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List of Chinese administrative divisions by population

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Province-level divisions
of China by:
PRC-controlled administrative divisions by population (2013).
Average Annual Population Growth Rate in each Chinese province (exc. Taiwan), municipality, and autonomous region between 2010 and 2020 according to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics

This is a list of Chinese administrative divisions in order of their total resident populations. It includes all provinces, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions controlled by the Republic of China (1912–1949) or the People's Republic of China (1949–present). For the Republic of China after 1949, see List of administrative divisions of Taiwan.

Current population

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Data are for mid-year 2022 and are from the National Bureau of Statistics of China unless otherwise specified.[1]

Type Colour
Municipalities
Autonomous Regions
Special Administrative Regions
Division Total Urban Rural Ref
Mainland China 1,433,802,600 937,590,000 508,960,000
Guangdong 126,570,000 94,650,000 31,920,000
Shandong 101,630,000 65,590,000 36,040,000
Henan 98,720,000 56,330,000 42,390,000
Jiangsu 85,150,000 63,370,000 21,780,000
Sichuan 83,740,000 48,860,000 34,880,000
Hebei 74,200,000 45,750,000 28,450,000
Hunan 66,040,000 39,830,000 26,210,000
Zhejiang 65,770,000 48,260,000 17,510,000
Anhui 61,270,000 36,860,000 24,410,000
Hubei 58,440,000 37,790,000 20,650,000
Guangxi 50,470,000 28,090,000 22,380,000
Yunnan 46,930,000 24,270,000 22,660,000
Jiangxi 45,280,000 28,110,000 17,170,000
Liaoning 41,970,000 30,640,000 11,330,000
Fujian 41,880,000 29,370,000 12,510,000
Shaanxi 39,560,000 25,320,000 14,240,000
Guizhou 38,560,000 21,140,000 17,420,000
Shanxi 34,810,000 22,260,000 12,550,000
Chongqing 32,130,000 22,800,000 9,330,000
Heilongjiang 30,990,000 20,520,000 10,470,000
Xinjiang 25,870,000 14,980,000 10,890,000
Gansu 24,920,000 13,510,000 11,410,000
Shanghai 24,750,000 22,110,000 2,640,000
Inner Mongolia 24,010,000 16,470,000 7,540,000
Jilin 23,480,000 14,960,000 8,520,000
Beijing 21,840,000 19,130,000 2,710,000
Tianjin 13,630,000 11,600,000 2,030,000
Hainan 10,270,000 6,310,000 3,960,000
Hong Kong 7,472,600 [a]
Ningxia 7,280,000 4,830,000 2,450,000
Qinghai 5,950,000 3,660,000 2,290,000
Tibet 3,640,000 1,360,000 2,280,000
Macau 677,300 [b]

Population of divisions within regions

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Color Regions of China
North China
East China
Southwestern China
Northwestern China
South Central China
Northeast China


Division Region Total Urban Rural Ref
Mainland China 1,433,802,600 937,590,000 508,960,000
Guangdong South Central China 126,570,000 94,650,000 31,920,000
Shandong East China 101,630,000 65,590,000 36,040,000
Henan South Central China 98,720,000 56,330,000 42,390,000
Jiangsu East China 85,150,000 63,370,000 21,780,000
Sichuan Southwestern China 83,740,000 48,860,000 34,880,000
Hebei North China 74,200,000 45,750,000 28,450,000
Hunan South Central China 66,040,000 39,830,000 26,210,000
Zhejiang East China 65,770,000 48,260,000 17,510,000
Anhui East China 61,270,000 36,860,000 24,410,000
Hubei South Central China 58,440,000 37,790,000 20,650,000
Guangxi South Central China 50,470,000 28,090,000 22,380,000
Yunnan Southwestern China 46,930,000 24,270,000 22,660,000
Jiangxi East China 45,280,000 28,110,000 17,170,000
Liaoning Northeast China 41,970,000 30,640,000 11,330,000
Fujian East China 41,880,000 29,370,000 12,510,000
Shaanxi Northwestern China 39,560,000 25,320,000 14,240,000
Guizhou Southwestern China 38,560,000 21,140,000 17,420,000
Shanxi North China 34,810,000 22,260,000 12,550,000
Chongqing Southwestern China 32,130,000 22,800,000 9,330,000
Heilongjiang Northeast China 30,990,000 20,520,000 10,470,000
Xinjiang Northwestern China 25,870,000 14,980,000 10,890,000
Gansu Northwestern China 24,920,000 13,510,000 11,410,000
Shanghai East China 24,750,000 22,110,000 2,640,000
Inner Mongolia North China 24,010,000 16,470,000 7,540,000
Jilin Northeast China 23,480,000 14,960,000 8,520,000
Beijing North China 21,840,000 19,130,000 2,710,000
Tianjin North China 13,630,000 11,600,000 2,030,000
Hainan South Central China 10,270,000 6,310,000 3,960,000
Hong Kong South Central China 7,472,600 [c]
Ningxia Northwestern China 7,280,000 4,830,000 2,450,000
Qinghai Northwestern China 5,950,000 3,660,000 2,290,000
Tibet Southwestern China 3,640,000 1,360,000 2,280,000
Macau South Central China 677,300 [d]

