Rankings · Counties
Counties ranked by Resident population
All 2901 Counties 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 | Pudong New Area Shanghai, Pudong New Area | 5,798,600 people | 5,798,600 people | 1,210 km² | 2025 |
| 2 | Baoan Guangdong, Shenzhen, Baoan | 4,664,700 people | 4,664,700 people | 397 km² | 2025 |
| 3 | Longgang Guangdong, Shenzhen, Longgang | 4,184,500 people | 4,184,500 people | 388 km² | 2025 |
| 4 | Nanhai Guangdong, Foshan, Nanhai | 3,701,900 people | 3,701,900 people | 1,077 km² | 2024 |
| 5 | Liangjiang New Area Chongqing, Liangjiang New Area | 3,536,000 people | 3,536,000 people | 1,360 km² | 2025 |
| 6 | Chaoyang Beijing, Chaoyang | 3,419,000 people | 3,419,000 people | 455 km² | 2025 |
| 7 | Shunde Guangdong, Foshan, Shunde | 3,304,300 people | 3,304,300 people | 806 km² | 2025 |
| 8 | Haidian Beijing, Haidian | 3,111,000 people | 3,111,000 people | 431 km² | 2025 |
| 9 | Panyu Guangdong, Guangzhou, Panyu | 2,872,300 people | 2,872,300 people | 530 km² | 2025 |
| 10 | Baiyun Guangdong, Guangzhou, Baiyun | 2,739,100 people | 2,739,100 people | 796 km² | 2025 |
| 11 | Minhang Shanghai, Minhang | 2,731,200 people | 2,731,200 people | 371 km² | 2025 |
| 12 | Longhua Guangdong, Shenzhen, Longhua | 2,584,800 people | 2,584,800 people | 176 km² | 2025 |
| 13 | Changping Beijing, Changping | 2,271,000 people | 2,271,000 people | 1,344 km² | 2025 |
| 14 | Baoshan Shanghai, Baoshan | 2,268,200 people | 2,268,200 people | 271 km² | 2025 |
| 15 | Tianhe Guangdong, Guangzhou, Tianhe | 2,256,000 people | 2,256,000 people | 96 km² | 2025 |
| 16 | Xiaoshan Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Xiaoshan | 2,184,000 people | 2,184,000 people | 1,013 km² | 2025 |
| 17 | Yanta Shaanxi, Xi'an, Yanta | 2,165,300 people | 2,165,300 people | 152 km² | 2025 |
| 18 | Kunshan Jiangsu, Suzhou, Kunshan | 2,159,200 people | 2,159,200 people | 932 km² | 2024 |
| 19 | Jinjiang Fujian, Quanzhou, Jinjiang | 2,089,000 people | 2,089,000 people | 722 km² | 2025 |
| 20 | Huangdao Shandong, Qingdao, Huangdao | 2,059,900 people | 2,059,900 people | 2,129 km² | 2025 |
| 21 | Puning Guangdong, Jieyang, Puning | 2,051,000 people | 2,051,000 people | 1,620 km² | 2025 |
| 22 | Binhai New Area Tianjin, Binhai New Area | 2,033,100 people | 2,033,100 people | 2,270 km² | 2024 |
| 23 | Fengtai Beijing, Fengtai | 2,007,000 people | 2,007,000 people | 306 km² | 2025 |
| 24 | Jiangning Jiangsu, Nanjing, Jiangning | 2,005,600 people | 2,005,600 people | 1,563 km² | 2025 |
| 25 | Daxing Beijing, Daxing | 1,998,000 people | 1,998,000 people | 1,036 km² | 2025 |
| 26 | Songjiang Shanghai, Songjiang | 1,961,800 people | 1,961,800 people | 606 km² | 2025 |
| 27 | Yiwu Zhejiang, Jinhua, Yiwu | 1,943,000 people | 1,943,000 people | 1,103 km² | 2025 |
| 28 | Cixi Zhejiang, Ningbo, Cixi | 1,897,000 people | 1,897,000 people | 1,154 km² | 2025 |
| 29 | Jiading Shanghai, Jiading | 1,894,600 people | 1,894,600 people | 464 km² | 2025 |
| 30 | Nanshan Guangdong, Shenzhen, Nanshan | 1,869,700 people | 1,869,700 people | 188 km² | 2025 |
| 31 | Ganjingzi Liaoning, Dalian, Ganjingzi | 1,859,000 people | 1,859,000 people | 491 km² | 2024 |
| 32 | Tongzhou Beijing, Tongzhou | 1,850,000 people | 1,850,000 people | 906 km² | 2025 |
| 33 | Lanshan Shandong, Linyi, Lanshan | 1,831,000 people | 1,831,000 people | 818 km² | 2024 |
