The population of the provinces, autonomous regions and prefectures of the People's Republic of China.
| Name | Native | Status | Population census 2000-11-01 | Population census 2010-11-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhui | 安徽省 | Province | 58,999,948 | 59,500,510 | o |
| Anqing | 安庆市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,180,000 | 5,311,379 | o |
| Bengbu | 蚌埠市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,288,329 | 3,164,467 | o |
| Bozhou | 亳州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,078,908 | 4,850,657 | o |
| Chaohu [2011 split and merge with Hefei, Wuhu & Ma'anshan] | 巢湖市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,173,449 | 3,873,000 | o |
| Chizhou | 池州市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,389,469 | 1,402,518 | o |
| Chuzhou | 滁州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,001,488 | 3,937,868 | o |
| Fuyang | 阜阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 8,003,963 | 7,599,918 | o |
| Hefei | 合肥市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,467,384 | 5,702,466 | o |
| Huaibei | 淮北市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,878,164 | 2,114,276 | o |
| Huainan | 淮南市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,040,649 | 2,333,896 | o |
| Huangshan | 黄山市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,370,377 | 1,358,980 | o |
| Lu'an | 六安市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,954,653 | 5,611,701 | o |
| Ma'anshan | 马鞍山市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,196,916 | 1,366,302 | o |
| Suzhou | 宿州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,516,423 | 5,352,924 | o |
| Tongling | 铜陵市 | Prefecture-level city | 684,716 | 723,958 | o |
| Wuhu | 芜湖市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,115,421 | 2,263,123 | o |
| Xuancheng | 宣城市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,659,639 | 2,532,938 | o |
| Beijing | 北京市 | Municipal Province | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | o |
| Beijing | 北京市 | Province-level city | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | o |
| Chongqing | 重庆市 | Municipal Province | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | o |
| Chongqing | 重庆市 | Provincial city | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | o |
| Fujian | 福建省 | Province | 34,097,947 | 36,894,216 | o |
| Fuzhou | 福州市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,386,015 | 7,115,370 | o |
| Longyan | 龙岩市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,684,310 | 2,559,545 | o |
| Nanping | 南平市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,816,581 | 2,645,549 | o |
| Ningde | 宁德市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,991,258 | 2,821,996 | o |
| Putian | 莆田市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,727,923 | 2,778,508 | o |
| Quanzhou | 泉州市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,283,040 | 8,128,530 | o |
| Sanming | 三明市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,574,075 | 2,503,388 | o |
| Xiamen | 厦门市 | Sub-provincial city | 2,053,070 | 3,531,347 | o |
| Zhangzhou | 漳州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,581,675 | 4,809,983 | o |
| Gansu | 甘肃省 | Province | 25,124,282 | 25,575,254 | o |
| Baiyin | 白银市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,719,735 | 1,708,751 | o |
| Dingxi | 定西市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,820,249 | 2,698,622 | o |
| Gannan | 甘南藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 640,106 | 689,132 | o |
| Jiayuguan | 嘉峪关市 | Prefecture-level city | 159,541 | 231,853 | o |
| Jinchang | 金昌市 | Prefecture-level city | 451,570 | 464,050 | o |
| Jiuquan | 酒泉市 | Prefecture-level city | 980,492 | 1,095,947 | o |
| Lanzhou | 兰州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,142,523 | 3,616,163 | o |
| Linxia | 临夏回族自治州 | Hui autonomous prefecture | 1,828,462 | 1,946,677 | o |
| Longnan | 陇南市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,585,479 | 2,567,718 | o |
| Pingliang | 平凉市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,067,102 | 2,068,033 | o |
| Qingyang | 庆阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,420,960 | 2,211,191 | o |
