A sortable list of China cities by population, list can be sorted by the name of the city, population, area or region if such available.
| Name | Population | Area, km2 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24,870,895 | 6341 | |
| Beijing | 21,893,095 | 16410.54 | |
| Guangzhou | 14,043,500 | 7248.86 | Guangdong |
| Tianjin | 13,245,000 | 11920 | |
| Xi'an | 12,952,907 | 10096.81 | Shaanxi |
| Suzhou | 12,748,262 | 8657.32 | Jiangsu |
| Nanyang | 12,010,000 | 26511.48 | |
| Shenzhen | 11,908,400 | 1997.27 | Guangdong |
| Baoding | 11,860,000 | 22184.95 | Hebei |
| Wuhan | 11,212,000 | 8569.15 | Hubei |
| Chengdu | 11,050,000 | 14334.78 | Sichuan |
| Linyi | 10,820,000 | 17191.21 | Shandong |
| Shijiazhuang | 10,784,600 | 14060.14 | Hebei |
| Zhengzhou | 10,136,000 | 7567.18 | Henan |
| Qingdao | 10,071,722 | 11282 | Shandong |
| Handan | 9,549,700 | 12065.47 | Hebei |
| Hangzhou | 9,468,000 | 16853.57 | Zhejiang |
| Weifang | 9,373,000 | 16143.14 | Shandong |
| Zhoukou | 8,953,172 | 11961.04 | |
| Ganzhou | 8,677,600 | 39362.96 | Jiangxi |
| Xuzhou | 8,669,000 | 11764.88 | Jiangsu |
| Dongguan | 8,310,000 | 2460.08 | Guangdong |
| Fuzhou | 8,291,268 | 12250.72 | Fujian |
| Heze | 8,287,693 | 12155.23 | Shandong |
| Fuyang | 8,200,264 | 10118.17 | |
| Changsha | 8,154,700 | 11815.96 | Hunan |
| Jining | 8,081,905 | 11186.98 | Shandong |
| Jinan | 7,967,400 | 10244.45 | Shandong |
| Shenyang | 7,935,000 | 12859.89 | Liaoning |
| Foshan | 7,905,700 | 3797.72 | Guangdong |
| Chongqing | 7,739,000 | 82403 | |
| Tangshan | 7,717,983 | 14341.47 | Hebei |
| Changchun | 7,674,439 | 24734.13 | Jilin |
| Ningbo | 7,639,000 | 9365.58 | Zhejiang |
| Cangzhou | 7,544,300 | 14304.27 | Hebei |
| Hong Kong | 7,500,700 | n/a | |
| Wuxi | 7,462,135 | 4627.46 | Jiangsu |
| Hefei | 7,457,027 | 11445.06 | Anhui |
| Dalian | 7,450,785 | 13630.44 | Liaoning |
| Zhanjiang | 7,332,000 | 13262.59 | Guangdong |
| Hengyang | 7,300,600 | 15299.24 | Hunan |
| Nantong | 7,283,622 | 10549.25 | Jiangsu |
| Yancheng | 7,260,240 | 16931.29 | Jiangsu |
| Nanning | 7,254,100 | 22099.31 | Guangxi |
| Xingtai | 7,111,106 | 12433.26 | Hebei |
| Yantai | 7,102,116 | 13851.5 | Shandong |
| Jinhua | 7,050,683 | 10941.75 | Zhejiang |
| Zhumadian | 7,008,427 | 15086.28 | Henan |
| Luoyang | 6,888,500 | n/a | Henan |
| Kunming | 6,850,000 | 21012.54 | Yunnan |
| Nanjing | 6,320,000 | 6587.02 | Jiangsu |
| Maoming | 6,313,200 | 11427.07 | Guangdong |
| Jieyang | 6,089,400 | 5265.38 | Guangdong |
| Liaocheng | 5,952,128 | 8628.01 | Shandong |
| Yulin | 5,849,700 | 12824.18 | Guangxi |
| Changde | 5,827,200 | 18177.18 | Hunan |
| Xinxiang | 5,708,191 | 8290.89 | Henan |
| Xiangyang | 5,680,000 | 19727.68 | Hubei |
| Zhaotong | 5,591,000 | 22439.79 | Yunnan |
| Dezhou | 5,568,235 | 10357.67 | Shandong |
| Nanchang | 5,545,500 | 7194.61 | Jiangxi |
| Shantou | 5,502,031 | 2199.04 | Guangdong |
| Anyang | 5,477,614 | 7351.54 | Henan |
| Tai'an | 5,472,217 | 7761.41 | Shandong |
| Langfang | 5,464,087 | 6419.38 | Hebei |
| Jiaxing | 5,400,868 | 4222.87 | Zhejiang |
| Dazhou | 5,385,422 | 16587.91 | Sichuan |
