Prefectural Division
The population of prefectural entities in Guangdong Province according to census results.
| 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 Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,411,778,724 | → | ||
| Cháozhōu | PrefCity | 潮州市 | Cháozhōu | 3,146 | 2,117,281 | 2,402,068 | 2,669,466 | 2,568,387 | 314600 | → | |
| Dōngguān | PrefCity | 东莞市 | Dōngguān | 2,465 | 1,741,731 | 6,445,777 | 8,220,207 | 10,466,625 | 246500 | → | |
| Fóshān | PrefCity | 佛山市 | Fóshān | 3,848 | 3,002,835 | 5,337,709 | 7,197,394 | 9,498,863 | 384800 | → | |
| Guăngzhōu | SProvCity | 广州市 | Guăngzhōu | 7,434 | 6,299,943 | 9,942,022 | 12,701,948 | 18,676,605 | 743400 | → | |
| Héyuán | PrefCity | 河源市 | Héyuán | 15,654 | 2,516,647 | 2,266,429 | 2,950,195 | 2,837,686 | 1565400 | → | |
| Huìzhōu | PrefCity | 惠州市 | Huìzhōu | 11,343 | 2,290,170 | 3,216,075 | 4,598,402 | 6,042,852 | 1134300 | → | |
| Jiāngmén | PrefCity | 江门市 | Jiāngmén | 9,541 | 3,461,733 | 3,956,827 | 4,450,703 | 4,798,090 | 954100 | → | |
| Jiēyáng | PrefCity | 揭阳市 | Jiēyáng | 5,266 | 4,139,863 | 5,237,405 | 5,884,347 | 5,577,814 | 526600 | → | |
| Màomíng | PrefCity | 茂名市 | Màomíng | 11,425 | 4,890,856 | 5,238,426 | 5,817,494 | 6,174,050 | 1142500 | → | |
| Méizhōu | PrefCity | 梅州市 | Méizhōu | 15,865 | 4,053,138 | 3,802,186 | 4,238,461 | 3,873,239 | 1586500 | → | |
| Qīngyuăn | PrefCity | 清远市 | Qīngyuàn | 19,153 | 3,272,534 | 3,146,713 | 3,698,412 | 3,969,473 | 1915300 | → | |
| Shàntóu | PrefCity | 汕头市 | Shàntóu | 2,248 | 3,672,508 | 4,671,279 | 5,389,328 | 5,502,031 | 224800 | → | |
| Shànwĕi | PrefCity | 汕尾市 | Shànwĕi | 4,862 | 2,170,763 | 2,453,479 | 2,935,469 | 2,738,482 | 486200 | → | |
| Sháoguān | PrefCity | 韶关市 | Sháoguān | 18,413 | 2,840,524 | 2,735,433 | 2,826,246 | 2,855,131 | 1841300 | → | |
| Shēnzhèn | SProvCity | 深圳市 | Shēnzhèn | 1,992 | 1,667,398 | 7,008,831 | 10,358,381 | 17,494,398 | 199200 | → | |
| Yángjiāng | PrefCity | 阳江市 | Yángjiāng | 7,955 | 2,156,835 | 2,168,904 | 2,421,748 | 2,602,959 | 795500 | → | |
| Yúnfú | PrefCity | 云浮市 | Yúnfú | 7,779 | 2,091,894 | 2,152,884 | 2,367,154 | 2,383,350 | 777900 | → | |
| Zhànjiāng | PrefCity | 湛江市 | Zhànjiāng | 13,225 | 5,400,447 | 6,070,702 | 6,994,832 | 6,981,236 | 1322500 | → | |
| Zhàoqìng | PrefCity | 肇庆市 | Zhàoqìng | 14,891 | 3,169,844 | 3,373,099 | 3,916,467 | 4,113,594 | 1489100 | → | |
| Zhōngshān | PrefCity | 中山市 | Zhōngshān | 1,784 | 1,237,432 | 2,363,322 | 3,121,275 | 4,418,060 | 178400 | → | |
| Zhūhăi | PrefCity | 珠海市 | Zhūhăi | 1,724 | 635,365 | 1,235,437 | 1,562,530 | 2,439,585 | 172400 | → | |
| Guăngdōng | Prov | 广东省 | Guăngzhōu | 197,100 | 62,829,741 | 85,225,007 | 104,320,459 | 126,012,510 | 19710000 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2020) Statistics Bureau of Guangdong Province (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shēnzhèn | 17,444,609 |
| 2 | Guăngzhōu | 16,096,724 |
| 3 | Dōngguān | 9,644,871 |
| 4 | Fóshān | 9,042,509 |
| 5 | Zhōngshān | 3,841,873 |
| 6 | Shàntóu | 3,838,900 |
| 7 | Huìzhōu | 2,900,113 |
| 8 | Zhūhăi | 2,207,090 |
| 9 | Jiāngmén | 1,795,459 |
| 10 | Zhànjiāng | 1,400,709 |
Contents: Cities
The urban population of all cities and counties in Guangdong Province by census years if it exceeds 75,000 inhabitants.
