Prefectural Division
The population of the prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu 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) 2018-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | PRep | 中华人民共和国 | Bĕijīng | 9,572,900 | 1,130,822,993 | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 | 1,395,380,000 | |||
| Chángzhōu | PrefCity | 常州市 | Chángzhōu | 4,385 | 3,279,734 | 3,776,270 | 4,592,431 | 4,728,600 | 438500 | → | |
| Huái'ān | PrefCity | 淮安市 | Huái'ān | 9,950 | 4,704,973 | 5,038,231 | 4,801,662 | 4,925,000 | 995000 | → | |
| Liányúngăng | PrefCity | 连云港市 | Liányúngăng | 7,154 | 4,081,533 | 4,569,913 | 4,393,482 | 4,520,000 | 715400 | → | |
| Nánjīng | SProvCity | 南京市 | Nánjīng | 6,582 | 5,168,112 | 6,126,165 | 8,003,744 | 8,436,200 | 658200 | → | |
| Nántōng | PrefCity | 南通市 | Nántōng | 7,995 | 7,667,913 | 7,512,919 | 7,283,622 | 7,310,000 | 799500 | → | |
| Sùqiān | PrefCity | 宿迁市 | Sùqiān | 8,555 | 4,556,150 | 5,061,576 | 4,719,178 | 4,925,900 | 855500 | → | |
| Sūzhōu | PrefCity | 苏州市 | Sūzhōu | 6,094 | 5,643,553 | 6,792,239 | 10,459,890 | 10,721,700 | 609400 | → | |
| Tàizhōu | PrefCity | 泰州市 | Tàizhōu | 5,787 | 5,129,000 | 4,785,759 | 4,618,937 | 4,635,700 | 578700 | → | |
| Wúxī | PrefCity | 无锡市 | Wúxī | 4,788 | 4,291,624 | 5,086,586 | 6,374,399 | 6,574,500 | 478800 | → | |
| Xúzhōu | PrefCity | 徐州市 | Xúzhōu | 11,259 | 8,161,979 | 8,913,965 | 8,577,225 | 8,802,000 | 1125900 | → | |
| Yánchéng | PrefCity | 盐城市 | Yánchéng | 16,972 | 7,742,215 | 7,946,544 | 7,262,200 | 7,200,000 | 1697200 | → | |
| Yángzhōu | PrefCity | 扬州市 | Yángzhōu | 6,591 | 4,025,797 | 4,588,554 | 4,460,066 | 4,531,000 | 659100 | → | |
| Zhènjiāng | PrefCity | 镇江市 | Zhènjiāng | 3,837 | 2,604,229 | 2,844,856 | 3,114,105 | 3,196,400 | 383700 | → | |
| Jiāngsū | Prov | 江苏省 | Nánjīng | 102,600 | 67,056,812 | 73,043,577 | 78,660,941 | 80,507,000 | 10260000 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2018) Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Estimate (E) 2018-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nánjīng | 6,500,000 |
| 2 | Sūzhōu | 4,540,000 |
| 3 | Wúxī | 3,090,000 |
| 4 | Xúzhōu | 2,780,000 |
| 5 | Chángzhōu | 2,670,000 |
| 6 | Nántōng | 1,950,000 |
| 7 | Huái'ān | 1,920,000 |
| 8 | Yángzhōu | 1,900,000 |
| 9 | Yánchéng | 1,390,000 |
| 10 | Kūnshān | 1,240,000 |
| 11 | Jiāngyīn | 1,130,000 |
| 12 | Zhènjiāng | 1,120,000 |
| 13 | Liányúngăng | 1,120,000 |
| 14 | Chángshú | 1,030,000 |
| 15 | Sùqiān | 1,020,000 |
Contents: Cities & Counties
The urban population of all cities and counties in Jiangsu 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Băoyīng | Cnty | 宝应县 | 75,638 | 230,087 | 333,643 | 0 | → | |
| Bīnhăi | Cnty | 滨海县 | 65,131 | 241,928 | 415,187 | 0 | → | |
| Chángshú | City | 常熟市 | 146,490 | 565,178 | 929,124 | 0 | → | |
| Chángzhōu (incl. Wŭjìn) | City | 常州市 | 525,085 | 1,513,152 | 2,257,376 | 0 | → | |
| Dàfēng | CDist | 大丰区 | 75,451 | 260,613 | 347,389 | 0 | → | |
| Dānyáng | City | 丹阳市 | 92,647 | 339,123 | 500,572 | 0 | → | |
| Dōnghăi | Cnty | 东海县 | 35,382 | 206,815 | 398,794 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngtái | City | 东台市 | 122,738 | 354,827 | 489,815 | 0 | → | |
| Fēngxiàn | Cnty | 丰县 | 51,140 | 197,420 | 390,717 | 0 | → | |
| Fùníng | Cnty | 阜宁县 | 48,902 | 268,176 | 378,267 | 0 | → | |
| Gànyú | CDist | 赣榆区 | 35,844 | 204,654 | 413,809 | 0 | → | |
| Gāochún | CDist | 高淳区 | 29,696 | 139,139 | 203,879 | 0 | → | |
| Gāoyóu | City | 高邮市 | 87,150 | 225,160 | 341,069 | 0 | → | |
