List of China administrative regions by population

This is a list of administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (including all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions) in order of their total population. The data are from the Fifth National Census (2000) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/). Taiwan province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, is excluded from this list.

See also:

• List of China administrative regions by area
• List of China administrative regions by population density

Total Population

1. Henan - 92,560,000
2. Shandong - 90,790,000
3. Guangdong - 86,420,000
4. Sichuan - 83,290,000
5. Jiangsu - 74,380,000
6. Hebei - 67,440,000
7. Hunan - 64,400,000
8. Hubei - 60,280,000
9. Anhui - 59,860,000
10. Zhejiang - 46,770,000
11. Guangxi - 44,980,000
12. Yunnan - 42,880,000
13. Liaoning - 42,380,000
14. Jiangxi - 41,400,000
15. Heilongjiang - 36,890,000
16. Shaanxi - 36,050,000
17. Guizhou - 35,250,000
18. Fujian - 34,710,000
19. Shanxi - 32,970,000
20. Chongqing Municipality - 30,900,000
21. Jilin - 27,280,000
22. Gansu - 25,620,000
23. Inner Mongolia - 23,760,000
24. Xinjiang - 19,250,000
25. Shanghai Municipality - 16,740,000
26. Beijing Municipality - 13,820,000
27. Tianjin Municipality - 10,010,000
28. Hainan - 7,870,000
29. Hong Kong - 7,303,334 (as of 2002)
30. Ningxia - 5,620,000
31. Qinghai - 5,180,000
32. Tibet - 2,630,000
33. PLA currently in service - 2,500,000
34. Macao - 461,833 (as of 2002)