Census data

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Administrative Division 2020
[6]		 2010
[7]		 2000
[8]		 1990
[9]		 1982
[10]		 1964
[11]		 1954
[12]		 1947
[13]		 1936–37
[14]		 1928
[15]		 1912
[16]
People's Republic of China[FN 1] 1,419,993,000 1,347,339,000 1,273,050,000 1,160,017,381 1,031,882,511 723,070,269 601,938,035
Republic of China[FN 2] 457,111,000 469,203,000 464,904,000 410,143,000
Guangdong[FN 3][FN 4] 126,012,510 104,303,132 85,225,007 62,829,236 59,299,220 42,800,849 34,770,059 27,210,000 32,453,000 32,428,000 28,011,000
Shandong[FN 5][FN 6] 101,527,453 95,793,065 89,971,789 84,392,827 74,419,054 55,519,038 48,876,548 38,865,000 38,100,000 28,672,000 30,989,000
Henan 99,365,519 94,023,567 91,236,854 85,509,535 74,422,739 50,325,511 44,214,594 29,654,000 34,290,000 30,566,000 28,518,000
Jiangsu[FN 7][FN 8] 84,748,016 78,659,903 73,043,577 67,056,519 60,521,114 44,504,608 41,252,192 36,080,000 36,469,000 34,126,000 32,283,000
Sichuan[FN 9] 83,674,866 80,418,200 82,348,296 107,218,173 99,713,310 67,956,490 62,303,999 47,437,000 52,706,000 47,992,000 48,130,000
Hebei[FN 10][FN 11][FN 12] 74,610,235 71,854,202 66,684,419 61,082,439 53,005,876 45,687,781 35,984,644 28,719,000 28,644,000 31,232,000 26,658,000
Hunan 66,444,864 65,683,722 63,274,173 60,659,754 54,008,851 37,182,286 33,226,954 25,558,000 28,294,000 31,501,000 27,617,000
Zhejiang 64,567,588 54,426,891 45,930,651 41,445,930 38,884,603 28,318,573 22,865,747 19,959,000 21,231,000 20,643,000 21,440,000
Anhui 61,027,171 59,500,510 58,999,948 56,180,813 49,665,724 31,241,657 30,343,637 22,462,000 23,354,000 21,715,000 16,229,000
Hubei[FN 13] 58,300,000 57,237,740 59,508,870 53,969,210 47,804,150 33,709,344 27,789,693 20,976,000 25,516,000 26,699,000 29,590,000
Guangxi[FN 14] 50,126,804 46,026,629 43,854,538 42,245,765 36,420,960 20,845,017 19,560,822 14,636,000 13,385,000 13,648,000 7,879,000
Yunnan 47,209,277 45,966,239 42,360,089 36,972,610 32,553,817 20,509,525 17,472,737 9,066,000 12,042,000 13,821,000 9,468,000
Jiangxi 45,188,635 44,567,475 40,397,598 37,710,281 33,184,827 21,068,019 16,772,865 12,507,000 15,805,000 20,323,000 23,988,000
Liaoning[FN 15][FN 16][FN 17] 42,591,407 43,746,323 41,824,412 39,459,697 35,721,693 26,946,200 18,545,147 10,007,000 15,254,000 15,233,000 12,133,000
Fujian[FN 18] 41,540,086 36,894,216 34,097,947 30,097,274 25,931,106 16,757,223 13,142,721 11,143,000 11,756,000 10,071,000 15,849,000
Shaanxi[FN 19] 39,528,999 37,327,378 35,365,072 32,882,403 28,904,423 20,766,915 15,881,281 10,011,000 9,780,000 11,802,000 9,364,000
Guizhou 38,562,148 35,806,468 35,247,695 32,391,066 28,552,997 17,140,521 15,037,310 10,174,000 9,919,000 14,746,000 9,665,000
