China: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Prefectures
The population of the provinces, autonomous regions and prefectures of the People's Republic of China by census years.
Name | Native | Status | Population Census 2000-11-01 | Population Census 2010-11-01 | |
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Ānhuī Shĕng | 安徽省 | Province | 58,999,948 | 59,500,468 | → |
Ānqìng Shì | 安庆市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,422,049 | 4,472,667 | → |
Bèngbù Shì | 蚌埠市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,288,329 | 3,164,467 | → |
Bózhōu Shì | 亳州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,078,908 | 4,850,657 | → |
Chízhōu Shì | 池州市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,389,469 | 1,402,518 | → |
Chúzhōu Shì | 滁州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,001,488 | 3,937,868 | → |
Fùyáng Shì | 阜阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 8,003,963 | 7,599,913 | → |
Héféi Shì | 合肥市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,392,122 | 7,457,027 | → |
Huáibĕi Shì | 淮北市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,878,164 | 2,114,276 | → |
Huáinán Shì | 淮南市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,153,218 | 3,342,012 | → |
Huángshān Shì | 黄山市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,370,377 | 1,358,980 | → |
Lù'ān Shì | 六安市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,842,084 | 4,603,585 | → |
Mă'ānshān Shì | 马鞍山市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,193,546 | 2,202,899 | → |
Sùzhōu Shì | 宿州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,516,423 | 5,352,924 | → |
Tónglíng Shì | 铜陵市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,442,667 | 1,562,670 | → |
Wúhú Shì | 芜湖市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,367,502 | 3,545,067 | → |
Xuānchéng Shì | 宣城市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,659,639 | 2,532,938 | → |
Bĕijīng Shì | 北京市 | Municipal Province | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | → |
Bĕijīng Shì | 北京市 | Province-level City | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | → |
Chóngqìng Shì | 重庆市 | Municipal Province | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | → |
Chóngqìng Shì | 重庆市 | Provincial City | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | → |
Fújiàn Shĕng | 福建省 | Province | 34,097,947 | 36,894,217 | → |
Fúzhōu Shì | 福州市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,386,015 | 7,115,369 | → |
Lóngyán Shì | 龙岩市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,684,310 | 2,559,545 | → |
Nánpíng Shì | 南平市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,816,581 | 2,645,548 | → |
Níngdé Shì | 宁德市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,991,258 | 2,821,996 | → |
Pútián Shì | 莆田市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,727,923 | 2,778,508 | → |
Quánzhōu Shì | 泉州市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,283,040 | 8,128,533 | → |
Sānmíng Shì | 三明市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,574,075 | 2,503,388 | → |
Xiàmén Shì | 厦门市 | Sub-provincial City | 2,053,070 | 3,531,347 | → |
Zhāngzhōu Shì | 漳州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,581,675 | 4,809,983 | → |
Gānsù Shĕng | 甘肃省 | Province | 25,124,282 | 25,575,263 | → |
Báiyín Shì | 白银市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,719,735 | 1,708,752 | → |
Dìngxī Shì | 定西市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,820,249 | 2,698,624 | → |
Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 甘南藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 640,106 | 689,132 | → |
Jiāyùguān Shì | 嘉峪关市 | Prefecture-level City | 159,541 | 231,853 | → |
Jīnchāng Shì | 金昌市 | Prefecture-level City | 451,570 | 464,050 | → |
Jiŭquán Shì | 酒泉市 | Prefecture-level City | 980,492 | 1,095,947 | → |
Lánzhōu Shì | 兰州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,142,523 | 3,616,163 | → |
Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu | 临夏回族自治州 | Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 1,828,462 | 1,946,677 | → |
Lŏngnán Shì | 陇南市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,585,479 | 2,567,718 | → |
Píngliáng Shì | 平凉市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,067,102 | 2,068,033 | → |
Qìngyáng Shì | 庆阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,420,960 | 2,211,191 | → |
Tiānshuĭ Shì | 天水市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,219,323 | 3,262,549 | → |
Wŭwēi Shì | 武威市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,836,986 | 1,815,059 | → |
