BEIJING - A total of 150 million people have obtained permanent urban residency after moving from rural areas to cities in China since 2014, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.

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People with permanent urban residency had accounted for 48.3 percent of China's total population by 2023, up from 35.9 percent by 2014, the ministry said at a press conference.

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The ministry said all restrictions on permanent urban residency will be removed in cities with a permanent urban population of less than 3 million, adding that it will step up efforts to facilitate urban residency for eligible rural migrants to assist the country's urban-rural integrated development.