STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity

State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013
Country/City
Table 4
City population and city population growth rate of urban agglomerations with 750,000 Inhabitants or More in 2009,
by Country, 1950-2025 (thousands)
City Population of
Urban Agglomerations (’000)
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
132
1990-
1995
1995-
2000
City Population Growth Rate of
Urban Agglomerations (%)
Shaoguan 237 350 517 766 845 914 995 1,066 7.79 7.80 7.86 1.96 1.56 1.71 1.37
Shaoxing 181 332 608 731 853 977 1,077 1,153 12.09 12.09 3.69 3.08 2.71 1.96 1.37
Shenyang 3,651 4,081 4,562 4,788 5,166 5,650 6,108 6,457 2.23 2.23 0.96 1.52 1.79 1.56 1.11
Shenzhen 875 2,304 6,069 7,931 9,005 9,827 10,585 11,146 19.36 19.37 5.35 2.54 1.75 1.49 1.03
Shijiazhuang 1,372 1,621 1,914 2,192 2,487 2,789 3,044 3,235 3.33 3.33 2.71 2.52 2.30 1.75 1.22
Suzhou, Jiangsu 689 952 1,316 1,992 2,398 2,619 2,842 3,021 6.47 6.47 8.29 3.71 1.76 1.64 1.22
Taian, Shandong 367 577 910 1,073 1,239 1,409 1,548 1,653 9.09 9.09 3.30 2.88 2.57 1.89 1.31
Taichung 765 864 978 1,106 1,251 1,403 1,538 1,642 2.45 2.47 2.47 2.46 2.30 1.83 1.31
Tainan 669 697 723 750 777 825 895 959 0.79 0.76 0.71 0.72 1.19 1.64 1.38
Taipei 2,737 2,698 2,630 2,627 2,633 2,725 2,921 3,102 -0.29 -0.51 -0.02 0.04 0.68 1.39 1.20
Taiyuan, Shanxi 1,637 2,024 2,503 2,819 3,154 3,504 3,812 4,043 4.25 4.25 2.38 2.24 2.11 1.68 1.18
Taizhou, Jiangsu 158 290 535 662 795 928 1,028 1,101 12.23 12.24 4.24 3.66 3.10 2.05 1.38
Taizhou, Zhejiang 912 1,042 1,190 1,259 1,338 1,442 1,566 1,671 2.66 2.66 1.13 1.21 1.49 1.64 1.30
Tangshan, Hebei 996 1,177 1,390 1,614 1,870 2,130 2,335 2,487 3.33 3.33 2.99 2.95 2.59 1.85 1.26
Tianjin 4,558 5,513 6,670 7,278 7,884 8,559 9,216 9,713 3.81 3.81 1.75 1.60 1.64 1.48 1.05
Ürümqi (Wulumqi) 1,149 1,399 1,705 2,025 2,398 2,767 3,040 3,231 3.95 3.95 3.43 3.39 2.86 1.88 1.22
Weifang 634 885 1,235 1,457 1,698 1,941 2,131 2,271 6.67 6.67 3.31 3.06 2.67 1.87 1.27
Wenzhou 1,111 1,318 1,565 2,187 2,659 3,119 3,436 3,650 3.43 3.43 6.69 3.90 3.19 1.94 1.21
Wuhan 3,417 4,763 6,638 7,204 7,681 8,253 8,868 9,347 6.64 6.64 1.64 1.28 1.44 1.44 1.05
Wuhu, Anhui 442 529 634 759 908 1,057 1,169 1,252 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.59 3.04 2.02 1.36
Wuxi, Jiangsu 992 1,182 1,409 2,435 2,682 2,951 3,206 3,405 3.51 3.51 10.94 1.93 1.91 1.66 1.20
Xiamen 639 952 1,416 1,765 2,207 2,641 2,926 3,112 7.95 7.95 4.40 4.47 3.59 2.04 1.24
Xi'an, Shaanxi 2,157 2,821 3,690 4,382 4,747 5,038 5,414 5,726 5.37 5.37 3.43 1.60 1.19 1.44 1.12
Xiangfan, Hubei 554 685 847 1,278 1,399 1,536 1,674 1,786 4.25 4.25 8.21 1.81 1.87 1.72 1.30
Xiangtan, Hunan 456 564 698 806 926 1,050 1,155 1,236 4.25 4.25 2.88 2.78 2.52 1.91 1.36
Xianyang, Shaanxi 317 500 790 908 1,019 1,138 1,247 1,334 9.14 9.14 2.77 2.32 2.21 1.83 1.34
Xining 592 707 844 1,032 1,261 1,488 1,649 1,761 3.55 3.55 4.00 4.02 3.31 2.05 1.31
Xinxiang 450 586 762 884 1,016 1,152 1,267 1,355 5.26 5.26 2.96 2.79 2.52 1.90 1.34
Xuzhou 781 1,033 1,367 1,715 2,142 2,559 2,833 3,015 5.60 5.60 4.54 4.44 3.56 2.04 1.24
Yancheng, Jiangsu 392 513 671 1,071 1,289 1,474 1,622 1,731 5.38 5.38 9.33 3.72 2.68 1.91 1.31
Yangzhou 455 565 702 871 1,080 1,287 1,430 1,529 4.33 4.33 4.33 4.31 3.50 2.10 1.34
Yantai 422 717 1,218 1,383 1,526 1,684 1,836 1,958 10.59 10.59 2.55 1.97 1.97 1.73 1.28
Yichang 492 583 692 879 959 1,039 1,132 1,210 3.40 3.40 4.79 1.74 1.61 1.71 1.35
Yichun, Heilongjiang 855 835 815 796 779 795 856 917 -0.47 -0.47 -0.47 -0.45 0.43 1.47 1.37
Yinchuan 384 468 571 720 911 1,099 1,225 1,312 3.97 3.97 4.66 4.69 3.76 2.18 1.36
Yingkou 458 535 624 728 848 972 1,072 1,148 3.08 3.08 3.08 3.07 2.71 1.96 1.37
Yiyang, Hunan 191 360 678 760 820 892 974 1,043 12.69 12.69 2.26 1.52 1.70 1.74 1.37
Yueyang 305 518 881 997 1,096 1,206 1,317 1,408 10.62 10.62 2.47 1.89 1.93 1.76 1.33
Zaozhuang 303 508 853 1,014 1,175 1,339 1,473 1,574 10.36 10.36 3.45 2.95 2.62 1.90 1.32
Zhangjiakou 558 667 797 913 1,043 1,178 1,294 1,384 3.56 3.56 2.72 2.66 2.43 1.88 1.34
Zhanjiang 486 630 818 908 996 1,097 1,198 1,281 5.21 5.21 2.08 1.86 1.92 1.77 1.34
Zhengzhou 1,134 1,663 2,438 2,715 2,966 3,245 3,519 3,734 7.65 7.65 2.16 1.76 1.80 1.62 1.19
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 328 472 679 832 1,007 1,181 1,308 1,399 7.27 7.27 4.06 3.82 3.19 2.04 1.35
Zhongshan 393 736 1,376 1,768 2,211 2,643 2,927 3,114 12.51 12.52 5.02 4.47 3.57 2.04 1.24
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