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Contents: Provinces and Prefectures

The resident population of the provinces, autonomous regions and prefectures of the People's Republic of China according to census results and official estimates.

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2000-11-01		Population
Census
2010-11-01		Population
Estimate
2017-12-31
Ānhuī ShĕngProvince安徽省58,999,94859,500,46862,548,000
Ānqìng ShìPrefecture-level City安庆市4,422,0494,472,6674,642,900
Bèngbù ShìPrefecture-level City蚌埠市3,288,3293,164,4673,376,700
Bózhōu ShìPrefecture-level City亳州市5,078,9084,850,6575,168,800
Chízhōu ShìPrefecture-level City池州市1,389,4691,402,5181,449,300
Chúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City滁州市4,001,4883,937,8684,076,200
Fùyáng ShìPrefecture-level City阜阳市8,003,9637,599,9138,092,600
Héféi ShìPrefecture-level City合肥市6,392,1227,457,0277,965,300
Huáibĕi ShìPrefecture-level City淮北市1,878,1642,114,2762,227,900
Huáinán ShìPrefecture-level City淮南市3,153,2183,342,0123,487,000
Huángshān ShìPrefecture-level City黄山市1,370,3771,358,9801,384,400
Lù'ān ShìPrefecture-level City六安市4,842,0844,603,5854,800,300
Mă'ānshān ShìPrefecture-level City马鞍山市2,193,5462,202,8992,301,600
Sùzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City宿州市5,516,4235,352,9245,656,900
Tónglíng ShìPrefecture-level City铜陵市1,442,6671,562,6701,608,000
Wúhú ShìPrefecture-level City芜湖市3,367,5023,545,0673,696,200
Xuānchéng ShìPrefecture-level City宣城市2,659,6392,532,9382,613,800
Bĕijīng ShìMunicipal Province北京市13,569,19419,612,36821,707,000
Bĕijīng ShìProvince-level City北京市13,569,19419,612,36821,707,000
Chóngqìng ShìMunicipal Province重庆市30,512,76328,846,17030,752,000
Chóngqìng ShìProvincial City重庆市30,512,76328,846,17030,752,000
Fújiàn ShĕngProvince福建省34,097,94736,894,21739,110,000
Fúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City福州市6,386,0157,115,3697,660,000
Lóngyán ShìPrefecture-level City龙岩市2,684,3102,559,5452,640,000
Nánpíng ShìPrefecture-level City南平市2,816,5812,645,5482,680,000
Níngdé ShìPrefecture-level City宁德市2,991,2582,821,9962,900,000
Pútián ShìPrefecture-level City莆田市2,727,9232,778,5082,900,000
Quánzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City泉州市7,283,0408,128,5338,650,000
Sānmíng ShìPrefecture-level City三明市2,574,0752,503,3882,570,000
Xiàmén ShìSub-provincial City厦门市2,053,0703,531,3474,010,000
Zhāngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City漳州市4,581,6754,809,9835,100,000
Gānsù ShĕngProvince甘肃省25,124,28225,575,26326,257,000
Báiyín ShìPrefecture-level City白银市1,719,7351,708,7521,729,300
Dìngxī ShìPrefecture-level City定西市2,820,2492,698,6242,808,400
Gānnán Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuTibetan Autonomous Prefecture甘南藏族自治州640,106689,132716,200
Jiāyùguān ShìPrefecture-level City嘉峪关市159,541231,853249,800
Jīnchāng ShìPrefecture-level City金昌市451,570464,050469,200
Jiŭquán ShìPrefecture-level City酒泉市980,4921,095,9471,123,600
Lánzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City兰州市3,142,5233,616,1633,729,600
Línxià Huízú ZìzhìzhōuHui Autonomous Prefecture临夏回族自治州1,828,4621,946,6772,044,100
Lŏngnán ShìPrefecture-level City陇南市2,585,4792,567,7182,623,100
Píngliáng ShìPrefecture-level City平凉市2,067,1022,068,0332,112,800
Qìngyáng ShìPrefecture-level City庆阳市2,420,9602,211,1912,256,600
Tiānshuĭ ShìPrefecture-level City天水市3,219,3233,262,5493,339,800
Wŭwēi ShìPrefecture-level City武威市1,836,9861,815,0591,825,300
Zhāngyè ShìPrefecture-level City张掖市1,251,7541,199,5151,229,300
Guăngdōng ShĕngProvince广东省85,225,007104,320,459111,690,000
Cháozhōu ShìPrefecture-level City潮州市2,402,0682,669,4662,650,800
