List of Chinese administrative divisions by population
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.
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PRC-controlled administrative divisions by population (2013).
Census data
| Administrative Division | 2010 [1] | 2000 [2] | 1990 [3] | 1982 [4] | 1964 [5] | 1954 [6] | 1947 [7] | 1936-37 [8] | 1928 [9] | 1912 [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,347,339,000 | 1,273,050,000 | 1,160,017,381 | 1,031,882,511 | 723,070,269 | 601,938,035 | ||||
 | 461,983,000 | 469,203,000 | 464,904,000 | 410,143,000 | ||||||
| Guangdong[FN 3][FN 4] | 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] | 100,063,065 | 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 | 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 |
| Sichuan[FN 7] | 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 |
| Jiangsu[FN 8][FN 9] | 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 |
| Hebei[FN 10][FN 11][FN 12] | 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 | 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 |
| Anhui | 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] | 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 |
| Zhejiang | 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 |
| Guangxi[FN 14] | 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 | 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 | 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] | 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 | 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 18] | 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 |
| Heilongjiang[FN 19][FN 20] | 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 |
| Shanxi | 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 |
| Guizhou | 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 |
| Chongqing[FN 7][FN 21] | 28,846,170 | 30,512,763 | * | * | * | * | 986,000 | * | * | * |
| Jilin | 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 |
| Gansu[FN 22] | 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 |
| Inner Mongolia[FN 14] | 24,706,321 | 23,323,347 | 21,456,798 | 19,274,279 | 12,348,638 | 6,100,104 | * | * | * | * |
| Shanghai[FN 8][FN 21] | 23,019,148 | 16,407,734 | 13,341,896 | 11,859,748 | 10,816,458 | 6,204,417 | 4,630,000 | 3,727,000 | * | * |
| Xinjiang[FN 14] | 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 |
| Beijing[FN 23][FN 11][FN 21] | 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 21] | 12,938,224 | 9,848,731 | 8,785,402 | 7,764,141 | * | 2,693,831 | 1,773,000 | 1,218,000 | * | * |
| Hainan[FN 3] | 9,261,518 | 7,559,035 | 6,557,482 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
 | 7,061,200 | 6,708,389 | ||||||||
| Ningxia[FN 22][FN 14] | 6,176,900 | 5,486,393 | 4,655,451 | 3,895,578 | * | * | 759,000 | 978,000 | 1,450,000 | 303,000 |
| Qinghai | 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 25] | 3,002,166 | 2,616,329 | 2,196,010 | 1,892,393 | 1,251,225 | 1,273,969 | ||||
 | 552,503 | 435,235 | ||||||||
| Rehe[FN 27] | * | * | * | * | * | 5,160,822 | 6,197,000 | 2,185,000 | 6,593,000 | 4,630,000 |
| Xikang[FN 28] | * | * | * | * | * | 3,381,064 | 1,697,000 | 968,000 | 890,000 | * |
| Qahar[FN 29] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,186,000 | 2,036,000 | 1,997,000 | 1,622,000 |
| Suiyuan[FN 30] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,233,000 | 2,084,000 | 2,124,000 | 630,000 |
| Nanjing[FN 9][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,114,000 | 1,019,000 | * | * |
| Qingdao[FN 5][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 851,000 | 515,000 | * | * |
| Xi'an[FN 31][FN 18][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 628,000 | 206,000 | * | * |
| Dongsheng[FN 19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 680,000 | * | * |
| Weihai[FN 6] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 222,000 | * | * |
| Liaodong[FN 32][FN 33] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,992,000 | * | * | * |
| Liaobei[FN 34] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4,629,000 | * | * | * |
| Songjiang[FN 35] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,571,000 | * | * | * |
| Hejiang[FN 36] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,841,000 | * | * | * |
| Nenjiang[FN 37] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,333,000 | * | * | * |
| Xing'an[FN 38] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 328,000 | * | * | * |
| Guangzhou[FN 4] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,128,000 | * | * | * |
| Wuhan[FN 39][FN 13][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 722,000 | * | * | * |
| Shenyang[FN 16][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,021,000 | * | * | * |