| Tianshui | 天水市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,219,323 | 3,262,548 | o |
| Wuwei | 武威市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,836,986 | 1,815,054 | o |
| Zhangye | 张掖市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,251,754 | 1,199,515 | o |
| Guangdong | 广东省 | Province | 85,225,007 | 104,303,132 | o |
| Chaozhou | 潮州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,402,068 | 2,669,844 | o |
| Dongguan | 东莞市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,445,777 | 8,220,237 | o |
| Foshan | 佛山市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,337,709 | 7,194,311 | o |
| Guangzhou | 广州市 | Sub-provincial city | 9,942,022 | 12,700,800 | o |
| Heyuan | 河源市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,266,429 | 2,953,019 | o |
| Huizhou | 惠州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,216,075 | 4,597,002 | o |
| Jiangmen | 江门市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,956,827 | 4,448,871 | o |
| Jieyang | 揭阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,237,405 | 5,877,025 | o |
| Maoming | 茂名市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,238,426 | 5,817,753 | o |
| Meizhou | 梅州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,802,186 | 4,240,139 | o |
| Qingyuan | 清远市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,146,713 | 3,698,394 | o |
| Shantou | 汕头市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,671,279 | 5,391,028 | o |
| Shanwei | 汕尾市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,453,479 | 2,935,717 | o |
| Shaoguan | 韶关市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,735,433 | 2,826,612 | o |
| Shenzhen | 深圳市 | Sub-provincial city | 7,008,831 | 10,357,938 | o |
| Yangjiang | 阳江市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,168,904 | 2,421,812 | o |
| Yunfu | 云浮市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,152,884 | 2,360,128 | o |
| Zhanjiang | 湛江市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,070,702 | 6,993,304 | o |
| Zhaoqing | 肇庆市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,373,099 | 3,918,085 | o |
| Zhongshan | 中山市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,363,322 | 3,120,884 | o |
| Zhuhai | 珠海市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,235,437 | 1,560,229 | o |
| Guangxi | 广西壮族自治区 | Zhuang Autonomous Region | 43,854,538 | 46,026,629 | o |
| Baise [Bose] | 百色市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,332,096 | 3,466,800 | o |
| Beihai | 北海市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,423,236 | 1,539,300 | o |
| Chongzuo | 崇左市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,004,191 | 1,994,300 | o |
| Fangchenggang | 防城港市 | Prefecture-level city | 735,952 | 866,900 | o |
| Guigang | 贵港市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,827,945 | 4,118,800 | o |
| Guilin | 桂林市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,614,670 | 4,748,000 | o |
| Hechi | 河池市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,523,693 | 3,369,200 | o |
| Hezhou | 贺州市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,936,849 | 1,954,100 | o |
| Laibin | 来宾市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,090,871 | 2,099,700 | o |
| Liuzhou | 柳州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,531,291 | 3,758,700 | o |
| Nanning | 南宁市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,057,035 | 6,661,600 | o |
| Qinzhou | 钦州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,894,407 | 3,079,700 | o |
| Wuzhou | 梧州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,796,087 | 2,882,200 | o |
| Yulin | 玉林市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,086,215 | 5,487,400 | o |
| Guizhou | 贵州省 | Province | 35,247,695 | 34,746,468 | o |
| Anshun | 安顺市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,331,741 | 2,297,339 | o |
| Bijie | 毕节地区 | Prefecture | 6,327,471 | 6,536,370 | o |
| Guiyang | 贵阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,718,449 | 4,324,561 | o |
| Liupanshui | 六盘水市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,744,085 | 2,851,180 | o |