Dōngguān ShìPrefecture-level City东莞市6,445,7778,220,2078,342,500
Fóshān ShìPrefecture-level City佛山市5,337,7097,197,3947,656,700
Guăngzhōu ShìSub-provincial City广州市9,942,02212,701,94814,498,400
Héyuán ShìPrefecture-level City河源市2,266,4292,950,1953,091,100
Huìzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City惠州市3,216,0754,598,4024,777,000
Jiāngmén ShìPrefecture-level City江门市3,956,8274,450,7034,561,700
Jiēyáng ShìPrefecture-level City揭阳市5,237,4055,884,3476,086,000
Màomíng ShìPrefecture-level City茂名市5,238,4265,817,4946,204,100
Méizhōu ShìPrefecture-level City梅州市3,802,1864,238,4614,374,300
Qīngyuăn ShìPrefecture-level City清远市3,146,7133,698,4123,860,000
Shàntóu ShìPrefecture-level City汕头市4,671,2795,389,3285,608,200
Shànwĕi ShìPrefecture-level City汕尾市2,453,4792,935,4692,977,600
Sháoguān ShìPrefecture-level City韶关市2,735,4332,826,2462,979,200
Shēnzhèn ShìSub-provincial City深圳市7,008,83110,358,38112,528,300
Yángjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City阳江市2,168,9042,421,7482,542,900
Yúnfú ShìPrefecture-level City云浮市2,152,8842,367,1542,505,400
Zhànjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City湛江市6,070,7026,994,8327,305,000
Zhàoqìng ShìPrefecture-level City肇庆市3,373,0993,916,4674,115,400
Zhōngshān ShìPrefecture-level City中山市2,363,3223,121,2753,260,000
Zhūhăi ShìPrefecture-level City珠海市1,235,4371,562,5301,765,400
Guăngxī Zhuàngzú ZìzhìqūZhuang Autonomous Region广西壮族自治区43,854,53846,023,76148,850,000
Băisè Shì [Bósè]Prefecture-level City百色市3,332,0963,466,7583,646,500
Bĕihăi ShìPrefecture-level City北海市1,423,2361,539,2511,663,300
Chóngzuŏ ShìPrefecture-level City崇左市2,004,1911,994,2852,086,800
Fángchénggăng ShìPrefecture-level City防城港市735,952866,927940,200
Guìgăng ShìPrefecture-level City贵港市3,827,9454,118,8084,375,400
Guìlín ShìPrefecture-level City桂林市4,614,6704,747,9635,057,500
Héchí ShìPrefecture-level City河池市3,523,6933,369,2513,523,500
Hèzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City贺州市1,936,8491,954,0722,056,700
Láibīn ShìPrefecture-level City来宾市2,090,8712,099,7112,218,600
Liŭzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City柳州市3,531,2913,758,7044,000,000
Nánníng ShìPrefecture-level City南宁市6,057,0356,658,7427,153,300
Qīnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City钦州市2,894,4073,079,7213,280,000
Wúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City梧州市2,796,0872,882,2003,037,400
Yùlín ShìPrefecture-level City玉林市5,086,2155,487,3685,810,800
Guìzhōu ShĕngProvince贵州省35,247,69534,748,55635,800,000
Ānshùn ShìPrefecture-level City安顺市2,331,7412,297,6122,344,400
Bìjié ShìPrefecture-level City毕节市6,327,4716,537,4986,659,700
Guìyáng ShìPrefecture-level City贵阳市3,718,4494,322,6114,802,000
Liùpánshuĭ ShìPrefecture-level City六盘水市2,744,0852,851,3322,924,100
Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú ZìzhìzhōuBuyei and Dong Autonomous Prefecture黔东南苗族侗族自治州3,844,6973,481,8913,523,700
Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú ZìzhìzhōuBuyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture黔南布依族苗族自治州3,569,8473,232,7143,280,900
Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú ZìzhìzhōuBuyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture黔西南布依族苗族自治州2,864,9202,804,6122,860,000
Tóngrén ShìPrefecture-level City铜仁市3,302,6253,093,2043,156,900
Zūnyì ShìPrefecture-level City遵义市6,543,8606,127,0826,248,300
Hăinán ShĕngProvince海南省7,559,0358,671,4859,258,000
Dānzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City儋州市835,465932,356993,300
Hăikŏu ShìPrefecture-level City海口市1,508,3412,046,1702,272,100
Hăinán Shĕngzhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuàdirectly administered海南省省直辖县级行政区划4,732,4165,007,1075,227,500
