Prefectural Division
The population of the prefectural entities in Guangdong Province according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2016-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | PRep | Beijing | 9,572,900 | 1,130,822,993 | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 | 1,382,710,000 | ||||
| Chaozhou | PrefCity | 潮州市 | Chaozhou | 3,146 | 2,117,281 | 2,402,068 | 2,669,466 | 2,646,000 | 314600 | → | |
| Dongguan | PrefCity | 东莞市 | Dongguan | 2,465 | 1,741,731 | 6,445,777 | 8,220,207 | 8,261,400 | 246500 | → | |
| Foshan | PrefCity | 佛山市 | Foshan | 3,848 | 3,002,835 | 5,337,709 | 7,197,394 | 7,462,700 | 384800 | → | |
| Guangzhou | SProvCity | 广州市 | Guangzhou | 7,434 | 6,299,943 | 9,942,022 | 12,701,948 | 14,043,500 | 743400 | → | |
| Heyuan | PrefCity | 河源市 | Heyuan | 15,654 | 2,516,647 | 2,266,429 | 2,950,195 | 3,081,000 | 1565400 | → | |
| Huizhou | PrefCity | 惠州市 | Huizhou | 11,343 | 2,290,170 | 3,216,075 | 4,598,402 | 4,775,000 | 1134300 | → | |
| Jiangmen | PrefCity | 江门市 | Jiangmen | 9,541 | 3,461,733 | 3,956,827 | 4,450,703 | 4,544,000 | 954100 | → | |
| Jieyang | PrefCity | 揭阳市 | Jieyang | 5,266 | 4,139,863 | 5,237,405 | 5,884,347 | 6,094,000 | 526600 | → | |
| Maoming | PrefCity | 茂名市 | Maoming | 11,425 | 4,890,856 | 5,238,426 | 5,817,494 | 6,123,200 | 1142500 | → | |
| Meizhou | PrefCity | 梅州市 | Meizhou | 15,865 | 4,053,138 | 3,802,186 | 4,238,461 | 4,360,800 | 1586500 | → | |
| Qingyuan | PrefCity | 清远市 | Qingyuan | 19,153 | 3,272,534 | 3,146,713 | 3,698,412 | 3,846,000 | 1915300 | → | |
| Shantou | PrefCity | 汕头市 | Shantou | 2,248 | 3,672,508 | 4,671,279 | 5,389,328 | 5,579,200 | 224800 | → | |
| Shanwei | PrefCity | 汕尾市 | Shanwei | 4,862 | 2,170,763 | 2,453,479 | 2,935,469 | 3,036,600 | 486200 | → | |
| Shaoguan | PrefCity | 韶关市 | Shaoguan | 18,413 | 2,840,524 | 2,735,433 | 2,826,246 | 2,956,100 | 1841300 | → | |
| Shenzhen | SProvCity | 深圳市 | Shenzhen | 1,992 | 1,667,398 | 7,008,831 | 10,358,381 | 11,908,400 | 199200 | → | |
| Yangjiang | PrefCity | 阳江市 | Yangjiang | 7,955 | 2,156,835 | 2,168,904 | 2,421,748 | 2,528,400 | 795500 | → | |
| Yunfu | PrefCity | 云浮市 | Yunfu | 7,779 | 2,091,894 | 2,152,884 | 2,367,154 | 2,480,800 | 777900 | → | |
| Zhanjiang | PrefCity | 湛江市 | Zhanjiang | 13,225 | 5,400,447 | 6,070,702 | 6,994,832 | 7,273,000 | 1322500 | → | |
| Zhaoqing | PrefCity | 肇庆市 | Zhaoqing | 14,891 | 3,169,844 | 3,373,099 | 3,916,467 | 4,084,600 | 1489100 | → | |
| Zhongshan | PrefCity | 中山市 | Zhongshan | 1,784 | 1,237,432 | 2,363,322 | 3,121,275 | 3,230,000 | 178400 | → | |
| Zhuhai | PrefCity | 珠海市 | Zhuhai | 1,724 | 635,365 | 1,235,437 | 1,562,530 | 1,675,300 | 172400 | → | |
| Guangdong | Prov | 广东省 | Guangzhou | 197,100 | 62,829,741 | 85,225,007 | 104,320,459 | 109,990,000 | 19710000 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2016) Statistics Bureau of Guangdong Province (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Estimate (E) 2016-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou | 12,086,000 |
| 2 | Shenzhen | 11,908,000 |
| 3 | Dongguan | 7,364,000 |
| 4 | Foshan | 7,086,000 |
| 5 | Shantou | 3,922,000 |
| 6 | Zhongshan | 2,849,000 |
| 7 | Huizhou | 2,100,000 |
| 8 | Jiangmen | 1,580,000 |
| 9 | Zhuhai | 1,488,000 |
Contents: Cities & Counties
The urban population of all cities and counties in Guangdong Province with more than 75,000 urban inhabitants by census years.
