Rankings · Cities
Cities ranked by Resident population
All 333 Cities in China ranked by Resident population. Figures refer to the latest available year for each area.
| Rank | Region | Resident population | Population | Area | Data year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chengdu Sichuan, Chengdu | 21,535,000 people | 21,535,000 people | 14,312 km² | 2025 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Guangdong, Guangzhou | 19,101,000 people | 19,101,000 people | 7,436 km² | 2025 |
| 3 | Shenzhen Guangdong, Shenzhen | 18,248,500 people | 18,248,500 people | 1,997 km² | 2025 |
| 4 | Wuhan Hubei, Wuhan | 13,861,900 people | 13,861,900 people | 8,483 km² | 2025 |
| 5 | Xi'an Shaanxi, Xi'an | 13,236,300 people | 13,236,300 people | 10,106 km² | 2025 |
| 6 | Zhengzhou Henan, Zhengzhou | 13,138,000 people | 13,138,000 people | 7,507 km² | 2025 |
| 7 | Suzhou Jiangsu, Suzhou | 13,047,700 people | 13,047,700 people | 8,210 km² | 2025 |
| 8 | Hangzhou Zhejiang, Hangzhou | 12,700,000 people | 12,700,000 people | 16,596 km² | 2025 |
| 9 | Shijiazhuang Hebei, Shijiazhuang | 11,246,900 people | 11,246,900 people | 14,530 km² | 2025 |
| 10 | Linyi Shandong, Linyi | 10,848,400 people | 10,848,400 people | 17,192 km² | 2024 |
| 11 | Dongguan Guangdong, Dongguan | 10,800,400 people | 10,800,400 people | 2,512 km² | 2025 |
| 12 | Changsha Hunan, Changsha | 10,721,400 people | 10,721,400 people | 11,816 km² | 2025 |
| 13 | Qingdao Shandong, Qingdao | 10,515,500 people | 10,515,500 people | 11,295 km² | 2025 |
| 14 | Hefei Anhui, Hefei | 10,005,000 people | 10,005,000 people | 11,496 km² | 2025 |
| 15 | Wenzhou Zhejiang, Wenzhou | 9,902,000 people | 9,902,000 people | 11,784 km² | 2025 |
| 16 | Harbin Heilongjiang, Harbin | 9,887,000 people | 9,887,000 people | 53,186 km² | 2025 |
| 17 | Ningbo Zhejiang, Ningbo | 9,833,000 people | 9,833,000 people | 9,241 km² | 2025 |
| 18 | Foshan Guangdong, Foshan | 9,791,900 people | 9,791,900 people | 3,875 km² | 2025 |
| 19 | Nanjing Jiangsu, Nanjing | 9,638,500 people | 9,638,500 people | 6,587 km² | 2025 |
| 20 | Jinan Shandong, Jinan | 9,616,000 people | 9,616,000 people | 10,244 km² | 2025 |
| 21 | Nanyang Henan, Nanyang | 9,395,000 people | 9,395,000 people | 26,591 km² | 2025 |
| 22 | Shenyang Liaoning, Shenyang | 9,276,000 people | 9,276,000 people | 12,980 km² | 2025 |
| 23 | Weifang Shandong, Weifang | 9,271,200 people | 9,271,200 people | 16,138 km² | 2025 |
| 24 | Handan Hebei, Handan | 9,166,800 people | 9,166,800 people | 12,066 km² | 2025 |
| 25 | Changchun Jilin, Changchun | 9,105,000 people | 9,105,000 people | 24,592 km² | 2025 |
| 26 | Nanning Guangxi, Nanning | 9,016,600 people | 9,016,600 people | 22,102 km² | 2025 |
| 27 | Baoding Hebei, Baoding | 9,000,700 people | 9,000,700 people | 22,135 km² | 2025 |
| 28 | Xuzhou Jiangsu, Xuzhou | 8,967,100 people | 8,967,100 people | 11,765 km² | 2025 |
| 29 | Ganzhou Jiangxi, Ganzhou | 8,956,200 people | 8,956,200 people | 39,365 km² | 2025 |
| 30 | Quanzhou Fujian, Quanzhou | 8,914,000 people | 8,914,000 people | 10,864 km² | 2024 |
| 31 | Kunming Yunnan, Kunming | 8,744,000 people | 8,744,000 people | 21,766 km² | 2025 |
