This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P.R.C.), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their population density at the end of 2004. The figures are given in persons per square kilometer.

Taiwan Province, which is claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) but is entirely under the administration of the Republic of China (ROC), is excluded from this list. Also, the figure for Fujian Province excludes the population in the area that is under the administration of the Fukien Province of the ROC. The population figure of the entire territory under the administration of the ROC , which includes Taiwan, Penghu, Matsu, Kinmen, and other islands, collectively known as the Free Area or the Taiwan Area, is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

1. Macau S.A.R. - 16,921
2. Hong Kong S.A.R. - 6,380
3. Shanghai Municipality - 2,747
4. Beijing Municipality - 888
5. Tianjin Municipality - 859
6. Shandong - 586
7. Henan - 582
8. Guangdong - 467
9. Zhejiang - 463.7
10. Anhui - 463.5
11. Chongqing Municipality - 379
12. Hebei - 363
13. Hubei - 324
14. Hunan - 316
15. Fujian - 289.2
16. Liaoning - 289.0
17. Jiangxi - 257
18. Hainan - 241
19. Guizhou - 222
20. Shanxi - 213
21. Guangxi - 207
22. Shaanxi - 180.0
23. Sichuan - 179.9
24. Jilin - 145
25. Yunnan - 112
26. Ningxia - 89.1
27. Heilongjiang - 83.0
28. Gansu - 57.7
29. Inner Mongolia - 20.2
30. Xinjiang - 11.8
31. Qinghai - 7.48
32. Tibet - 2.23

• Area administered by the Republic of China (ROC) - 626.98

Sources

• Mainland China figures: Calculated by dividing figures in List of China administrative divisions by population by figures in List of China administrative divisions by area
• 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))

Statistics of the People's Republic of China

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