Sānshā ShìPrefecture-level City三沙市517444500
Sānyà ShìPrefecture-level City三亚市482,296685,408764,200
Hébĕi ShĕngProvince河北省66,684,41971,854,21075,195,000
Băodìng Shì [incl. Dìngzhōu]Prefecture-level City保定市10,471,12311,194,38211,690,500
Cāngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City沧州市6,639,5017,134,0627,554,900
Chéngdé ShìPrefecture-level City承德市3,324,1213,473,2013,565,000
Hándān ShìPrefecture-level City邯郸市8,386,8149,174,6839,511,100
Héngshuĭ ShìPrefecture-level City衡水市4,156,9134,340,7734,460,400
Lángfāng ShìPrefecture-level City廊坊市3,833,4444,358,8394,741,000
Qínhuángdăo ShìPrefecture-level City秦皇岛市2,753,9622,987,6053,110,800
Shíjiāzhuāng Shì [incl. Xīnjí]Prefecture-level City石家庄市9,241,18610,163,78810,879,900
Tángshān ShìPrefecture-level City唐山市7,040,5547,577,2897,897,000
Xíngtái ShìPrefecture-level City邢台市6,645,7667,104,1037,351,600
Zhāngjiākŏu ShìPrefecture-level City张家口市4,191,0354,345,4854,433,100
Hēilóngjiāng ShĕngProvince黑龙江省36,237,57638,313,99137,887,000
Dàqìng ShìPrefecture-level City大庆市2,578,0512,904,532...
Dàxīng'ānlĭng DìqūPrefecture大兴安岭地区505,842511,560...
Hā'ĕrbīn Shì [Harbin]Sub-provincial City哈尔滨市9,413,35910,635,97110,929,000
Hègăng ShìPrefecture-level City鹤岗市1,099,0791,058,665...
Hēihé ShìPrefecture-level City黑河市1,671,8111,673,899...
Jiāmùsī ShìPrefecture-level City佳木斯市2,358,3102,552,097...
Jīxī ShìPrefecture-level City鸡西市1,946,0571,862,165...
Mŭdānjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City牡丹江市2,684,4952,798,723...
Qíqíhā'ĕr Shì [Qiqihar]Prefecture-level City齐齐哈尔市5,419,6215,367,003...
Qītáihé ShìPrefecture-level City七台河市807,440920,471...
Shuāngyāshān ShìPrefecture-level City双鸭山市1,448,3491,462,626...
Suíhuà ShìPrefecture-level City绥化市5,055,5415,418,153...
Yīchūn ShìPrefecture-level City伊春市1,249,6211,148,126...
Hénán ShĕngProvince河南省91,236,85494,029,93995,590,000
Ānyáng ShìPrefecture-level City安阳市5,161,1065,173,1885,130,000
Hèbì ShìPrefecture-level City鹤壁市1,401,8721,569,2081,620,000
Jiāozuò ShìPrefecture-level City焦作市3,288,8163,540,1013,560,000
Jìyuán ShìCity济源市626,478675,757730,000
Kāifēng ShìPrefecture-level City开封市4,586,5334,676,4834,550,000
Luòhé ShìPrefecture-level City漯河市2,262,4042,544,2662,650,000
Luòyáng ShìPrefecture-level City洛阳市6,227,6656,549,9416,820,000
Nányáng ShìPrefecture-level City南阳市9,577,77110,263,66010,050,000
Píngdĭngshān ShìPrefecture-level City平顶山市4,804,9244,904,7015,000,000
Púyáng ShìPrefecture-level City濮阳市3,458,3323,598,7403,640,000
Sānménxiá ShìPrefecture-level City三门峡市2,177,4282,234,0182,270,000
Shāngqiū ShìPrefecture-level City商丘市7,753,8447,362,9757,300,000
Xīnxiāng ShìPrefecture-level City新乡市5,407,4335,708,1915,770,000
Xìnyáng ShìPrefecture-level City信阳市6,527,3686,109,1066,450,000
Xŭchāng ShìPrefecture-level City许昌市4,124,0864,307,4884,410,000
Zhèngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City郑州市6,656,7598,627,0899,880,000
Zhōukŏu ShìPrefecture-level City周口市9,741,2838,953,7938,760,000
Zhùmădiàn ShìPrefecture-level City驻马店市7,452,7527,231,2347,000,000
Húbĕi ShĕngProvince湖北省59,508,87057,237,72759,020,000
Ēnshī Tŭjiāzú Miáozú ZìzhìzhōuTujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture恩施土家族苗族自治州3,775,1903,290,2943,361,000
Èzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City鄂州市1,023,2851,048,6681,076,900
Huánggāng ShìPrefecture-level City黄冈市7,109,0476,162,0696,341,000
Huángshí ShìPrefecture-level City黄石市2,477,4672,429,3182,470,500
Húbĕi Shĕngzhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà [Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & Shennongjia]directly administered湖北省省直辖县级行政区划4,158,4973,616,4153,466,300
Jīngmén ShìPrefecture-level City荆门市2,970,8482,873,6872,901,500
Jīngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City荆州市6,279,9905,691,7075,641,700
Shíyàn ShìPrefecture-level City十堰市3,415,9123,340,8413,418,000
Suízhōu ShìPrefecture-level City随州市2,484,6882,162,2222,210,500
Wŭhàn ShìSub-provincial City武汉市8,312,7009,785,38810,892,900
Xiāngyáng Shì [Xiangfan]Prefecture-level City襄阳市5,658,7235,500,3075,654,000
Xiánníng ShìPrefecture-level City咸宁市2,700,6782,462,5832,535,100
Xiàogăn ShìPrefecture-level City孝感市4,992,5374,814,5424,915,000
Yíchāng ShìPrefecture-level City宜昌市4,149,3084,059,6864,135,600
Húnán ShĕngProvince湖南省63,274,17365,700,76268,602,000
Chángdé ShìPrefecture-level City常德市5,740,8755,714,6235,844,800
Chángshā ShìPrefecture-level City长沙市6,138,7197,040,9527,918,100
Chēnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City郴州市4,324,8124,583,5314,731,600
Héngyáng ShìPrefecture-level City衡阳市6,784,8917,148,3447,205,300
Huáihuà ShìPrefecture-level City怀化市4,639,7384,741,6734,960,000
Lóudĭ ShìPrefecture-level City娄底市3,783,2333,784,6343,917,600
Shàoyáng ShìPrefecture-level City邵阳市6,963,6197,071,7357,375,400
Xiāngtán ShìPrefecture-level City湘潭市2,672,0692,752,1712,852,400
Xiāngxī Tŭjiāzú Miáozú ZìzhìzhōuTujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture湘西土家族苗族自治州2,463,6172,549,5582,638,200
Yìyáng ShìPrefecture-level City益阳市4,309,1434,307,9334,392,000
Yŏngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City永州市5,367,1065,194,2755,479,700
Yuèyáng ShìPrefecture-level City岳阳市5,011,4165,476,0845,733,300
Zhāngjiājiè ShìPrefecture-level City张家界市1,493,1151,478,1491,531,600
Zhūzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City株洲市3,581,8203,857,1004,021,500
Jiāngsū ShĕngProvince江苏省73,043,57778,660,94180,293,000
Chángzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City常州市3,776,2704,592,4314,717,300
Huái'ān ShìPrefecture-level City淮安市5,038,2314,801,6624,914,000
Liányúngăng ShìPrefecture-level City连云港市4,569,9134,393,4824,518,400
Nánjīng ShìSub-provincial City南京市6,126,1658,003,7448,335,000
Nántōng ShìPrefecture-level City南通市7,512,9197,283,6227,305,000
Sùqiān ShìPrefecture-level City宿迁市5,061,5764,719,1784,914,600
Sūzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City苏州市6,792,23910,459,89010,683,600
Tàizhōu ShìPrefecture-level City泰州市4,785,7594,618,9374,651,900
Wúxī ShìPrefecture-level City无锡市5,086,5866,374,3996,553,000
Xúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City徐州市8,913,9658,577,2258,763,500
Yánchéng ShìPrefecture-level City盐城市7,946,5447,262,2007,242,200
Yángzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City扬州市4,588,5544,460,0664,508,200
Zhènjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City镇江市2,844,8563,114,1053,186,300
Jiāngxī ShĕngProvince江西省40,397,59844,567,79746,221,000
Fŭzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City抚州市3,572,4213,912,3074,031,037
Gànzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City赣州市7,396,8738,368,4478,635,583
Jí'ān ShìPrefecture-level City吉安市4,360,9244,810,3394,941,941
Jĭngdézhèn ShìPrefecture-level City景德镇市1,453,3671,587,4771,664,901
Jiŭjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City九江市4,401,2484,728,7784,873,276
Nánchāng ShìPrefecture-level City南昌市4,331,6685,042,5665,463,538
Píngxiāng ShìPrefecture-level City萍乡市1,724,7321,854,5151,924,998
Shàngráo ShìPrefecture-level City上饶市5,977,6786,579,7476,783,414
Xīnyú ShìPrefecture-level City新余市1,071,8201,138,8741,180,699
Yíchūn ShìPrefecture-level City宜春市5,079,7925,419,5915,553,748
Yīngtán ShìPrefecture-level City鹰潭市1,027,0751,125,1561,167,501
Jílín ShĕngProvince吉林省26,802,19127,452,81527,174,000
Báichéng ShìPrefecture-level City白城市2,025,8912,032,356...