| Taiyuan | 5,304,061 | 6909.01 | Shanxi |
| Changzhou | 5,278,121 | 4372.15 | Jiangsu |
| Shaoxing | 5,270,977 | 8279.08 | Zhejiang |
| Xiamen | 5,163,970 | 1699.39 | Fujian |
| Guilin | 5,085,500 | 27667.28 | Guangxi |
| Harbin | 5,015,000 | 53076.48 | Heilongjiang |
| Suqian | 4,986,192 | 8524.29 | Jiangsu |
| Jiujiang | 4,896,800 | 19076.72 | Jiangxi |
| Guiyang | 4,881,900 | 8043.37 | Guizhou |
| Mianyang | 4,868,243 | 20256.88 | Sichuan |
| Huizhou | 4,830,000 | 11346.14 | Guangdong |
| Chenzhou | 4,744,500 | 19341.85 | Hunan |
| Anqing | 4,723,000 | 13537.96 | Anhui |
| Zibo | 4,704,138 | 5964.92 | Shandong |
| Jiangmen | 4,630,300 | 9505.42 | Guangdong |
| Lianyungang | 4,599,360 | 7615.29 | Jiangsu |
| Yangzhou | 4,559,797 | 6591.21 | Jiangsu |
| Huai'an | 4,556,230 | 10029.54 | Jiangsu |
| Taizhou | 4,512,762 | 5787.36 | Jiangsu |
| Hengshui | 4,472,000 | 8836.78 | Hebei |
| Meizhou | 4,378,800 | 15864.51 | Guangdong |
| Lanzhou | 4,359,446 | 13192.31 | Gansu |
| Zhangjiakou | 4,345,485 | 36796.53 | Hebei |
| Wenzhou | 4,310,000 | 12064.77 | Zhejiang |
| Luzhou | 4,218,427 | 12228.64 | Sichuan |
| Zhaoqing | 4,151,700 | 14891.23 | Guangdong |
| Yichang | 4,137,900 | 21230.14 | Hubei |
| Qiqihar | 4,067,489 | 42255.46 | Heilongjiang |
| Urumqi | 4,054,369 | 13783.1 | Xinjiang |
| Liuzhou | 4,041,700 | 18596.64 | Guangxi |
| Chifeng | 4,035,967 | 86915.58 | Inner Mongolia |
| Binzhou | 3,928,568 | 9172.19 | Shandong |
| Qingyuan | 3,874,000 | 19035.54 | Guangdong |
| Suihua | 3,756,167 | 34873.12 | Heilongjiang |
| Wuhu | 3,644,420 | 6026.05 | Anhui |
| Jilin City | 3,623,713 | 27711.41 | Jilin |
| Puyang | 3,598,740 | 4271.16 | Henan |
| Chengde | 3,473,201 | 39489.53 | Hebei |
| Hohhot | 3,446,100 | 17186.12 | Inner Mongolia |
| Huzhou | 3,367,579 | 5820.26 | Zhejiang |
| Anshan | 3,325,372 | 9255.36 | Liaoning |
| Baoji | 3,321,853 | 18116.93 | Shaanxi |
| Datong | 3,318,054 | 14056.4 | Shanxi |
| Zhongshan | 3,260,000 | 1783.67 | Guangdong |
| Leshan | 3,235,759 | 12720.03 | Sichuan |
| Putian | 3,210,714 | 4130.78 | Fujian |
| Qinhuangdao | 3,146,300 | 7802.93 | Hebei |
| Heyuan | 3,093,900 | 15653.63 | Guangdong |
| Shaoguan | 2,997,600 | 18412.53 | Guangdong |
| Shanwei | 2,993,600 | 4865.02 | Guangdong |
| Tianshui | 2,984,659 | 14277.2 | Gansu |
| Ningde | 2,910,000 | 13431.98 | Fujian |
| Weihai | 2,906,548 | 5796.98 | Shandong |
| Haikou | 2,873,358 | 2304 | Hainan |
| Tongliao | 2,873,168 | 58861.55 | Inner Mongolia |
| Chaoyang | 2,872,857 | 19697.78 | Liaoning |
| Yinchuan | 2,859,074 | 6942.86 | Ningxia |
| Daqing | 2,781,562 | 21204.82 | Heilongjiang |
| Songyuan | 2,750,000 | 21169.77 | Jilin |
| Longyan | 2,723,637 | 19027.62 | Fujian |
| Tieling | 2,717,732 | 12984.51 | Liaoning |
| Baotou | 2,709,378 | 27571.17 | Inner Mongolia |
| Nanping | 2,680,645 | 26279.67 | Fujian |
| Chaozhou | 2,656,600 | 3145.93 | Guangdong |
| Huludao | 2,623,541 | 10408.68 | Liaoning |
| Sanming | 2,580,000 | 22964.77 | Fujian |
| Yangjiang | 2,555,600 | 7955.87 | Guangdong |
| Jiamusi | 2,552,097 | 32469.98 | Heilongjiang |