The urban population is counted on district or county level. Districts with continuous settlement areas are aggregated as city. The tabulated population may refer to more than one settlement.
| Name | Status | Native | Population Census (C) 1990-07-01 | Population Census (C) 2000-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2010-11-01 | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bóluó | Cnty | 博罗县 | 104,236 | 240,550 | 471,902 | 712,593 | 0 | → | |
| Cháozhōu (incl. Cháo'ān) | City | 潮州市 | 333,390 | 708,368 | 1,256,268 | 1,254,007 | 0 | → | |
| Dàbŭ | Cnty | 大埔县 | 43,715 | 139,040 | 161,014 | 154,719 | 0 | → | |
| Déqìng | Cnty | 德庆县 | 40,067 | 66,553 | 85,086 | 99,967 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngguān | City | 东莞市 | 552,328 | 3,870,036 | 7,271,322 | 9,644,871 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngyuán | Cnty | 东源县 | ... | 38,406 | 94,751 | 86,903 | 0 | → | |
| Ēnpíng | City | 恩平市 | 107,570 | 151,626 | 244,257 | 251,742 | 0 | → | |
| Fēngkāi | Cnty | 封开县 | 59,051 | 71,803 | 116,798 | 124,170 | 0 | → | |
| Fēngshùn | Cnty | 丰顺县 | 48,477 | 144,908 | 207,417 | 254,264 | 0 | → | |
| Fógāng | Cnty | 佛冈县 | 27,958 | 58,343 | 118,429 | 136,789 | 0 | → | |
| Fóshān (incl. Gāomíng, Nánhǎi, Sānshuǐ, Shùndé) | City | 佛山市 | 901,455 | 4,006,681 | 6,771,895 | 9,042,509 | 0 | → | |
| Gāozhōu | City | 高州市 | 106,366 | 393,675 | 352,006 | 490,301 | 0 | → | |
| Guăngníng | Cnty | 广宁县 | 40,034 | 60,743 | 156,304 | 164,249 | 0 | → | |
| Guăngzhōu (incl. Cónghuà, Huādū, Pānyú, Zēngchéng) [Canton] | City | 广州市 | 3,509,726 | 8,090,976 | 10,641,408 | 16,096,724 | 0 | → | |
| Hăifēng | Cnty | 海丰县 | 146,032 | 325,859 | 489,304 | 537,278 | 0 | → | |
| Hépíng | Cnty | 和平县 | 36,312 | 72,103 | 103,233 | 115,301 | 0 | → | |
| Hèshān | City | 鹤山市 | 55,532 | 201,043 | 282,580 | 334,432 | 0 | → | |
| Héyuán | City | 河源市 | 99,463 | 200,230 | 450,953 | 662,950 | 0 | → | |
| Huáijí | Cnty | 怀集县 | 57,192 | 93,434 | 161,544 | 221,882 | 0 | → | |
| Huàzhōu | City | 化州市 | 97,132 | 319,850 | 320,418 | 472,746 | 0 | → | |
| Huìdōng | Cnty | 惠东县 | 146,667 | 289,034 | 473,147 | 640,377 | 0 | → | |
| Huìlái | Cnty | 惠来县 | 105,092 | 286,581 | 434,958 | 437,430 | 0 | → | |
