Chongqing, China Population 2024

Chongqing's 2024 population is now estimated at 17,773,900In 1950, the population of Chongqing was 1,566,970Chongqing has grown by 433,200 in the last year, which represents a 2.5% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Chongqing, which typically includes Chongqing's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Chongqing is one of 5 national central cities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and sits in Southwest China. Along with Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, it is one of four direct-controlled municipalities in the PRC and the only one in inland China.

As one of the largest direct-controlled municipalities in the country, Chongqing had an estimated 2013 population of 27,753,063, which includes the greater area. The city proper has an estimated population of about 9 million.

Chongqing's population in 2013 is 27,753,063, which is extrapolated from its population in 2011 of 28,846,170. The decline is attributed to the huge population of migrant workers, many of whom live in the city for less than six months out of the year. Despite this large population in the city proper, the urbanized area of Chongqing has a population of under 7 million while the greater area has more than 34 million residents.

A 2010 news article from the official Xinhua agency also stated that the municipality of Chongqing had a population of approximately 32.8 million, which included 23.3 million farmers. 8.4 million of its people had become migrant workers, including nearly half who worked and lived in Chongqing's urban areas.

The 2015 population for Chongqing was recorded at 30,165,500.

City Size and Population Density

Chongqing has a total area of 82,403 square kilometers (31,816 square miles) with a population density of 350 people per square kilometer (910 per square mile).

Chongqing Demographics

Like much of China, Chongqing has a demographics problem. While the workforce has been fueled by economic growth in the area for the last few decades, the effects of the one-child policy is taking a toll. The workforce is shrinking, but the elderly population is growing exponentially. As one analyst put it, China may become the first large country to grow old before rich.

Chongqing has a large gap between boys and girls under 20, like the majority of the country, and this will cause greater problems as the city grows. With boys outnumbering girls by 32 million in the country, natural growth will slow as the workforce shrinks.

Chongqing History

Chongqing has a long history and was first settled around 316 BCE when the state of Ba was conquered by the state of Qin, naming the area Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou was renamed several times over the next few hundred years, Chu Prefecture, Yu Prefecture and Gong Prefecture in 1102. The name Yu survives today as an abbreviation for Chongqing. The name Chongqing itself came in 1189, when Prince Zhao Dun described his crowning as king and then Emperor Guangzong as a "double celebration" ("Chongqing" for short). Thus, Yu Prefecture was renamed Chongqing in his honor.

By 1929, Chongqing (then known as Chungking) became a Republic of China municipality, and then a provisional capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 to 1945. It was during this time that the city became the Chinese Anti-Fascist headquarters, responsible for directing allied forces of China, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It became known as the City of Heroes due to the sacrifices and hard work of its citizens during WWII.

In 1997, the city was merged with neighboring Qianjiang, Wanzhou, and Fuling to become Chongqing Municipality, with over 30 million residents in 43 former counties. In 2010, it became one of 5 National Central cities.

Chongqing Population Growth

Chongqing is expected to grow to 10 million people by 2025, although this does not include the rapidly growing rural outliers that are currently putting the city's population near 33 million. This means that Chongqing is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the world and this growth is not expected to slow.

The city's rapid urbanization and growth are due to the Chinese government's campaign to "Go West", which is an attempt to build up the population in the interior of the country through business development and investments in infrastructure. The GDP of Chongqing has quadrupled since 1998, and huge companies like Microsoft and Ford have set up here.

Despite this, Chongqing's (and China's) demographics are troubling, as its workforce continues to shrink while the elderly population only grows. By 2050, nearly one-third of the country's population will be over 60, and Chongqing is no different.

While these problems raise genuine concerns, the population growth of Chongqing shows no signs of stopping, having grown an astounding 7.5% in the last decade. At this rate, its city population will be over 10 million by 2025 with an outlying population surpassing 35-40 million.

Country
China
Growth Rate
2.5%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203520,531,300
203420,390,000
203320,232,300
203220,057,200
203119,863,500
203019,649,100
202919,411,900
202819,148,800
202718,856,600
202618,531,600
202518,171,200
202417,773,900
202317,340,700
202216,874,700
202116,382,400
202015,872,200
201915,354,100
201814,837,800
201714,332,200
201613,844,400
201513,372,000
201412,916,300
201312,476,200
201212,051,600
201111,640,300
201011,243,700
200910,860,500
200810,490,900
200710,132,900
20069,787,620
20059,454,080
20049,132,340
20038,820,710
20028,520,120
20018,229,780
20007,862,980
19997,350,430
19986,871,940
19976,424,590
19966,006,920
19955,615,370
19945,249,820
19934,908,070
19924,588,990
19914,289,860
19904,010,600
19893,890,780
19883,774,690
19873,661,760
19863,552,360
19853,446,230
19843,343,410
19833,243,380
19823,146,480
19813,052,470
19802,961,400
19792,872,800
19782,786,970
19772,703,710
19762,623,040
19752,544,570
19742,468,540
19732,394,790
19722,323,340
19712,253,830
19702,237,340
19692,272,340
19682,275,160
19672,245,720
19662,216,700
19652,188,060
19642,159,830
19632,188,140
19622,216,780
19612,245,800
19602,275,160
19592,244,610
19582,156,740
19572,072,320
19561,991,300
19551,913,250
19541,838,350
19531,766,390
19521,697,340
19511,630,800
19501,566,970