Shanxi 34,915,616 37,022,111 32,471,242 28,759,014 25,291,389 18,015,067 14,314,485 15,247,000 11,601,000 12,228,000 10,082,000
Chongqing[FN 9][FN 20] 32,054,159 28,846,170 30,512,763 * * * * 986,000 * * *
Heilongjiang[FN 21][FN 22] 31,850,088 38,312,224 36,237,576 35,214,873 32,665,546 20,118,271 11,897,309 2,844,000 3,751,000 3,725,000 2,029,000
Xinjiang[FN 14] 25,852,345 21,813,334 18,459,511 15,155,778 13,081,681 7,270,067 4,873,608 4,047,000 4,360,000 2,552,000 2,098,000
Gansu[FN 23] 25,019,831 25,575,254 25,124,282 22,371,141 19,569,261 12,630,569 12,928,102 7,091,000 6,716,000 6,281,000 4,990,000
Shanghai[FN 7][FN 20] 24,870,895 23,019,148 16,407,734 13,341,896 11,859,748 10,816,458 6,204,417 4,630,000 3,727,000 * *
Jilin 24,073,453 27,462,297 26,802,191 24,658,721 22,560,053 15,668,663 11,290,073 6,465,000 7,354,000 7,635,000 5,580,000
Inner Mongolia[FN 14] 24,049,155 24,706,321 23,323,347 21,456,798 19,274,279 12,348,638 6,100,104 * * * *
Beijing[FN 24][FN 11][FN 20] 21,893,095 19,612,368 13,569,194 10,819,407 9,230,687 7,568,495 2,768,149 1,722,000 1,551,000 * *
Tianjin[FN 12][FN 20] 13,866,009 12,938,224 9,848,731 8,785,402 7,764,141 * 2,693,831 1,773,000 1,218,000 * *
Hainan[FN 3][FN 25] 10,081,232 9,261,518 7,559,035 6,557,482 * * * * * * *
Hong Kong[FN 26] 7,474,200 7,061,200 6,708,389
Ningxia[FN 23][FN 14] 7,202,654 6,176,900 5,486,393 4,655,451 3,895,578 * * 759,000 978,000 1,450,000 303,000
Qinghai 5,923,957 5,626,722 4,822,963 4,456,946 3,895,706 2,145,604 1,676,534 1,308,000 1,196,000 619,000 368,000
Tibet[FN 14][FN 27] 3,648,100 3,002,166 2,616,329 2,196,010 1,892,393 1,251,225 1,273,969
Macau[FN 28] 683,218 552,503 435,235
Rehe[FN 29] * * * * * * 5,160,822 6,197,000 6,593,000 4,630,000
Xikang[FN 30] * * * * * * 3,381,064 1,697,000 890,000 *
Qahar[FN 31] * * * * * * * 2,186,000 1,997,000 1,622,000
Suiyuan[FN 32] * * * * * * * 2,233,000 2,124,000 630,000
Nanjing[FN 8][FN 20] * * * * * * * 1,114,000 * *
Qingdao[FN 5][FN 20] * * * * * * * 851,000 * *
Xi'an[FN 33][FN 19][FN 20] * * * * * * * 628,000 * *
Dongsheng[FN 21] * * * * * * * * * *
Weihai[FN 6] * * * * * * * 222,000 * *
Liaodong[FN 34][FN 35] * * * * * * * 2,992,000 * *
Liaobei[FN 36] * * * * * * * 4,629,000 * *
Songjiang[FN 37] * * * * * * * 2,571,000 * *
Hejiang[FN 38] * * * * * * * 1,841,000 * *
Nenjiang[FN 39] * * * * * * * 3,333,000 * *
Xing'an[FN 40] * * * * * * * 328,000 * *
Guangzhou[FN 4] * * * * * * * 1,128,000 * *
Wuhan[FN 41][FN 13][FN 20] * * * * * * * 722,000 * *
Shenyang[FN 16][FN 20] * * * * * * * 1,021,000 * *
Dalian[FN 42][FN 17][FN 20] * * * * * * * 544,000 * *
Harbin[FN 22][FN 20] * * * * * * * 760,000 * *
Taiwan[FN 43] 7,591,298

