China China, Population in largest city

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 29,210,808 3 +693,905 +2.43%
2022 28,516,903 3 +721,201 +2.59%
2021 27,795,702 3 +737,223 +2.72%
2020 27,058,479 3 +741,375 +2.82%
2019 26,317,104 3 +734,966 +2.87%
2018 25,582,138 3 +720,063 +2.9%
2017 24,862,075 3 +698,845 +2.89%
2016 24,163,230 3 +681,049 +2.9%
2015 23,482,181 3 +660,955 +2.9%
2014 22,821,226 3 +642,352 +2.9%
2013 22,178,874 3 +623,423 +2.89%
2012 21,555,451 3 +607,547 +2.9%
2011 20,947,904 3 +633,595 +3.12%
2010 20,314,309 3 +698,058 +3.56%
2009 19,616,251 4 +673,159 +3.55%
2008 18,943,092 5 +651,820 +3.56%
2007 18,291,272 5 +628,541 +3.56%
2006 17,662,731 6 +606,943 +3.56%
2005 17,055,788 6 +585,293 +3.55%
2004 16,470,495 6 +566,740 +3.56%
2003 15,903,755 6 +546,499 +3.56%
2002 15,357,256 6 +527,719 +3.56%
2001 14,829,537 6 +582,996 +4.09%
2000 14,246,541 6 +701,225 +5.18%
1999 13,545,316 6 +665,817 +5.17%
1998 12,879,499 7 +633,088 +5.17%
1997 12,246,411 7 +601,160 +5.16%
1996 11,645,251 8 +573,188 +5.18%
1995 11,072,063 8 +544,244 +5.17%
1994 10,527,819 8 +517,492 +5.17%
1993 10,010,327 9 +491,394 +5.16%
1992 9,518,933 9 +468,529 +5.18%
1991 9,050,404 10 +444,592 +5.17%
1990 8,605,812 11 +325,634 +3.93%
1989 8,280,178 11 +312,890 +3.93%
1988 7,967,288 11 +301,882 +3.94%
1987 7,665,406 11 +290,050 +3.93%
1986 7,375,356 11 +279,076 +3.93%
1985 7,096,280 11 +268,153 +3.93%
1984 6,828,127 11 +258,718 +3.94%
1983 6,569,409 13 +248,580 +3.93%
1982 6,320,829 13 +199,753 +3.26%
1981 6,121,076 14 +193,178 +3.26%
1980 5,927,898 14 +187,589 +3.27%
1979 5,740,309 13 +181,407 +3.26%
1978 5,558,902 12 +51,219 +0.93%
1977 5,507,683 12 -74,613 -1.34%
1976 5,582,296 12 -75,833 -1.34%
1975 5,658,129 12 -76,757 -1.34%
1974 5,734,886 12 -77,798 -1.34%
1973 5,812,684 12 -78,744 -1.34%
1972 5,891,428 12 -80,033 -1.34%
1971 5,971,461 10 -81,007 -1.34%
1970 6,052,468 10 -82,107 -1.34%
1969 6,134,575 10 -83,105 -1.34%
1968 6,217,680 10 -84,464 -1.34%
1967 6,302,144 9 -85,494 -1.34%
1966 6,387,638 9 -40,493 -0.63%
1965 6,428,131 9 +5,114 +0.0796%
1964 6,423,017 9 -107,978 -1.65%
1963 6,530,995 6 -109,641 -1.65%
1962 6,640,636 6 -111,481 -1.65%
1961 6,752,117 6 -113,195 -1.65%
1960 6,865,312 5

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