List of Chinese provincial-level 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.On the left, navigate to Population, Total Population. Select "Series" under Region and type in "2022" under Year. Find data for each column in "Resident", "Urban" and "Rural" successively.

Type Colour Municipalities Autonomous Regions Special Administrative Regions

Division Total Urban Rural Mainland China 1,433,802,600 937,590,000 508,960,000 Guangdong 127,060,000 94,650,000 31,920,000 Shandong 101,630,000 65,590,000 36,040,000 Henan 101,113,000 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 Macau 677,300

Population of divisions within regions Color 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 Macau South Central China 677,300

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