Báishān ShìPrefecture-level City白山市1,312,3621,296,127...
Chángchūn ShìSub-provincial City长春市7,135,4397,674,439...
Jílín ShìPrefecture-level City吉林市4,485,4944,413,157...
Liáoyuán ShìPrefecture-level City辽源市1,267,0331,176,239...
Sìpíng ShìPrefecture-level City四平市3,292,3263,385,156...
Sōngyuán ShìPrefecture-level City松原市2,766,0362,880,086...
Tōnghuà ShìPrefecture-level City通化市2,307,9642,324,439...
Yánbiāncháo Xiānzú ZìzhìzhōuKorean Autonomous Prefecture延边朝鲜族自治州2,209,6462,270,816...
Liáoníng ShĕngProvince辽宁省41,824,41243,746,32343,689,000
Ānshān ShìPrefecture-level City鞍山市3,584,0393,645,8843,598,000
Bĕnxī ShìPrefecture-level City本溪市1,567,4081,709,5381,687,000
Cháoyáng ShìPrefecture-level City朝阳市3,194,8283,044,6412,949,000
Dàlián ShìSub-provincial City大连市5,893,6926,690,4326,988,000
Dāndōng ShìPrefecture-level City丹东市2,390,5242,444,6972,395,000
Fŭshùn ShìPrefecture-level City抚顺市2,260,2902,138,0902,065,000
Fùxīn ShìPrefecture-level City阜新市1,889,7741,819,3391,766,000
Húlúdăo ShìPrefecture-level City葫芦岛市2,580,6852,623,5412,547,000
Jĭnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City锦州市3,076,7353,126,4633,050,000
Liáoyáng ShìPrefecture-level City辽阳市1,801,2071,858,7681,837,000
Pánjĭn ShìPrefecture-level City盘锦市1,261,7531,392,4931,437,000
Shĕnyáng ShìSub-provincial City沈阳市7,203,7178,106,1718,294,000
Tiĕlĭng ShìPrefecture-level City铁岭市2,823,2202,717,7322,638,000
Yíngkŏu ShìPrefecture-level City营口市2,296,5402,428,5342,438,000
Nèi mĕnggŭ Zìzhìqū [Inner Mongolia]Autonomous Region内蒙古自治区23,323,34724,706,29125,286,000
Ālāshàn Méng [Alxa]League阿拉善盟196,279231,334248,000
Bāotóu ShìPrefecture-level City包头市2,254,4392,650,3642,877,700
Bāyànnào'ĕr Shì [Bayan Nur]Prefecture-level City巴彦淖尔市1,682,6621,669,9151,684,800
Chìfēng ShìPrefecture-level City赤峰市4,435,7374,341,2454,314,800
È'ĕrduōsī Shì [Ordos]Prefecture-level City鄂尔多斯市1,369,7661,940,6532,068,700
Hūhéhàotè Shì [Hohhot]Prefecture-level City呼和浩特市2,392,8952,866,6153,114,800
Hūlúnbèi'ĕr Shì [Hulunbuir]Prefecture-level City呼伦贝尔市2,687,2282,549,2522,529,200
Tōngliáo ShìPrefecture-level City通辽市3,028,4193,139,1533,128,700
Wūhăi ShìPrefecture-level City乌海市427,553532,902561,100
Wūlánchábù Shì [Ulanqab]Prefecture-level City乌兰察布市2,284,4142,143,5902,102,500
Xīlínguōlè Méng [Xilin Gol]League锡林郭勒盟975,1681,028,0221,051,600
Xīng'ān Méng [Hinggan]League兴安盟1,588,7871,613,2461,604,200
Níngxià Huízú ZìzhìqūHui Autonomous Region宁夏回族自治区5,486,3936,301,3506,818,000
Gùyuán ShìPrefecture-level City固原市1,383,4011,228,1561,228,237
Shízuĭshān ShìPrefecture-level City石嘴山市675,378725,482802,978
Wúzhōng ShìPrefecture-level City吴忠市1,086,4071,273,7921,403,742
Yínchuān ShìPrefecture-level City银川市1,427,5031,993,0882,225,391
Zhōngwèi ShìPrefecture-level City中卫市913,7041,080,8321,157,525
Qīnghăi ShĕngProvince青海省4,822,9635,626,7235,984,000
Guŏluò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Golog]Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture果洛藏族自治州137,940181,682205,660
Hăibĕi Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuTibetan Autonomous Prefecture海北藏族自治州258,922273,304283,000