| Qiandongnan | 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 | Buyei and Dong autonomous prefecture | 3,844,697 | 3,480,626 | o |
| Qiannan | 黔南布依族苗族自治州 | Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture | 3,569,847 | 3,231,161 | o |
| Qianxinan | 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 | Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture | 2,864,920 | 2,805,857 | o |
| Tongren | 铜仁地区 | Prefecture | 3,302,625 | 3,092,365 | o |
| Zunyi | 遵义市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,543,860 | 6,127,009 | o |
| Hainan | 海南省 | Province | 7,559,035 | 8,671,518 | o |
| Haikou | 海口市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,508,341 | 2,046,189 | o |
| Jixingzheng | 省直辖县级行政区划 | directly administered | 5,568,398 | 5,939,921 | |
| Sanya | 三亚市 | Prefecture-level city | 482,296 | 685,408 | o |
| Hebei | 河北省 | Province | 66,684,419 | 71,854,202 | o |
| Baoding | 保定市 | Prefecture-level city | 10,471,123 | 11,194,379 | o |
| Cangzhou | 沧州市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,639,501 | 7,134,053 | o |
| Chengde | 承德市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,324,121 | 3,473,197 | o |
| Handan | 邯郸市 | Prefecture-level city | 8,386,814 | 9,174,679 | o |
| Hengshui | 衡水市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,156,913 | 4,340,773 | o |
| Langfang | 廊坊市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,833,444 | 4,358,839 | o |
| Qinhuangdao | 秦皇岛市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,753,962 | 2,987,605 | o |
| Shijiazhuang | 石家庄市 | Prefecture-level city | 9,241,186 | 10,163,788 | o |
| Tangshan | 唐山市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,040,554 | 7,577,284 | o |
| Xingtai | 邢台市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,645,766 | 7,104,114 | o |
| Zhangjiakou | 张家口市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,191,035 | 4,345,491 | o |
| Heilongjiang | 黑龙江省 | Province | 36,237,576 | 38,312,224 | o |
| Daqing | 大庆市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,578,051 | 2,904,532 | o |
| Daxing'anling | 大兴安岭地区 | Prefecture | 505,842 | 511,564 | o |
| Harbin | 哈尔滨市 | Sub-provincial city | 9,413,359 | 10,635,971 | o |
| Hegang | 鹤岗市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,099,079 | 1,058,665 | o |
| Heihe | 黑河市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,671,811 | 1,673,898 | o |
| Jiamusi | 佳木斯市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,358,310 | 2,552,097 | o |
| Jixi | 鸡西市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,946,057 | 1,862,161 | o |
| Mudanjiang | 牡丹江市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,684,495 | 2,798,723 | o |
| Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,419,621 | 5,367,003 | o |
| Qitaihe | 七台河市 | Prefecture-level city | 807,440 | 920,419 | o |
| Shuangyashan | 双鸭山市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,448,349 | 1,462,626 | o |
| Suihua | 绥化市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,055,541 | 5,416,439 | o |
| Yichun | 伊春市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,249,621 | 1,148,126 | o |
| Henan | 河南省 | Province | 91,236,854 | 94,023,567 | o |
| Anyang | 安阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,161,106 | 5,172,834 | o |
| Hebi | 鹤壁市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,401,872 | 1,569,100 | o |
| Jiaozuo | 焦作市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,288,816 | 3,539,860 | o |
| Jiyuan | 济源市 | City | 626,478 | 675,710 | o |
| Kaifeng | 开封市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,586,533 | 4,676,159 | o |
| Luohe | 漯河市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,262,404 | 2,544,103 | o |
| Luoyang | 洛阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,227,665 | 6,549,486 | o |
| Nanyang | 南阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 9,577,771 | 10,263,006 | o |
| Pingdingshan | 平顶山市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,804,924 | 4,904,367 | o |
| Puyang | 濮阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,458,332 | 3,598,494 | o |
| Sanmenxia | 三门峡市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,177,428 | 2,233,872 | o |
