Prefectural Division
The population of the prefecture-level cities in Shandong 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 | |||
| Bīnzhōu | PrefCity | 滨州市 | Bīnzhōu | 9,453 | 3,499,484 | 3,563,921 | 3,748,474 | 3,922,500 | 945300 | → | |
| Dézhōu | PrefCity | 德州市 | Dézhōu | 10,356 | 5,067,999 | 5,293,674 | 5,568,235 | 5,810,000 | 1035600 | → | |
| Dōngyíng | PrefCity | 东营市 | Dōngyíng | 7,923 | 1,602,195 | 1,793,171 | 2,035,338 | 2,172,100 | 792300 | → | |
| Hézé | PrefCity | 菏泽市 | Hézé | 12,239 | 7,806,474 | 8,097,973 | 8,287,693 | 8,765,000 | 1223900 | → | |
| Jìnán | SProvCity | 济南市 | Jìnán | 8,001 | 5,293,314 | 5,921,891 | 6,813,984 | 7,460,400 | 800100 | → | |
| Jìníng | PrefCity | 济宁市 | Jìníng | 11,187 | 7,267,280 | 7,740,281 | 8,081,905 | 8,345,900 | 1118700 | → | |
| Láiwú | PrefCity | 莱芜市 | Láiwú | 2,246 | 1,105,473 | 1,233,525 | 1,298,529 | 1,379,000 | 224600 | → | |
| Liáochéng | PrefCity | 聊城市 | Liáochéng | 8,715 | 5,225,839 | 5,412,115 | 5,789,863 | 6,074,500 | 871500 | → | |
| Línyí | PrefCity | 临沂市 | Línyí | 17,191 | 9,302,596 | 9,942,652 | 10,039,440 | 10,624,000 | 1719100 | → | |
| Qīngdăo | SProvCity | 青岛市 | Qīngdăo | 11,067 | 6,663,989 | 7,494,194 | 8,715,087 | 9,394,800 | 1106700 | → | |
| Rìzhào | PrefCity | 日照市 | Rìzhào | 5,348 | 2,585,187 | 2,685,928 | 2,801,013 | 2,930,300 | 534800 | → | |
| Tài'ān | PrefCity | 泰安市 | Tái'ān | 7,762 | 5,241,831 | 5,334,631 | 5,494,207 | 5,640,000 | 776200 | → | |
| Wéifāng | PrefCity | 潍坊市 | Wéifāng | 16,143 | 8,067,209 | 8,495,300 | 9,086,241 | 9,373,000 | 1614300 | → | |
| Wēihăi | PrefCity | 威海市 | Wēihăi | 5,797 | 2,363,219 | 2,596,753 | 2,804,771 | 2,830,000 | 579700 | → | |
| Yāntái | PrefCity | 烟台市 | Yāntái | 13,746 | 6,262,553 | 6,635,735 | 6,968,202 | 7,121,800 | 1374600 | → | |
| Zăozhuāng | PrefCity | 枣庄市 | Zăozhuāng | 4,563 | 3,191,974 | 3,545,615 | 3,729,140 | 3,927,300 | 456300 | → | |
| Zībó | PrefCity | 淄博市 | Zībó | 5,965 | 3,845,488 | 4,184,430 | 4,530,597 | 4,701,800 | 596500 | → | |
| Shāndōng | Prov | 山东省 | Jìnán | 153,300 | 84,392,104 | 89,971,789 | 95,792,719 | 100,472,000 | 15330000 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2018) Shandong Provincial Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Estimate (E) 2018-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qīngdăo | 5,500,000 |
| 2 | Jìnán | 4,460,000 |
| 3 | Zībó | 2,660,000 |
| 4 | Yāntái | 2,160,000 |
| 5 | Línyí | 1,840,000 |
| 6 | Wéifāng | 1,710,000 |
| 7 | Tài'ān | 1,420,000 |