| 34 | Jiangyin Jiangsu, Wuxi, Jiangyin | 1,794,100 people | 1,794,100 people | 987 km² | 2025 |
| 35 | Haizhu Guangdong, Guangzhou, Haizhu | 1,770,700 people | 1,770,700 people | 91 km² | 2025 |
| 36 | Huadu Guangdong, Guangzhou, Huadu | 1,766,700 people | 1,766,700 people | 969 km² | 2025 |
| 37 | Hongshan Hubei, Wuhan, Hongshan | 1,761,200 people | 1,761,200 people | 509 km² | 2025 |
| 38 | Yongqiao Anhui, Suzhou, Yongqiao | 1,758,000 people | 1,758,000 people | 2,907 km² | 2024 |
| 39 | Yuelu Hunan, Changsha, Yuelu | 1,747,000 people | 1,747,000 people | 539 km² | 2025 |
| 40 | Wujin Jiangsu, Changzhou, Wujin | 1,740,600 people | 1,740,600 people | 1,065 km² | 2025 |
| 41 | Yinzhou Zhejiang, Ningbo, Yinzhou | 1,725,000 people | 1,725,000 people | 814 km² | 2025 |
| 42 | Xixiangtang Guangxi, Nanning, Xixiangtang | 1,686,800 people | 1,686,800 people | 1,063 km² | 2025 |
| 43 | Changshu Jiangsu, Suzhou, Changshu | 1,683,500 people | 1,683,500 people | 1,276 km² | 2025 |
| 44 | Chaoyang Guangdong, Shantou, Chaoyang | 1,681,100 people | 1,681,100 people | 678 km² | 2025 |
| 45 | Changan Shaanxi, Xi'an, Changan | 1,674,100 people | 1,674,100 people | 1,594 km² | 2025 |
| 46 | Jinshui Henan, Zhengzhou, Jinshui | 1,668,000 people | 1,668,000 people | 242 km² | 2025 |
| 47 | Guandu Yunnan, Kunming, Guandu | 1,656,300 people | 1,656,300 people | 633 km² | 2025 |
| 48 | Shuyang Jiangsu, Suqian, Shuyang | 1,652,900 people | 1,652,900 people | 2,299 km² | 2025 |
| 49 | Weiyang Shaanxi, Xi'an, Weiyang | 1,650,200 people | 1,650,200 people | 263 km² | 2025 |
| 50 | Linquan Anhui, Fuyang, Linquan | 1,630,000 people | 1,630,000 people | 1,818 km² | 2023 |
| 51 | Zengcheng Guangdong, Guangzhou, Zengcheng | 1,621,300 people | 1,621,300 people | 1,616 km² | 2025 |
| 52 | Xindu Sichuan, Chengdu, Xindu | 1,603,000 people | 1,603,000 people | 494 km² | 2025 |
| 53 | Huicheng Guangdong, Huizhou, Huicheng | 1,597,800 people | 1,597,800 people | 1,157 km² | 2025 |
| 54 | Jinzhou Liaoning, Dalian, Jinzhou | 1,597,000 people | 1,597,000 people | 1,390 km² | 2024 |
| 55 | Qiaocheng Anhui, Bozhou, Qiaocheng | 1,581,000 people | 1,581,000 people | 2,226 km² | 2025 |
| 56 | Wujiang Jiangsu, Suzhou, Wujiang | 1,572,500 people | 1,572,500 people | 1,238 km² | 2023 |
| 57 | Futian Guangdong, Shenzhen, Futian | 1,554,400 people | 1,554,400 people | 79 km² | 2025 |
| 58 | Jiulongpo Chongqing, Jiulongpo | 1,550,400 people | 1,550,400 people | 431 km² | 2025 |
| 59 | Ruian Zhejiang, Wenzhou, Ruian | 1,548,000 people | 1,548,000 people | 1,278 km² | 2025 |
| 60 | Tengzhou Shandong, Zaozhuang, Tengzhou | 1,543,500 people | 1,543,500 people | 1,495 km² | 2025 |
| 61 | Wanzhou Chongqing, Wanzhou | 1,530,300 people | 1,530,300 people | 3,453 km² | 2025 |
| 62 | Shuangliu Sichuan, Chengdu, Shuangliu | 1,525,500 people | 1,525,500 people | 1,067 km² | 2025 |
| 63 | Dianbai Guangdong, Maoming, Dianbai | 1,522,000 people | 1,522,000 people | 1,945 km² | 2025 |
| 64 | Nanan Fujian, Quanzhou, Nanan | 1,521,000 people | 1,521,000 people | 1,985 km² | 2025 |
| 65 | Chengguan Gansu, Lanzhou, Chengguan | 1,515,400 people | 1,515,400 people | 222 km² | 2025 |
| 66 | Shapingba Chongqing, Shapingba | 1,495,500 people | 1,495,500 people | 396 km² | 2025 |
| 67 | Guiping Guangxi, Guigang, Guiping | 1,493,100 people | 1,493,100 people | 4,071 km² | 2025 |
