Population of Chinese Cities (1950-2035)
Annual population of the six largest urban agglomerations in China according to the United Nations
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| Year | Shanghai | Beijing | Chongqing | Tianjin | Guangzhou | Shenzhen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4288 | 1671 | 1567 | 2467 | 1049 | 3 |
| 1951 | 4590 | 1791 | 1631 | 2540 | 1069 | 3 |
| 1952 | 4913 | 1920 | 1697 | 2616 | 1090 | 4 |
| 1953 | 5258 | 2058 | 1766 | 2694 | 1111 | 4 |
| 1954 | 5481 | 2206 | 1838 | 2727 | 1133 | 5 |
| 1955 | 5713 | 2365 | 1913 | 2761 | 1155 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5955 | 2535 | 1991 | 2795 | 1178 | 6 |
| 1957 | 6207 | 2717 | 2072 | 2829 | 1200 | 6 |
| 1958 | 6478 | 2912 | 2157 | 2864 | 1224 | 7 |
| 1959 | 6771 | 3284 | 2245 | 2899 | 1248 | 8 |
| 1960 | 6865 | 3900 | 2275 | 2935 | 1272 | 8 |
| 1961 | 6752 | 4249 | 2246 | 2971 | 1297 | 9 |
| 1962 | 6641 | 4246 | 2217 | 3008 | 1322 | 10 |
| 1963 | 6531 | 4244 | 2188 | 3045 | 1348 | 11 |
| 1964 | 6423 | 4242 | 2160 | 3083 | 1374 | 12 |
| 1965 | 6428 | 4582 | 2188 | 3121 | 1401 | 13 |
| 1966 | 6388 | 4724 | 2217 | 3159 | 1428 | 15 |
| 1967 | 6302 | 4648 | 2246 | 3198 | 1456 | 16 |
| 1968 | 6218 | 4573 | 2275 | 3238 | 1484 | 18 |
| 1969 | 6135 | 4499 | 2272 | 3277 | 1513 | 20 |
| 1970 | 6052 | 4426 | 2237 | 3318 | 1542 | 22 |
| 1971 | 5971 | 4437 | 2254 | 3359 | 1572 | 24 |
| 1972 | 5891 | 4531 | 2323 | 3400 | 1603 | 27 |
| 1973 | 5813 | 4628 | 2395 | 3442 | 1634 | 29 |
| 1974 | 5735 | 4727 | 2469 | 3485 | 1666 | 32 |
| 1975 | 5658 | 4828 | 2545 | 3527 | 1698 | 36 |
| 1976 | 5582 | 4931 | 2623 | 3571 | 1731 | 39 |
| 1977 | 5508 | 5036 | 2704 | 3615 | 1765 | 43 |
| 1978 | 5559 | 5144 | 2787 | 3660 | 1799 | 48 |
| 1979 | 5740 | 5254 | 2873 | 3705 | 1834 | 52 |
| 1980 | 5928 | 5366 | 2961 | 3750 | 1870 | 59 |
| 1981 | 6121 | 5481 | 3052 | 3797 | 1906 | 68 |
| 1982 | 6321 | 5598 | 3146 | 3843 | 1943 | 78 |
| 1983 | 6569 | 5734 | 3243 | 3926 | 2072 | 106 |
| 1984 | 6828 | 5874 | 3343 | 4011 | 2209 | 143 |
| 1985 | 7096 | 6017 | 3446 | 4097 | 2356 | 193 |
| 1986 | 7375 | 6164 | 3552 | 4186 | 2512 | 261 |
| 1987 | 7665 | 6315 | 3662 | 4276 | 2678 | 353 |
| 1988 | 7967 | 6469 | 3775 | 4368 | 2856 | 478 |
| 1989 | 8280 | 6626 | 3891 | 4462 | 3044 | 647 |
| 1990 | 8606 | 6788 | 4011 | 4558 | 3246 | 875 |
| 1991 | 9050 | 7076 | 4290 | 4757 | 3544 | 1070 |
| 1992 | 9519 | 7376 | 4589 | 4965 | 3870 | 1309 |
| 1993 | 10010 | 7689 | 4908 | 5182 | 4224 | 1600 |