| 32 | Zhoukou Henan, Zhoukou | 8,599,000 people | 8,599,000 people | 11,968 km² | 2025 |
| 33 | Fuzhou Fujian, Fuzhou | 8,521,000 people | 8,521,000 people | 11,788 km² | 2025 |
| 34 | Heze Shandong, Heze | 8,508,200 people | 8,508,200 people | 12,256 km² | 2024 |
| 35 | Jining Shandong, Jining | 8,129,300 people | 8,129,300 people | 11,191 km² | 2025 |
| 36 | Fuyang Anhui, Fuyang | 8,001,000 people | 8,001,000 people | 9,775 km² | 2025 |
| 37 | Nantong Jiangsu, Nantong | 7,750,000 people | 7,750,000 people | 10,507 km² | 2024 |
| 38 | Tangshan Hebei, Tangshan | 7,722,800 people | 7,722,800 people | 13,829 km² | 2024 |
| 39 | Shangqiu Henan, Shangqiu | 7,564,000 people | 7,564,000 people | 10,658 km² | 2025 |
| 40 | Dalian Liaoning, Dalian | 7,544,000 people | 7,544,000 people | 13,238 km² | 2024 |
| 41 | Wuxi Jiangsu, Wuxi | 7,537,400 people | 7,537,400 people | 4,627 km² | 2025 |
| 42 | Jinhua Zhejiang, Jinhua | 7,269,000 people | 7,269,000 people | 10,919 km² | 2025 |
| 43 | Cangzhou Hebei, Cangzhou | 7,179,600 people | 7,179,600 people | 13,488 km² | 2025 |
| 44 | Zhanjiang Guangdong, Zhanjiang | 7,122,900 people | 7,122,900 people | 11,692 km² | 2025 |
| 45 | Luoyang Henan, Luoyang | 7,083,000 people | 7,083,000 people | 15,492 km² | 2025 |
| 46 | Yantai Shandong, Yantai | 7,000,500 people | 7,000,500 people | 13,654 km² | 2025 |
| 47 | Xingtai Hebei, Xingtai | 6,824,900 people | 6,824,900 people | 12,143 km² | 2025 |
| 48 | Taizhou Zhejiang, Taizhou | 6,760,000 people | 6,760,000 people | 10,072 km² | 2025 |
| 49 | Nanchang Jiangxi, Nanchang | 6,670,400 people | 6,670,400 people | 7,195 km² | 2024 |
| 50 | Guiyang Guizhou, Guiyang | 6,668,900 people | 6,668,900 people | 8,035 km² | 2025 |
| 51 | Zhumadian Henan, Zhumadian | 6,659,000 people | 6,659,000 people | 14,974 km² | 2025 |
| 52 | Yancheng Jiangsu, Yancheng | 6,611,000 people | 6,611,000 people | 17,718 km² | 2025 |
| 53 | Bijie Guizhou, Bijie | 6,608,300 people | 6,608,300 people | 26,852 km² | 2025 |
| 54 | Zunyi Guizhou, Zunyi | 6,466,900 people | 6,466,900 people | 30,762 km² | 2025 |
| 55 | Hengyang Hunan, Hengyang | 6,363,600 people | 6,363,600 people | 15,300 km² | 2025 |
| 56 | Shangrao Jiangxi, Shangrao | 6,271,000 people | 6,271,000 people | 22,737 km² | 2025 |
| 57 | Maoming Guangdong, Maoming | 6,264,600 people | 6,264,600 people | 11,345 km² | 2025 |
| 58 | Shaoyang Hunan, Shaoyang | 6,217,000 people | 6,217,000 people | 20,822 km² | 2025 |
| 59 | Huizhou Guangdong, Huizhou | 6,193,000 people | 6,193,000 people | 11,350 km² | 2025 |
| 60 | Xinxiang Henan, Xinxiang | 6,091,000 people | 6,091,000 people | 8,629 km² | 2025 |
| 61 | Xinyang Henan, Xinyang | 5,957,000 people | 5,957,000 people | 18,819 km² | 2025 |
| 62 | Yulin Guangxi, Yulin | 5,765,000 people | 5,765,000 people | 12,824 km² | 2025 |
| 63 | Liaocheng Shandong, Liaocheng | 5,758,600 people | 5,758,600 people | 8,628 km² | 2025 |
| 64 | Huanggang Hubei, Huanggang | 5,750,000 people | 5,750,000 people | 17,457 km² | 2025 |
| 65 | Jieyang Guangdong, Jieyang | 5,687,200 people | 5,687,200 people | 5,269 km² | 2025 |
| 66 | Jiaxing Zhejiang, Jiaxing | 5,613,000 people | 5,613,000 people | 3,915 km² | 2025 |