Hăidōng Shì [← Hăidōng Dìqū]Prefecture-level City海东市1,391,5651,396,8451,470,800
Hăinán Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuTibetan Autonomous Prefecture海南藏族自治州375,426441,691472,400
Hăixī Mĕnggŭzú Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuMongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture海西蒙古族藏族自治州332,094489,338515,000
Huángnán Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuTibetan Autonomous Prefecture黄南藏族自治州214,642256,716272,500
Xīníng ShìPrefecture-level City西宁市1,849,7132,208,7082,355,000
Yùshù Zàngzú ZìzhìzhōuTibetan Autonomous Prefecture玉树藏族自治州262,661378,439409,500
Shāndōng ShĕngProvince山东省89,971,78995,792,719100,058,000
Bīnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City滨州市3,563,9213,748,4743,912,300
Dézhōu ShìPrefecture-level City德州市5,293,6745,568,2355,795,800
Dōngyíng ShìPrefecture-level City东营市1,793,1712,035,3382,154,600
Hézé ShìPrefecture-level City菏泽市8,097,9738,287,6938,736,000
Jìnán ShìSub-provincial City济南市5,921,8916,813,9847,321,200
Jìníng ShìPrefecture-level City济宁市7,740,2818,081,9058,375,900
Láiwú ShìPrefecture-level City莱芜市1,233,5251,298,5291,376,000
Liáochéng ShìPrefecture-level City聊城市5,412,1155,789,8636,064,300
Línyí ShìPrefecture-level City临沂市9,942,65210,039,44010,563,400
Qīngdăo ShìSub-provincial City青岛市7,494,1948,715,0879,290,500
Rìzhào ShìPrefecture-level City日照市2,685,9282,801,0132,916,500
Tài'ān ShìPrefecture-level City泰安市5,334,6315,494,2075,645,100
Wéifāng ShìPrefecture-level City潍坊市8,495,3009,086,2419,363,000
Wēihăi ShìPrefecture-level City威海市2,596,7532,804,7712,825,600
Yāntái ShìPrefecture-level City烟台市6,635,7356,968,2027,089,400
Zăozhuāng ShìPrefecture-level City枣庄市3,545,6153,729,1403,920,300
Zībó ShìPrefecture-level City淄博市4,184,4304,530,5974,708,400
Shànghăi ShìMunicipal Province上海市16,407,73423,019,19624,183,000
Shànghăi ShìProvince-level City上海市16,407,73423,019,19624,183,000
Shānxī ShĕngProvince山西省32,471,24235,712,10137,024,000
Chángzhì ShìPrefecture-level City长治市3,138,9913,334,5653,454,945
Dàtóng ShìPrefecture-level City大同市3,001,5083,318,0543,442,352
Jìnchéng ShìPrefecture-level City晋城市2,160,9842,279,1462,333,035
Jìnzhōng ShìPrefecture-level City晋中市3,016,5363,249,4253,365,597
Línfén ShìPrefecture-level City临汾市3,950,8454,316,6104,481,537
Lǚliáng ShìPrefecture-level City吕梁市3,382,2803,727,0683,878,872
Shuòzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City朔州市1,451,8751,714,8571,775,980
Tàiyuán ShìPrefecture-level City太原市3,344,3924,201,5924,379,700
Xīnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City忻州市2,938,3443,067,5033,166,662
Yángquán ShìPrefecture-level City阳泉市1,273,1261,368,5021,408,815
Yùnchéng ShìPrefecture-level City运城市4,812,3615,134,7795,336,023
Shănxī Shĕng [Shaanxi]Province陕西省35,365,07237,327,37938,354,000
Ānkāng ShìPrefecture-level City安康市2,613,9142,629,9062,661,000
Băojī ShìPrefecture-level City宝鸡市3,594,2153,716,7373,781,000
Hànzhōng ShìPrefecture-level City汉中市3,411,0443,416,1963,449,300
Shāngluò ShìPrefecture-level City商洛市2,345,4372,341,7422,381,300
Tóngchuān ShìPrefecture-level City铜川市792,600834,437833,400
