Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Nanjing, Jiangsu, China metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2025 is 10,175,000, a 2.28% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2024 was 9,948,000, a 2.58% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2023 was 9,698,000, a 2.85% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Nanjing, Jiangsu in 2022 was 9,429,000, a 3.12% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Other Cities in China
City Name Population
Shanghai 30,482,000
Beijing 22,596,000
Chongqing 18,171,000
Guangzhou, Guangdong 14,879,000
Tianjin 14,704,000
Shenzhen 13,545,000
Nanjing, Jiangsu 10,175,000
Chengdu 9,999,000
Xian, Shaanxi 9,222,000
Wuhan 8,986,000
Suzhou, Jiangsu 8,593,000
Hangzhou 8,591,000
Shenyang 7,974,000
Foshan 7,817,000
Dongguan 7,773,000
Haerbin 7,067,000
Dalian 6,347,000
Qingdao 6,218,000
Zhengzhou 6,156,000
Jinan, Shandong 6,066,000
Wulumqi 5,132,000
Changsha 5,128,000
Kunming 4,956,000
Changchun 4,891,000
Hefei 4,830,000
Ningbo 4,770,000
Shantou 4,738,000
Shijiazhuang 4,535,000
Nanning 4,384,000
Taiyuan, Shanxi 4,305,000
Changzhou, Jiangsu 4,180,000
Nanchang 4,104,000
Wenzhou 4,093,000
Xiamen 4,078,000
Fuzhou, Fujian 4,072,000
Tangshan, Hebei 4,024,000
Guiyang 3,737,000
Wuxi, Jiangsu 3,559,000
Lanzhou 3,431,000
Handan 3,159,000
Huaian 3,152,000
Zhongshan 3,094,000
Weifang 3,064,000
Shaoxing 2,951,000
Yantai 2,898,000
Huizhou 2,891,000
Zibo 2,876,000
Luoyang 2,726,000
Nantong 2,614,000
Hohhot 2,501,000
Liuzhou 2,448,000
Baotou 2,426,000
Xuzhou 2,376,000
Putian 2,315,000
Wuhu, Anhui 2,257,000
Yangzhou 2,217,000
Taizhou, Zhejiang 2,199,000
Baoding 2,190,000
Linyi, Shandong 2,161,000
Haikou 2,095,000
Daqing 2,085,000
Lianyungang 2,081,000
Yancheng, Jiangsu 2,073,000
Zhuhai 1,969,000
Quanzhou 1,967,000
Datong 1,951,000
Cixi 1,886,000
Jiangmen 1,827,000
Xiangyang 1,802,000
Yichang 1,800,000
Yinchuan 1,796,000
Suqian 1,780,000
Qinhuangdao 1,763,000
Xining 1,741,000
Hengyang 1,739,000
Anyang 1,739,000
Anshan 1,738,000
Jilin 1,719,000
Qiqihaer 1,689,000
Jining, Shandong 1,622,000
Zhangjiakou 1,598,000
Yiwu 1,564,000
Huainan 1,564,000
Ganzhou 1,551,000
Chaozhou 1,545,000
Jiaxing 1,511,000
Taizhou, Jiangsu 1,507,000
Weihai 1,499,000
Liuyang 1,476,000
Liuan 1,471,000
Kaifeng 1,467,000
Taian, Shandong 1,467,000
Rizhao 1,459,000
Nanchong 1,445,000
Dongying 1,440,000
Zunyi 1,434,000
Zhanjiang 1,425,000
Shiyan 1,418,000
Mianyang, Sichuan 1,401,000
Tengzhou 1,395,000
Yingkou 1,385,000
Suzhou, Anhui 1,385,000
Maoming 1,362,000
Jieyang 1,355,000
Ruian 1,345,000
Fushun, Liaoning 1,332,000
Jinhua 1,330,000
Baoji 1,317,000
Pingdingshan, Henan 1,313,000
Liupanshui 1,310,000
Puning 1,309,000
Chifeng 1,305,000
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 1,299,000
Zhuzhou 1,299,000
Huaibei 1,291,000
Xiongan 1,289,000
Pizhou 1,282,000
Luohe 1,279,000
Nanyang, Henan 1,275,000
Xiangtan, Hunan 1,274,000
Bazhong 1,268,000
Binzhou 1,264,000
Jinzhou 1,261,000
Benxi 1,258,000
Guilin 1,239,000
Yueqing 1,230,000
Wenling 1,185,000
Xinxiang 1,181,000
Fuyang 1,170,000
Zaozhuang 1,168,000
Maanshan 1,166,000
Panjin 1,164,000
Fuzhou, Jiangxi 1,160,000
Yichun, Jiangxi 1,159,000
Shangrao 1,154,000
Chenzhou 1,151,000
