Order | 2005 | 2010 |
| 2015 |
| 2018 |
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city | population | city | population | increase | city | population | increase | city | population | increase | |
1 | Shanghai | 1778 | Shanghai | 2256 | 0.27 | Chongqing | 3004 | 0.05 | Chongqing | 3088 | 0.03 |
2 | Beijing | 1515 | Beijing | 1858 | 0.23 | Shanghai | 2420 | 0.07 | Shanghai | 2421 | 0 |
3 | Chengdu | 1207 | Tianjin | 1263 | 0.22 | Beijing | 2161 | 0.16 | Beijing | 2162 | 0 |
4 | Tianjin | 1033 | Chengdu | 1144 | −0.05 | Tianjin | 1531 | 0.21 | Chengdu | 1618 | 0.11 |
5 | Harbin | 970 | Guangzhou | 1037 | 0.39 | Chengdu | 1454 | 0.27 | Tianjin | 1558 | 0.02 |
6 | Shijiazhuang | 956 | Shijiazhuang | 1003 | 0.05 | Guangzhou | 1329 | 0.28 | Guangzhou | 1470 | 0.11 |
7 | Wuhan | 852 | Suzhou | 992 | 0.34 | Shenzhen | 1107 | 0.24 | Shenzhen | 1277 | 0.15 |
8 | Weifang | 851 | Harbin | 992 | 0.02 | Shijiazhuang | 1065 | 0.06 | Wuhan | 1098 | 0.05 |
9 | Shenzhen | 814 | Wuhan | 944 | 0.11 | Suzhou | 1060 | 0.12 | Suzhou | 1070 | 0.01 |
10 | Qingdao | 812 | Weifang | 902 | 0.06 | Wuhan | 1047 | 0.11 | Zhengzhou | 1000 | 0.06 |
11 | Jining | 804 | Shenzhen | 896 | 0.1 | Harbin | 974 | −0.01 | Xi’an | 981 | 0.13 |