Zhāngyè Shì | 张掖市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,251,754 | 1,199,515 | → |
Guăngdōng Shĕng | 广东省 | Province | 85,225,007 | 104,320,459 | → |
Cháozhōu Shì | 潮州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,402,068 | 2,669,466 | → |
Dōngguān Shì | 东莞市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,445,777 | 8,220,207 | → |
Fóshān Shì | 佛山市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,337,709 | 7,197,394 | → |
Guăngzhōu Shì | 广州市 | Sub-provincial City | 9,942,022 | 12,701,948 | → |
Héyuán Shì | 河源市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,266,429 | 2,950,195 | → |
Huìzhōu Shì | 惠州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,216,075 | 4,598,402 | → |
Jiāngmén Shì | 江门市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,956,827 | 4,450,703 | → |
Jiēyáng Shì | 揭阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,237,405 | 5,884,347 | → |
Màomíng Shì | 茂名市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,238,426 | 5,817,494 | → |
Méizhōu Shì | 梅州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,802,186 | 4,238,461 | → |
Qīngyuăn Shì | 清远市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,146,713 | 3,698,412 | → |
Shàntóu Shì | 汕头市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,671,279 | 5,389,328 | → |
Shànwĕi Shì | 汕尾市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,453,479 | 2,935,469 | → |
Sháoguān Shì | 韶关市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,735,433 | 2,826,246 | → |
Shēnzhèn Shì | 深圳市 | Sub-provincial City | 7,008,831 | 10,358,381 | → |
Yángjiāng Shì | 阳江市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,168,904 | 2,421,748 | → |
Yúnfú Shì | 云浮市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,152,884 | 2,367,154 | → |
Zhànjiāng Shì | 湛江市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,070,702 | 6,994,832 | → |
Zhàoqìng Shì | 肇庆市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,373,099 | 3,916,467 | → |
Zhōngshān Shì | 中山市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,363,322 | 3,121,275 | → |
Zhūhăi Shì | 珠海市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,235,437 | 1,562,530 | → |
Guăngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū | 广西壮族自治区 | Zhuang Autonomous Region | 43,854,538 | 46,023,761 | → |
Băisè Shì [Bose] | 百色市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,332,096 | 3,466,758 | → |
Bĕihăi Shì | 北海市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,423,236 | 1,539,251 | → |
Chóngzuŏ Shì | 崇左市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,004,191 | 1,994,285 | → |
Fángchénggăng Shì | 防城港市 | Prefecture-level City | 735,952 | 866,927 | → |
Guìgăng Shì | 贵港市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,827,945 | 4,118,808 | → |
Guìlín Shì | 桂林市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,614,670 | 4,747,963 | → |
Héchí Shì | 河池市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,523,693 | 3,369,251 | → |
Hèzhōu Shì | 贺州市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,936,849 | 1,954,072 | → |
Láibīn Shì | 来宾市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,090,871 | 2,099,711 | → |
Liŭzhōu Shì | 柳州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,531,291 | 3,758,704 | → |
Nánníng Shì | 南宁市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,057,035 | 6,658,742 | → |
Qīnzhōu Shì | 钦州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,894,407 | 3,079,721 | → |
Wúzhōu Shì | 梧州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,796,087 | 2,882,200 | → |
Yùlín Shì | 玉林市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,086,215 | 5,487,368 | → |
Guìzhōu Shĕng | 贵州省 | Province | 35,247,695 | 34,748,556 | → |
Ānshùn Shì | 安顺市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,331,741 | 2,297,612 | → |
Bìjié Shì | 毕节市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,327,471 | 6,537,498 | → |
Guìyáng Shì | 贵阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,718,449 | 4,322,611 | → |
Liùpánshuĭ Shì | 六盘水市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,744,085 | 2,851,332 | → |
Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 | Buyei and Dong Autonomous Prefecture | 3,844,697 | 3,481,891 | → |
Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu | 黔南布依族苗族自治州 | Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | 3,569,847 | 3,232,714 | → |
Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu | 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 | Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | 2,864,920 | 2,804,612 | → |
