List of Chinese administrative divisions by population
PRC-controlled administrative divisions by population (2013).
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This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of China in order of their total resident populations. It includes all provinces, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions.
List
| Administrative Division | 2016 [1] | National Share (%) | Comparable Country (as in 2017) [2] | 2000 [3] | 1990 [4] | 1982 [5] | 1964 [6] | 1954 [7] | 1947 [8] | 1936-37 [9] | 1928 [10] | 1912 [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,382,710,000 | 100 |  | 1,265,830,000 | 1,160,017,381 | 1,031,882,511 | 723,070,269 | 601,938,035 | 457,111,000 | 479,085,000 | 474,786,000 | 411,643,000 |
| Guangdong[FN 1][FN 2] | 109,990,000 | 7.8 |  | 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 3][FN 4] | 99,470,000 | 7.2 |  | 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 | 95,320,000 | 7.0 |  | 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 |
| Sichuan[FN 5] | 82,620,000 | 6.0 |  | 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 |
| Jiangsu[FN 6][FN 7] | 79,990,000 | 5.9 | | 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 |
| Hebei[FN 8][FN 9][FN 10] | 74,700,000 | 5.4 |  | 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 | 68,220,000 | 4.9 |  | 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 |
| Anhui | 61,960,000 | 4.5 |  | 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 11] | 58,850,000 | 4.3 |  | 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 |
| Zhejiang | 55,900,000 | 4.1 |  | 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 |
| Guangxi[FN 12] | 48,380,000 | 3.5 |  | 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 | 47,710,000 | 3.4 |  | 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 | 45,920,000 | 3.3 |  | 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 13][FN 14][FN 15] | 43,780,000 | 3.3 | | 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 |
| Heilongjiang[FN 16][FN 17] | 37,990,000 | 2.9 |  | 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 |
| Shaanxi[FN 18] | 38,130,000 | 2.8 |  | 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 |
| Fujian | 38,740,000 | 2.8 | | 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 |
| Shanxi | 36,820,000 | 2.7 |  | 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 |
| Guizhou | 35,550,000 | 2.6 |  | 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 |
| Chongqing[FN 5][FN 19] | 30,480,000 | 2.2 |  | 30,512,763 | * | * | * | * | 986,000 | * | * | * |
| Jilin | 27,330,000 | 2.1 |  | 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 |
| Gansu[FN 20] | 26,100,000 | 1.9 |  | 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 |
| Inner Mongolia[FN 12] | 25,200,000 | 1.9 |  | 23,323,347 | 21,456,798 | 19,274,279 | 12,348,638 | 6,100,104 | * | * | * | * |
| Shanghai[FN 6][FN 19] | 24,200,000 | 1.7 |  | 16,407,734 | 13,341,896 | 11,859,748 | 10,816,458 | 6,204,417 | 4,630,000 | 3,727,000 | * | * |
| Xinjiang[FN 12] | 23,980,000 | 1.6 |  | 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 |
| Beijing[FN 21][FN 9][FN 19] | 21,730,000 | 1.5 |  | 13,569,194 | 10,819,407 | 9,230,687 | 7,568,495 | 2,768,149 | 1,722,000 | 1,551,000 | * | * |
| Tianjin[FN 10][FN 19] | 15,620,000 | 1.0 |  | 9,848,731 | 8,785,402 | 7,764,141 | * | 2,693,831 | 1,773,000 | 1,218,000 | * | * |
| Hainan[FN 1] | 9,170,000 | 0.7 |  | 7,559,035 | 6,557,482 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Hong Kong[FN 22] | 7,061,200[12] |  | 6,708,389 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ningxia[FN 20][FN 12] | 6,750,000 | 0.5 |  | 5,486,393 | 4,655,451 | 3,895,578 | * | * | 759,000 | 978,000 | 1,450,000 | 303,000 |
| Qinghai | 5,930,000 | 0.5 |  | 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 12] | 3,310,000 | 0.2 |  | 2,616,329 | 2,196,010 | 1,892,393 | 1,251,225 | 1,273,969 | 1,000,000 | 372,000 | 372,000 | 1,160,000 |
| Macau[FN 22] | 552,300[13] |  | 431,500 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Rehe[FN 23] | * | * | * | * | * | 5,160,822 | 6,197,000 | 2,185,000 | 6,593,000 | 4,630,000 | ||
| Xikang[FN 24] | * | * | * | * | * | 3,381,064 | 1,697,000 | 968,000 | 890,000 | * | ||
| Qahar[FN 25] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,186,000 | 2,036,000 | 1,997,000 | 1,622,000 | ||
| Suiyuan[FN 26] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,233,000 | 2,084,000 | 2,124,000 | 630,000 | ||
| Nanjing[FN 7][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,114,000 | 1,019,000 | * | * | ||
