Annex: Administrative divisions of China by population

Map with population distribution of the People's Republic of China (2013).

Average annual growth rate in each China province (excluding Taiwan) between 2010 and 2020 according to the China National Statistics Department

This is a list of Chinese administrative divisions in order of their total resident population. Includes all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities under direct control, and special administrative regions controlled by the Republic of China (1912-1949) or the People's Republic of China (1949-present).

2020 Census

Post	Administrative division/ national population	Population	comparable country	Urban (2017)	Rural (2017)
-	ChinaChina	1.419,993	India	831.370,000	564,010,000
1	Guangdong	126,012,510	JapanJapan	78.020,000	33,670,000
2	Shandong	101.527,453	PhilippinesPhilippines	60.620,000	39,440,000
3	Henan	99.365,519	VietnamVietnam	47,950,000	47,640,000
4	Sichuan	83.674,866	GermanyGermany	42,170,000	40,850,000
5	Jiangsu	84,748,016	GermanyGermany	55.210,000	25,080,000
6	Hebei	74.610.235	France	41,360,000	33,830,000
7	Hunan	66,444,864	France	37,470,000	31,130,000
8	Zhejiang	64,567.588	Burma	38,470,000	18,100,000
9	Anhui	61,027,171	Thailand	33,460,000	29,090,000
10	Hubei	57.752.557	ItalyItaly	35,000,000	24,020,000
11	Guangxi	50.126,804	KenyaKenya	24,040,000	24,810,000
12	Yunnan	47,209,277	SpainSpain	22,410,000	25,590,000
13	Jiangxi	45,188,635	Argentina	25,240,000	20,980,000
14	Liaoning	42,591,407	Sudan	29,490,000	14,200,000
15	Fujian	41.540.086	CanadaCanada	25,340,000	13.770,000
16	Shaanxi	39,528,999	CanadaCanada	21.780,000	16,570,000
17	Guizhou	38,562,148	UzbekistanUzbekistan	16,480,000	19,320,000
18	Shanxi	34,915,616	MoroccoMorocco	21.230,000	15,790,000
19	Chongqing	32,054,159	MozambiqueMozambique	19,710,000	11,050,000
20	Heilongjiang	31.850.088	PolandPoland	22,500,000	15,380,000
21	Xinjiang	25,852,345	CameroonCameroon	12,070,000	12,380,000
22	Gansu	25,019,831	Australia	12,180,000	14,080,000
23	Shanghai	24.870.895	NigerNiger	21.210,000	2.970,000
24	Jilin	24,073,453	MozambiqueMozambique	15,390,000	11,780,000
25	Mongolia Interior	24,049,155	Australia	15,680,000	9,610,000
26	Beijing	21,893,095	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	18,780,000	2.930,000
27	Tianjin	13,866,009	CambodiaCambodia	12,910,000	2.660,000
28	Hainan	10,081,232	Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea	5,370,000	3,890,000
29	Hong KongHong Kong	7,474,200	Paraguay Paraguay	7.404,000	-
30	Ningxia	7,202,654	LaosLaos	7.398,000
31	Qinghai	5,923,957	DenmarkDenmark	3.170,000	2.810,000
32	Tibet	3,648,100	Mongolia	1,040,000	2.330,000
33	MacaoMacao	683,218	LuxembourgLuxembourg	644,900	-

Historical population