| Guànnán | Cnty | 灌南县 | 30,305 | 95,094 | 243,471 | 0 | → | |
| Guànyún | Cnty | 灌云县 | 57,979 | 197,305 | 320,405 | 0 | → | |
| Hăi'ān | City | 海安市 | 65,010 | 221,345 | 424,900 | 0 | → | |
| Hăimén | City | 海门市 | 70,088 | 303,543 | 453,781 | 0 | → | |
| Hóngzé | CDist | 洪泽区 | 53,731 | 142,979 | 146,359 | 0 | → | |
| Huái'ān (Huáiyīn) | City | 淮安市 | 330,379 | 842,628 | 1,523,655 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngyàn (Tàixiàn) | CDist | 姜堰区 | 80,313 | 258,211 | 376,724 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngyīn | City | 江阴市 | 129,544 | 555,454 | 1,013,670 | 0 | → | |
| Jiànhú | Cnty | 建湖县 | 64,849 | 269,089 | 355,021 | 0 | → | |
| Jìngjiāng | City | 靖江市 | 67,830 | 252,903 | 388,119 | 0 | → | |
| Jīnhú | Cnty | 金湖县 | 36,474 | 97,390 | 143,346 | 0 | → | |
| Jīntán | CDist | 金坛区 | 53,608 | 229,771 | 275,185 | 0 | → | |
| Jùróng | City | 句容市 | 48,132 | 199,807 | 299,033 | 0 | → | |
| Kūnshān | City | 昆山市 | 96,625 | 434,429 | 1,118,617 | 0 | → | |
| Liánshuĭ | Cnty | 涟水县 | 50,300 | 150,299 | 336,643 | 0 | → | |
| Liányúngăng | City | 连云港市 | 344,244 | 576,477 | 897,393 | 0 | → | |
| Lìshuĭ | CDist | 溧水区 | 28,253 | 173,804 | 206,419 | 0 | → | |
| Lìyáng | City | 溧阳市 | 74,510 | 294,429 | 368,409 | 0 | → | |
| Nánjīng (incl. Jiāngníng, Jiāngpǔ, Lùhé) [Nanking] | City | 南京市 | 2,322,947 | 4,042,337 | 5,827,888 | 0 | → | |
| Nántōng (incl. Tōngzhōu) | City | 南通市 | 457,388 | 1,032,414 | 1,612,385 | 0 | → | |
| Pèixiàn | Cnty | 沛县 | 74,244 | 292,675 | 495,950 | 0 | → | |
| Pīzhōu (Pīxiàn) | City | 邳州市 | 73,946 | 366,496 | 631,572 | 0 | → | |
| Qĭdōng | City | 启东市 | 66,946 | 392,959 | 479,243 | 0 | → | |
| Rúdōng | Cnty | 如东县 | 65,603 | 228,694 | 479,170 | 0 | → | |
| Rúgāo | City | 如皋市 | 94,152 | 340,836 | 614,909 | 0 | → | |
| Shèyáng | Cnty | 射阳县 | 81,696 | 364,209 | 424,955 | 0 | → | |
| Shùyáng | Cnty | 沭阳县 | 40,183 | 400,027 | 730,810 | 0 | → | |
| Sìhóng | Cnty | 泗洪县 | 51,402 | 232,836 | 376,726 | 0 | → | |
| Sìyáng | Cnty | 泗阳县 | 51,305 | 242,411 | 387,900 | 0 | → | |
| Suīníng | Cnty | 睢宁县 | 66,384 | 216,711 | 426,297 | 0 | → | |
| Sùqiān | City | 宿迁市 | 97,724 | 414,408 | 783,376 | 0 | → | |
| Sūzhōu (incl. Wújiāng, Wúzhōng) | City | 苏州市 | 872,673 | 2,160,907 | 4,083,923 | 0 | → | |
| Tàicāng | City | 太仓市 | 68,783 | 284,415 | 435,225 | 0 | → | |
| Tàixīng | City | 泰兴市 | 105,973 | 404,306 | 553,079 | 0 | → | |
| Tàizhōu (incl. Huángyán) | City | 泰州市 | 222,678 | 557,770 | 676,877 | 0 | → | |
| Wúxī | City | 无锡市 | 775,702 | 1,872,915 | 2,757,736 | 0 | → | |
| Xiăngshuĭ | Cnty | 响水县 | 48,264 | 137,174 | 225,319 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnghuà | City | 兴化市 | 130,808 | 412,891 | 575,288 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnyí | City | 新沂市 | 55,312 | 285,150 | 402,169 | 0 | → | |
| Xūyí | Cnty | 盱眙县 | 32,075 | 215,196 | 288,664 | 0 | → | |
| Xúzhōu (incl. Tóngshān) | City | 徐州市 | 809,384 | 1,623,307 | 2,214,795 | 0 | → | |
| Yánchéng | City | 盐城市 | 293,924 | 933,832 | 1,136,826 | 0 | → | |
| Yángzhōng | City | 扬中市 | 15,990 | 131,431 | 179,771 | 0 | → | |
| Yángzhōu (incl. Jiāngdū) | City | 扬州市 | 387,785 | 1,249,112 | 1,584,237 | 0 | → | |
| Yíxīng | City | 宜兴市 | 138,465 | 534,600 | 710,497 | 0 | → | |
| Yízhēng | City | 仪征市 | 157,488 | 254,666 | 271,969 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāngjiāgăng | City | 张家港市 | 59,091 | 432,352 | 762,625 | 0 | → | |
| Zhènjiāng | City | 镇江市 | 328,121 | 764,105 | 950,516 | 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.