| Shangqiu | 商丘市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,753,844 | 7,362,472 | o |
| Xinxiang | 新乡市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,407,433 | 5,707,801 | o |
| Xinyang | 信阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,527,368 | 6,108,683 | o |
| Xuchang | 许昌市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,124,086 | 4,307,199 | o |
| Zhengzhou | 郑州市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,656,759 | 8,626,505 | o |
| Zhoukou | 周口市 | Prefecture-level city | 9,741,283 | 8,953,172 | o |
| Zhumadian | 驻马店市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,452,752 | 7,230,744 | o |
| Hubei | 湖北省 | Province | 59,508,870 | 57,237,740 | o |
| Enshi | 恩施土家族苗族自治州 | Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture | 3,775,190 | 3,290,294 | o |
| Ezhou | 鄂州市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,023,285 | 1,048,672 | o |
| Huanggang | 黄冈市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,109,047 | 6,162,072 | o |
| Huangshi | 黄石市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,477,467 | 2,429,318 | o |
| Jihangzheng [Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & Shennongjia] | 省直辖行政单位 | directly administered | 4,158,497 | 3,616,415 | |
| Jingmen | 荆门市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,970,848 | 2,873,687 | o |
| Jingzhou | 荆州市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,279,990 | 5,691,707 | o |
| Shiyan | 十堰市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,415,912 | 3,340,843 | o |
| Suizhou | 随州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,484,688 | 2,162,222 | o |
| Wuhan | 武汉市 | Sub-provincial city | 8,312,700 | 9,785,392 | o |
| Xiangfan | 襄樊市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,658,723 | 5,500,307 | o |
| Xianning | 咸宁市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,700,678 | 2,462,583 | o |
| Xiaogan | 孝感市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,992,537 | 4,814,542 | o |
| Yichang | 宜昌市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,149,308 | 4,059,686 | o |
| Hunan | 湖南省 | Province | 63,274,173 | 65,683,722 | o |
| Changde | 常德市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,740,875 | 5,717,218 | o |
| Changsha | 长沙市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,138,719 | 7,044,118 | o |
| Chenzhou | 郴州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,324,812 | 4,581,778 | o |
| Hengyang | 衡阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,784,891 | 7,141,462 | o |
| Huaihua | 怀化市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,639,738 | 4,741,948 | o |
| Loudi | 娄底市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,783,233 | 3,785,627 | o |
| Shaoyang | 邵阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,963,619 | 7,071,826 | o |
| Xiangtan | 湘潭市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,672,069 | 2,748,552 | o |
| Xiangxi | 湘西土家族苗族自治州 | Tujia and Miao autonomous Prefecture | 2,463,617 | 2,547,833 | o |
| Yiyang | 益阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,309,143 | 4,313,084 | o |
| Yongzhou | 永州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,367,106 | 5,180,235 | o |
| Yueyang | 岳阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,011,416 | 5,477,911 | o |
| Zhangjiajie | 张家界市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,493,115 | 1,476,521 | o |
| Zhuzhou | 株洲市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,581,820 | 3,855,609 | o |
| Jiangsu | 江苏省 | Province | 73,043,577 | 78,659,903 | o |
| Changzhou | 常州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,776,270 | 4,591,972 | o |
| Huai'an | 淮阴市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,038,231 | 4,799,889 | o |
| Lianyungang | 连云港市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,569,913 | 4,393,914 | o |
| Nanjing | 南京市 | Sub-provincial city | 6,126,165 | 8,004,680 | o |
| Nantong | 南通市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,512,919 | 7,282,835 | o |
| Suqian | 宿迁市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,061,576 | 4,715,553 | o |
| Suzhou | 苏州市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,792,239 | 10,465,994 | o |
