UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
| City | Population (millions) |
| Shanghai | 8.21 |
| Beijing | 7.36 |
| Hong Kong (1995 est.) | 6.19 |
| Tianjin | 5.80 |
| Qingdao | 5.12 |
| Shenyang | 4.66 |
| Guangzhou | 3.92 |
| Wuhan | 3.83 |
| Tai'an | 3.82 |
| Harbin | 3.60 |
| Chengdu | 3.48 |
| Dalian | 3.47 |
| Ningbo | 3.35 |
| Suzhou | 3.27 |
| Yantai | 3.20 |
| Zaozhuang | 3.19 |
| Wuxi | 3.18 |
| Chongqing | 3.12 |
| Weifang | 3.04 |
| Xiangfan | 2.99 |
| Changchun | 2.98 |
| Xi'an | 2.87 |
| Yangzhou | 2.77 |
| Huaiyin | 2.61 |
| Nanjing | 2.60 |
| Hangzhou | 2.59 |
| Anshan | 2.48 |
| Zibo | 2.48 |
| Jinan | 2.40 |
| Jilin | 2.25 |
| Jinhua | 2.22 |
| Taiyuan | 2.22 |
| Liupanshui | 1.84 |
| Pingdingshan | 1.83 |
| Xuzhou | 1.83 |
| Hengyang | 1.81 |
| Handan | 1.77 |
| Xinxiang | 1.77 |
| Zhengzhou | 1.75 |
| Dongwan | 1.74 |
| Weihai | 1.73 |
| Mianyang | 1.70 |
| Guiyang | 1.66 |
| Wenzhou | 1.65 |
| Lanzhou | 1.62 |
| Kunming | 1.61 |
| Nantong | 1.60 |
| Linyi | 1.59 |
| Jiaozuo | 1.58 |
| Xiangtan | 1.53 |
| Zhuzhou | 1.52 |
| Tangshan | 1.48 |
| Tianmen | 1.48 |
| Changde | 1.41 |
| Dongshan | 1.41 |
| Fuzhou | 1.40 |
| Qiqihar | 1.40 |
| Siping | 1.40 |
| Dengzhou | 1.39 |
| Fushun | 1.39 |
| Pingxiang | 1.39 |
| Guikong | 1.38 |
| Shijiazhuang | 1.37 |
| Xuchang | 1.37 |
| Jiaxing | 1.36 |
| Xiantao | 1.36 |
| Jinxi | 1.35 |
| Changsha | 1.33 |
| Yulin | 1.32 |
| Chaozhou | 1.29 |
| Deyang | 1.29 |
| Neijiang | 1.29 |
| Datong | 1.28 |
| Zhenjiang | 1.28 |
| Shaoxing | 1.27 |
| Nanchang | 1.26 |
| Suinin | 1.26 |
| Xiaocan | 1.26 |
| Botou | 1.23 |
| Huainan | 1.23 |
| Haozhou | 1.20 |
| Luoyang | 1.20 |
| Tonghua | 1.20 |
| Nanning | 1.16 |
| Urumqi | 1.16 |
| Heze | 1.15 |
| Hefei | 1.10 |
| Tieling | 1.10 |
| Langfang | 1.08 |
| Yueyang | 1.08 |
| Macheng | 1.06 |
| Zhanjiang | 1.05 |
| Tianshui | 1.04 |
| Huzhou | 1.03 |
| Rizao | 1.03 |
| Dingzhou | 1.02 |
| Fengchang | 1.02 |
| Jingmen | 1.02 |
| Lianyuan | 1.01 |
| Fulin | 1.00 |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division website. Chinese cities: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/demog/156.htm. These figures, except for Hong Kong and Macau, are all from the 1990 national census. The Hong Kong figure is from 1995.Click here to see a map of China. (1996 map)
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Last Updated on 7/13/98
By Clayton Dube
