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This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions, in order of their total populations at the end of 2004.

Taiwan Province, which is entirely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC), is excluded from this list, wheareas the figure for Fujian Province excludes population in ROC's Fukien Province. The population figure of the Republic of China (ROC), which current jurisdiction includes the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Matsu, Kinmen, etc., collectively known as the Free Area or the Taiwan Area, is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

Rank Administrative Division Population
China 1,301,531,000
1 Henan 97,170,000
2 Shandong 91,800,000
3 Sichuan 87,250,000
4 Guangdong 83,040,000
5 Jiangsu 74,330,000
6 Hebei 68,090,000
7 Hunan 66,980,000
8 Anhui 64,610,000
9 Hubei 60,160,000
10 Guangxi 48,890,000
11 Zhejiang 47,200,000
12 Yunnan 44,150,000
13 Jiangxi 42,840,000
14 Liaoning 42,170,000
15 Guizhou 39,040,000
16 Heilongjiang 38,170,000
17 Shaanxi 37,050,000
18 Fujian 35,110,000
19 Shanxi 33,350,000
20 Chongqing 31,220,000
21 Jilin 27,090,000
22 Gansu 26,190,000
23 Nei Mongol 23,840,000
24 Xinjiang 19,630,000
25 Shanghai 17,420,000
26 Beijing 14,930,000
27 Tianjin 10,240,000
28 Hainan 8,180,000
29 Hong Kong 6,915,700
30 Ningxia 5,880,000
31 Qinghai 5,390,000
32 Xizang 2,740,000
33 Macau 465,300

Special Administrative Region

Municipality

Autonomous Region


  • Republic of China - 22,689,122

Sources


Statistics of the People's Republic of China | Ranked lists of subnational entities

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