| Taizhou | 泰州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,785,759 | 4,618,558 | o |
| Wuxi | 无锡市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,086,586 | 6,372,624 | o |
| Xuzhou | 徐州市 | Prefecture-level city | 8,913,965 | 8,580,500 | o |
| Yancheng | 盐城市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,946,544 | 7,260,240 | o |
| Yangzhou | 扬州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,588,554 | 4,459,760 | o |
| Zhenjiang | 镇江市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,844,856 | 3,113,384 | o |
| Jiangxi | 江西省 | Province | 40,397,598 | 44,567,475 | o |
| Fuzhou | 抚州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,572,421 | 3,912,312 | o |
| Ganzhou | 赣州市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,396,873 | 8,368,440 | o |
| Ji'an | 吉安市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,360,924 | 4,810,340 | o |
| Jingdezhen | 景德镇市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,453,367 | 1,587,477 | o |
| Jiujiang | 九江市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,401,248 | 4,728,763 | o |
| Nanchang | 南昌市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,331,668 | 5,042,565 | o |
| Pingxiang | 萍乡市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,724,732 | 1,854,510 | o |
| Shangrao | 上饶市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,977,678 | 6,579,714 | o |
| Xinyu | 新余市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,071,820 | 1,138,873 | o |
| Yichun | 宜春市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,079,792 | 5,419,575 | o |
| Yingtan | 鹰潭市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,027,075 | 1,124,906 | o |
| Jilin | 吉林省 | Province | 26,802,191 | 27,462,297 | o |
| Baicheng | 白城市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,025,891 | 2,033,058 | o |
| Baishan | 白山市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,312,362 | 1,296,575 | o |
| Changchun | 长春市 | Sub-provincial city | 7,135,439 | 7,677,089 | o |
| Jilin | 吉林市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,485,494 | 4,414,681 | o |
| Liaoyuan | 辽源市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,267,033 | 1,176,645 | o |
| Siping | 四平市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,292,326 | 3,386,325 | o |
| Songyuan | 松原市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,766,036 | 2,881,082 | o |
| Tonghua | 通化市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,307,964 | 2,325,242 | o |
| Yanbian | 延边朝鲜族自治州 | Korean autonomous Prefecture | 2,209,646 | 2,271,600 | o |
| Liaoning | 辽宁省 | Province | 41,824,412 | 43,746,323 | o |
| Anshan | 鞍山市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,584,039 | 3,645,884 | o |
| Benxi | 本溪市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,567,408 | 1,709,538 | o |
| Chaoyang | 朝阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,194,828 | 3,044,641 | o |
| Dalian | 大连市 | Sub-provincial city | 5,893,692 | 6,690,432 | o |
| Dandong | 丹东市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,390,524 | 2,444,697 | o |
| Fushun | 抚顺市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,260,290 | 2,138,090 | o |
| Fuxin | 阜新市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,889,774 | 1,819,339 | o |
| Huludao | 葫芦岛市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,580,685 | 2,623,541 | o |
| Jinzhou | 锦州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,076,735 | 3,126,463 | o |
| Liaoyang | 辽阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,801,207 | 1,859,768 | o |
| Panjin | 盘锦市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,261,753 | 1,392,493 | o |
| Shenyang | 沈阳市 | Sub-provincial city | 7,203,717 | 8,106,171 | o |
| Tieling | 铁岭市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,823,220 | 2,717,732 | o |
| Yingkou | 营口市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,296,540 | 2,428,534 | o |
| Nei Monggol [Inner Mongolia] | 内蒙古自治区 | Autonomous Region | 23,323,347 | 24,706,321 | o |
| Alxa | 阿拉善盟 | League | 196,279 | 231,334 | o |
| Baotou | 包头市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,254,439 | 2,650,364 | o |
| Bayan Nur | 巴彦淖尔市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,682,662 | 1,669,915 | o |