| 67 | Qujing Yunnan, Qujing | 5,583,000 people | 5,583,000 people | 29,855 km² | 2025 |
| 68 | Shantou Guangdong, Shantou | 5,576,900 people | 5,576,900 people | 2,123 km² | 2025 |
| 69 | Taiyuan Shanxi, Taiyuan | 5,526,060 people | 5,526,060 people | 6,909 km² | 2025 |
| 70 | Langfang Hebei, Langfang | 5,446,600 people | 5,446,600 people | 6,420 km² | 2025 |
| 71 | Shaoxing Zhejiang, Shaoxing | 5,443,000 people | 5,443,000 people | 8,256 km² | 2025 |
| 72 | Dezhou Shandong, Dezhou | 5,426,600 people | 5,426,600 people | 10,358 km² | 2025 |
| 73 | Changzhou Jiangsu, Changzhou | 5,415,400 people | 5,415,400 people | 4,372 km² | 2025 |
| 74 | Nanchong Sichuan, Nanchong | 5,415,000 people | 5,415,000 people | 12,514 km² | 2025 |
| 75 | Xiamen Fujian, Xiamen | 5,365,000 people | 5,365,000 people | 1,516 km² | 2025 |
| 76 | Anyang Henan, Anyang | 5,350,000 people | 5,350,000 people | 7,355 km² | 2025 |
| 77 | Xiangyang Hubei, Xiangyang | 5,251,200 people | 5,251,200 people | 19,626 km² | 2025 |
| 78 | Taian Shandong, Taian | 5,231,800 people | 5,231,800 people | 7,762 km² | 2025 |
| 79 | Dazhou Sichuan, Dazhou | 5,230,000 people | 5,230,000 people | 16,605 km² | 2025 |
| 80 | Suzhou Anhui, Suzhou | 5,225,000 people | 5,225,000 people | 9,939 km² | 2024 |
| 81 | Changde Hunan, Changde | 5,107,000 people | 5,107,000 people | 18,176 km² | 2025 |
| 82 | Zhangzhou Fujian, Zhangzhou | 5,084,000 people | 5,084,000 people | 12,608 km² | 2025 |
| 83 | Jingzhou Hubei, Jingzhou | 5,082,900 people | 5,082,900 people | 14,104 km² | 2025 |
| 84 | Suqian Jiangsu, Suqian | 4,957,300 people | 4,957,300 people | 8,524 km² | 2025 |
| 85 | Yongzhou Hunan, Yongzhou | 4,948,600 people | 4,948,600 people | 22,259 km² | 2025 |
| 86 | Yueyang Hunan, Yueyang | 4,932,700 people | 4,932,700 people | 14,858 km² | 2025 |
| 87 | Mianyang Sichuan, Mianyang | 4,922,000 people | 4,922,000 people | 20,257 km² | 2024 |
| 88 | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Sichuan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture | 4,920,000 people | 4,920,000 people | 60,423 km² | 2025 |
| 89 | Guilin Guangxi, Guilin | 4,908,600 people | 4,908,600 people | 27,667 km² | 2025 |
| 90 | Bozhou Anhui, Bozhou | 4,861,000 people | 4,861,000 people | 8,429 km² | 2024 |
| 91 | Pingdingshan Henan, Pingdingshan | 4,844,000 people | 4,844,000 people | 7,874 km² | 2025 |
| 92 | Jiangmen Guangdong, Jiangmen | 4,828,500 people | 4,828,500 people | 9,554 km² | 2025 |
| 93 | Yichun Jiangxi, Yichun | 4,821,000 people | 4,821,000 people | 18,669 km² | 2025 |
| 94 | Zhaotong Yunnan, Zhaotong | 4,792,000 people | 4,792,000 people | 23,021 km² | 2025 |
| 95 | Kaifeng Henan, Kaifeng | 4,687,000 people | 4,687,000 people | 6,247 km² | 2025 |
| 96 | Yuncheng Shanxi, Yuncheng | 4,632,300 people | 4,632,300 people | 14,183 km² | 2025 |
| 97 | Yibin Sichuan, Yibin | 4,611,000 people | 4,611,000 people | 13,271 km² | 2024 |
| 98 | Zibo Shandong, Zibo | 4,606,400 people | 4,606,400 people | 5,964 km² | 2025 |
| 99 | Zhongshan Guangdong, Zhongshan | 4,572,300 people | 4,572,300 people | 1,770 km² | 2025 |
| 100 | Yangzhou Jiangsu, Yangzhou | 4,564,900 people | 4,564,900 people | 6,591 km² | 2025 |
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