	164,844	0%
475	Anbu	Guangdong	162,964	0%
476	Ning’er	Yunnan	162,711	0%
477	Fengcheng	Jiangsu	161,850	0%
478	Tacheng	Xinjiang	161,037	0%
479	Zhicheng	Hubei	159,383	0%
480	Nanpiao	Liaoning	157,044	0%
481	Lizhi	Chongqing	156,753	0%
482	Yizhou	Guangxi	155,872	0%
483	Yichun	Heilongjiang	155,762	0%
484	Lianghu	Zhejiang	155,000	0%
485	Guangshui	Hubei	154,771	0%
486	Fu’an	Fujian	154,439	0%
487	Zhaodong	Heilongjiang	154,406	0%
488	Wujiaqu	Xinjiang	154,400	0%
489	Sanshui	Guangdong	153,714	0%
490	Boshan	Shandong	153,596	0%
491	Yangchun	Guangdong	153,547	0%
492	Dingzhou	Hebei	152,934	0%
493	Chenghua	Guangdong	152,453	0%
494	Longfeng	Heilongjiang	152,074	0%
495	Beining	Liaoning	152,033	0%
496	Dunhua	Jilin	148,844	0%
497	Sujiatun	Liaoning	148,113	0%
498	Honggang	Heilongjiang	147,977	0%
499	Yima	Henan	147,800	0%
500	Taozhou	Anhui	146,610	0%
501	Xinji	Hebei	145,911	0%
502	Taishan	Guangdong	145,440	0%
503	Acheng	Heilongjiang	144,665	0%
504	Hailin	Heilongjiang	144,443	0%
505	Yong’an	Chongqing	144,314	0%
506	Qianjiang	Chongqing	143,727	0%
507	Jieshou	Anhui	141,993	0%
508	Yushu	Qinghai	141,308	0%
509	Sanhe	Chongqing	140,954	0%
510	Shuizhai	Guangdong	140,493	0%
511	Shanhaiguan	Hebei	140,000	0%
512	Huadian	Jilin	139,047	0%
513	Liuzhi	Guizhou	138,826	0%
514	Fuyu	Jilin	138,704	0%
515	Wūdān	Inner Mongolia	138,695	0%
516	Chaohu	Anhui	138,463	0%
517	Liangping	Chongqing	137,620	0%
518	Doilungdêqên	Tibet	137,451	0%
519	Jieshi	Guangdong	137,444	0%
520	Hejiang	Sichuan	137,437	0%
521	Wuyishan	Fujian	137,133	0%
522	Jiagedaqi	Inner Mongolia	137,105	0%
523	Huinong	Ningxia	136,570	0%
524	Gejiu	Yunnan	136,135	0%
525	Tumxuk	Xinjiang	135,727	0%
526	Shiqiao	Guangdong	135,308	0%
527	Shenglilu	Chongqing	134,218	0%
528	Jiawang	Jiangsu	133,861	0%
529	Puqi	Hubei	132,891	0%
530	Wugang	Hunan	132,457	0%
531	Zhalantun	Inner Mongolia	132,224	0%
532	Fuji	Sichuan	131,927	0%
533	Dawukou	Ningxia	131,880	0%
534	Majie	Yunnan	131,696	0%
535	Hepo	Guangdong	131,238	0%
536	Shangzhi	Heilongjiang	131,006	0%
537	Shuangcheng	Heilongjiang	130,710	0%
538	Dongyang	Zhejiang	130,387	0%
539	Nantou	Guangdong	130,370	0%
540	Jiazi	Guangdong	130,298	0%
541	Dongxing	Guangxi	130,000	0%
542	Pingxiang	Guangxi	129,843	0%
543	Santo António	Guangdong	129,800	0%
544	Leiyang	Hunan	129,116	0%
545	Shache	Xinjiang	128,145	0%
546	Jiangyou	Sichuan	127,225	0%
547	Tengyue	Yunnan	127,133	0%
548	Shajing	Guangdong	127,089	0%
549	Jinfeng	Jiangxi	127,076	0%
550	Jingzhi	Shandong	126,703	0%
551	Danshui	Guangdong	126,701	0%
552	Ālā'ĕr	Xinjiang	126,259	0%
553	Nossa Senhora de Fátima	Guangdong	126,000	0%
554	Huicheng	Guangdong	125,919	0%
555	Xiazhen	Shandong	125,667	0%
556	Haimen	Guangdong	125,427	0%
557	Shahecheng	Hebei	125,132	0%
558	Yushu	Jilin	124,736	0%
559	Lecheng	Guangdong	124,268	0%
560	Nancun	Shandong	124,210	0%
