Provinces & Autonomous Regions
The population development of the provinces and autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1982-07-01 | 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 | CHN | PRep | Beijing | 9,572,900 | 1,008,175,288 | 1,130,822,993 | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 | 1,382,710,000 | ||||
| Anhui | AH | Prov | 安徽省 | Hefei | 139,900 | 49,665,724 | 56,181,005 | 58,999,948 | 59,500,468 | 61,960,000 | 13990000 | → | |
| Beijing | BJ | MProv | 北京市 | Beijing | 16,800 | 9,230,687 | 10,819,414 | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | 21,730,000 | 1680000 | → | |
| Chongqing | CQ | MProv | 重庆市 | Chongqing | 82,000 | Sichuan | 28,866,208 | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | 30,480,000 | 8200000 | → | |
| Fujian | FJ | Prov | 福建省 | Fuzhou | 123,100 | 25,873,259 | 30,048,275 | 34,097,947 | 36,894,217 | 38,740,000 | 12310000 | → | |
| Gansu | GS | Prov | 甘肃省 | Lanzhou | 366,500 | 19,569,261 | 22,371,085 | 25,124,282 | 25,575,263 | 26,100,000 | 36650000 | → | |
| Guangdong | GD | Prov | 广东省 | Guangzhou | 197,100 | 59,299,220 | 62,829,741 | 85,225,007 | 104,320,459 | 109,990,000 | 19710000 | → | |
| Guangxi | GX | AReg | 广西壮族自治区 | Nanning | 220,400 | 36,420,960 | 42,244,884 | 43,854,538 | 46,023,761 | 48,380,000 | 22040000 | → | |
| Guizhou | GZ | Prov | 贵州省 | Guiyang | 174,000 | 28,552,997 | 32,391,051 | 35,247,695 | 34,748,556 | 35,550,000 | 17400000 | → | |
| Hainan | HI | Prov | 海南省 | Haikou | 34,300 | Guangdong | 6,556,831 | 7,559,035 | 8,671,485 | 9,170,000 | 3430000 | → | |
| Hebei | HEB | Prov | 河北省 | Shijiazhuang | 202,700 | 53,005,875 | 61,082,755 | 66,684,419 | 71,854,210 | 74,700,000 | 20270000 | → | |
| Heilongjiang | HL | Prov | 黑龙江省 | Harbin | 463,600 | 32,665,546 | 35,215,932 | 36,237,576 | 38,313,991 | 37,990,000 | 46360000 | → | |
| Henan | HEN | Prov | 河南省 | Zhengzhou | 167,000 | 74,422,739 | 85,534,200 | 91,236,854 | 94,029,939 | 95,320,000 | 16700000 | → | |
| Hubei | HB | Prov | 湖北省 | Wuhan | 187,500 | 47,804,150 | 53,970,501 | 59,508,870 | 57,237,727 | 58,850,000 | 18750000 | → | |
| Hunan | HN | Prov | 湖南省 | Changsha | 210,500 | 54,008,851 | 60,657,992 | 63,274,173 | 65,700,762 | 68,220,000 | 21050000 | → | |
| Jiangsu | JS | Prov | 江苏省 | Nanjing | 102,600 | 60,521,114 | 67,056,812 | 73,043,577 | 78,660,941 | 79,990,000 | 10260000 | → | |
| Jiangxi | JX | Prov | 江西省 | Nanchang | 164,800 | 33,184,827 | 37,710,177 | 40,397,598 | 44,567,797 | 45,920,000 | 16480000 | → | |
| Jilin | JL | Prov | 吉林省 | Changchun | 187,000 | 22,560,053 | 24,659,790 | 26,802,191 | 27,452,815 | 27,330,000 | 18700000 | → | |
| Liaoning | LN | Prov | 辽宁省 | Shenyang | 151,000 | 35,721,693 | 39,433,959 | 41,824,412 | 43,746,323 | 43,780,000 | 15100000 | → | |
