List of cities in China by population
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The five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou.[1] As of 2021, there are 17 megacities[2][3] (cities with a population of over 10 million), including Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Linyi, Shijiazhuang, Dongguan, Qingdao and Changsha.[1]
Among them, the total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million.[4] Shanghai is China's most populous urban area,[5][6] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million.[7]
As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.[8]