Wèinán ShìPrefecture-level City渭南市5,292,2005,286,0775,382,900
Xī'ān ShìSub-provincial City西安市7,274,8328,467,8388,989,000
Xiányáng ShìPrefecture-level City咸阳市4,886,0035,096,0015,210,000
Yán'ān ShìPrefecture-level City延安市2,016,7872,187,0092,263,100
Yúlín ShìPrefecture-level City榆林市3,138,0403,351,4363,403,300
Sìchuān ShĕngProvince四川省82,348,29680,417,52883,020,000
Ābà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Ngawa]Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture阿坝藏族羌族自治州847,468898,708940,100
Bāzhōng ShìPrefecture-level City巴中市3,289,2463,283,1483,316,700
Chéngdū ShìSub-provincial City成都市12,521,05715,118,83916,044,700
Dázhōu ShìPrefecture-level City达州市5,793,1445,468,0975,689,500
Déyáng ShìPrefecture-level City德阳市3,788,0563,615,7583,531,600
Gānzī Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Garzê]Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture甘孜藏族自治州897,2391,091,8721,186,300
Guăng'ān ShìPrefecture-level City广安市4,124,1003,205,4763,250,300
Guăngyuán ShìPrefecture-level City广元市3,063,2912,484,1222,660,000
Lèshān ShìPrefecture-level City乐山市3,324,1393,235,7593,272,100
Liángshān Yízú ZìzhìzhōuYi Autonomous Prefecture凉山彝族自治州4,081,6974,532,8094,835,200
Lúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City泸州市4,102,1654,218,4274,317,200
Méishān ShìPrefecture-level City眉山市3,205,1712,950,5452,974,800
Miányáng ShìPrefecture-level City绵阳市5,170,1414,613,8714,835,600
Nánchōng ShìPrefecture-level City南充市6,683,4066,278,6146,417,900
Nèijiāng ShìPrefecture-level City内江市4,160,3053,702,8473,753,700
Pānzhīhuā ShìPrefecture-level City攀枝花市1,091,6571,214,1211,236,100
Suìníng ShìPrefecture-level City遂宁市3,477,0133,252,6193,235,900
Yă'ān ShìPrefecture-level City雅安市1,522,8451,507,2581,537,800
Yíbīn ShìPrefecture-level City宜宾市4,887,2424,471,8964,530,000
Zìgòng ShìPrefecture-level City自贡市3,033,7632,678,8992,901,400
Zīyáng ShìPrefecture-level City资阳市3,285,1512,593,8432,553,100
Tiānjīn ShìMunicipal Province天津市9,848,73112,938,69315,569,000
Tiānjīn ShìProvince-level City天津市9,848,73112,938,69315,569,000
Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ĕr ZìzhìqūUyghur Autonomous Region新疆维吾尔自治区18,459,51121,815,81524,467,000
Ākèsū Dìqū [Aksu]Prefecture阿克苏地区2,141,7452,370,8092,546,000
Ālètài Dìqū [Altay]Prefecture阿勒泰地区561,667603,283671,600
Bāyīnguōléng Mĕnggŭ Zìzhìzhōu [Bayingolin]Mongol Autonomous Prefecture巴音郭楞蒙古自治州1,056,9701,278,4861,279,300
Bó'ĕrtălā Mĕnggŭ Zìzhìzhōu [Bortala]Mongol Autonomous Prefecture博尔塔拉蒙古自治州424,040443,680475,400
Chāngjí Huízú ZìzhìzhōuHui Autonomous Prefecture昌吉回族自治州1,322,1451,428,5871,610,000
Hāmì Shì [Kumul]Prefecture-level City哈密市492,096572,400...
Hétián Dìqū [Hotan]Prefecture和田地区1,681,3102,014,3622,522,800
Kāshí Dìqū [Kashgar, Kaxgar]Prefecture喀什地区3,405,7133,979,3214,649,700
Kèlāmăyī Shì [Karamay]Prefecture-level City克拉玛依市270,232391,008442,800
Kèzīlèsū Kē'ĕrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu [Kizilsu]Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州439,688525,570620,600
Tăchéng DìqūPrefecture塔城地区892,3971,219,369...