The tabulated urban population is counted on district or county level; therefore it may refer to more than one settlement. Population changes may result from population growth, migration, or boundary changes.
| Name | Status | Native | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boluo | Cnty | 博罗县 | 104,236 | 240,550 | 471,902 | 0 | → | |
| Chaozhou (incl. Chao'an) | City | 潮州市 | 333,390 | 708,368 | 1,256,268 | 0 | → | |
| Dabu | Cnty | 大埔县 | 43,715 | 139,040 | 161,014 | 0 | → | |
| Deqing | Cnty | 德庆县 | 40,067 | 66,553 | 85,086 | 0 | → | |
| Dongguan | City | 东莞市 | 552,328 | 3,870,036 | 7,271,322 | 0 | → | |
| Dongyuan | Cnty | 东源县 | ... | 38,406 | 94,751 | 0 | → | |
| Enping | City | 恩平市 | 107,570 | 151,626 | 244,257 | 0 | → | |
| Fengkai | Cnty | 封开县 | 59,051 | 71,803 | 116,798 | 0 | → | |
| Fengshun | Cnty | 丰顺县 | 48,477 | 144,908 | 207,417 | 0 | → | |
| Fogang | Cnty | 佛冈县 | 27,958 | 58,343 | 118,429 | 0 | → | |
| Foshan (incl. Gaoming, Nanhai, Sanshui, Shunde) | City | 佛山市 | 901,455 | 4,006,681 | 6,771,895 | 0 | → | |
| Gaozhou | City | 高州市 | 106,366 | 393,675 | 352,006 | 0 | → | |
| Guangning | Cnty | 广宁县 | 40,034 | 60,743 | 156,304 | 0 | → | |
| Guangzhou (incl. Conghua, Huade, Panyu, Zengcheng) [Canton] | City | 广州市 | 3,509,726 | 8,090,976 | 10,641,408 | 0 | → | |
| Haifeng | Cnty | 海丰县 | 146,032 | 325,859 | 489,304 | 0 | → | |
| Heping | Cnty | 和平县 | 36,312 | 72,103 | 103,233 | 0 | → | |
| Heshan | City | 鹤山市 | 55,532 | 201,043 | 282,580 | 0 | → | |
| Heyuan | City | 河源市 | 99,463 | 200,230 | 450,953 | 0 | → | |
| Huaiji | Cnty | 怀集县 | 57,192 | 93,434 | 161,544 | 0 | → | |
| Huazhou | City | 化州市 | 97,132 | 319,850 | 320,418 | 0 | → | |
| Huidong | Cnty | 惠东县 | 146,667 | 289,034 | 473,147 | 0 | → | |
| Huilai | Cnty | 惠来县 | 105,092 | 286,581 | 434,958 | 0 | → | |
| Huizhou (incl. Huiyang) | City | 惠州市 | 302,636 | 1,057,659 | 1,807,858 | 0 | → | |
| Jiangmen (incl. Xinhui) | City | 江门市 | 379,397 | 876,531 | 1,480,023 | 0 | → | |
| Jiaoling | Cnty | 蕉岭县 | 16,934 | 85,575 | 98,287 | 0 | → | |
| Jiexi | Cnty | 揭西县 | 87,567 | 116,397 | 247,236 | 0 | → | |
| Jieyang (incl. Jiedong) | City | 揭阳市 | 176,421 | 936,485 | 1,226,848 | 0 | → | |
| Kaiping | City | 开平市 | 135,341 | 343,233 | 371,019 | 0 | → | |
| Lechang | City | 乐昌市 | 97,845 | 210,108 | 191,457 | 0 | → | |
| Leizhou (Haikang) | City | 雷州市 | 137,771 | 463,820 | 344,043 | 0 | → | |
| Lianjiang | City | 廉江市 | 156,383 | 369,365 | 359,225 | 0 | → | |
| Lianping | Cnty | 连平县 | 32,276 | 66,559 | 110,851 | 0 | → | |
| Lianzhou (Lianxian) | City | 连州市 | 59,455 | 159,936 | 161,667 | 0 | → | |
| Longchuan | Cnty | 龙川县 | 53,734 | 113,049 | 190,368 | 0 | → | |
| Longmen | Cnty | 龙门县 | 50,043 | 74,932 | 90,831 | 0 | → | |
| Lufeng | City | 陆丰市 | 274,727 | 569,299 | 579,527 | 0 | → | |
| Luhe | Cnty | 陆河县 | 17,747 | 76,327 | 150,902 | 0 | → | |