| 8 | Jìníng | 1,330,000 |
| 9 | Zăozhuāng | 1,290,000 |
| 10 | Rìzhào | 1,210,000 |
| 11 | Téngzhōu | 1,030,000 |
Contents: Cities & Counties
The urban population of all cities and counties in Shandong 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ānqiū | City | 安丘市 | 107,306 | 333,849 | 300,160 | 0 | → | |
| Bīnzhōu | City | 滨州市 | 122,686 | 395,757 | 407,820 | 0 | → | |
| Bóxīng | Cnty | 博兴县 | 43,129 | 101,386 | 241,964 | 0 | → | |
| Cáoxiàn | Cnty | 曹县 | 74,410 | 264,451 | 431,653 | 0 | → | |
| Chānglè | Cnty | 昌乐县 | 47,650 | 124,445 | 256,002 | 0 | → | |
| Chāngyì | City | 昌邑市 | 40,086 | 164,802 | 287,720 | 0 | → | |
| Chéngwŭ | Cnty | 成武县 | 30,392 | 114,143 | 207,316 | 0 | → | |
| Chípíng | Cnty | 茌平县 | 43,841 | 99,693 | 192,161 | 0 | → | |
| Dézhōu | City | 德州市 | 186,218 | 400,018 | 526,232 | 0 | → | |
| Dìngtáo | CDist | 定陶区 | 51,631 | 136,231 | 166,037 | 0 | → | |
| Dōng'ē | Cnty | 东阿县 | 35,048 | 75,735 | 114,315 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngmíng | Cnty | 东明县 | 41,652 | 145,923 | 236,093 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngpíng | Cnty | 东平县 | 78,012 | 118,779 | 245,852 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngyíng (incl. Kenli) [Dongying] | City | 东营市 | 303,424 | 558,392 | 773,543 | 0 | → | |
| Féichéng | City | 肥城市 | 183,241 | 407,676 | 472,775 | 0 | → | |
| Fèixiàn | Cnty | 费县 | 80,823 | 168,708 | 389,343 | 0 | → | |
| Gāomì | City | 高密市 | 137,020 | 298,610 | 466,786 | 0 | → | |
| Gāoqīng | Cnty | 高青县 | 22,124 | 51,810 | 120,011 | 0 | → | |
| Gāotáng | Cnty | 高唐县 | 30,563 | 94,022 | 177,673 | 0 | → | |
| Guăngráo | Cnty | 广饶县 | 48,268 | 97,092 | 187,010 | 0 | → | |
| Guānxiàn | Cnty | 冠县 | 48,256 | 104,955 | 182,875 | 0 | → | |
| Hăiyáng | City | 海阳市 | 89,239 | 180,227 | 244,600 | 0 | → | |
| Hékǒu | CDist | 河口区 | 103,179 | 160,508 | 189,488 | 0 | ||
| Hézé [Heze] | City | 菏泽市 | 254,035 | 525,234 | 559,636 | 0 | → | |
| Huántái | Cnty | 桓台县 | 52,128 | 124,820 | 263,011 | 0 | → | |
| Huìmín | Cnty | 惠民县 | 46,923 | 79,380 | 216,254 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāozhōu | City | 胶州市 | 162,603 | 289,436 | 404,216 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāxiáng | Cnty | 嘉祥县 | 48,874 | 114,931 | 175,793 | 0 | → | |
| Jìnán (incl. Jiyang) [Jinan] | City | 济南市 | 1,477,688 | 2,863,469 | 3,641,562 | 0 | → | |
| Jìníng [Jining] | City | 济宁市 | 183,063 | 882,894 | 939,034 | 0 | → | |
| Jīnxiāng | Cnty | 金乡县 | 50,774 | 106,407 | 211,815 | 0 | → | |
