LARGEST CITIES IN CHINA

China’s biggest cities, ranked

Population figures are approximate metro-area estimates. Tap any city for the full English guide.

1. 1ChongqingSouthwest · Chongqing muni. · ~32.1M
2. 2ShanghaiEast China · ~24.9M
3. 3BeijingNorth China · ~21.5M
4. 4ChengduSouthwest · Sichuan · ~21.3M
5. 5GuangzhouSouth · Pearl River Delta · ~18.7M
6. 6ShenzhenSouth · next to Hong Kong · ~17.6M
7. 7TianjinNorth China · Municipality · ~13.9M
8. 8WuhanCentral China · Hubei · ~13.7M
9. 9Xi'anNorthwest · Shaanxi · ~13.0M
10. 10ZhengzhouCentral China · Henan · ~12.7M
11. 11SuzhouEast China · Jiangsu · ~12.7M
12. 12HangzhouEast · Yangtze Delta · ~12.2M
13. 13ChangshaCentral China · Hunan · ~10.5M
14. 14DongguanSouth · Pearl River Delta · ~10.5M
15. 15QingdaoEast coast · Shandong · ~10.3M
16. 16HarbinNortheast · Heilongjiang · ~10.0M
17. 17BeidaiheHebei · ~10M (municipal)
18. 18NingboEast · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M
19. 19WenzhouEast · Zhejiang coast · ~9.6M
20. 20NanjingEast China · Jiangsu · ~9.5M
21. 21FoshanSouth · Pearl River Delta · ~9.5M
22. 22HefeiEast · Anhui · ~9.4M
23. 23JinanEast · Shandong · ~9.2M
24. 24ShenyangNortheast · Liaoning · ~9.1M
25. 25ChangchunJilin · ~9M
26. 26QuanzhouSoutheast · Fujian coast · ~8.8M
27. 27NanningSouth · Guangxi · ~8.7M
28. 28KunmingSouthwest · Yunnan · ~8.5M
29. 29FuzhouSoutheast · Fujian · ~8.4M
30. 30DalianNortheast coast · Liaoning · ~7.5M
31. 31Hong KongHong Kong SAR · ~7.5M
32. 32WuxiEast · Jiangsu (Taihu) · ~7.5M
33. 33LuoyangCentral · Henan · ~7.1M
34. 34YantaiEast · Shandong coast · ~7.1M
35. 35QufuEast · Shandong · ~6.5M
36. 36NanchangEast · Jiangxi · ~6.4M
37. 37GuiyangGuizhou · ~6M
38. 38ShantouSoutheast · Guangdong coast · ~5.5M
39. 39TaianEast · Shandong · ~5.5M
40. 40JiaxingNorth · Zhejiang · ~5.5M
41. 41XiamenSoutheast coast · Fujian · ~5.3M
42. 42TaiyuanNorth · Shanxi · ~5.3M
43. 43ShaoxingEast · Zhejiang · ~5.3M
44. 44ZhangzhouSoutheast · Fujian · ~5.0M
45. 45GuilinSouthwest · Guangxi · ~4.9M
46. 46KaifengEast · Henan · ~4.8M
47. 47YangzhouEast · Jiangsu · ~4.6M
48. 48LanzhouNorthwest · Gansu · ~4.4M
49. 49YichangCentral · Hubei · ~4.0M
50. 50UrumqiXinjiang · ~4M
51. 51DaliSouthwest · Yunnan · ~3.6M
52. 52ChengdeHebei · ~3.5M
53. 53HohhotInner Mongolia · ~3.4M
54. 54LeshanSouthwest · Sichuan · ~3.2M
55. 55ShiyanNorthwest · Hubei · ~3.2M
56. 56DatongShanxi · ~3.1M
57. 57TongrenEast · Guizhou · ~3.1M
58. 58HaikouSouth China · Hainan · ~2.9M
59. 59YinchuanNingxia · ~2.9M
60. 60WeihaiEast · Shandong · ~2.9M
61. 61LongyanSouthwest · Fujian · ~2.7M
62. 62TaipeiTaiwan, China · ~2.6M
63. 63XiningQinghai · ~2.5M
64. 64AnshunWest-Central · Guizhou · ~2.5M
65. 65ZhuhaiSouth · Guangdong coast · ~2.4M
66. 66YananNorthwest · Shaanxi · ~2.2M
67. 67YiwuCentral Zhejiang · ~2.0M
68. 68BeihaiSouth · Guangxi · ~1.8M
69. 69JingdezhenJiangxi · ~1.6M
70. 70ZhangjiajieCentral China · Hunan · ~1.5M
71. 71LijiangSouthwest · Yunnan · ~1.3M
72. 72HuangshanEast China · Anhui · ~1.3M
73. 73XishuangbannaSouth · Yunnan · ~1.3M
74. 74ZhangyeNorthwest · Gansu · ~1.2M
75. 75ZhongweiNingxia · ~1.2M
76. 76SanyaSouth China · Hainan · ~1.0M
77. 77LhasaSouthwest · Tibet · ~0.9M
78. 78KashgarXinjiang · ~0.7M
79. 79TurpanEast · Xinjiang · ~0.7M
80. 80MacauMacau SAR · ~0.68M
81. 81TengchongWest · Yunnan · ~0.6M
82. 82KailiSoutheast · Guizhou · ~0.6M
83. 83PingyaoShanxi · ~0.5M
84. 84EmeishanSouthwest · Sichuan · ~0.5M
85. 85FenghuangWest · Hunan · ~0.4M
86. 86HualienTaiwan, China · ~0.33M
87. 87HulunbuirInner Mongolia · ~0.22M
88. 88DunhuangNorthwest · Gansu · ~0.2M
89. 89LiboGuizhou · ~0.18M
90. 90Shangri-LaNorthwest · Yunnan · ~0.18M
91. 91WutaishanNorth · Shanxi · ~0.1M
92. 92DaochengWest · Sichuan · ~0.03M
93. 93JiuzhaigouSouthwest · Sichuan · ~3K residents (park reserve)
94. 94MoheFar North · Heilongjiang · ~80K
95. 95NyingchiSoutheast · Tibet · ~230K
96. 96ChangbaiJilin · —
97. 97LushanJiangxi · —
98. 98Qinghai LakeQinghai · —
99. 99LantauHong Kong SAR · —
100. 100TaipaMacau SAR · —