| Qingdao[FN 3][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 851,000 | 515,000 | * | * | ||
| Xi'an[FN 27][FN 18][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 628,000 | 206,000 | * | * | ||
| Dongsheng[FN 16] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 680,000 | * | * | ||
| Weihai[FN 4] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 222,000 | * | * | ||
| Liaodong[FN 28][FN 29] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,992,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Liaobei[FN 30] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4,629,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Songjiang[FN 31] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,571,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Hejiang[FN 32] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,841,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Nenjiang[FN 33] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,333,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Xing'an[FN 34] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 328,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Guangzhou[FN 2] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,128,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Wuhan[FN 35][FN 11][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 722,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Shenyang[FN 14][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,021,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Dalian[FN 36][FN 15][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 544,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Harbin[FN 17][FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 760,000 | * | * | * | ||
| Taiwan[FN 37] | (PRC claimed) | (PRC claimed) | (PRC claimed) | (PRC claimed) | (PRC claimed) | (PRC claimed) | * | * | * | * | ||
| Mongolia[FN 38] | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | (ROC claimed) | 616,000 | 340,000 |
See also
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 Hainan Province was part of Guangdong Province until 1988
- 1 2 Guangzhou was separate from Guangdong Province from 1947-1954
- 1 2 Qingdao part of Shandong Province until 1929; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Shandong
- 1 2 Weihai also known as Weihaiwei. Established in 1930; dissolved in 1945 and incorporated into Shandong
- 1 2 Chongqing was part of Sichuan Province until 1939 and 1954 to 1997
- 1 2 Shanghai was part of Jiangsu Province until 1927
- 1 2 Nanjing part of Jiangsu Province until 1927; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Jiangsu
- ↑ Hebei was known as Zhili until 1928
- 1 2 Beijing was part of Hebei Province until 1928
- 1 2 Tainjin was part of Hebei Province until 1928 and 1954 to 1967
- 1 2 Wuhan (Hankou) part of Hubei Province until 1927; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Hubei
- 1 2 3 4 5 Autonomous Region
- ↑ Liaoning was known as Fengtian until 1929
- 1 2 Shenyang part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
- 1 2 Dalian part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
- 1 2 Established in 1923; dissolved in 1932 and incorporated into Manchukuo / Heilongjiang (present)
- 1 2 Harbin part of Heilongjiang Province until 1947-1949 and 1953-1954
- 1 2 Xi'an part of Shaanxi Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Shaanxi
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Direct-controlled municipality
- 1 2 Ningxia was part of Gansu until 1929 and 1954-1958
- ↑ Beijing was known as Beiping in 1928 until 1949
- 1 2 Special Administrative Region
- ↑ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Hebei, Liaoning, & Inner Mongolia
- ↑ Incorporated into a province in 1939; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Sichuan and Tibet
- ↑ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia, Beijing & Hebei
- ↑ Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
- ↑ Xi'an fail to split from Shannxi in 1933; Xi'an was known as Xijing in 1933 until 1943
- ↑ Liaodong was known as Andong in 1947 until 1949
- ↑ Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
- ↑ Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia and Liaoning
- ↑ Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
- ↑ Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Songjiang
- ↑ Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
- ↑ Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
- ↑ Part of Wuhan was known as Hankou
- ↑ Dalian was known as Lüda (Lyuda) in 1950 until 1954
- ↑ Claimed by the PRC
- ↑ Declared independent in 1911 and claimed by the ROC until 2012
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