Tŭlŭfān Shì [Turpan]Prefecture-level City吐鲁番市550,731622,903637,300
Wūlŭmùqí Shì [Ürümqi]Prefecture-level City乌鲁木齐市2,262,7863,112,5593,500,000
Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu [Ili]Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture伊犁哈萨克自治州2,367,8762,482,5922,936,400
Zìzhìqū Zhíxiáxiàn Jíxíngzhèng Qūhuà [Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiachu]directly administered自治区直辖县级行政区划590,115770,886...
Xīzàng Zìzhìqū [Tibet]Autonomous Region西藏自治区2,616,3293,002,1653,371,000
Ālĭ Dìqū [Ngari]Prefecture阿里地区77,25395,465...
Chāngdū Shì [Qamdo, Chambo]Prefecture-level City昌都市586,152657,505...
Lāsà Shì [Lhasa]Prefecture-level City拉萨市474,499559,423...
Línzhī Shì [Nyingchi]Prefecture-level City林芝市158,647195,109...
Nàqŭ Shì [Nagqu]Prefecture-level City那曲市366,710462,381...
Rìkāzé Shì [Shigatse, Xigazê]Prefecture-level City日喀则市634,962703,292...
Shānnán Shì [Lhoka]Prefecture-level City山南市318,106328,990...
Yúnnán ShĕngProvince云南省42,360,08945,966,76648,005,000
Băoshān ShìPrefecture-level City保山市2,348,3152,506,4912,614,000
Chŭxióng Yízú ZìzhìzhōuYi Autonomous Prefecture楚雄彝族自治州2,542,5302,684,1692,744,000
Dàlĭ Báizú ZìzhìzhōuBai Autonomous Prefecture大理白族自治州3,296,5523,456,3233,584,000
Déhóng Dăizú Jĭngpōzú ZìzhìzhōuDai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture德宏傣族景颇族自治州1,082,5991,211,4401,309,000
Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu [Dêqên]Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture迪庆藏族自治州353,518400,182412,000
Hónghé Hānízú Yízú ZìzhìzhōuHani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture红河哈尼族彝族自治州4,130,4634,500,8964,713,000
Kūnmíng ShìPrefecture-level City昆明市5,781,2946,432,2096,783,000
Lìjiāng ShìPrefecture-level City丽江市1,126,6461,244,7691,290,000
Líncāng ShìPrefecture-level City临沧市2,332,5702,429,4972,526,000
Nùjiāng Lìsùzú ZìzhìzhōuLisu Autonomous Prefecture怒江傈僳族自治州491,824534,337547,000
Pŭ'ĕr ShìPrefecture-level City普洱市2,480,3462,542,8982,627,000
Qŭjìng ShìPrefecture-level City曲靖市5,466,0895,855,0556,122,000
Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozú ZìzhìzhōuZhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture文山壮族苗族自治州3,268,5533,517,9463,636,000
Xīshuāngbănnà Dăizú ZìzhìzhōuDai Autonomous Prefecture西双版纳傣族自治州993,3971,133,5151,180,000
Yùxī ShìPrefecture-level City玉溪市2,073,0052,303,5182,381,000
Zhāotōng ShìPrefecture-level City昭通市4,592,3885,213,5215,537,000
Zhèjiāng ShĕngProvince浙江省45,930,65154,426,89156,570,000
Hángzhōu ShìSub-provincial City杭州市6,878,7228,700,3739,468,000
Húzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City湖州市2,625,5952,893,5422,995,000
Jiāxīng ShìPrefecture-level City嘉兴市3,582,9964,501,6574,656,000
Jīnhuá ShìPrefecture-level City金华市4,571,8815,361,5725,564,000
Lìshuĭ ShìPrefecture-level City丽水市2,162,1132,116,9572,186,000
Níngbō ShìSub-provincial City宁波市5,963,3627,605,6898,005,000
Qúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City衢州市2,128,8562,122,6612,185,000
Shàoxīng ShìPrefecture-level City绍兴市4,304,2414,912,2395,010,000
Táizhōu ShìPrefecture-level City台州市5,153,7155,968,8386,118,000
Wēnzhōu ShìPrefecture-level City温州市7,557,6409,122,1029,215,000
Zhōushān ShìPrefecture-level City舟山市1,001,5301,121,2611,168,000
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó [People's Republic of China]Sovereign State中华人民共和国1,242,612,2261,339,724,8521,390,080,000

Source: (2000) (2010) China National Bureau of Statistics (web), (2017) several statistical yearbooks and bulletins (web).

Explanation: Status and division as of 2018, as far as sufficient information is available.