Tóngrén Shì | 铜仁市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,302,625 | 3,093,204 | → |
Zūnyì Shì | 遵义市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,543,860 | 6,127,082 | → |
Hăinán Shĕng | 海南省 | Province | 7,559,035 | 8,671,485 | → |
Dānzhōu Shì | 儋州市 | Prefecture-level City | 835,465 | 932,356 | → |
Hăikŏu Shì | 海口市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,508,341 | 2,046,170 | → |
Hăinán Shĕngzhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà | 海南省省直辖县级行政区划 | directly administered | 4,732,416 | 5,007,107 | → |
Sānshā Shì | 三沙市 | Prefecture-level City | 517 | 444 | → |
Sānyà Shì | 三亚市 | Prefecture-level City | 482,296 | 685,408 | → |
Hébĕi Shĕng | 河北省 | Province | 66,684,419 | 71,854,210 | → |
Băodìng Shì [incl. Dìngzhōu] | 保定市 | Prefecture-level City | 10,471,123 | 11,194,382 | → |
Cāngzhōu Shì | 沧州市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,639,501 | 7,134,062 | → |
Chéngdé Shì | 承德市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,324,121 | 3,473,201 | → |
Hándān Shì | 邯郸市 | Prefecture-level City | 8,386,814 | 9,174,683 | → |
Héngshuĭ Shì | 衡水市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,156,913 | 4,340,773 | → |
Lángfāng Shì | 廊坊市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,833,444 | 4,358,839 | → |
Qínhuángdăo Shì | 秦皇岛市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,753,962 | 2,987,605 | → |
Shíjiāzhuāng Shì [incl. Xīnjí] | 石家庄市 | Prefecture-level City | 9,241,186 | 10,163,788 | → |
Tángshān Shì | 唐山市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,040,554 | 7,577,289 | → |
Xíngtái Shì | 邢台市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,645,766 | 7,104,103 | → |
Zhāngjiākŏu Shì | 张家口市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,191,035 | 4,345,485 | → |
Hēilóngjiāng Shĕng | 黑龙江省 | Province | 36,237,576 | 38,313,991 | → |
Dàqìng Shì | 大庆市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,578,051 | 2,904,532 | → |
Dàxīng'ānlĭng Dìqū | 大兴安岭地区 | Prefecture | 505,842 | 511,560 | → |
Hā'ĕrbīn Shì [Harbin] | 哈尔滨市 | Sub-provincial City | 9,413,359 | 10,635,971 | → |
Hègăng Shì | 鹤岗市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,099,079 | 1,058,665 | → |
Hēihé Shì | 黑河市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,671,811 | 1,673,899 | → |
Jiāmùsī Shì | 佳木斯市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,358,310 | 2,552,097 | → |
Jīxī Shì | 鸡西市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,946,057 | 1,862,165 | → |
Mŭdānjiāng Shì | 牡丹江市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,684,495 | 2,798,723 | → |
Qíqíhā'ĕr Shì [Qiqihar] | 齐齐哈尔市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,419,621 | 5,367,003 | → |
Qītáihé Shì | 七台河市 | Prefecture-level City | 807,440 | 920,471 | → |
Shuāngyāshān Shì | 双鸭山市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,448,349 | 1,462,626 | → |
Suíhuà Shì | 绥化市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,055,541 | 5,418,153 | → |
Yīchūn Shì | 伊春市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,249,621 | 1,148,126 | → |
Hénán Shĕng | 河南省 | Province | 91,236,854 | 94,029,939 | → |
Ānyáng Shì | 安阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,161,106 | 5,173,188 | → |
Hèbì Shì | 鹤壁市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,401,872 | 1,569,208 | → |
Jiāozuò Shì | 焦作市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,288,816 | 3,540,101 | → |
Jìyuán Shì | 济源市 | City | 626,478 | 675,757 | → |
Kāifēng Shì | 开封市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,586,533 | 4,676,483 | → |
Luòhé Shì | 漯河市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,262,404 | 2,544,266 | → |
Luòyáng Shì | 洛阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,227,665 | 6,549,941 | → |
Nányáng Shì | 南阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 9,577,771 | 10,263,660 | → |
Píngdĭngshān Shì | 平顶山市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,804,924 | 4,904,701 | → |
Púyáng Shì | 濮阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,458,332 | 3,598,740 | → |
Sānménxiá Shì | 三门峡市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,177,428 | 2,234,018 | → |
Shāngqiū Shì | 商丘市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,753,844 | 7,362,975 | → |
Xīnxiāng Shì | 新乡市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,407,433 | 5,708,191 | → |
Xìnyáng Shì | 信阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,527,368 | 6,109,106 | → |
Xŭchāng Shì | 许昌市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,124,086 | 4,307,488 | → |