| Dalian[FN 40][FN 17][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 544,000 | * | * | * |
| Harbin[FN 20][FN 21] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 760,000 | * | * | * |
| Taiwan[FN 41] | 5,872,084 |
Current population
| Administrative Division | 2017 | Comparable Country (as in April 2019) | Urban (2017) | Rural (2017) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,382,710,000 |  | 831,370,000 | 564,010,000 | [11] |
| Guangdong | 111,690,000 |  | 78,020,000 | 33,670,000 | [11] |
| Shandong | 100,060,000 | | 60,620,000 | 39,440,000 | [11] |
| Henan | 95,590,000 |  | 47,950,000 | 47,640,000 | [11] |
| Sichuan | 83,020,000 |  | 42,170,000 | 40,850,000 | [11] |
| Jiangsu | 80,290,000 |  | 55,210,000 | 25,080,000 | [11] |
| Hebei | 75,200,000 | | 41,360,000 | 33,830,000 | [11] |
| Hunan | 68,600,000 |  | 37,470,000 | 31,130,000 | [11] |
| Anhui | 62,550,000 |  | 33,460,000 | 29,090,000 | [11] |
| Hubei | 59,020,000 | | 35,000,000 | 24,020,000 | [11] |
| Zhejiang | 56,570,000 |  | 38,470,000 | 18,100,000 | [11] |
| Guangxi[FN 14] | 48,850,000 |  | 24,040,000 | 24,810,000 | [11] |
| Yunnan | 48,010,000 | | 22,410,000 | 25,590,000 | [11] |
| Jiangxi | 46,220,000 |  | 25,240,000 | 20,980,000 | [11] |
| Liaoning | 43,690,000 |  | 29,490,000 | 14,200,000 | [11] |
| Fujian | 39,110,000 |  | 25,340,000 | 13,770,000 | [11] |
| Shaanxi | 38,350,000 |  | 21,780,000 | 16,570,000 | [11] |
| Heilongjiang | 37,890,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22,500,000 | 15,380,000 | [11] |
| Shanxi | 36,820,000 | | 21,230,000 | 15,790,000 | [11] |
| Guizhou | 35,550,000 |  | 16,480,000 | 19,320,000 | [11] |
| Chongqing[FN 21] | 30,750,000 |  | 19,710,000 | 11,050,000 | [11] |
| Jilin | 27,170,000 |  | 15,390,000 | 11,780,000 | [11] |
| Gansu | 26,260,000 |  | 12,180,000 | 14,080,000 | [11] |
| Inner Mongolia[FN 14] | 25,290,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15,680,000 | 9,610,000 | [11] |
| Xinjiang[FN 14] | 24,450,000 |  | 12,070,000 | 12,380,000 | [11] |
| Shanghai[FN 21] | 24,180,000 | | 21,210,000 | 2,970,000 | [11] |
| Beijing[FN 21] | 21,710,000 |  | 18,780,000 | 2,930,000 | [11] |
| Tianjin | 15,570,000 |  | 12,910,000 | 2,660,000 | [11] |
| Hainan | 9,170,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5,370,000 | 3,890,000 | [11] |
| 7,335,384 |  | 7,335,384 | - | [12] |
| Ningxia[FN 14] | 6,820,000 |  | 3,950,000 | 2,870,000 | [11] |
| Qinghai | 5,980,000 |  | 3,170,000 | 2,810,000 | [11] |
| Tibet | 3,370,000 |  | 1,040,000 | 2,330,000 | [11] |
| 644,900 |  | 644,900 | - | [13] |
References
Footnotes
- Population controlled by People's Republic of China
- Population controlled by Republic of China
- Hainan Province was part of Guangdong Province until 1988
- Guangzhou was separate from Guangdong Province from 1947-1954
- Qingdao part of Shandong Province until 1929; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Shandong
- Weihai also known as Weihaiwei. Established in 1930; dissolved in 1945 and incorporated into Shandong
- Chongqing was part of Sichuan Province until 1939 and 1954 to 1997
- Shanghai was part of Jiangsu Province until 1927
- Nanjing part of Jiangsu Province until 1927; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Jiangsu
- Hebei was known as Zhili until 1928
- Beijing was part of Hebei Province until 1928
- Tainjin was part of Hebei Province until 1928 and 1954 to 1967
- Wuhan (Hankou) part of Hubei Province until 1927; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Hubei
- Autonomous Region
- Liaoning was known as Fengtian until 1929
- Shenyang part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
- Dalian part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
- Xi'an part of Shaanxi Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Shaanxi
- Established in 1923; dissolved in 1932 and incorporated into Manchukuo / Heilongjiang (present)
- Harbin part of Heilongjiang Province until 1947-1949 and 1953-1954
- Direct-controlled municipality
- Ningxia was part of Gansu until 1929 and 1954-1958
- Beijing was known as Beiping in 1928 until 1949
- Special Administrative Region of China since 1 July 1997; previously, from 26 January 1841 until 1 July 1997 known as British Hong Kong.
- Controlled by Kingdom of Tibet from 1912 to 1951. Controlled by People's Republic of China after 1951
- Special Administrative Region of China since 20 December 1999; previously, from 1557 until 20 December 1999 known as Portuguese Macau.
- 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
- Controlled by Japan from 17 April 1895 until 25 October 1945. Controlled by Republic of China after 25 October 1945.
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