| Huìzhōu (incl. Huìyáng) [Huizhou] | City | 惠州市 | 302,636 | 1,057,659 | 1,807,858 | 2,900,113 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngmén (incl. Xīnhuì) | City | 江门市 | 379,397 | 876,531 | 1,480,023 | 1,795,459 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāolĭng | Cnty | 蕉岭县 | 16,934 | 85,575 | 98,287 | 101,777 | 0 | → | |
| Jiēxī | Cnty | 揭西县 | 87,567 | 116,397 | 247,236 | 209,233 | 0 | → | |
| Jiēyáng (incl. Jiēdōng) | City | 揭阳市 | 176,421 | 936,485 | 1,226,848 | 1,242,906 | 0 | → | |
| Kāipíng | City | 开平市 | 135,341 | 343,233 | 371,019 | 430,035 | 0 | → | |
| Lèchāng | City | 乐昌市 | 97,845 | 210,108 | 191,457 | 199,438 | 0 | → | |
| Léizhōu | City | 雷州市 | 137,771 | 463,820 | 344,043 | 412,291 | 0 | → | |
| Liánjiāng | City | 廉江市 | 156,383 | 369,365 | 359,225 | 443,812 | 0 | → | |
| Liánpíng | Cnty | 连平县 | 32,276 | 66,559 | 110,851 | 105,906 | 0 | → | |
| Liánzhōu (Liánxiàn) | City | 连州市 | 59,455 | 159,936 | 161,667 | 176,572 | 0 | → | |
| Lóngchuān | Cnty | 龙川县 | 53,734 | 113,049 | 190,368 | 197,714 | 0 | → | |
| Lóngmén | Cnty | 龙门县 | 50,043 | 74,932 | 90,831 | 146,193 | 0 | → | |
| Lùfēng | City | 陆丰市 | 274,727 | 569,299 | 579,527 | 545,474 | 0 | → | |
| Lùhé | Cnty | 陆河县 | 17,747 | 76,327 | 150,902 | 133,178 | 0 | → | |
| Luódìng | City | 罗定市 | 88,395 | 248,035 | 263,338 | 317,060 | 0 | → | |
| Màomíng (incl. Diànbái) [Maoming] | City | 茂名市 | 310,455 | 971,469 | 1,033,196 | 1,307,802 | 0 | → | |
| Méizhōu (incl. Méixiàn) | City | 梅州市 | 129,285 | 440,397 | 612,551 | 694,495 | 0 | → | |
| Nánxióng | City | 南雄市 | 50,631 | 143,912 | 140,017 | 171,215 | 0 | → | |
| Píngyuăn | Cnty | 平远县 | 22,867 | 86,569 | 106,250 | 95,296 | 0 | → | |
| Pŭníng | City | 普宁市 | 75,593 | 646,327 | 874,954 | 935,668 | 0 | → | |
| Qīngyuăn (incl. Qīngxīn) [Qingyuan] | City | 清远市 | 167,892 | 350,545 | 916,453 | 1,197,581 | 0 | → | |
| Ráopíng | Cnty | 饶平县 | 204,539 | 334,188 | 418,709 | 394,636 | 0 | → | |
| Rénhuà | Cnty | 仁化县 | 38,282 | 72,669 | 73,858 | 76,629 | 0 | → | |
| Rŭyuán | ACnty | 乳源瑶族自治县 | 25,553 | 56,557 | 73,580 | 86,827 | 0 | → | |
| Shàntóu (incl. Cháoyáng, Chénghǎi) [Shantou] | City | 汕头市 | 1,750,256 | 3,070,364 | 3,644,017 | 3,838,900 | 0 | → | |
| Shànwĕi | City | 汕尾市 | 169,985 | 318,422 | 370,608 | 345,373 | 0 | → | |