Zhèngzhōu Shì | 郑州市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,656,759 | 8,627,089 | → |
Zhōukŏu Shì | 周口市 | Prefecture-level City | 9,741,283 | 8,953,793 | → |
Zhùmădiàn Shì | 驻马店市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,452,752 | 7,231,234 | → |
Húbĕi Shĕng | 湖北省 | Province | 59,508,870 | 57,237,727 | → |
Ēnshī Tŭjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu | 恩施土家族苗族自治州 | Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | 3,775,190 | 3,290,294 | → |
Èzhōu Shì | 鄂州市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,023,285 | 1,048,668 | → |
Huánggāng Shì | 黄冈市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,109,047 | 6,162,069 | → |
Huángshí Shì | 黄石市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,477,467 | 2,429,318 | → |
Húbĕi Shĕngzhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà [Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & Shennongjia] | 湖北省省直辖县级行政区划 | directly administered | 4,158,497 | 3,616,415 | → |
Jīngmén Shì | 荆门市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,970,848 | 2,873,687 | → |
Jīngzhōu Shì | 荆州市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,279,990 | 5,691,707 | → |
Shíyàn Shì | 十堰市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,415,912 | 3,340,841 | → |
Suízhōu Shì | 随州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,484,688 | 2,162,222 | → |
Wŭhàn Shì | 武汉市 | Sub-provincial City | 8,312,700 | 9,785,388 | → |
Xiāngyáng Shì [Xiangfan] | 襄阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,658,723 | 5,500,307 | → |
Xiánníng Shì | 咸宁市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,700,678 | 2,462,583 | → |
Xiàogăn Shì | 孝感市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,992,537 | 4,814,542 | → |
Yíchāng Shì | 宜昌市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,149,308 | 4,059,686 | → |
Húnán Shĕng | 湖南省 | Province | 63,274,173 | 65,700,762 | → |
Chángdé Shì | 常德市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,740,875 | 5,714,623 | → |
Chángshā Shì | 长沙市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,138,719 | 7,040,952 | → |
Chēnzhōu Shì | 郴州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,324,812 | 4,583,531 | → |
Héngyáng Shì | 衡阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,784,891 | 7,148,344 | → |
Huáihuà Shì | 怀化市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,639,738 | 4,741,673 | → |
Lóudĭ Shì | 娄底市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,783,233 | 3,784,634 | → |
Shàoyáng Shì | 邵阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,963,619 | 7,071,735 | → |
Xiāngtán Shì | 湘潭市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,672,069 | 2,752,171 | → |
Xiāngxī Tŭjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu | 湘西土家族苗族自治州 | Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | 2,463,617 | 2,549,558 | → |
Yìyáng Shì | 益阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,309,143 | 4,307,933 | → |
Yŏngzhōu Shì | 永州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,367,106 | 5,194,275 | → |
Yuèyáng Shì | 岳阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,011,416 | 5,476,084 | → |
Zhāngjiājiè Shì | 张家界市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,493,115 | 1,478,149 | → |
Zhūzhōu Shì | 株洲市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,581,820 | 3,857,100 | → |
Jiāngsū Shĕng | 江苏省 | Province | 73,043,577 | 78,660,941 | → |
Chángzhōu Shì | 常州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,776,270 | 4,592,431 | → |
Huái'ān Shì | 淮安市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,038,231 | 4,801,662 | → |
Liányúngăng Shì | 连云港市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,569,913 | 4,393,482 | → |
Nánjīng Shì | 南京市 | Sub-provincial City | 6,126,165 | 8,003,744 | → |
Nántōng Shì | 南通市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,512,919 | 7,283,622 | → |
Sùqiān Shì | 宿迁市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,061,576 | 4,719,178 | → |
Sūzhōu Shì | 苏州市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,792,239 | 10,459,890 | → |
Tàizhōu Shì | 泰州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,785,759 | 4,618,937 | → |
Wúxī Shì | 无锡市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,086,586 | 6,374,399 | → |
Xúzhōu Shì | 徐州市 | Prefecture-level City | 8,913,965 | 8,577,225 | → |
Yánchéng Shì | 盐城市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,946,544 | 7,262,200 | → |
Yángzhōu Shì | 扬州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,588,554 | 4,460,066 | → |
Zhènjiāng Shì | 镇江市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,844,856 | 3,114,105 | → |