| Nei Menggu [Inner Mongolia] | NM | AReg | 内蒙古自治区 | Hohhot | 1,177,500 | 19,274,279 | 21,456,518 | 23,323,347 | 24,706,291 | 25,200,000 | 117750000 | → | |
| Ningxia | NX | AReg | 宁夏回族自治区 | Yinchuan | 66,400 | 3,895,578 | 4,655,445 | 5,486,393 | 6,301,350 | 6,750,000 | 6640000 | → | |
| Qinghai | QH | Prov | 青海省 | Xining | 721,000 | 3,895,706 | 4,456,952 | 4,822,963 | 5,626,723 | 5,930,000 | 72100000 | → | |
| Shaanxi | SN | Prov | 陕西省 | Xi'an | 195,800 | 28,904,423 | 33,221,621 | 35,365,072 | 37,327,379 | 38,130,000 | 19580000 | → | |
| Shandong | SD | Prov | 山东省 | Jinan | 153,300 | 74,419,054 | 84,392,104 | 89,971,789 | 95,792,719 | 99,470,000 | 15330000 | → | |
| Shanghai | SH | MProv | 上海市 | Shanghai | 6,200 | 11,859,748 | 13,341,852 | 16,407,734 | 23,019,196 | 24,200,000 | 620000 | → | |
| Shanxi | SX | Prov | 山西省 | Taiyuan | 157,100 | 25,291,389 | 28,758,846 | 32,471,242 | 35,712,101 | 36,820,000 | 15710000 | → | |
| Sichuan | SC | Prov | 四川省 | Chengdu | 487,000 | 99,713,310 | 78,352,102 | 82,348,296 | 80,417,528 | 82,620,000 | 48700000 | → | |
| Tianjin | TJ | MProv | 天津市 | Tianjin | 11,300 | 7,764,141 | 8,785,427 | 9,848,731 | 12,938,693 | 15,620,000 | 1130000 | → | |
| Xinjiang | XJ | AReg | 新疆维吾尔自治区 | Ürümqi | 1,646,900 | 13,081,681 | 15,156,883 | 18,459,511 | 21,815,815 | 23,980,000 | 164690000 | → | |
| Xizang [Tibet] | XZ | AReg | 西藏自治区 | Lhasa | 1,221,600 | 1,892,393 | 2,196,029 | 2,616,329 | 3,002,165 | 3,310,000 | 122160000 | → | |
| Yunnan | YN | Prov | 云南省 | Kunming | 436,200 | 32,553,817 | 36,972,587 | 42,360,089 | 45,966,766 | 47,710,000 | 43620000 | → | |
| Zhejiang | ZJ | Prov | 浙江省 | Hangzhou | 101,800 | 38,884,603 | 41,446,015 | 45,930,651 | 54,426,891 | 55,900,000 | 10180000 | → |
- The 2010 total includes 2.3 million servicemen and a population of 4.65 million with permanent residence "difficult to define". The 2016 total is correspondingly by 2.87 million higher than the sum of the provinces.
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2016) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | SH | 20,930,000 |
| 2 | Beijing | BJ | 18,619,000 |
| 3 | Guangzhou | GD | 12,086,000 |
| 4 | Tianjin | TJ | 12,080,000 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | GD | 11,908,000 |
| 6 | Wuhan | HB | 8,588,000 |
| 7 | Chengdu | SC | 7,790,000 |
| 8 | Chongqing | CQ | 7,583,500 |
| 9 | Dongguan | GD | 7,364,000 |
| 10 | Foshan | GD | 7,086,000 |
| 11 | Nanjing | JS | 6,340,000 |
| 12 | Shenyang | LN | 6,300,000 |
| 13 | Hangzhou | ZJ | 6,130,000 |
| 14 | Xi'an | SN | 5,780,000 |
Contents: Cities