| Chifeng | 赤峰市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,435,737 | 4,341,245 | o |
| Hinggan | 兴安盟 | League | 1,588,787 | 1,613,250 | o |
| Hohhot | 呼和浩特市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,392,895 | 2,866,615 | o |
| Hulunbuir | 呼伦贝尔市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,687,228 | 2,549,278 | o |
| Ordos | 鄂尔多斯市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,369,766 | 1,940,653 | o |
| Tongliao | 通辽市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,028,419 | 3,139,153 | o |
| Ulanqab | 乌兰察布市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,284,414 | 2,143,590 | o |
| Wuhai | 乌海市 | Prefecture-level city | 427,553 | 532,902 | o |
| Xilin Gol | 锡林郭勒盟 | League | 975,168 | 1,028,022 | o |
| Ningxia | 宁夏回族自治区 | Hui Autonomous Region | 5,486,393 | 6,301,350 | o |
| Guyuan | 固原市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,383,401 | 1,228,156 | o |
| Shizuishan | 石嘴山市 | Prefecture-level city | 675,378 | 725,482 | o |
| Wuzhong | 吴忠市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,086,407 | 1,273,792 | o |
| Yinchuan | 银川市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,427,503 | 1,993,088 | o |
| Zhongwei | 中卫市 | Prefecture-level city | 913,704 | 1,080,832 | o |
| Qinghai | 青海省 | Province | 4,822,963 | 5,626,722 | o |
| Golog | 果洛藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 137,940 | 181,682 | o |
| Haibei | 海北藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 258,922 | 273,304 | o |
| Haidong | 海东地区 | Prefecture | 1,391,565 | 1,396,846 | o |
| Hainan | 海南藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 375,426 | 441,689 | o |
| Haixi | 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 | Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 332,094 | 489,338 | o |
| Huangnan | 黄南藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 214,642 | 256,716 | o |
| Xining | 西宁市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,849,713 | 2,208,708 | o |
| Yushu | 玉树藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 262,661 | 378,439 | o |
| Shaanxi | 陕西省 | Province | 35,365,072 | 37,327,378 | o |
| Ankang | 安康市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,613,914 | 2,629,906 | o |
| Baoji | 宝鸡市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,594,215 | 3,716,731 | o |
| Hanzhong | 汉中市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,411,044 | 3,416,196 | o |
| Shangluo | 商洛市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,345,437 | 2,341,742 | o |
| Tongchuan | 铜川市 | Prefecture-level city | 792,600 | 834,437 | o |
| Weinan | 渭南市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,292,200 | 5,286,077 | o |
| Xi'an | 西安市 | Sub-provincial city | 7,274,832 | 8,467,837 | o |
| Xianyang | 咸阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,886,003 | 5,096,006 | o |
| Yan'an | 延安市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,016,787 | 2,187,009 | o |
| Yulin | 榆林市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,138,040 | 3,351,437 | o |
| Shandong | 山东省 | Province | 89,971,789 | 95,793,065 | o |
| Binzhou | 滨州市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,563,921 | 3,748,500 | o |
| Dezhou | 德州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,293,674 | 5,568,200 | o |
| Dongying | 东营市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,793,171 | 2,035,300 | o |
| Heze | 菏泽市 | Prefecture-level city | 8,097,973 | 8,287,800 | o |
| Jinan | 济南市 | Sub-provincial city | 5,921,891 | 6,814,000 | o |
| Jining | 济宁市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,740,281 | 8,081,900 | o |
| Laiwu | 莱芜市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,233,525 | 1,298,500 | o |
| Liaocheng | 聊城市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,412,115 | 5,789,900 | o |
| Linyi | 临沂市 | Prefecture-level city | 9,942,652 | 10,039,400 | o |
| Qingdao | 青岛市 | Sub-provincial city | 7,494,194 | 8,715,100 | o |
| Rizhao | 日照市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,685,928 | 2,801,100 | o |
| Tai'an | 泰安市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,334,631 | 5,494,200 | o |
| Weifang | 潍坊市 | Prefecture-level city | 8,495,300 | 9,086,200 | o |