Jiāngxī Shĕng | 江西省 | Province | 40,397,598 | 44,567,797 | → |
Fŭzhōu Shì | 抚州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,572,421 | 3,912,307 | → |
Gànzhōu Shì | 赣州市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,396,873 | 8,368,447 | → |
Jí'ān Shì | 吉安市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,360,924 | 4,810,339 | → |
Jĭngdézhèn Shì | 景德镇市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,453,367 | 1,587,477 | → |
Jiŭjiāng Shì | 九江市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,401,248 | 4,728,778 | → |
Nánchāng Shì | 南昌市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,331,668 | 5,042,566 | → |
Píngxiāng Shì | 萍乡市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,724,732 | 1,854,515 | → |
Shàngráo Shì | 上饶市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,977,678 | 6,579,747 | → |
Xīnyú Shì | 新余市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,071,820 | 1,138,874 | → |
Yíchūn Shì | 宜春市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,079,792 | 5,419,591 | → |
Yīngtán Shì | 鹰潭市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,027,075 | 1,125,156 | → |
Jílín Shĕng | 吉林省 | Province | 26,802,191 | 27,452,815 | → |
Báichéng Shì | 白城市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,025,891 | 2,032,356 | → |
Báishān Shì | 白山市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,312,362 | 1,296,127 | → |
Chángchūn Shì | 长春市 | Sub-provincial City | 7,135,439 | 7,674,439 | → |
Jílín Shì | 吉林市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,485,494 | 4,413,157 | → |
Liáoyuán Shì | 辽源市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,267,033 | 1,176,239 | → |
Sìpíng Shì | 四平市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,292,326 | 3,385,156 | → |
Sōngyuán Shì | 松原市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,766,036 | 2,880,086 | → |
Tōnghuà Shì | 通化市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,307,964 | 2,324,439 | → |
Yánbiāncháo Xiānzú Zìzhìzhōu | 延边朝鲜族自治州 | Korean Autonomous Prefecture | 2,209,646 | 2,270,816 | → |
Liáoníng Shĕng | 辽宁省 | Province | 41,824,412 | 43,746,323 | → |
Ānshān Shì | 鞍山市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,584,039 | 3,645,884 | → |
Bĕnxī Shì | 本溪市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,567,408 | 1,709,538 | → |
Cháoyáng Shì | 朝阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,194,828 | 3,044,641 | → |
Dàlián Shì | 大连市 | Sub-provincial City | 5,893,692 | 6,690,432 | → |
Dāndōng Shì | 丹东市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,390,524 | 2,444,697 | → |
Fŭshùn Shì | 抚顺市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,260,290 | 2,138,090 | → |
Fùxīn Shì | 阜新市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,889,774 | 1,819,339 | → |
Húlúdăo Shì | 葫芦岛市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,580,685 | 2,623,541 | → |
Jĭnzhōu Shì | 锦州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,076,735 | 3,126,463 | → |
Liáoyáng Shì | 辽阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,801,207 | 1,858,768 | → |
Pánjĭn Shì | 盘锦市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,261,753 | 1,392,493 | → |
Shĕnyáng Shì | 沈阳市 | Sub-provincial City | 7,203,717 | 8,106,171 | → |
Tiĕlĭng Shì | 铁岭市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,823,220 | 2,717,732 | → |
Yíngkŏu Shì | 营口市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,296,540 | 2,428,534 | → |
Nèi mĕnggŭ Zìzhìqū [Inner Mongolia] | 内蒙古自治区 | Autonomous Region | 23,323,347 | 24,706,291 | → |
Ālāshàn Méng [Alxa] | 阿拉善盟 | League | 196,279 | 231,334 | → |
Bāotóu Shì | 包头市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,254,439 | 2,650,364 | → |
Bāyànnào'ĕr Shì [Bayan Nur] | 巴彦淖尔市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,682,662 | 1,669,915 | → |
Chìfēng Shì | 赤峰市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,435,737 | 4,341,245 | → |
È'ĕrduōsī Shì [Ordos] | 鄂尔多斯市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,369,766 | 1,940,653 | → |
Hūhéhàotè Shì [Hohhot] | 呼和浩特市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,392,895 | 2,866,615 | → |
Hūlúnbèi'ĕr Shì [Hulunbuir] | 呼伦贝尔市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,687,228 | 2,549,252 | → |
Tōngliáo Shì | 通辽市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,028,419 | 3,139,153 | → |
Wūhăi Shì | 乌海市 | Prefecture-level City | 427,553 | 532,902 | → |
Wūlánchábù Shì [Ulanqab] | 乌兰察布市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,284,414 | 2,143,590 | → |
Xīlínguōlè Méng [Xilin Gol] | 锡林郭勒盟 | League | 975,168 | 1,028,022 | → |