Zhaoqing 1,150,000
Leshan 1,143,000
Dezhou 1,134,000
Jingzhou, Hubei 1,126,000
Changshu 1,124,000
Xuchang 1,117,000
Huzhou 1,114,000
Qujing 1,092,000
Guiping 1,087,000
Yueyang 1,080,000
Xintai 1,073,000
Chengde 1,052,000
Zhucheng 1,045,000
Leiyang 1,044,000
Pingxiang, Jiangxi 1,042,000
Laiwu 1,031,000
Jixi, Heilongjiang 1,025,000
Jiujiang 1,024,000
Guigang 1,011,000
Hengshui 1,009,000
Mudanjiang 1,009,000
Xinyu 1,004,000
Linfen 1,003,000
Zhangzhou 1,002,000
Tianmen 1,001,000
Liling 1,000,000
Yangjiang 996,000
Deyang 985,000
Jiangyin 983,000
Baishan 983,000
Bengbu 975,000
Changzhi 949,000
Dandong 947,000
Changde 938,000
Shangqiu 935,000
Kuerle 934,000
Liaoyang 932,000
Quzhou 930,000
Xingtai 921,000
Huangshi 909,000
Fuxin 904,000
Yongzhou 904,000
Xinghua 902,000
Yibin 897,000
Huaihua 893,000
Xinyang 890,000
Xiaogan 888,000
Yangquan 887,000
Luzhou 884,000
Tianshui 878,000
Bozhou 877,000
Kunshan 874,000
Zhuji 869,000
Jincheng 863,000
Heze 851,000
Huludao 851,000
Zhumadian 851,000
Haicheng 848,000
Anqiu 848,000
Taixing 848,000
Langfang 846,000
Liaocheng 846,000
Gaomi 842,000
Hanchuan 839,000
Meishan 837,000
Danyang 829,000
Jiaozuo 820,000
Yanan 814,000
Linhai 814,000
Ordoss 812,000
Anqing 812,000
Shaoguan 805,000
Dengzhou 804,000
Yuncheng 797,000
Yuxi 796,000
Yanji 793,000
Zigong 792,000
Qingyuan 791,000
Shaoyang 791,000
Tongliao 788,000
Tongling 786,000
Dazhou 785,000
Wuzhou 784,000
Suining, Sichuan 781,000
Zhangjiagang 775,000
Jiamusi 774,000
Dongtai 773,000
Xianyang, Shaanxi 766,000
Ankang 766,000
Taicang 765,000
Panzhihua 762,000
Yuyao 759,000
Yulin, Shaanxi 754,000
Longyan 753,000
Miluo 751,000
Hezhou 749,000
Loudi 747,000
Bijie 747,000
Zhoukou 746,000
Renqiu 746,000
Tongxiang 745,000
Longhai 736,000
Puyang 730,000
Qinzhou 726,000
Enshi 724,000
Ezhou 716,000
Haimen 715,000
Sanya 713,000
Zhoushan 710,000
Sihui 710,000
Wuhai 701,000
Sanhe 697,000
Neijiang 692,000
Anshun 686,000
Xinmi 685,000
Cenxi 681,000
Jinzhong 680,000
Hegang 678,000
Jingjiang 673,000
Dengfeng 669,000
Hanzhong 668,000
Yulin, Guangxi 661,000
Shuozhou 655,000
Shishi 649,000
Fuqing 648,000
Siping 648,000
Zhaodong 647,000
Daye 647,000
Sanmenxia 642,000
Gaozhou 640,000
Xinyi 640,000
Yiyang, Hunan 638,000
Tonghua 629,000
Qitaihe 628,000
Zaoyang 627,000
Jiaozhou 627,000
Dongyang 627,000
Xiantao 625,000
Guangyuan 620,000
Hebi 619,000
Yanshi 613,000
Weinan 610,000
Cangzhou 605,000
Yongkang 603,000
Feicheng 601,000
Yichun, Heilongjiang 600,000
Changning 600,000
Xingning 597,000
Changge 597,000
Tongchuan 597,000
Haining 596,000
Taishan 593,000
Gaoyou 592,000
Qingzhou 591,000
Chuzhou 590,000
Dali 590,000
Longkou 589,000
Shouguang 589,000
Gongyi 586,000
Chuxiong 586,000
Laixi 585,000
Chaoyang 582,000
Changyi 581,000
Pingdu 580,000
Shangyu 574,000
Shizuishan 574,000
Heyuan 570,000
Guangan 568,000
Ziyang 565,000
Qianjiang 558,000
Jinjiang 554,000
Jianyang 551,000
Songyuan 551,000
Yongcheng 548,000
Zhuanghe 547,000
Chizhou 544,000
Xuancheng 543,000
Gaoan 542,000
Hejian 541,000
Jingmen 540,000
Lvliang 540,000
Nanping 539,000
Shuangyashan 532,000
Chaohu 532,000
Zhongxiang 530,000
Fuan 527,000
Pinghu 519,000
Yuhuan 517,000
Beihai 515,000
Kelamayi 513,000
Jurong 503,000
Liyang 503,000
Xinzheng 500,000