| Yunfu | 2,526,900 | 7785.11 | Guangdong |
| Dingxi | 2,524,097 | 19609.24 | Gansu |
| Xining | 2,467,965 | 7606.78 | Qinghai |
| Dandong | 2,444,697 | 15289.61 | Liaoning |
| Yingkou | 2,428,534 | 5399.8 | Liaoning |
| Mudanjiang | 2,290,208 | 38827.19 | Heilongjiang |
| Hulunbuir | 2,242,875 | 252777.38 | Inner Mongolia |
| Dongying | 2,193,518 | 8243.26 | Shandong |
| Quzhou | 2,185,000 | 8844.55 | Zhejiang |
| Puning | 2,118,200 | 1620.08 | |
| Huaibei | 2,114,276 | 2741.39 | Anhui |
| Jinjiang | 2,111,000 | 744.28 | |
| Sanmenxia | 2,034,872 | 9935.74 | Henan |
| Baicheng | 2,032,356 | 25758.73 | Jilin |
| Fushun | 2,024,000 | 11271.03 | Liaoning |
| Ordos City | 1,940,653 | 86881.61 | Inner Mongolia |
| Zhuhai | 1,891,100 | 1732.33 | Guangdong |
| Jixi | 1,862,165 | 22494.48 | Heilongjiang |
| Fuxin | 1,819,339 | 10326.99 | Liaoning |
| Wuwei | 1,815,059 | 32347.09 | Gansu |
| Siping | 1,814,733 | 10241.73 | Jilin |
| Ulanqab | 1,706,328 | 54455.89 | Inner Mongolia |
| Liaoyang | 1,604,580 | 4735.78 | Liaoning |
| Zhangjiajie | 1,537,900 | 9533.77 | Hunan |
| Lianjiang | 1,509,400 | 2866.83 | |
| Leizhou | 1,494,700 | 3709.33 | |
| Zhangjiagang | 1,432,044 | 986.73 | |
| Lufeng | 1,411,800 | 1700.67 | |
| Panjin | 1,392,493 | 4065.4 | Liaoning |
| Huangshan | 1,358,980 | 9678.39 | Anhui |
| Benxi | 1,326,018 | 8413.94 | Liaoning |
| Yushu | 1,304,436 | 4712.49 | |
| Tonghua | 1,302,778 | 15611.54 | Jilin |
| Huazhou | 1,302,100 | 2356.52 | |
| Yangquan | 1,300,000 | 4558.93 | Shanxi |
| Baishan | 1,296,127 | 17505.26 | Jilin |
| Haicheng | 1,293,877 | 2566.16 | |
| Shuangyashan | 1,208,803 | 22051.13 | Heilongjiang |
| Liaoyuan | 1,176,239 | 5140.45 | Jilin |
| Dingzhou | 1,165,182 | 1283.71 | |
| Zhoushan | 1,157,817 | 1454.7 | Zhejiang |
| Yichun | 1,148,126 | 32800.28 | Heilongjiang |
| Gongzhuling | 1,092,692 | 4140.6 | |
| Hegang | 1,058,665 | 14665.01 | Heilongjiang |
| Sanya | 1,031,396 | 1919.6 | Hainan |
| Xingning | 993,000 | 2075.39 | |
| Yingde | 986,400 | 5634.21 | |
| Zhaodong | 980,000 | 4323.12 | |
| Wuchuan | 972,400 | 870.08 | |
| Taishan | 953,900 | 3284.83 | Guangdong |
| Qitaihe | 920,471 | 6190.09 | Heilongjiang |
| Yangchun | 891,800 | 4037.8 | |
| Laiyang | 874,127 | 1730.54 | |
| Lhasa | 867,891 | 29634.01 | Tibet |
| Hailun | 850,000 | 4642.27 | |
| Dehui | 839,786 | 3017.58 | |
| Renqiu | 822,455 | 1036.1 | |
| Wu'an | 819,000 | 1818.05 | |
| Hejian | 810,306 | 1322.44 | |
| Gongyi | 807,857 | 1042.56 | |
| Xingyi | 783,120 | 2908.21 | |
| Enshi | 780,000 | 3967.3 | |
| Zunhua | 737,011 | 1513.63 | |
| Qian'an | 728,160 | 1227.19 | |
| Gaizhou | 691,595 | 2945.91 | |
| Xinmin | 680,000 | 3296.61 | |
| Hami | 673,383 | 137222.3 | Xinjiang |
| Macau | 642,900 | 115.3 | |
| Korla | 549,324 | 7378.48 | Xinjiang |
| Aksu | 535,657 | 14415.16 | Xinjiang |
| Kashgar | 506,640 | 1003.39 | Xinjiang |
| Karamay | 391,008 | 7733.91 | Xinjiang |
| Hotan | 322,300 | 466.44 | Xinjiang |
| Hunchun | 225,454 | 5141.29 | Jilin |
| Golmud | 215,214 | 119173.5 | Qinghai |
| Altay City | 190,064 | 10825.67 | Xinjiang |
| Yumen City | 159,792 | 13314.39 | Gansu |