| Weihai | 威海市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,596,753 | 2,804,800 | o |
| Yantai | 烟台市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,635,735 | 6,968,200 | o |
| Zaozhuang | 枣庄市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,545,615 | 3,729,300 | o |
| Zibo | 淄博市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,184,430 | 4,530,600 | o |
| Shanghai | 上海市 | Municipal Province | 16,407,734 | 23,019,148 | o |
| Shanghai | 上海市 | Province-level city | 16,407,734 | 23,019,148 | o |
| Shanxi | 山西省 | Province | 32,471,242 | 35,712,111 | o |
| Changzhi | 长治市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,138,991 | 3,334,564 | o |
| Datong | 大同市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,001,508 | 3,318,057 | o |
| Jincheng | 晋城市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,160,984 | 2,279,151 | o |
| Jinzhong | 晋中市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,016,536 | 3,249,425 | o |
| Linfen | 临汾市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,950,845 | 4,316,612 | o |
| Lüliang | 吕梁市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,382,280 | 3,727,057 | o |
| Shuozhou | 朔州市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,451,875 | 1,714,857 | o |
| Taiyuan | 太原市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,344,392 | 4,201,591 | o |
| Xinzhou | 忻州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,938,344 | 3,067,501 | o |
| Yangquan | 阳泉市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,273,126 | 1,368,502 | o |
| Yuncheng | 运城市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,812,361 | 5,134,794 | o |
| Sichuan | 四川省 | Province | 82,348,296 | 80,418,200 | o |
| Bazhong | 巴中市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,289,246 | 3,283,771 | o |
| Chengdu | 成都市 | Sub-provincial city | 11,108,534 | 14,047,625 | o |
| Dazhou | 达州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,793,144 | 5,468,092 | o |
| Deyang | 德阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,788,056 | 3,615,759 | o |
| Garzê | 甘孜藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 897,239 | 1,091,872 | o |
| Guang'an | 广安市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,124,100 | 3,205,476 | o |
| Guangyuan | 广元市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,063,291 | 2,484,123 | o |
| Leshan | 乐山市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,324,139 | 3,235,756 | o |
| Liangshan | 凉山彝族自治州 | Yi autonomous prefecture | 4,081,697 | 4,532,809 | o |
| Luzhou | 泸州市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,102,165 | 4,218,426 | o |
| Meishan | 眉山市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,205,171 | 2,950,548 | o |
| Mianyang | 绵阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,170,141 | 4,613,862 | o |
| Nanchong | 南充市 | Prefecture-level city | 6,683,406 | 6,278,622 | o |
| Neijiang | 内江市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,160,305 | 3,702,847 | o |
| Ngawa | 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 | Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture | 847,468 | 898,713 | o |
| Panzhihua | 攀枝花市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,091,657 | 1,214,121 | o |
| Suining | 遂宁市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,477,013 | 3,252,551 | o |
| Ya'an | 雅安市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,522,845 | 1,507,264 | o |
| Yibin | 宜宾市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,887,242 | 4,472,001 | o |
| Zigong | 自贡市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,033,763 | 2,678,898 | o |
| Ziyang | 资阳市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,697,674 | 3,665,064 | o |
| Tianjin | 天津市 | Municipal Province | 9,848,731 | 12,938,224 | o |
| Tianjin | 天津市 | Province-level city | 9,848,731 | 12,938,224 | o |
| Xinjiang | 新疆维吾尔族自治区 | Uyghur Autonomous Region | 18,459,511 | 21,813,334 | o |
| Aksu | 阿克苏地区 | Prefecture | 2,141,745 | 2,370,887 | o |
| Altay | 阿勒泰地区 | Prefecture | 561,667 | 603,280 | o |
| Bayingolin | 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 | Mongol autonomous prefecture | 1,056,970 | 1,278,492 | o |
