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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
- Currently serving in the People's Liberation Army - approx. 2,500,000
- Republic of China - 22,689,122
Sources
- Mainland China figures: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》/ China Statistical Yearbook 2005, National Bureau of Statistics of China, ISBN 7503747382
- Hong Kong figures: Census and Statistics Department, Government of Hong Kong SAR (retrieved February 11, 2006)
- Macau figures: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macau SAR (retrieved February 11, 2006)
- Republic of China figures: National Statistics, Republic of China (retrieved February 11, 2006)
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