Based on recently released data of the seventh national census in 2020，the study preliminarily investigates the new trends in migration and urbanization in China since 2000．First，the launch of a series of national strategies since 2010, especially the New-type Urbanization Policy during the 13th Five-Year Plan period，has given a strong impetus to the explosive growth of internal migrants and rapid development of urbanization．Second，the explosion of migrant has been driven by the growth of short-distance migrants. The growth of urban population has been characterized by in-situurbanization and nearby urbanization: the former results from the adjustment of administrative divisions, and the latter is led by short-distance migration．Third，largely influenced by the combined effects of the“first nature”factors,“second nature”factors，and the disparities in levels of regional economic development，the spatial patterns of migration remain stable over time: the population of the underdeveloped central-western areas has been primarily migrating to developed eastern-coastal areas，and the rural population has been mainly migrating to urban areas. The size and intensity of population inflow at the provincial level also present that the bigger ones remain bigger and the stronger ones remains the stronger．Moreover，migrants have been more concentrated in urban areas，and rural-urbanmigration has further increased.Rural-urban migration remains the major factor driving urbanization in contemporary China. In conclusion , the study discusses data adjustment made by the National Bureau of Statistics and the problems arising from the recent trends in migration and urbanization．