| Juànchéng | Cnty | 鄄城县 | 39,055 | 97,826 | 223,580 | 0 | → | |
| Jŭnán | Cnty | 莒南县 | 76,950 | 201,866 | 319,820 | 0 | → | |
| Jŭxiàn | Cnty | 莒县 | 59,066 | 202,578 | 250,350 | 0 | → | |
| Jùyĕ | Cnty | 巨野县 | 55,290 | 109,330 | 320,767 | 0 | → | |
| Láiwú | City | 莱芜市 | 320,698 | 486,737 | 668,805 | 0 | → | |
| Láixī | City | 莱西市 | 67,281 | 235,264 | 347,452 | 0 | → | |
| Láiyáng | City | 莱阳市 | 173,585 | 330,269 | 358,092 | 0 | → | |
| Láizhōu | City | 莱州市 | 148,600 | 366,564 | 379,789 | 0 | → | |
| Lánlíng (Cangshan) | Cnty | 兰陵县 | 57,996 | 170,270 | 364,340 | 0 | → | |
| Lèlíng | City | 乐陵市 | 35,360 | 233,927 | 214,238 | 0 | → | |
| Liángshān | Cnty | 梁山县 | 41,630 | 89,957 | 210,007 | 0 | → | |
| Liáochéng [Liaocheng] | City | 聊城市 | 220,060 | 475,546 | 606,366 | 0 | → | |
| Lìjīn | Cnty | 利津县 | 28,348 | 49,470 | 71,603 | 0 | → | |
| Língchéng (Lingxian) | CDist | 陵城区 | 43,399 | 84,930 | 170,317 | 0 | → | |
| Línqīng | City | 临清市 | 126,431 | 305,575 | 343,274 | 0 | → | |
| Línqú | Cnty | 临朐县 | 68,721 | 188,190 | 246,962 | 0 | → | |
| Línshù | Cnty | 临沭县 | 63,134 | 146,147 | 276,356 | 0 | → | |
| Línyí [Linyi] | City | 临沂市 | 260,558 | 1,186,215 | 1,522,488 | 0 | → | |
| Línyì | Cnty | 临邑县 | 41,888 | 146,909 | 210,891 | 0 | → | |
| Lóngkŏu | City | 龙口市 | 81,156 | 287,024 | 388,770 | 0 | → | |
| Mĕngyīn | Cnty | 蒙阴县 | 58,446 | 158,911 | 184,895 | 0 | → | |
| Níngjīn | Cnty | 宁津县 | 41,888 | 53,241 | 142,309 | 0 | → | |
| Níngyáng | Cnty | 宁阳县 | 102,437 | 149,747 | 251,834 | 0 | → | |
| Pénglái | City | 蓬莱市 | 91,087 | 189,753 | 185,894 | 0 | → | |
| Píngdù | City | 平度市 | 114,939 | 345,937 | 427,694 | 0 | → | |
| Píngyì | Cnty | 平邑县 | 69,414 | 219,154 | 323,317 | 0 | → | |
| Píngyīn | Cnty | 平阴县 | 55,041 | 84,225 | 151,185 | 0 | → | |
| Píngyuán | Cnty | 平原县 | 19,887 | 72,705 | 166,244 | 0 | → | |
| Qíhé | Cnty | 齐河县 | 41,247 | 140,460 | 290,342 | 0 | → | |
| Qīngdăo (incl. Jiaonan, Jimo) [Tsingtao] | City | 青岛市 | 1,461,927 | 3,413,037 | 4,556,077 | 0 | → | |
| Qìngyún | Cnty | 庆云县 | 17,780 | 37,234 | 91,851 | 0 | → | |
| Qīngzhōu (Yidu) | City | 青州市 | 103,833 | 280,492 | 384,358 | 0 | → | |
| Qīxiá | City | 栖霞市 | 70,170 | 178,088 | 204,633 | 0 | → | |
| Qŭfù | City | 曲阜市 | 82,823 | 247,660 | 302,805 | 0 | → | |
| Rìzhào [Rizhao] | City | 日照市 | 248,388 | 631,562 | 902,272 | 0 | → | |
| Róngchéng | City | 荣成市 | 96,264 | 323,226 | 363,420 | 0 | → | |
| Rŭshān | City | 乳山市 | 107,725 | 208,784 | 259,876 | 0 | → | |
