Biggest Cities in China in History

1950-2020, and earlier years. Old names work for old cities not new cities

Source: Wikipedia: PRC Census & Jetpunk Quizzes

Hong Kong is excluded bc the Census didn't include it

Historic Names are presented in 1000 and lower (Modern names as type ins)

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2020
21,909,814	Shanghai
18,960,744	Beijing
17,444,609	Shenzhen
16,096,724	Guangzhou
13,568,357	Chengdu
11,052,404	Tianjin
10,494,879	Wuhan
9,644,871	Dongguan
9,580,819	Chongqing
9,392,938	Xi'an

1950
4,288,000	Shanghai
2,467,000	Tianjin
2,148,000	Shenyang
1,671,000	Beijing
1,567,000	Chongqing
1,068,000	Wuhan
1,049,000	Guangzhou
1,037,000	Nanking
765,000	Changchun
751,000	Qingdao

1850
1,600,000	Beijing
800,000	Guangzhou
700,000	Hangzhou
550,000	Suzhou
275,000	Xi'an
250,000	Shanghai
250,000	Fuzhou
240,000	Chengdu
235,000	Wuchang / Wuhan
230,000	Ningbo

1000
400,000	Bianjing
140,000	Shangjing
90,000	Dali
85,000	Jinzhou
85,000	Shanggui
80,000	Qiantang
80,000	Suzhou
75,000	Xingqing
70,000	Hongzhou
70,000	Jiangning

2000
14,460,678	Shanghai
10,285,000	Beijing
7,863,000	Chongqing
7,812,000	Guangzhou
6,989,000	Tianjin
6,638,000	Wuhan
6,550,000	Shenzhen
4,737,000	Shenyang
4,607,000	Chengdu
4,279,000	Nanjing

1920
1,600,000	Guangzhou
1,500,000	Shanghai
900,000	Tianjin
850,000	Beijing
650,000	Hangzhou
625,000	Fuzhou
600,000	Suzhou
525,000	Chongqing
500,000	Chengdu
480,000	Nanchang

1800
1,100,000	Beijing
800,000	Guangzhou
387,000	Hangzhou
243,000	Suzhou
224,000	Xi'an
164,000	Jingdezhen
160,000	Wuchang / Wuhan
130,000	Fuzhou
130,000	Tianjin
124,000	Foshan

800
600,000	Chang'an
300,000	Dongdu
100,000	Lhasa
85,000	Suzhou
85,000	Wuchang
75,000	Chengdu
75,000	Yangjumie
70,000	Guangling
70,000	Qiantang
55,000	Bian

1980
5,928,000	Shanghai
5,366,000	Beijing
3,750,000	Tianjin
3,418,000	Shenyang
2,961,000	Chongqing
2,516,000	Wuhan
2,150,000	Chengdu
1,992,000	Ha'erbin
1,870,000	Guangzhou
1,731,000	Nanking

1900
700,000	Beijing
670,000	Guangzhou
640,000	Tianjin
500,000	Suzhou
475,000	Chengdu
450,000	Hankow / Wuhan
420,000	Fuzhou
412,000	Shanghai
350,000	Hangzhou
325,000	Chongqing

1500
672,000	Beijing
312,500	Hangzhou
221,000	Nanking
200,000	Guangzhou
200,000	Suzhou
138,500	Chang'an
112,000	Chengdu
95,000	Kaifeng
83,000	Fuzhou
81,500	Wuchang

435 BC
180,000	Xiadu
175,000	Luoyi
120,000	Ji
120,000	Suiyang
100,000	Anyi
100,000	Helu
100,000	Qufu
100,000	Xintian
100,000	Xinzheng
100,000	Yong

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