Provinces and Prefectures
Contents: The population of the provinces, autonomous regions and prefectures of the People's Republic of China.
| Name | 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 (巢湖市) [2011 split and merge with Hefei, Wuhu & Ma'anshan] | 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 (百色市) [Bose] | 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 (省直辖行政单位) [Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & Shennongjia] | 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 (内蒙古自治区) [Inner Mongolia] | 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 (喀什地区) [Kashgar, Kaxgar] | 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 (哈密地区) [Hami] | 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 (西藏自治区) [Tibet] | 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 (山南地区) [Lhoka] | Prefecture | 318,106 | 328,990 | o |
| Xigazê (日喀则地区) [Shigatse] | 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 (迪庆藏族自治州) [Dêqên] | 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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