China: urbanization by province

In 2021, the rate of urbanization in different provinces of China varied from about 89.3 percent in Shanghai municipality to only 36.6 percent in Tibet. The national urbanization rate in China reached 74.2 percent in 2021.

Degree of urbanization in China in 2021, by province or region

Characteristic	Share of urban population
Shanghai*	89.3%
Beijing*	87.5%
Tianjin*	84.88%
Guangdong	74.63%
Jiangsu	73.94%
Liaoning	72.81%
Zhejiang	72.66%
Chongqing*	70.32%
Fujian	69.7%
Inner Mongolia	68.21%
Ningxia	66.04%
Heilongjiang	65.69%
National average	64.72%
Hubei	64.09%
Shandong	63.94%
Shaanxi	63.63%
Shanxi	63.42%
Jilin	63.36%
Jiangxi	61.46%
Hebei	61.14%
Qinghai	61.02%
Hainan	60.97%
Hunan	59.71%
Anhui	59.39%
Sichuan	57.82%
Xinjiang	57.26%
Henan	56.45%
Guangxi	55.08%
Guizhou	54.33%
Gansu	53.33%
Yunnan	51.05%
Tibet	36.61%

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Release date

October 2022

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China

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

* Figures apply to the total administrative area of the respective municipality, including rural areas on the outskirts.

Figures are based on 2020 census data adjusted by annual data from the China National Sample Survey on Population Changes.

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