In 2023, the officially registered population of the Shanghai municipality reached approximately 15.16 million persons. The number of registered people living in the big cities in China is in general much lower than the number of actual residents, which reached about 25 million in the Shanghai municipality in that year.
Registered population in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023
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Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau. (March 31, 2025). Registered population in Shanghai, China from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081774/china-registered-population-in-shanghai/
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