Provincial capitals
Provincial capitals of China: population and data
Population, density, GDP and census data for the capital cities of China's provinces.
| Rank | Region | Population | Area | Population density | Urbanization rate | GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chengdu Sichuan, Chengdu | 21,535,000 people | 14,312 km² | 1,504.7 | 81.5% | $344.4B | 2025 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Guangdong, Guangzhou | 19,101,000 people | 7,436 km² | 2,568.7 | 87.6% | $445.6B | 2025 |
| 3 | Wuhan Hubei, Wuhan | 13,861,900 people | 8,483 km² | 1,634.1 | 85.2% | $308.0B | 2025 |
| 4 | Xi'an Shaanxi, Xi'an | 13,236,300 people | 10,106 km² | 1,309.7 | 81.0% | $193.4B | 2025 |
| 5 | Zhengzhou Henan, Zhengzhou | 13,138,000 people | 7,507 km² | 1,750.1 | 81.5% | $212.0B | 2025 |
| 6 | Hangzhou Zhejiang, Hangzhou | 12,700,000 people | 16,596 km² | 765.2 | 85.3% | $320.0B | 2025 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Hebei, Shijiazhuang | 11,246,900 people | 14,530 km² | 774.0 | 73.6% | $120.3B | 2025 |
| 8 | Changsha Hunan, Changsha | 10,721,400 people | 11,816 km² | 907.4 | 84.5% | $218.9B | 2025 |
| 9 | Hefei Anhui, Hefei | 10,005,000 people | 11,496 km² | 870.3 | 86.4% | $197.6B | 2025 |
| 10 | Harbin Heilongjiang, Harbin | 9,887,000 people | 53,186 km² | 185.9 | 72.2% | $86.1B | 2025 |
| 11 | Nanjing Jiangsu, Nanjing | 9,638,500 people | 6,587 km² | 1,463.3 | 87.5% | $270.2B | 2025 |
| 12 | Jinan Shandong, Jinan | 9,616,000 people | 10,244 km² | 938.7 | 77.3% | $197.6B | 2025 |
| 13 | Shenyang Liaoning, Shenyang | 9,276,000 people | 12,980 km² | 714.6 | 85.9% | $126.6B | 2025 |
| 14 | Changchun Jilin, Changchun | 9,105,000 people | 24,592 km² | 370.2 | 69.2% | $111.3B | 2025 |
| 15 | Nanning Guangxi, Nanning | 9,016,600 people | 22,102 km² | 408.0 | 72.4% | $86.4B | 2025 |
| 16 | Kunming Yunnan, Kunming | 8,744,000 people | 21,766 km² | 401.7 | 84.0% | $120.1B | 2025 |
| 17 | Fuzhou Fujian, Fuzhou | 8,521,000 people | 11,788 km² | 722.9 | 74.6% | $210.2B | 2025 |
| 18 | Nanchang Jiangxi, Nanchang | 6,670,400 people | 7,195 km² | 927.1 | 79.9% | $113.2B | 2024 |
| 19 | Guiyang Guizhou, Guiyang | 6,668,900 people | 8,035 km² | 830.0 | 81.4% | $84.0B | 2025 |
| 20 | Taiyuan Shanxi, Taiyuan | 5,526,060 people | 6,909 km² | 799.8 | 90.4% | $74.9B | 2025 |
| 21 | Lanzhou Gansu, Lanzhou | 4,451,400 people | 13,083 km² | 340.2 | 86.4% | $54.3B | 2025 |
| 22 | Urumqi Xinjiang, Urumqi | 4,153,900 people | 13,788 km² | 301.3 | 97.4% | $64.8B | 2025 |
| 23 | Hohhot Inner Mongolia, Hohhot | 3,661,000 people | 17,188 km² | 213.0 | 82.4% | $59.5B | 2025 |
| 24 | Haikou Hainan, Haikou | 3,056,300 people | 2,297 km² | 1,330.7 | 83.6% | $35.6B | 2025 |
| 25 | Yinchuan Ningxia, Yinchuan | 2,942,600 people | 8,874 km² | 331.6 | 84.2% | $42.2B | 2025 |
| 26 | Xining Qinghai, Xining | 2,475,600 people | 7,607 km² | 325.4 | 81.2% | $26.6B | 2025 |
| 27 | Lhasa Tibet, Lhasa | 883,000 people | 31,662 km² | 27.9 | 73.8% | $15.2B | 2025 |
Rankings use the latest non-empty value for each region. Regions without a valid value are excluded. Hover or tap a row for details.