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19501,566,9700%0
19511,630,8004.07%63,830
19521,697,3404.08%66,540
19531,766,3904.07%69,050
19541,838,3504.07%71,960
19551,913,2504.07%74,900
19561,991,3004.08%78,050
19572,072,3204.07%81,020
19582,156,7404.07%84,420
19592,244,6104.07%87,870
19602,275,1601.36%30,550
19612,245,800-1.29%-29,360
19622,216,780-1.29%-29,020
19632,188,140-1.29%-28,640
19642,159,830-1.29%-28,310
19652,188,0601.31%28,230
19662,216,7001.31%28,640
19672,245,7201.31%29,020
19682,275,1601.31%29,440
19692,272,340-0.12%-2,820
19702,237,340-1.54%-35,000
19712,253,8300.74%16,490
19722,323,3403.08%69,510
19732,394,7903.08%71,450
19742,468,5403.08%73,750
19752,544,5703.08%76,030
19762,623,0403.08%78,470
19772,703,7103.08%80,670
19782,786,9703.08%83,260
19792,872,8003.08%85,830
19802,961,4003.08%88,600
19813,052,4703.08%91,070
19823,146,4803.08%94,010
19833,243,3803.08%96,900
19843,343,4103.08%100,030
19853,446,2303.08%102,820
19863,552,3603.08%106,130
19873,661,7603.08%109,400
19883,774,6903.08%112,930
19893,890,7803.08%116,090
19904,010,6003.08%119,820
19914,289,8606.96%279,260
19924,588,9906.97%299,130
19934,908,0706.95%319,080
19945,249,8206.96%341,750
19955,615,3706.96%365,550
19966,006,9206.97%391,550
19976,424,5906.95%417,670
19986,871,9406.96%447,350
19997,350,4306.96%478,490
20007,862,9806.97%512,550
20018,229,7804.66%366,800
20028,520,1203.53%290,340
20038,820,7103.53%300,590
20049,132,3403.53%311,630
20059,454,0803.52%321,740
20069,787,6203.53%333,540
200710,132,9003.53%345,280
200810,490,9003.53%358,000
200910,860,5003.52%369,600
201011,243,7003.53%383,200
201111,640,3003.53%396,600
201212,051,6003.53%411,300
201312,476,2003.52%424,600
201412,916,3003.53%440,100
201513,372,0003.53%455,700
201613,844,4003.53%472,400
201714,332,2003.52%487,800
201814,837,8003.53%505,600
201915,354,1003.48%516,300
202015,872,2003.37%518,100
202116,382,4003.21%510,200
202216,874,7003.01%492,300
202317,340,7002.76%466,000
202417,773,9002.5%433,200
202518,171,2002.24%397,300
202618,531,6001.98%360,400
202718,856,6001.75%325,000
202819,148,8001.55%292,200
202919,411,9001.37%263,100
203019,649,1001.22%237,200
203119,863,5001.09%214,400
203220,057,2000.98%193,700
203320,232,3000.87%175,100
203420,390,0000.78%157,700
203520,531,3000.69%141,300

Chongqing Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Shanghai29,867,9002.25%
Beijing22,189,1001.94%
Chongqing17,773,9002.5%
Guangzhou14,590,1002.14%
Tianjin14,470,9001.63%
Shenzhen13,311,9001.83%
Nanjing9,947,5502.57%
Chengdu9,828,1101.81%
Xi An9,013,8402.6%
Wuhan8,850,8501.52%
Hangzhou8,419,8402.22%
Suzhou8,350,6203.43%
Shenyang7,830,3801.95%
Foshan7,704,9401.42%
Dongguan7,675,1501.16%
Haerbin6,938,0101.97%
Dalian6,217,4902.29%
Qingdao6,104,6001.97%
Zhengzhou6,014,8902.66%
Ji Nan Shandong5,940,7002.32%

Other Cities in China

  1. National Bureau of Statistics of China - Regional statistical information and data

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