Notes

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  1. ^ Data are from Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong).[2]
  2. ^ Data are from Statistics and Census Service (Macau).[3]
  3. ^ Data are from Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong).[4]
  4. ^ Data are from Statistics and Census Service (Macau).[5]
  1. ^ Population controlled by People's Republic of China and including Hong Kong and Macau
  2. ^ Population controlled by Republic of China
  3. ^ a b Hainan Province was part of Guangdong Province until 1988
  4. ^ a b Guangzhou was separate from Guangdong Province from 1947-1954
  5. ^ a b Qingdao part of Shandong Province until 1929; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Shandong
  6. ^ a b Weihai also known as Weihaiwei. Established in 1930; dissolved in 1945 and incorporated into Shandong
  7. ^ a b Shanghai was part of Jiangsu Province until 1927
  8. ^ a b Nanjing part of Jiangsu Province until 1927; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Jiangsu
  9. ^ a b Chongqing was part of Sichuan Province until 1939 and 1954 to 1997
  10. ^ Hebei was known as Zhili until 1928
  11. ^ a b Beijing was part of Hebei Province until 1928
  12. ^ a b Tianjin was part of Hebei Province until 1928 and 1954 to 1967
  13. ^ a b Wuhan (Hankou) part of Hubei Province until 1927; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Hubei
  14. ^ a b c d e Autonomous Region
  15. ^ Liaoning was known as Fengtian until 1929
  16. ^ a b Shenyang part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  17. ^ a b Dalian part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  18. ^ Most of Fujian is controlled by the People's Republic of China since 1949 while the Republic of China retained control of Kinmen, Matsu and Wuqiu islands as part of its Fujian Province.
  19. ^ a b Xi'an part of Shaanxi Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Shaanxi
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Direct-controlled municipality
  21. ^ a b Established in 1923; dissolved in 1932 and incorporated into Manchukuo / Heilongjiang (present)
  22. ^ a b Harbin part of Heilongjiang Province until 1947-1949 and 1953-1954
  23. ^ a b Ningxia was part of Gansu until 1929 and 1954-1958
  24. ^ Beijing was known as Beiping in 1928 until 1949
  25. ^ Prior to 1996, Pratas Island was part of the Republic of China's nominal Hainan Special Administrative Region. The administration of the island was transferred to Kaohsiung Municipality.
  26. ^ Special Administrative Region of China since 1 July 1997; previously, from 26 January 1841 until 1 July 1997 known as British Hong Kong.
  27. ^ Controlled by Kingdom of Tibet from 1912 to 1951. Controlled by People's Republic of China after 1951
  28. ^ Special Administrative Region of China since 20 December 1999; previously, from 1557 until 20 December 1999 known as Portuguese Macau.
  29. ^ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Hebei, Liaoning, & Inner Mongolia
  30. ^ Incorporated into a province in 1939; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Sichuan and Tibet
  31. ^ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia, Beijing & Hebei
  32. ^ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
  33. ^ Xi'an fail to split from Shannxi in 1933; Xi'an was known as Xijing in 1933 until 1943
  34. ^ Liaodong was known as Andong in 1947 until 1949
  35. ^ Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  36. ^ Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia and Liaoning
  37. ^ Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
  38. ^ Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Songjiang
  39. ^ Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
  40. ^ Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
  41. ^ Part of Wuhan was known as Hankou
  42. ^ Dalian was known as Lüda (Lyuda) in 1950 until 1954
  43. ^ Controlled by Japan from 17 April 1895 until 25 October 1945. Controlled by Republic of China after 25 October 1945.

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