Editing China (section)

=== Urbanization ===
{{See also|List of cities in China|List of cities in China by population|Megalopolises in China}}
[[File:China Top 10 Biggest Cities.png|thumb|Map of the ten [[List of cities in China by population|largest cities]] in China (2010)]]
China [[Urbanization in China|has urbanized]] significantly in recent decades. The percent of the country's population living in urban areas increased from 20% in 1980 to over 67% in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban population (% of total) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=CN |access-date=28 May 2018 |website=[[World Bank]]}}</ref><ref name="Economist-2014">{{Cite news |date=16 April 2014 |title=Where China's future will happen |url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2014/04/16/where-chinas-future-will-happen |access-date=18 February 2023 |newspaper=[[The Economist]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 January 2025 |title=中国人口连续三年下降 去年减少139万人 |trans-title=China's population has declined for three consecutive years, with a decrease of 1.39 million people last year |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china/story20250117-5747402 |access-date=18 January 2025 |work=[[Lianhe Zaobao]]}}</ref> China has over 160 cities with a population of over one million,<ref>{{Cite news |last=FlorCruz |first=Jaime A. |date=20 January 2012 |title=China's urban explosion: A 21st century challenge |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/world/asia/china-florcruz-urban-growth/index.html |access-date=18 February 2015 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> including the 18 [[Megacity|megacities]] {{As of|2024|lc=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Maggie Hiufu |title=Megacities and more: A guide to China's most impressive urban centers |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-top-megacities/index.html |access-date=26 October 2020 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=张洁 |title=Chongqing, Chengdu top new first-tier cities by population |url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202106/15/WS60c84b56a31024ad0bac6db4.html |access-date=3 November 2021 |website=China Daily}}</ref> (cities with a population of over 10 million) of [[Chongqing]], [[Shanghai]], [[Beijing]], [[Chengdu]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Tianjin]], [[Xi'an]], [[Suzhou]], [[Zhengzhou]], [[Wuhan]], [[Hangzhou]], [[Linyi]], [[Shijiazhuang]], [[Dongguan]], [[Qingdao]], [[Changsha]] and [[Hefei]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=17 Chinese cities have a population of over 10 million in 2021 |url=https://www.ecns.cn/news/cns-wire/2022-05-26/detail-ihaytawr8118445.shtml |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.ecns.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=China's Hefei Is Fourth City in Yangtze River Delta Region With Over 10 Million Residents |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/hefei-becomes-the-18th-city-in-china-with-a-population-of-10-million |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en}}</ref> The total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=孙迟 |title=China's inland rides waves of innovation, new opportunities |url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202205/27/WS62902a26a310fd2b29e5f516.html |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=global.chinadaily.com.cn |quote=Chengdu and Chongqing are now two of the only four cities (the other two are Beijing and Shanghai) in China with populations of more than 20 million.}}</ref> Shanghai is China's [[List of cities in China by population|most populous urban area]]<ref name="Demographia2013">{{Cite book |last=Demographia |url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |title=Demographia World Urban Areas |date=March 2013 |edition=9th |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501024602/http://demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="oecd">{{Cite book |url=http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/urban-rural-and-regional-development/oecd-urban-policy-reviews-china-2015_9789264230040-en#page39 |title=OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015 |date=18 April 2015 |publisher=[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]] |isbn=978-9-2642-3003-3 |page=37 |doi=10.1787/9789264230040-en |archive-date=2017-03-27  |access-date=2019-09-03  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327210032/http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/urban-rural-and-regional-development/oecd-urban-policy-reviews-china-2015_9789264230040-en#page39 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Chongqing is its [[List of largest cities|largest city proper]], the only city in China with a permanent population of over 30 million.<ref name="renamed_from_2015_on_20160214005959">{{Cite web |date=28 January 2016 |script-title=zh:2015年重庆常住人口3016.55万人 继续保持增长态势 |url=http://cq.cqnews.net/html/2016-01/28/content_36292655.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129083111/http://cq.cqnews.net/html/2016-01/28/content_36292655.htm |archive-date=29 January 2016 |access-date=13 February 2016 |publisher=Chongqing News |language=zh |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The figures in the table below are from the 2020 census, and are only estimates of the urban populations within administrative city limits; a different ranking exists for total municipal populations. The large "[[floating population]]s" of migrant workers make conducting censuses in urban areas difficult;<ref name="Ref_abce">Francesco Sisci. "China's floating population a headache for census". ''The Straits Times''. 22 September 2000.</ref> the figures below include only long-term residents.

{{Most populous cities in the People's Republic of China|class=info}}