561	Jiupu	Liaoning	123,843	0%
562	Baoshan	Heilongjiang	123,791	0%
563	Luoyang	Guangdong	123,144	0%
564	Jiaohe	Jilin	123,018	0%
565	Wuda	Inner Mongolia	122,696	0%
566	Huangzhou	Hubei	122,563	0%
567	Zhoucun	Shandong	122,402	0%
568	Xiangcheng	Yunnan	121,959	0%
569	Longshui	Chongqing	121,609	0%
570	Lianhe	Heilongjiang	121,367	0%
571	Lichuan	Hubei	120,587	0%
572	Bao'an Centre	Guangdong	120,170	0%
573	Zhaoyuan	Shandong	120,000	0%
574	Xunchang	Sichuan	118,664	0%
575	Nanbin	Chongqing	118,597	0%
576	Shaoshan	Hunan	118,000	0%
577	Wushan	Chongqing	117,873	0%
578	Longjing	Jilin	117,185	0%
579	Gulin	Sichuan	116,527	0%
580	Chenggu	Shaanxi	116,375	0%
581	Dasha	Guangdong	116,307	0%
582	Yakeshi	Inner Mongolia	116,284	0%
583	Baisha	Chongqing	115,761	0%
584	Anliu	Guangdong	115,560	0%
585	Tianfu	Shandong	115,370	0%
586	Mingshui	Shandong	114,858	0%
587	Qiaotou	Qinghai	114,712	0%
588	Yuyao	Zhejiang	114,177	0%
589	Zhaozhou	Heilongjiang	114,009	0%
590	Wansheng	Chongqing	113,751	0%
591	Wayaobu	Shaanxi	113,698	0%
592	Pingshan	Guangdong	113,631	0%
593	Songyuan	Jilin	113,611	0%
594	Maba	Guangdong	113,609	0%
595	Taonan	Jilin	112,819	0%
596	Haikou	Yunnan	112,644	0%
597	Shaowu	Fujian	112,585	0%
598	Mengmao	Yunnan	112,578	0%
599	Kaiyuan	Liaoning	112,462	0%
600	Wuzhishan	Hainan	112,269	0%
601	Xigang	Ningxia	112,061	0%
602	Chóngfú	Zhejiang	112,060	0%
603	Encheng	Guangdong	110,921	0%
604	Zhuji	Zhejiang	110,721	0%
605	Datun	Jiangsu	110,258	0%
606	Qingnian	Shandong	110,046	0%
607	Linshui	Hebei	109,955	0%
608	Hailun	Heilongjiang	109,881	0%
609	Shilong	Guangdong	109,733	0%
610	Didao	Heilongjiang	109,561	0%
611	Jianchang	Jiangxi	109,108	0%
612	Hulan	Heilongjiang	109,104	0%
613	Dehui	Jilin	108,818	0%
614	Hanjia	Chongqing	108,430	0%
615	Taibai	Chongqing	108,387	0%
616	Xuyong	Sichuan	108,352	0%
617	Nehe	Heilongjiang	108,253	0%
618	Jalai Nur	Inner Mongolia	107,828	0%
619	Tieli	Heilongjiang	107,621	0%
620	Shaping	Guangdong	107,589	0%
621	Anning	Yunnan	106,795	0%
622	Longjiang	Heilongjiang	106,384	0%
623	Buhe	Hubei	106,347	0%
624	Xinghua	Jiangsu	105,918	0%
625	Yidu	Shandong	105,070	0%
626	Zhonghe	Chongqing	105,003	0%
627	Puyang Chengguanzhen	Henan	104,994	0%
628	Yezhou	Hubei	104,839	0%
629	Pailou	Chongqing	104,351	0%
630	Pulandian	Liaoning	104,277	0%
631	Salaqi	Inner Mongolia	104,090	0%
632	Yuxi	Yunnan	103,829	0%
633	Bashan	Jiangxi	103,748	0%
634	Tongren	Qinghai	103,700	0%
635	Gangu Chengguanzhen	Gansu	103,589	0%
636	Xincheng	Xinjiang	102,752	0%
637	Jishou	Hunan	102,332	0%
638	Shuifu	Yunnan	102,143	0%
639	Hedong	Guangdong	101,825	0%
640	Huacheng	Guangdong	101,165	0%
641	Linxi	Hebei	100,316	0%
642	Xinzhai	Shandong	100,168	0%
643	Kangding	Sichuan	100,000	0%
644	Suifenhe	Heilongjiang	100,000	0%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in China?

