Top 10 Largest Cities in China by Population (2023 Estimates)

1. Shanghai – 25 million
2. Beijing – 21 million
3. Guangzhou – 19 million
4. Shenzhen – 18 million
5. Tianjin – 15 million
6. Chongqing – 15 million (municipal area vast; urban core smaller)
7. Wuhan – 11 million
8. Nanjing – 8 million
9. Hangzhou – 8 million
10. Chengdu – 7 million

Notes: Figures are metropolitan/prefecture-level estimates; definitions vary. Chongqing's administrative area is ~82,000 km² (like Austria), inflating its number. The Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Dongguan–Foshan) forms the world's largest megacity (~70M).