The urban population of all Chinese cities and counties with more than 750,000 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 | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshan | City | 鞍山市 | LN | 1,233,947 | 1,389,660 | 1,504,996 | 0 | → | |
| Anyang | City | 安阳市 | HEN | 410,367 | 768,992 | 908,129 | 0 | → | |
| Baoding (incl. Qingyuan) | City | 保定市 | HEB | 525,003 | 979,374 | 1,257,843 | 0 | → | |
| Baoji | City | 宝鸡市 | SN | 401,237 | 645,414 | 871,940 | 0 | → | |
| Baotou | City | 包头市 | NM | 1,044,088 | 1,420,047 | 1,900,373 | 0 | → | |
| Beijing | City | 北京市 | BJ | 5,521,949 | 10,429,722 | 16,704,306 | 0 | → | |
| Bengbu | City | 蚌埠市 | AH | 447,084 | 696,811 | 793,866 | 0 | → | |
| Benxi | City | 本溪市 | LN | 759,083 | 860,838 | 1,000,128 | 0 | → | |
| Changchun | City | 长春市 | JL | 1,780,435 | 2,750,204 | 3,411,209 | 0 | → | |
| Changde | City | 常德市 | HN | 275,195 | 759,262 | 846,308 | 0 | → | |
| Changsha (incl. Wangcheng) | City | 长沙市 | HN | 1,151,155 | 2,233,790 | 3,193,354 | 0 | → | |
| Changshu | City | 常熟市 | JS | 146,490 | 565,178 | 929,124 | 0 | → | |
| Changzhou (incl. Wujin) | City | 常州市 | JS | 525,085 | 1,513,152 | 2,257,376 | 0 | → | |
| Chaozhou (incl. Chao'an) | City | 潮州市 | GD | 333,390 | 708,368 | 1,256,268 | 0 | → | |
| Chengdu (incl. Xindu, Shuangliu) [Chengtu] | City | 成都市 | SC | 1,950,355 | 4,428,972 | 7,112,045 | 0 | → | |
| Chifeng (Ulanhadhot) | City | 赤峰市 | NM | 345,035 | 692,267 | 902,285 | 0 | → | |
| Chongqing (incl. Ba'nan, Jiangbei) [Chungking] | City | 重庆市 | CQ | 2,518,721 | 4,912,732 | 6,263,790 | 0 | → | |
| Cixi | City | 慈溪市 | ZJ | 207,178 | 675,727 | 1,059,942 | 0 | → | |
| Dalian [Dairen] | City | 大连市 | LN | 1,884,310 | 2,872,048 | 3,902,467 | 0 | → | |
| Dandong | City | 丹东市 | LN | 543,027 | 684,190 | 775,787 | 0 | → | |
| Daqing | City | 大庆市 | HL | 756,444 | 1,094,892 | 1,433,698 | 0 | → | |
| Datong | City | 大同市 | SX | 917,288 | 1,053,616 | 1,362,314 | 0 | → | |
| Dongguan | City | 东莞市 | GD | 552,328 | 3,870,036 | 7,271,322 | 0 | → | |
| Dongying (incl. Kenli) | City | 东营市 | SD | 303,424 | 558,392 | 773,543 | 0 | → | |
| Foshan (incl. Gaoming, Nanhai, Sanshui, Shunde) | City | 佛山市 | GD | 901,455 | 4,006,681 | 6,771,895 | 0 | → | |
| Fushun | City | 抚顺市 | LN | 1,288,959 | 1,359,873 | 1,318,808 | 0 | → | |
| Fuxin | City | 阜新市 | LN | 600,124 | 669,355 | 750,283 | 0 | → | |
| Fuyang | City | 阜阳市 | AH | 142,170 | 742,862 | 780,522 | 0 | → | |
| Fuzhou | City | 福州市 | FJ | 875,173 | 2,032,723 | 2,824,414 | 0 | → | |
| Ganzhou (incl. Ganxian, Nankang) | City | 赣州市 | JX | 237,475 | 514,534 | 1,035,911 | 0 | → | |
| Guangzhou (incl. Conghua, Huade, Panyu, Zengcheng) [Canton] | City | 广州市 | GD | 3,509,726 | 8,090,976 | 10,641,408 | 0 | → | |
| Guilin (incl. Lingui) | City | 桂林市 | GX | 424,373 | 814,246 | 963,629 | 0 | → | |