| 1994 | 10528 | 8015 | 5250 | 5408 | 4612 | 1957 |
| 1995 | 11072 | 8355 | 5615 | 5644 | 5035 | 2394 |
| 1996 | 11645 | 8710 | 6007 | 5891 | 5498 | 2928 |
| 1997 | 12246 | 9079 | 6425 | 6148 | 6002 | 3580 |
| 1998 | 12879 | 9464 | 6872 | 6416 | 6553 | 4378 |
| 1999 | 13545 | 9866 | 7350 | 6696 | 7154 | 5355 |
| 2000 | 14247 | 10285 | 7863 | 6989 | 7812 | 6550 |
| 2001 | 14830 | 10760 | 8230 | 7266 | 8182 | 7193 |
| 2002 | 15357 | 11279 | 8520 | 7541 | 8392 | 7479 |
| 2003 | 15904 | 11823 | 8821 | 7827 | 8608 | 7777 |
| 2004 | 16470 | 12394 | 9132 | 8123 | 8829 | 8087 |
| 2005 | 17056 | 12991 | 9454 | 8430 | 9055 | 8409 |
| 2006 | 17663 | 13618 | 9788 | 8749 | 9287 | 8744 |
| 2007 | 18291 | 14275 | 10133 | 9080 | 9526 | 9092 |
| 2008 | 18943 | 14964 | 10491 | 9424 | 9771 | 9455 |
| 2009 | 19616 | 15685 | 10861 | 9780 | 10021 | 9831 |
| 2010 | 20314 | 16441 | 11244 | 10150 | 10278 | 10223 |
| 2011 | 20948 | 16938 | 11640 | 10570 | 10546 | 10484 |
| 2012 | 21555 | 17298 | 12052 | 11027 | 10822 | 10677 |
| 2013 | 22179 | 17664 | 12476 | 11502 | 11105 | 10873 |
| 2014 | 22821 | 18039 | 12916 | 11998 | 11396 | 11072 |
| 2015 | 23482 | 18421 | 13372 | 12516 | 11695 | 11275 |
| 2016 | 24163 | 18812 | 13844 | 12869 | 12002 | 11483 |
| 2017 | 24862 | 19211 | 14332 | 13041 | 12316 | 11693 |
| 2018 | 25582 | 19618 | 14838 | 13215 | 12638 | 11908 |
| 2019 | 26317 | 20035 | 15354 | 13396 | 12968 | 12129 |
| 2020 | 27058 | 20463 | 15872 | 13589 | 13302 | 12357 |
| 2021 | 27796 | 20897 | 16382 | 13794 | 13635 | 12592 |
| 2022 | 28517 | 21333 | 16875 | 14012 | 13965 | 12831 |
| 2023 | 29211 | 21766 | 17341 | 14239 | 14284 | 13073 |
| 2024 | 29868 | 22189 | 17774 | 14471 | 14590 | 13312 |
| 2025 | 30482 | 22596 | 18171 | 14704 | 14879 | 13545 |
| 2026 | 31050 | 22983 | 18532 | 14933 | 15148 | 13770 |
| 2027 | 31570 | 23347 | 18857 | 15155 | 15397 | 13983 |
| 2028 | 32045 | 23684 | 19149 | 15365 | 15625 | 14182 |
| 2029 | 32477 | 23996 | 19412 | 15562 | 15834 | 14367 |
| 2030 | 32869 | 24282 | 19649 | 15745 | 16024 | 14537 |
| 2031 | 33226 | 24543 | 19863 | 15913 | 16197 | 14693 |
| 2032 | 33549 | 24781 | 20057 | 16067 | 16355 | 14835 |
| 2033 | 33841 | 24997 | 20232 | 16207 | 16497 | 14965 |
| 2034 | 34105 | 25192 | 20390 | 16333 | 16626 | 15081 |
| 2035 | 34341 | 25366 | 20531 | 16446 | 16741 | 15185 |
It'll be interesting to see how China's population slowdown in the future will affect its cities's growth, especially since a lot of people still don't live in urban areas.