Xīng'ān Méng [Hinggan] | 兴安盟 | League | 1,588,787 | 1,613,246 | → |
Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū | 宁夏回族自治区 | Hui Autonomous Region | 5,486,393 | 6,301,350 | → |
Gùyuán Shì | 固原市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,383,401 | 1,228,156 | → |
Shízuĭshān Shì | 石嘴山市 | Prefecture-level City | 675,378 | 725,482 | → |
Wúzhōng Shì | 吴忠市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,086,407 | 1,273,792 | → |
Yínchuān Shì | 银川市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,427,503 | 1,993,088 | → |
Zhōngwèi Shì | 中卫市 | Prefecture-level City | 913,704 | 1,080,832 | → |
Qīnghăi Shĕng | 青海省 | Province | 4,822,963 | 5,626,723 | → |
Guŏluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Golog] | 果洛藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 137,940 | 181,682 | → |
Hăibĕi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 海北藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 258,922 | 273,304 | → |
Hăidōng Shì [← Hăidōng Dìqū] | 海东市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,391,565 | 1,396,845 | → |
Hăinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 海南藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 375,426 | 441,691 | → |
Hăixī Mĕnggŭzú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 | Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 332,094 | 489,338 | → |
Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 黄南藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 214,642 | 256,716 | → |
Xīníng Shì | 西宁市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,849,713 | 2,208,708 | → |
Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu | 玉树藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 262,661 | 378,439 | → |
Shāndōng Shĕng | 山东省 | Province | 89,971,789 | 95,792,719 | → |
Bīnzhōu Shì | 滨州市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,563,921 | 3,748,474 | → |
Dézhōu Shì | 德州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,293,674 | 5,568,235 | → |
Dōngyíng Shì | 东营市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,793,171 | 2,035,338 | → |
Hézé Shì | 菏泽市 | Prefecture-level City | 8,097,973 | 8,287,693 | → |
Jìnán Shì | 济南市 | Sub-provincial City | 5,921,891 | 6,813,984 | → |
Jìníng Shì | 济宁市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,740,281 | 8,081,905 | → |
Láiwú Shì | 莱芜市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,233,525 | 1,298,529 | → |
Liáochéng Shì | 聊城市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,412,115 | 5,789,863 | → |
Línyí Shì | 临沂市 | Prefecture-level City | 9,942,652 | 10,039,440 | → |
Qīngdăo Shì | 青岛市 | Sub-provincial City | 7,494,194 | 8,715,087 | → |
Rìzhào Shì | 日照市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,685,928 | 2,801,013 | → |
Tài'ān Shì | 泰安市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,334,631 | 5,494,207 | → |
Wéifāng Shì | 潍坊市 | Prefecture-level City | 8,495,300 | 9,086,241 | → |
Wēihăi Shì | 威海市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,596,753 | 2,804,771 | → |
Yāntái Shì | 烟台市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,635,735 | 6,968,202 | → |
Zăozhuāng Shì | 枣庄市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,545,615 | 3,729,140 | → |
Zībó Shì | 淄博市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,184,430 | 4,530,597 | → |
Shànghăi Shì | 上海市 | Municipal Province | 16,407,734 | 23,019,196 | → |
Shànghăi Shì | 上海市 | Province-level City | 16,407,734 | 23,019,196 | → |
Shānxī Shĕng | 山西省 | Province | 32,471,242 | 35,712,101 | → |
Chángzhì Shì | 长治市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,138,991 | 3,334,565 | → |
Dàtóng Shì | 大同市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,001,508 | 3,318,054 | → |
Jìnchéng Shì | 晋城市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,160,984 | 2,279,146 | → |
Jìnzhōng Shì | 晋中市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,016,536 | 3,249,425 | → |
Línfén Shì | 临汾市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,950,845 | 4,316,610 | → |
Lǚliáng Shì | 吕梁市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,382,280 | 3,727,068 | → |
Shuòzhōu Shì | 朔州市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,451,875 | 1,714,857 | → |
Tàiyuán Shì | 太原市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,344,392 | 4,201,592 | → |
Xīnzhōu Shì | 忻州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,938,344 | 3,067,503 | → |
Yángquán Shì | 阳泉市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,273,126 | 1,368,502 | → |
Yùnchéng Shì | 运城市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,812,361 | 5,134,779 | → |