| Guiyang | City | 贵阳市 | GZ | 1,079,652 | 1,894,344 | 2,520,061 | 0 | → | |
| Haikou (incl. Qiongshan) | City | 海口市 | HI | 411,212 | 1,028,724 | 1,517,410 | 0 | → | |
| Handan | City | 邯郸市 | HEB | 525,391 | 822,387 | 919,295 | 0 | → | |
| Hangzhou (incl. Xiaoshan, Yuhang, Fuyang) [Hangchou] | City | 杭州市 | ZJ | 1,755,147 | 3,508,374 | 5,578,288 | 0 | → | |
| Harbin (incl. Hulan) | City | 哈尔滨市 | HL | 2,690,391 | 3,627,082 | 4,596,313 | 0 | → | |
| Hefei [Hofei] | City | 合肥市 | AH | 714,242 | 1,549,476 | 3,098,727 | 0 | → | |
| Hengyang | City | 衡阳市 | HN | 503,725 | 804,818 | 1,115,645 | 0 | → | |
| Hohhot (Huhehaote) [Huhehot] | City | 呼和浩特市 | NM | 634,514 | 1,020,152 | 1,497,110 | 0 | → | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | City | 淮安市 | JS | 330,379 | 842,628 | 1,523,655 | 0 | → | |
| Huaibei | City | 淮北市 | AH | 290,390 | 632,592 | 854,696 | 0 | → | |
| Huainan | City | 淮南市 | AH | 724,157 | 1,062,430 | 1,238,488 | 0 | → | |
| Huizhou (incl. Huiyang) | City | 惠州市 | GD | 302,636 | 1,057,659 | 1,807,858 | 0 | → | |
| Jiangmen (incl. Xinhui) | City | 江门市 | GD | 379,397 | 876,531 | 1,480,023 | 0 | → | |
| Jiangyin | City | 江阴市 | JS | 129,544 | 555,454 | 1,013,670 | 0 | → | |
| Jiaxing | City | 嘉兴市 | ZJ | 209,898 | 451,443 | 762,643 | 0 | → | |
| Jieyang (incl. Jiedong) | City | 揭阳市 | GD | 176,421 | 936,485 | 1,226,848 | 0 | → | |
| Jilin | City | 吉林市 | JL | 1,090,329 | 1,448,434 | 1,469,722 | 0 | → | |
| Jinan | City | 济南市 | SD | 1,437,596 | 2,795,070 | 3,527,566 | 0 | → | |
| Jingzhou (incl. Jiangling, Shashi) | City | 荆州市 | HB | 457,286 | 784,584 | 904,157 | 0 | → | |
| Jining | City | 济宁市 | SD | 183,063 | 882,894 | 939,034 | 0 | → | |
| Jinjiang | City | 晋江市 | FJ | 97,990 | 480,433 | 1,172,827 | 0 | → | |
| Jinzhou | City | 锦州市 | LN | 591,653 | 776,628 | 946,098 | 0 | → | |
| Kaifeng (incl. Xiangfu) | City | 开封市 | HEN | 512,932 | 618,232 | 894,142 | 0 | → | |
| Kunming (incl. Chenggong) | City | 昆明市 | YN | 1,114,413 | 2,587,824 | 3,278,777 | 0 | → | |
| Kunshan | City | 昆山市 | JS | 96,625 | 434,429 | 1,118,617 | 0 | → | |
| Lanzhou | City | 兰州市 | GS | 1,289,756 | 1,914,163 | 2,438,595 | 0 | → | |
| Lianyungang | City | 连云港市 | JS | 344,244 | 576,477 | 897,393 | 0 | → | |
| Linyi | City | 临沂市 | SD | 260,558 | 1,186,215 | 1,522,488 | 0 | → | |
| Liuzhou (incl. Liujiang) | City | 柳州市 | GX | 661,849 | 1,190,072 | 1,624,571 | 0 | → | |
| Luoyang | City | 洛阳市 | HEN | 725,360 | 1,233,775 | 1,584,463 | 0 | → | |
| Maoming (incl. Dianbai) | City | 茂名市 | GD | 310,455 | 971,469 | 1,033,196 | 0 | → | |
| Mianyang | City | 绵阳市 | SC | 232,035 | 782,461 | 967,007 | 0 | → | |
| Mudanjiang | City | 牡丹江市 | HL | 570,273 | 672,345 | 790,623 | 0 | → | |
| Nanchang (incl. Xinjian) | City | 南昌市 | JX | 963,360 | 1,810,025 | 2,614,380 | 0 | → | |