| 68 | Yueqing Zhejiang, Wenzhou, Yueqing | 1,489,000 people | 1,489,000 people | 1,174 km² | 2025 |
| 69 | Wenling Zhejiang, Taizhou, Wenling | 1,463,000 people | 1,463,000 people | 1,074 km² | 2025 |
| 70 | Changsha Hunan, Changsha, Changsha | 1,462,000 people | 1,462,000 people | 1,997 km² | 2025 |
| 71 | Xiaodian Shanxi, Taiyuan, Xiaodian | 1,461,648 people | 1,461,648 people | 290 km² | 2025 |
| 72 | Liuyang Hunan, Changsha, Liuyang | 1,457,700 people | 1,457,700 people | 4,997 km² | 2025 |
| 73 | Xiangzhou Guangdong, Zhuhai, Xiangzhou | 1,443,500 people | 1,443,500 people | 540 km² | 2025 |
| 74 | Zhangjiagang Jiangsu, Suzhou, Zhangjiagang | 1,442,000 people | 1,442,000 people | 990 km² | 2025 |
| 75 | Yuhang Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Yuhang | 1,438,000 people | 1,438,000 people | 1,228 km² | 2025 |
| 76 | Pizhou Jiangsu, Xuzhou, Pizhou | 1,427,900 people | 1,427,900 people | 2,085 km² | 2024 |
| 77 | Wuzhong Jiangsu, Suzhou, Wuzhong | 1,427,000 people | 1,427,000 people | 2,043 km² | 2025 |
| 78 | Chenghua Sichuan, Chengdu, Chenghua | 1,424,000 people | 1,424,000 people | 110 km² | 2025 |
| 79 | Fuqing Fujian, Fuzhou, Fuqing | 1,412,800 people | 1,412,800 people | 1,518 km² | 2025 |
| 80 | Pidu Sichuan, Chengdu, Pidu | 1,404,900 people | 1,404,900 people | 438 km² | 2025 |
| 81 | Shangcheng Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Shangcheng | 1,402,000 people | 1,402,000 people | 99 km² | 2025 |
| 82 | Longquanyi Sichuan, Chengdu, Longquanyi | 1,394,000 people | 1,394,000 people | 557 km² | 2025 |
| 83 | Nangang Heilongjiang, Harbin, Nangang | 1,390,700 people | 1,390,700 people | 192 km² | 2021 |
| 84 | Qixingguan Guizhou, Bijie, Qixingguan | 1,388,900 people | 1,388,900 people | 3,412 km² | 2025 |
| 85 | Bobai Guangxi, Yulin, Bobai | 1,383,300 people | 1,383,300 people | 3,830 km² | 2025 |
| 86 | Lianjiang Guangdong, Zhanjiang, Lianjiang | 1,380,800 people | 1,380,800 people | 2,543 km² | 2025 |
| 87 | Jimo Shandong, Qingdao, Jimo | 1,378,100 people | 1,378,100 people | 1,921 km² | 2025 |
| 88 | Chancheng Guangdong, Foshan, Chancheng | 1,372,800 people | 1,372,800 people | 154 km² | 2025 |
| 89 | Tiexi Liaoning, Shenyang, Tiexi | 1,370,000 people | 1,370,000 people | 277 km² | 2024 |
| 90 | Fucheng Sichuan, Mianyang, Fucheng | 1,348,900 people | 1,348,900 people | 554 km² | 2025 |
| 91 | Baohe Anhui, Hefei, Baohe | 1,344,000 people | 1,344,000 people | 316 km² | 2025 |
| 92 | Taihe Anhui, Fuyang, Taihe | 1,339,000 people | 1,339,000 people | 1,822 km² | 2025 |
| 93 | Leizhou Guangdong, Zhanjiang, Leizhou | 1,334,900 people | 1,334,900 people | 3,025 km² | 2025 |
| 94 | Gaozhou Guangdong, Maoming, Gaozhou | 1,332,900 people | 1,332,900 people | 3,389 km² | 2025 |
| 95 | Shunyi Beijing, Shunyi | 1,326,000 people | 1,326,000 people | 1,020 km² | 2024 |
| 96 | Cao Shandong, Heze, Cao | 1,323,500 people | 1,323,500 people | 1,974 km² | 2024 |
| 97 | Fangshan Beijing, Fangshan | 1,312,000 people | 1,312,000 people | 1,990 km² | 2025 |
| 98 | Jiangjin Chongqing, Jiangjin | 1,312,000 people | 1,312,000 people | 3,216 km² | 2025 |
| 99 | Huazhou Guangdong, Maoming, Huazhou | 1,311,800 people | 1,311,800 people | 2,404 km² | 2025 |
| 100 | Yuhua Hunan, Changsha, Yuhua | 1,301,700 people | 1,301,700 people | 115 km² | 2025 |
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