| Shānghé | Cnty | 商河县 | 33,814 | 59,908 | 121,936 | 0 | → | |
| Shànxiàn | Cnty | 单县 | 66,048 | 155,357 | 375,780 | 0 | → | |
| Shēnxiàn | Cnty | 莘县 | 72,023 | 133,248 | 279,050 | 0 | → | |
| Shòuguāng | City | 寿光市 | 130,674 | 415,466 | 476,274 | 0 | → | |
| Sìshuĭ | Cnty | 泗水县 | 79,989 | 100,596 | 163,794 | 0 | → | |
| Tài'ān [Tai'an] | City | 泰安市 | 366,443 | 937,761 | 1,123,541 | 0 | → | |
| Tánchéng | Cnty | 郯城县 | 81,724 | 191,271 | 357,744 | 0 | → | |
| Téngzhōu [Tengzhou] | City | 滕州市 | 175,562 | 506,623 | 783,473 | 0 | → | |
| Wéifāng [Weifang] | City | 潍坊市 | 392,644 | 1,263,016 | 1,261,582 | 0 | → | |
| Wēihăi [Weihai] | City | 威海市 | 107,271 | 461,662 | 698,863 | 0 | → | |
| Wēishān | Cnty | 微山县 | 96,238 | 118,145 | 243,993 | 0 | → | |
| Wéndēng | CDist | 文登区 | 123,836 | 297,483 | 310,628 | 0 | → | |
| Wènshàng | Cnty | 汶上县 | 52,739 | 118,782 | 206,304 | 0 | → | |
| Wŭchéng | Cnty | 武城县 | 31,553 | 64,942 | 177,058 | 0 | → | |
| Wúdì | Cnty | 无棣县 | 29,268 | 70,669 | 180,697 | 0 | → | |
| Wŭlián | Cnty | 五莲县 | 45,768 | 117,727 | 166,067 | 0 | → | |
| Xiàjīn | Cnty | 夏津县 | 42,909 | 61,890 | 203,768 | 0 | → | |
| Xīntài | City | 新泰市 | 340,059 | 471,084 | 672,207 | 0 | → | |
| Yánggŭ | Cnty | 阳谷县 | 75,225 | 136,475 | 238,947 | 0 | → | |
| Yángxìn | Cnty | 阳信县 | 15,657 | 40,579 | 131,036 | 0 | → | |
| Yāntái [Yantai] | City | 烟台市 | 422,282 | 1,261,476 | 1,797,861 | 0 | → | |
| Yănzhōu | CDist | 兖州区 | 68,547 | 315,156 | 388,449 | 0 | → | |
| Yínán | Cnty | 沂南县 | 61,423 | 168,365 | 363,801 | 0 | → | |
| Yíshuĭ | Cnty | 沂水县 | 83,484 | 175,624 | 420,826 | 0 | → | |
| Yíyuán | Cnty | 沂源县 | 66,001 | 104,330 | 214,801 | 0 | → | |
| Yŭchéng | City | 禹城市 | 55,320 | 195,849 | 203,724 | 0 | → | |
| Yùnchéng | Cnty | 郓城县 | 57,224 | 140,988 | 380,847 | 0 | → | |
| Yútái | Cnty | 鱼台县 | 43,226 | 66,968 | 117,368 | 0 | → | |
| Zăozhuāng [Zaozhuang] | City | 枣庄市 | 302,641 | 883,031 | 980,893 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāngqiū | CDist | 章丘区 | 101,884 | 326,880 | 478,239 | 0 | → | |
| Zhānhuà | CDist | 沾化区 | 24,659 | 36,102 | 146,577 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāoyuăn | City | 招远市 | 105,608 | 226,734 | 281,780 | 0 | → | |
| Zhūchéng | City | 诸城市 | 97,546 | 379,142 | 586,652 | 0 | → | |
| Zībó [Zibo] | City | 淄博市 | 776,912 | 1,929,403 | 2,261,717 | 0 | → | |
| Zōuchéng (Zouxian) | City | 邹城市 | 224,375 | 518,486 | 513,418 | 0 | → | |
| Zōupíng | City | 邹平市 | 43,040 | 145,331 | 389,003 | 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.