Shănxī Shĕng [Shaanxi] | 陕西省 | Province | 35,365,072 | 37,327,379 | → |
Ānkāng Shì | 安康市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,613,914 | 2,629,906 | → |
Băojī Shì | 宝鸡市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,594,215 | 3,716,737 | → |
Hànzhōng Shì | 汉中市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,411,044 | 3,416,196 | → |
Shāngluò Shì | 商洛市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,345,437 | 2,341,742 | → |
Tóngchuān Shì | 铜川市 | Prefecture-level City | 792,600 | 834,437 | → |
Wèinán Shì | 渭南市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,292,200 | 5,286,077 | → |
Xī'ān Shì | 西安市 | Sub-provincial City | 7,274,832 | 8,467,838 | → |
Xiányáng Shì | 咸阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,886,003 | 5,096,001 | → |
Yán'ān Shì | 延安市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,016,787 | 2,187,009 | → |
Yúlín Shì | 榆林市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,138,040 | 3,351,436 | → |
Sìchuān Shĕng | 四川省 | Province | 82,348,296 | 80,417,528 | → |
Ābà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Ngawa] | 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 | Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture | 847,468 | 898,708 | → |
Bāzhōng Shì | 巴中市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,289,246 | 3,283,148 | → |
Chéngdū Shì | 成都市 | Sub-provincial City | 12,521,057 | 15,118,839 | → |
Dázhōu Shì | 达州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,793,144 | 5,468,097 | → |
Déyáng Shì | 德阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,788,056 | 3,615,758 | → |
Gānzī Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Garzê] | 甘孜藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 897,239 | 1,091,872 | → |
Guăng'ān Shì | 广安市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,124,100 | 3,205,476 | → |
Guăngyuán Shì | 广元市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,063,291 | 2,484,122 | → |
Lèshān Shì | 乐山市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,324,139 | 3,235,759 | → |
Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu | 凉山彝族自治州 | Yi Autonomous Prefecture | 4,081,697 | 4,532,809 | → |
Lúzhōu Shì | 泸州市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,102,165 | 4,218,427 | → |
Méishān Shì | 眉山市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,205,171 | 2,950,545 | → |
Miányáng Shì | 绵阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,170,141 | 4,613,871 | → |
Nánchōng Shì | 南充市 | Prefecture-level City | 6,683,406 | 6,278,614 | → |
Nèijiāng Shì | 内江市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,160,305 | 3,702,847 | → |
Pānzhīhuā Shì | 攀枝花市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,091,657 | 1,214,121 | → |
Suìníng Shì | 遂宁市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,477,013 | 3,252,619 | → |
Yă'ān Shì | 雅安市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,522,845 | 1,507,258 | → |
Yíbīn Shì | 宜宾市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,887,242 | 4,471,896 | → |
Zìgòng Shì | 自贡市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,033,763 | 2,678,899 | → |
Zīyáng Shì | 资阳市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,285,151 | 2,593,843 | → |
Tiānjīn Shì | 天津市 | Municipal Province | 9,848,731 | 12,938,693 | → |
Tiānjīn Shì | 天津市 | Province-level City | 9,848,731 | 12,938,693 | → |
Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ĕr Zìzhìqū | 新疆维吾尔自治区 | Uyghur Autonomous Region | 18,459,511 | 21,815,815 | → |
Ākèsū Dìqū [Aksu] | 阿克苏地区 | Prefecture | 2,141,745 | 2,370,809 | → |
Ālètài Dìqū [Altay] | 阿勒泰地区 | Prefecture | 561,667 | 603,283 | → |
Bāyīnguōléng Mĕnggŭ Zìzhìzhōu [Bayingolin] | 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 | Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 1,056,970 | 1,278,486 | → |
Bó'ĕrtălā Mĕnggŭ Zìzhìzhōu [Bortala] | 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 | Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 424,040 | 443,680 | → |
Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu | 昌吉回族自治州 | Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 1,322,145 | 1,428,587 | → |
Hāmì Shì [Kumul] | 哈密市 | Prefecture-level City | 492,096 | 572,400 | → |
Hétián Dìqū [Hotan] | 和田地区 | Prefecture | 1,681,310 | 2,014,362 | → |
Kāshí Dìqū [Kashgar, Kaxgar] | 喀什地区 | Prefecture | 3,405,713 | 3,979,321 | → |
Kèlāmăyī Shì [Karamay] | 克拉玛依市 | Prefecture-level City | 270,232 | 391,008 | → |