| Nanchong | City | 南充市 | SC | 348,201 | 621,403 | 890,402 | 0 | → | |
| Nanjing (incl. Jiangning, Jiangpu, Luhe) [Nanking] | City | 南京市 | JS | 2,322,947 | 4,042,337 | 5,827,888 | 0 | → | |
| Nanning (incl. Yongning) | City | 南宁市 | GX | 817,206 | 1,667,159 | 2,660,833 | 0 | → | |
| Nantong (incl. Tongzhou) | City | 南通市 | JS | 457,388 | 1,032,414 | 1,612,385 | 0 | → | |
| Nanyang | City | 南阳市 | HEN | 228,293 | 696,638 | 899,899 | 0 | → | |
| Ningbo (incl. Yinzhou) | City | 宁波市 | ZJ | 753,719 | 1,696,811 | 2,583,073 | 0 | → | |
| Panjin (incl. Dawa) | City | 盘锦市 | LN | 423,727 | 694,160 | 857,993 | 0 | → | |
| Pingdingshan | City | 平顶山市 | HEN | 430,841 | 871,274 | 855,130 | 0 | → | |
| Puning | City | 普宁市 | GD | 75,593 | 646,327 | 874,954 | 0 | → | |
| Putian | City | 莆田市 | FJ | 131,972 | 627,124 | 1,107,199 | 0 | → | |
| Qingdao (incl. Jiaonan) [Tsingtao] | City | 青岛市 | SD | 1,399,184 | 2,973,189 | 3,990,942 | 0 | → | |
| Qingyuan (incl. Qingxin) | City | 清远市 | GD | 167,892 | 350,545 | 916,453 | 0 | → | |
| Qinhuangdao | City | 秦皇岛市 | HEB | 358,006 | 718,229 | 967,877 | 0 | → | |
| Qiqihar | City | 齐齐哈尔市 | HL | 1,115,298 | 1,338,587 | 1,314,720 | 0 | → | |
| Quanzhou | City | 泉州市 | FJ | 173,571 | 764,100 | 1,154,731 | 0 | → | |
| Rizhao | City | 日照市 | SD | 248,388 | 631,562 | 902,272 | 0 | → | |
| Rui'an | City | 瑞安市 | ZJ | 230,138 | 465,230 | 927,383 | 0 | → | |
| Shanghai | City | 上海市 | SH | 7,821,787 | 14,230,992 | 20,217,748 | 0 | → | |
| Shantou (incl. Chaoyang, Chenghai) | City | 汕头市 | GD | 1,750,256 | 3,070,364 | 3,644,017 | 0 | → | |
| Shaoxing (incl. Shangyu, Shaoxing Xian) | City | 绍兴市 | ZJ | 412,698 | 1,153,416 | 1,725,726 | 0 | → | |
| Shenyang | City | 沈阳市 | LN | 3,650,678 | 4,596,785 | 5,718,232 | 0 | → | |
| Shenzhen (incl. Bao'an) | City | 深圳市 | GD | 1,081,621 | 6,480,340 | 10,358,381 | 0 | → | |
| Shijiazhuang (incl. Luancheng, Luquan) | City | 石家庄市 | HEB | 1,115,123 | 2,143,670 | 3,095,219 | 0 | → | |
| Suqian | City | 宿迁市 | JS | 97,724 | 414,408 | 783,376 | 0 | → | |
| Suzhou (incl. Wujiang, Wuzhong) | City | 苏州市 | JS | 872,673 | 2,160,907 | 4,083,923 | 0 | → | |
| Tai'an | City | 泰安市 | SD | 366,443 | 937,761 | 1,123,541 | 0 | → | |
| Taiyuan | City | 太原市 | SX | 1,577,640 | 2,538,336 | 3,154,157 | 0 | → | |
| Taizhou (Jiaojiang) | City | 台州市 | ZJ | 125,306 | 1,200,809 | 1,189,276 | 0 | → | |
| Tangshan (incl. Fengnan, Fengrun) | City | 唐山市 | HEB | 1,088,214 | 1,660,054 | 2,128,191 | 0 | → | |
| Tengzhou | City | 滕州市 | SD | 175,562 | 506,623 | 783,473 | 0 | → | |
| Tianjin [Tientsin] | City | 天津市 | TJ | 4,090,643 | 6,859,204 | 9,583,277 | 0 | → | |
| Ürümqi (Wulumuqi; incl. Miquan) | City | 乌鲁木齐市 | XJ | 1,172,018 | 1,829,555 | 2,853,398 | 0 | → | |