Tongcheng 494,000
Wafangdian 494,000
Bayannaoer 492,000
Fangchenggang 491,000
Jian, Jiangxi 491,000
Fengcheng 490,000
Nankang 489,000
Lishui, Zhejiang 487,000
Suizhou 481,000
Yixing 479,000
Yingde 478,000
Akesu 478,000
Hechi 476,000
Danzhou 476,000
Zhangye 475,000
Xingping 470,000
Shanwei 467,000
Botou 463,000
Longchang 462,000
Xingyang 461,000
Suihua 459,000
Jiyuan 458,000
Enping 457,000
Huangshan 455,000
Linzhou 455,000
Gaoping 454,000
Laibin 452,000
Heshan 448,000
Pingliang 447,000
Hami 446,000
Jiuquan 446,000
Emeishan 443,000
Xinyi 441,000
Changji 441,000
Wuwei 440,000
Rongcheng 439,000
Tieling 439,000
Baiyin 436,000
Shengzhou 436,000
Wanning 435,000
Meizhou 429,000
Kaiping 426,000
Xinzhou 424,000
Jingdezhen 424,000
Dujiangyan 420,000
Laizhou 416,000
Qidong 415,000
Laiyang 413,000
Linqing 413,000
Donggang 413,000
Yaan 412,000
Wenchang 409,000
Huixian 408,000
Luoding 408,000
Ningguo 406,000
Zhuozhou 404,000
Huazhou 403,000
Dashiqiao 403,000
Qufu 402,000
Sanming 402,000
Gongzhuling 400,000
Yushu 398,000
Jiayuguan 397,000
Lengshuijiang 397,000
Xingyi, Guizhou 396,000
Yunfu 395,000
Anlu 395,000
Xuanwei 394,000
Liaoyuan 390,000
Yining 389,000
Zixing 388,000
Fujin 387,000
Kaili 387,000
Shenmu 387,000
Zhangshu 385,000
Zhaoyuan 385,000
Leping 384,000
Macheng 384,000
Zhaotong 383,000
Manzhouli 382,000
Yuanjiang 380,000
Ningde 377,000
Haiyang 372,000
Wulanhaote 369,000
Xianning 369,000
Wuchuan 369,000
Songzi 366,000
Baicheng 361,000
Dingzhou 360,000
Anning 357,000
Rushan 355,000
Hailin 353,000
Rugao 351,000
Shihezi 349,000
Yangchun 324,000
Nanjing, Jiangsu - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 10,175,000 2.28%
2024 9,948,000 2.58%
2023 9,698,000 2.85%
2022 9,429,000 3.12%
2021 9,144,000 3.36%
2020 8,847,000 3.52%
2019 8,546,000 3.65%
2018 8,245,000 3.71%
2017 7,950,000 3.70%
2016 7,666,000 3.71%
2015 7,392,000 3.70%
2014 7,128,000 3.71%
2013 6,873,000 3.70%
2012 6,628,000 3.71%
2011 6,391,000 3.72%
2010 6,162,000 3.70%
2009 5,942,000 3.70%
2008 5,730,000 3.71%
2007 5,525,000 3.72%
2006 5,327,000 3.70%
2005 5,137,000 3.69%
2004 4,954,000 3.73%
2003 4,776,000 3.69%
2002 4,606,000 3.72%
2001 4,441,000 3.79%
2000 4,279,000 4.01%
1999 4,114,000 3.99%
1998 3,956,000 4.00%
1997 3,804,000 3.96%
1996 3,659,000 4.01%
1995 3,518,000 3.99%
1994 3,383,000 4.00%
1993 3,253,000 3.96%
1992 3,129,000 4.02%
1991 3,008,000 3.98%
1990 2,893,000 6.17%
1989 2,725,000 6.20%
1988 2,566,000 6.16%
1987 2,417,000 6.20%
1986 2,276,000 6.16%
1985 2,144,000 6.19%
1984 2,019,000 6.15%
1983 1,902,000 6.20%
1982 1,791,000 1.70%
1981 1,761,000 1.73%
1980 1,731,000 1.70%
1979 1,702,000 1.73%
1978 1,673,000 1.76%
1977 1,644,000 1.67%
1976 1,617,000 1.76%
1975 1,589,000 1.73%
1974 1,562,000 1.69%
1973 1,536,000 1.72%
1972 1,510,000 1.75%
1971 1,484,000 1.71%
1970 1,459,000 1.74%
1969 1,434,000 1.70%
1968 1,410,000 1.73%
1967 1,386,000 1.69%
1966 1,363,000 1.72%
1965 1,340,000 1.75%
1964 1,317,000 1.70%
1963 1,295,000 1.73%
1962 1,273,000 1.76%
1961 1,251,000 1.71%
1960 1,230,000 1.74%
1959 1,209,000 1.68%
1958 1,189,000 1.71%
1957 1,169,000 1.74%
1956 1,149,000 1.77%
1955 1,129,000 1.71%
1954 1,110,000 1.65%
1953 1,092,000 1.77%
1952 1,073,000 1.71%
1951 1,055,000 1.74%
1950 1,037,000 0.00%