Kèzīlèsū Kē'ĕrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu [Kizilsu] | 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 | Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture | 439,688 | 525,570 | → |
Tăchéng Dìqū | 塔城地区 | Prefecture | 892,397 | 1,219,369 | → |
Tŭlŭfān Shì [Turpan] | 吐鲁番市 | Prefecture-level City | 550,731 | 622,903 | → |
Wūlŭmùqí Shì [Ürümqi] | 乌鲁木齐市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,262,786 | 3,112,559 | → |
Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu [Ili] | 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | 2,367,876 | 2,482,592 | → |
Zìzhìqū Zhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà [Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiachu] | 自治区直辖县级行政区划 | directly administered | 590,115 | 770,886 | → |
Xīzàng Zìzhìqū [Tibet] | 西藏自治区 | Autonomous Region | 2,616,329 | 3,002,165 | → |
Ālĭ Dìqū [Ngari] | 阿里地区 | Prefecture | 77,253 | 95,465 | → |
Chāngdū Shì [Qamdo, Chambo] | 昌都市 | Prefecture-level City | 586,152 | 657,505 | → |
Lāsà Shì [Lhasa] | 拉萨市 | Prefecture-level City | 474,499 | 559,423 | → |
Línzhī Shì [Nyingchi] | 林芝市 | Prefecture-level City | 158,647 | 195,109 | → |
Nàqŭ Dìqū [Nagqu] | 那曲地区 | Prefecture | 366,710 | 462,381 | → |
Rìkāzé Shì [Shigatse, Xigazê] | 日喀则市 | Prefecture-level City | 634,962 | 703,292 | → |
Shānnán Shì [Lhoka] | 山南市 | Prefecture-level City | 318,106 | 328,990 | → |
Yúnnán Shĕng | 云南省 | Province | 42,360,089 | 45,966,766 | → |
Băoshān Shì | 保山市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,348,315 | 2,506,491 | → |
Chŭxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu | 楚雄彝族自治州 | Yi Autonomous Prefecture | 2,542,530 | 2,684,169 | → |
Dàlĭ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu | 大理白族自治州 | Bai Autonomous Prefecture | 3,296,552 | 3,456,323 | → |
Déhóng Dăizú Jĭngpōzú Zìzhìzhōu | 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 | Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture | 1,082,599 | 1,211,440 | → |
Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Dêqên] | 迪庆藏族自治州 | Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 353,518 | 400,182 | → |
Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu | 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 | Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture | 4,130,463 | 4,500,896 | → |
Kūnmíng Shì | 昆明市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,781,294 | 6,432,209 | → |
Lìjiāng Shì | 丽江市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,126,646 | 1,244,769 | → |
Líncāng Shì | 临沧市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,332,570 | 2,429,497 | → |
Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu | 怒江傈僳族自治州 | Lisu Autonomous Prefecture | 491,824 | 534,337 | → |
Pŭ'ĕr Shì | 普洱市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,480,346 | 2,542,898 | → |
Qŭjìng Shì | 曲靖市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,466,089 | 5,855,055 | → |
Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu | 文山壮族苗族自治州 | Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture | 3,268,553 | 3,517,946 | → |
Xīshuāngbănnà Dăizú Zìzhìzhōu | 西双版纳傣族自治州 | Dai Autonomous Prefecture | 993,397 | 1,133,515 | → |
Yùxī Shì | 玉溪市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,073,005 | 2,303,518 | → |
Zhāotōng Shì | 昭通市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,592,388 | 5,213,521 | → |
Zhèjiāng Shĕng | 浙江省 | Province | 45,930,651 | 54,426,891 | → |
Hángzhōu Shì | 杭州市 | Sub-provincial City | 6,878,722 | 8,700,373 | → |
Húzhōu Shì | 湖州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,625,595 | 2,893,542 | → |
Jiāxīng Shì | 嘉兴市 | Prefecture-level City | 3,582,996 | 4,501,657 | → |
Jīnhuá Shì | 金华市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,571,881 | 5,361,572 | → |
Lìshuĭ Shì | 丽水市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,162,113 | 2,116,957 | → |
Níngbō Shì | 宁波市 | Sub-provincial City | 5,963,362 | 7,605,689 | → |
Qúzhōu Shì | 衢州市 | Prefecture-level City | 2,128,856 | 2,122,661 | → |
Shàoxīng Shì | 绍兴市 | Prefecture-level City | 4,304,241 | 4,912,239 | → |
Táizhōu Shì | 台州市 | Prefecture-level City | 5,153,715 | 5,968,838 | → |
Wēnzhōu Shì | 温州市 | Prefecture-level City | 7,557,640 | 9,122,102 | → |
Zhōushān Shì | 舟山市 | Prefecture-level City | 1,001,530 | 1,121,261 | → |
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó [People's Republic of China] | 中华人民共和国 | Sovereign State | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 |
Source: China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Explanation: Status and division as of 2016, as far as sufficient information is available.