| Wanzhou (Wanxian) | CDist | 万州区 | CQ | 207,055 | 574,033 | 859,662 | 0 | → | |
| Weifang | City | 潍坊市 | SD | 392,644 | 1,263,016 | 1,261,582 | 0 | → | |
| Wenzhou | City | 温州市 | ZJ | 456,319 | 1,583,387 | 2,686,825 | 0 | → | |
| Wuhan (incl. Hanyang, Huangpi, Wuchang, Xinzhou) | City | 武汉市 | HB | 3,791,622 | 6,787,482 | 7,541,527 | 0 | → | |
| Wuhu | City | 芜湖市 | AH | 441,999 | 641,259 | 1,108,087 | 0 | → | |
| Wuxi | City | 无锡市 | JS | 775,702 | 1,872,915 | 2,757,736 | 0 | → | |
| Xiamen (Amoy) | City | 厦门市 | FJ | 423,796 | 1,454,450 | 3,119,110 | 0 | → | |
| Xi'an (incl. Chang'an, Lintong) [Sian] | City | 西安市 | SN | 2,398,634 | 3,870,504 | 5,206,253 | 0 | → | |
| Xiangtan | City | 湘潭市 | HN | 456,050 | 707,783 | 903,287 | 0 | → | |
| Xiangyang (Xiangfan) | City | 襄阳市 | HB | 462,113 | 1,204,039 | 1,433,057 | 0 | → | |
| Xianyang | City | 咸阳市 | SN | 316,641 | 814,625 | 835,648 | 0 | → | |
| Xining | City | 西宁市 | QH | 592,115 | 854,466 | 1,153,417 | 0 | → | |
| Xinxiang | City | 新乡市 | HEN | 450,347 | 775,941 | 918,078 | 0 | → | |
| Xuzhou (incl. Tongshan) | City | 徐州市 | JS | 809,384 | 1,623,307 | 2,214,795 | 0 | → | |
| Yancheng | City | 盐城市 | JS | 293,924 | 933,832 | 1,136,826 | 0 | → | |
| Yangzhou (incl. Jiangdu) | City | 扬州市 | JS | 387,785 | 1,249,112 | 1,584,237 | 0 | → | |
| Yantai | City | 烟台市 | SD | 422,282 | 1,261,476 | 1,797,861 | 0 | → | |
| Yichang | City | 宜昌市 | HB | 412,605 | 869,092 | 1,049,363 | 0 | → | |
| Yinchuan | City | 银川市 | NX | 383,654 | 578,362 | 1,159,457 | 0 | → | |
| Yingkou | City | 营口市 | LN | 458,353 | 630,208 | 880,412 | 0 | → | |
| Yiwu | City | 义乌市 | ZJ | 114,258 | 560,317 | 878,903 | 0 | → | |
| Yueyang | City | 岳阳市 | HN | 304,565 | 845,109 | 924,099 | 0 | → | |
| Zaozhuang | City | 枣庄市 | SD | 302,641 | 883,031 | 980,893 | 0 | → | |
| Zhangjiagang | City | 张家港市 | JS | 59,091 | 432,352 | 762,625 | 0 | → | |
| Zhangjiakou (incl. Wanquan) | City | 张家口市 | HEB | 581,394 | 834,694 | 1,017,185 | 0 | → | |
| Zhanjiang | City | 湛江市 | GD | 485,833 | 832,273 | 1,038,762 | 0 | → | |
| Zhaoqing (incl. Gaoyao) | City | 肇庆市 | GD | 312,373 | 595,296 | 784,642 | 0 | → | |
| Zhengzhou | City | 郑州市 | HEN | 1,134,174 | 2,501,024 | 3,677,032 | 0 | → | |
| Zhenjiang | City | 镇江市 | JS | 328,121 | 764,105 | 950,516 | 0 | → | |
| Zhongshan | City | 中山市 | GD | 393,353 | 1,434,251 | 2,740,994 | 0 | → | |
| Zhuhai (incl. Doumen) | City | 珠海市 | GD | 269,457 | 1,056,169 | 1,369,538 | 0 | → | |
| Zhuzhou | City | 株洲市 | HN | 429,858 | 837,102 | 999,404 | 0 | → | |
| Zibo | City | 淄博市 | SD | 776,912 | 1,929,403 | 2,261,717 | 0 | → | |
| Zunyi (incl. Bozhou) | City | 遵义市 | GZ | 321,211 | 766,100 | 995,311 | 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.