China China, Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 441,275,113 1 +10,236,799 +2.37%
2022 431,038,314 1 +10,578,963 +2.52%
2021 420,459,351 1 +10,746,493 +2.62%
2020 409,712,858 1 +10,736,742 +2.69%
2019 398,976,116 1 +10,577,677 +2.72%
2018 388,398,439 1 +10,309,025 +2.73%
2017 378,089,414 1 +9,971,701 +2.71%
2016 368,117,713 1 +9,869,737 +2.76%
2015 358,247,976 1 +9,722,239 +2.79%
2014 348,525,737 1 +9,475,456 +2.79%
2013 339,050,281 1 +9,218,957 +2.8%
2012 329,831,324 1 +8,945,862 +2.79%
2011 320,885,462 1 +9,600,153 +3.08%
2010 311,285,309 1 +11,069,421 +3.69%
2009 300,215,888 1 +10,601,479 +3.66%
2008 289,614,409 1 +10,197,199 +3.65%
2007 279,417,210 1 +9,769,612 +3.62%
2006 269,647,598 1 +9,395,345 +3.61%
2005 260,252,253 1 +9,004,636 +3.58%
2004 251,247,617 1 +8,667,449 +3.57%
2003 242,580,168 1 +8,309,910 +3.55%
2002 234,270,258 1 +7,979,919 +3.53%
2001 226,290,339 1 +10,037,795 +4.64%
2000 216,252,544 1 +14,153,115 +7%
1999 202,099,429 1 +12,892,009 +6.81%
1998 189,207,420 1 +11,791,699 +6.65%
1997 177,415,721 1 +10,798,476 +6.48%
1996 166,617,245 1 +9,953,229 +6.35%
1995 156,664,016 1 +9,156,616 +6.21%
1994 147,507,400 1 +8,453,985 +6.08%
1993 139,053,415 1 +7,810,702 +5.95%
1992 131,242,713 1 +7,259,695 +5.86%
1991 123,983,018 1 +6,731,131 +5.74%
1990 117,251,887 1 +4,874,564 +4.34%
1989 112,377,323 1 +4,559,085 +4.23%
1988 107,818,238 1 +4,295,464 +4.15%
1987 103,522,774 1 +4,049,265 +4.07%
1986 99,473,509 2 +3,830,958 +4.01%
1985 95,642,551 2 +3,613,790 +3.93%
1984 92,028,761 2 +3,428,193 +3.87%
1983 88,600,568 2 +3,249,915 +3.81%
1982 85,350,653 2 +2,490,615 +3.01%
1981 82,860,038 2 +2,369,336 +2.94%
1980 80,490,702 2 +2,185,303 +2.79%
1979 78,305,399 2 +2,103,023 +2.76%
1978 76,202,376 2 +1,904,843 +2.56%
1977 74,297,533 2 +1,695,007 +2.33%
1976 72,602,526 2 +1,498,135 +2.11%
1975 71,104,391 2 +1,470,609 +2.11%
1974 69,633,782 2 +1,419,637 +2.08%
1973 68,214,145 2 +1,369,007 +2.05%
1972 66,845,138 2 +1,326,012 +2.02%
1971 65,519,126 2 +1,037,448 +1.61%
1970 64,481,678 2 +744,516 +1.17%
1969 63,737,162 2 +738,110 +1.17%
1968 62,999,052 2 +752,230 +1.21%
1967 62,246,822 2 +761,318 +1.24%
1966 61,485,504 2 +1,081,021 +1.79%
1965 60,404,483 2 +1,397,804 +2.37%
1964 59,006,679 2 +1,183,579 +2.05%
1963 57,823,100 2 +1,040,926 +1.83%
1962 56,782,174 2 +1,045,134 +1.88%
1961 55,737,040 2 +1,552,677 +2.87%
1960 54,184,363 2

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