Shanghai, with about 24,874,500 inhabitants (city proper). It is larger than the capital, Beijing (18,960,744).

What is the capital of China?

Beijing — population 18,960,744, the 4th largest city in the country.

How many cities in China have over one million people?

173: Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Harbin, Dongguan, Hefei, Weifang, Nanjing, Shenyang, Foshan, Jinan, Dalian, Wuzhong, Qingdao, Yantai, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Nanning, Kunming, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Taiyuan, Zibo, Xiamen, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Guiyang, Bao'an, Wuxi, Lanzhou, Fuzhou, Ürümqi, Zaozhuang, Zhongshan, Shantou, Ningbo, Puyang, Shiyan, Hohhot, Tangshan, Lüliang, Anshan, Changzhou, Datong, Changsha, Huainan, Haikou, Huizhou, Yinchuan, Baotou, Linyi, Baoding, Bazhong, Wenzhou, Yunfu, Xining, Nanchang, Shaoxing, Nantong, Zhuhai, Ordos, Qingyang, Kunshan, Zunyi, Lianyungang, Puning, Ganzhou, Jieyang, Jilin, Shangqiu, Nanchong, Nanyang, Jiangmen, Jiangyin, Fuyang, Bayan Nur, Chengtangcun, Chaozhou, Qingyuan, Tai’an, Changshu, Suzhou, Lu’an, Yancheng, Taizhou, Daqing, Wuhu, Dazhou, Guilin, Zhaoqing, Mianyang, Wanzhou, Putian, Jinzhou, Taizhou, Yiwu, Quanzhou, Jinhua, Cixi, Changde, Kaifeng, Baoji, Suqian, Liuzhou, Zhangjiagang, Xinyang, Jinjiang, Bozhou, Qujing, Zhanjiang, Fushun, Luoyang, Guankou, Lianjiang, Handan, Yichang, Heze, Liupanshui, Maoming, Qinzhou, Luohe, Xiangyang, Yangjiang, Yixing, Xuchang, Zigong, Xuzhou, Neijiang, Heshan, Jining, Liaocheng, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Tianshui, Weinan, Jiaxing, Zhongwei, Panjin, Jiujiang, Anyang, Bijie, Zhuzhou, Rui’an, Zoucheng, Shangrao, Huaibei, Meishan, Fuzhou, Guigang, Hengyang, Yulin, Jingzhou, Xinxiang, Yichun, Xianyang, Sanya, Shaoguan, Longyan, Yongzhou, Huzhou, Xinyi, Wuwei, Yishui, Hanzhong, Hezhou, Zhu Cheng City.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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