| Bortala | 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 | Mongol autonomous prefecture | 424,040 | 443,680 | o |
| Changji | 昌吉回族自治州 | Hui autonomous prefecture | 1,322,145 | 1,428,592 | o |
| Hotan | 和田地区 | Prefecture | 1,681,310 | 2,014,365 | o |
| Ili | 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Kazakh autonomous prefecture | 2,367,876 | 2,482,627 | o |
| Karamay | 克拉玛依市 | Prefecture-level city | 270,232 | 391,008 | o |
| Kashi [Kashgar, Kaxgar] | 喀什地区 | Prefecture | 3,405,713 | 3,979,362 | o |
| Kizilsu | 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 | Kirghiz autonomous prefecture | 439,688 | 525,599 | o |
| Kumul [Hami] | 哈密地区 | Prefecture | 492,096 | 572,400 | o |
| Tacheng | 塔城地区 | Prefecture | 892,397 | 1,219,212 | o |
| Turpan | 吐鲁番地区 | Prefecture | 550,731 | 622,679 | o |
| Urumqi | 乌鲁木齐市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,262,786 | 3,110,280 | o |
| Zizhiqu Zhixiaxian Jihangzheng | 直辖行政单位 | directly administered | 590,115 | 770,871 | |
| Xizang [Tibet] | 西藏自治区 | Autonomous Region | 2,616,329 | 3,002,166 | o |
| Lhasa | 拉萨市 | Prefecture-level city | 474,499 | 559,423 | o |
| Nagqu | 那曲地区 | Prefecture | 366,710 | 462,382 | o |
| Ngari | 阿里地区 | Prefecture | 77,253 | 95,465 | o |
| Nyingchi | 林芝地区 | Prefecture | 158,647 | 195,109 | o |
| Qamdo | 昌都地区 | Prefecture | 586,152 | 657,505 | o |
| Shannan [Lhoka] | 山南地区 | Prefecture | 318,106 | 328,990 | o |
| Xigazê [Shigatse] | 日喀则地区 | Prefecture | 634,962 | 703,292 | o |
| Yunnan | 云南省 | Province | 42,360,089 | 45,966,239 | o |
| Baoshan | 保山市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,348,315 | 2,506,491 | o |
| Chuxiong | 楚雄彝族自治州 | Yi autonomous prefecture | 2,542,530 | 2,684,000 | o |
| Dali | 大理白族自治州 | Bai autonomous prefecture | 3,296,552 | 3,456,000 | o |
| Dehong | 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 | Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture | 1,082,599 | 1,211,000 | o |
| Diqing [Dêqên] | 迪庆藏族自治州 | Tibetan autonomous prefecture | 353,518 | 400,000 | o |
| Honghe | 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 | Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture | 4,130,463 | 4,501,000 | o |
| Kunming | 昆明市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,781,294 | 6,432,212 | o |
| Lijiang | 丽江市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,126,646 | 1,244,769 | o |
| Lincang | 临沧市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,332,570 | 2,429,505 | o |
| Nujiang | 怒江傈僳族自治州 | Lisu autonomous prefecture | 491,824 | 534,000 | o |
| Pu'er | 普洱市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,480,346 | 2,542,898 | o |
| Qujing | 曲靖市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,466,089 | 5,855,055 | o |
| Wenshan | 文山壮族苗族自治州 | Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture | 3,268,553 | 3,518,000 | o |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳傣族自治州 | Dai autonomous prefecture | 993,397 | 1,134,000 | o |
| Yuxi | 玉溪市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,073,005 | 2,304,000 | o |
| Zhaotong | 昭通市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,592,388 | 5,213,533 | o |
| Zhejiang | 浙江省 | Province | 45,930,651 | 54,426,891 | o |
| Hangzhou | 杭州市 | Sub-provincial city | 6,878,722 | 8,700,400 | o |
| Huzhou | 湖州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,625,595 | 2,893,500 | o |
| Jiaxing | 嘉兴市 | Prefecture-level city | 3,582,996 | 4,501,700 | o |
| Jinhua | 金华市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,571,881 | 5,361,600 | o |
| Lishui | 丽水市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,162,113 | 2,117,000 | o |
| Ningbo | 宁波市 | Sub-provincial city | 5,963,362 | 7,605,700 | o |
| Quzhou | 衢州市 | Prefecture-level city | 2,128,856 | 2,122,700 | o |
| Shaoxing | 绍兴市 | Prefecture-level city | 4,304,241 | 4,912,200 | o |
| Taizhou | 台州市 | Prefecture-level city | 5,153,715 | 5,968,800 | o |
| Wenzhou | 温州市 | Prefecture-level city | 7,557,640 | 9,122,100 | o |
| Zhoushan | 舟山市 | Prefecture-level city | 1,001,530 | 1,121,300 | o |
Source: (2000) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2010) Several web resources.
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