* Figures for 2020 and earlier years have been calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ based on population data of the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong, the Statistics and Census Service of Macao, and the Guangdong Bureau of Statistics.
The Greater Bay Area is Chinese government's scheme linking the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
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Total population of China's Greater Bay Area 2014-2024
In 2024, the total population of the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area in Greater China ranged at million. The Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area is the largest and most populated urban area in the world.
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