# 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.

## Current population

Data are for mid-year 2022 and are from the National Bureau of Statistics of China unless otherwise specified.
* Type
* Municipalities
* Autonomous Regions
* Special Administrative Regions
| Division | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 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 | | |
| 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 |
| Macao | 677,300 | | |

## Population of divisions within regions

* Regions of China
* North China
* East China
* Southwestern China
* Northwestern China
* South Central China
* Northeast China
| Division | Region | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 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 | | |
| 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 |
| Macao | South Central China | 677,300 | | |

## Census data

| Administrative Division | 2020 | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 | 1982 | 1964 | 1954 | 1947 | 1936–37 | 1928 | 1912 |
| People's Republic of China | 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 | | | | | | | | 457,111,000 | 469,203,000 | 464,904,000 | 410,143,000 |
| Guangdong | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 32,054,159 | 28,846,170 | 30,512,763 | * | * | * | * | 986,000 | * | * | * |
| Heilongjiang | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 24,049,155 | 24,706,321 | 23,323,347 | 21,456,798 | 19,274,279 | 12,348,638 | 6,100,104 | * | * | * | * |
| Beijing | 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 | 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 | 10,081,232 | 9,261,518 | 7,559,035 | 6,557,482 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Hong Kong | 7,474,200 | 7,061,200 | 6,708,389 | | | | | | | | |
| Ningxia | 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 | 3,648,100 | 3,002,166 | 2,616,329 | 2,196,010 | 1,892,393 | 1,251,225 | 1,273,969 | | | | |
| Macao | 683,218 | 552,503 | 435,235 | | | | | | | | |
| Rehe | * | * | * | * | * | * | 5,160,822 | 6,197,000 | 6,593,000 | 4,630,000 |
| Xikang | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,381,064 | 1,697,000 | 890,000 | * |
| Qahar | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,186,000 | 1,997,000 | 1,622,000 |
| Suiyuan | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,233,000 | 2,124,000 | 630,000 |
| Nanjing | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,114,000 | * | * |
| Qingdao | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 851,000 | * | * |
| Xi'an | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 628,000 | * | * |
| Dongsheng | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Weihai | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 222,000 | * | * |
| Liaodong | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,992,000 | * | * |
| Liaobei | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4,629,000 | * | * |
| Songjiang | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,571,000 | * | * |
| Hejiang | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,841,000 | * | * |
| Nenjiang | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,333,000 | * | * |
| Xing'an | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 328,000 | * | * |
| Guangzhou | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,128,000 | * | * |
| Wuhan | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 722,000 | * | * |
| Shenyang | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,021,000 | * | * |
| Dalian | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 544,000 | * | * |
| Harbin | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 760,000 | * | * |
| Taiwan | | | | | | | 7,591,298 | | | |