| Luoding | City | 罗定市 | 88,395 | 248,035 | 263,338 | 0 | → | |
| Maoming (incl. Dianbai) | City | 茂名市 | 310,455 | 971,469 | 1,033,196 | 0 | → | |
| Meizhou (incl. Meixian) | City | 梅州市 | 129,285 | 440,397 | 612,551 | 0 | → | |
| Nanxiong | City | 南雄市 | 50,631 | 143,912 | 140,017 | 0 | → | |
| Pingyuan | Cnty | 平远县 | 22,867 | 86,569 | 106,250 | 0 | → | |
| Puning | City | 普宁市 | 75,593 | 646,327 | 874,954 | 0 | → | |
| Qingyuan (incl. Qingxin) | City | 清远市 | 167,892 | 350,545 | 916,453 | 0 | → | |
| Raoping | Cnty | 饶平县 | 204,539 | 334,188 | 418,709 | 0 | → | |
| Renhua | Cnty | 仁化县 | 38,282 | 72,669 | 73,858 | 0 | → | |
| Ruyuan | ACnty | 乳源瑶族自治县 | 25,553 | 56,557 | 73,580 | 0 | → | |
| Shantou (incl. Chaoyang, Chenghai) | City | 汕头市 | 1,750,256 | 3,070,364 | 3,644,017 | 0 | → | |
| Shanwei | City | 汕尾市 | 169,985 | 318,422 | 370,608 | 0 | → | |
| Shaoguan (incl. Qujiang) | City | 韶关市 | 313,801 | 693,731 | 726,267 | 0 | → | |
| Shenzhen (incl. Bao'an) | City | 深圳市 | 1,081,621 | 6,480,340 | 10,358,381 | 0 | → | |
| Shixing | Cnty | 始兴县 | 26,490 | 72,996 | 76,313 | 0 | → | |
| Sihui | City | 四会市 | 69,703 | 209,261 | 355,709 | 0 | → | |
| Suixi | Cnty | 遂溪县 | 94,895 | 208,458 | 252,792 | 0 | → | |
| Taishan | City | 台山市 | 168,560 | 293,725 | 394,855 | 0 | → | |
| Wengyuan | Cnty | 翁源县 | 37,537 | 98,794 | 103,372 | 0 | → | |
| Wuchuan | City | 吴川市 | 129,026 | 317,602 | 332,672 | 0 | → | |
| Wuhua | Cnty | 五华县 | 52,264 | 136,661 | 245,631 | 0 | → | |
| Xinfeng | Cnty | 新丰县 | 29,386 | 49,358 | 99,897 | 0 | → | |
| Xingning | City | 兴宁市 | 80,273 | 381,745 | 392,000 | 0 | → | |
| Xinxing | Cnty | 新兴县 | 41,906 | 141,213 | 160,209 | 0 | → | |
| Xinyi | City | 信宜市 | 62,934 | 276,419 | 333,965 | 0 | → | |
| Xuwen | Cnty | 徐闻县 | 94,312 | 145,844 | 238,246 | 0 | → | |
| Yangchun | City | 阳春市 | 98,346 | 270,309 | 287,391 | 0 | → | |
| Yangjiang (incl. Yangdong) | City | 阳江市 | 341,985 | 533,862 | 692,540 | 0 | → | |
| Yangshan | Cnty | 阳山县 | 42,353 | 92,912 | 125,246 | 0 | → | |
| Yangxi | Cnty | 阳西县 | 52,372 | 105,001 | 153,771 | 0 | → | |
| Yingde | City | 英德市 | 119,580 | 277,261 | 346,927 | 0 | → | |
| Yunan | Cnty | 郁南县 | 64,167 | 135,538 | 152,342 | 0 | → | |
| Yunfu | City | 云浮市 | 61,610 | 193,582 | 242,040 | 0 | → | |
| Zhanjiang | City | 湛江市 | 485,833 | 832,273 | 1,038,762 | 0 | → | |
| Zhaoqing (incl. Gaoyao) | City | 肇庆市 | 312,373 | 595,296 | 784,642 | 0 | → | |
| Zhongshan | City | 中山市 | 393,353 | 1,434,251 | 2,740,994 | 0 | → | |
| Zhuhai (incl. Doumen) | City | 珠海市 | 269,457 | 1,056,169 | 1,369,538 | 0 | → | |
| Zijin | Cnty | 紫金县 | 42,203 | 110,703 | 231,072 | 0 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2010) China National Bureau of Statistics: Tabulation of the 2010 Population Census of the People's Republic of China by County.
(2016) Statistics Bureau of Guangdong Province (web).