| Sháoguān (incl. Qūjiāng) [Shaoguan] | City | 韶关市 | 313,801 | 693,731 | 726,267 | 803,375 | 0 | → | |
| Shēnzhèn (incl. Bǎo'ān) | City | 深圳市 | 1,081,621 | 6,480,340 | 10,358,381 | 17,444,609 | 0 | → | |
| Shĭxīng | Cnty | 始兴县 | 26,490 | 72,996 | 76,313 | 81,780 | 0 | → | |
| Sìhuì | City | 四会市 | 69,703 | 209,261 | 355,709 | 452,536 | 0 | → | |
| Suìxī | Cnty | 遂溪县 | 94,895 | 208,458 | 252,792 | 289,536 | 0 | → | |
| Táishān | City | 台山市 | 168,560 | 293,725 | 394,855 | 433,266 | 0 | → | |
| Wēngyuán | Cnty | 翁源县 | 37,537 | 98,794 | 103,372 | 114,951 | 0 | → | |
| Wúchuān | City | 吴川市 | 129,026 | 317,602 | 332,672 | 388,714 | 0 | → | |
| Wŭhuá | Cnty | 五华县 | 52,264 | 136,661 | 245,631 | 331,583 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnfēng | Cnty | 新丰县 | 29,386 | 49,358 | 99,897 | 102,680 | 0 | → | |
| Xīngníng | City | 兴宁市 | 80,273 | 381,745 | 392,000 | 365,661 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnxīng | Cnty | 新兴县 | 41,906 | 141,213 | 160,209 | 185,930 | 0 | → | |
| Xìnyí | City | 信宜市 | 62,934 | 276,419 | 333,965 | 418,731 | 0 | → | |
| Xúwén | Cnty | 徐闻县 | 94,312 | 145,844 | 238,246 | 238,402 | 0 | → | |
| Yángchūn | City | 阳春市 | 98,346 | 270,309 | 287,391 | 360,359 | 0 | → | |
| Yángjiāng (incl. Yángdōng) | City | 阳江市 | 341,985 | 533,862 | 692,540 | 859,595 | 0 | → | |
| Yángshān | Cnty | 阳山县 | 42,353 | 92,912 | 125,246 | 154,401 | 0 | → | |
| Yángxī | Cnty | 阳西县 | 52,372 | 105,001 | 153,771 | 189,866 | 0 | → | |
| Yīngdé | City | 英德市 | 119,580 | 277,261 | 346,927 | 398,066 | 0 | → | |
| Yùnán | Cnty | 郁南县 | 64,167 | 135,538 | 152,342 | 160,255 | 0 | → | |
| Yúnfú (incl. Yún'ān) | City | 云浮市 | 125,777 | 246,967 | 298,914 | 380,044 | 0 | → | |
| Zhànjiāng [Zhanjiang] | City | 湛江市 | 485,833 | 832,273 | 1,038,762 | 1,400,709 | 0 | → | |
| Zhàoqìng (incl. Gāoyào) [Zhaoqing] | City | 肇庆市 | 312,373 | 595,296 | 784,642 | 1,035,810 | 0 | → | |
| Zhōngshān | City | 中山市 | 393,353 | 1,434,251 | 2,740,994 | 3,841,873 | 0 | → | |
| Zhūhăi (incl. Dòumén) [Zhuhai] | City | 珠海市 | 269,457 | 1,056,169 | 1,369,538 | 2,207,090 | 0 | → | |
| Zĭjīn | Cnty | 紫金县 | 42,203 | 110,703 | 231,072 | 207,394 | 0 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).