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List of Chinese administrative divisions by population

List of Chinese administrative divisions by population

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This is a list of Chinese administrative divisions in order of their total resident populations. It includes all provinces, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions controlled by the Republic of China (1912–1949) or the People's Republic of China (1949–present). For the Republic of China after 1949, see List of administrative divisions of Taiwan.

PRC-controlled administrative divisions by population (2013).
Average Annual Population Growth Rate in each Chinese province (exc. Taiwan), municipality, and autonomous region between 2010 and 2020 according to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics

Current population

Data are for mid-year 2022 and are from the National Bureau of Statistics of China unless otherwise specified.[1]

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Notes

  1. Autonomous region
  2. Direct-controlled municipality
  3. Autonomous region
  4. Direct-controlled municipality
  5. Autonomous region
  6. Direct-controlled municipality
  7. Special Administrative Region of China since 1 July 1997; previously, from 26 January 1841 until 1 July 1997 known as British Hong Kong. Data are from Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong).[2]
  8. Autonomous region
  9. Autonomous region
  10. Special Administrative Region of China since 20 December 1999; previously, from 1557 until 20 December 1999 known as Portuguese Macau. Data are from Statistics and Census Service (Macau).[3]
  1. [F 1]
    Population controlled by People's Republic of China and including Hong Kong and Macau
  2. [F 2]
    Population controlled by Republic of China
  3. [F 3]
    Hainan Province was part of Guangdong Province until 1988
  4. [F 4]
    Guangzhou was separate from Guangdong Province from 1947-1954
  5. [F 5]
    Qingdao part of Shandong Province until 1929; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Shandong
  6. [F 6]
    Weihai also known as Weihaiwei. Established in 1930; dissolved in 1945 and incorporated into Shandong
  7. [F 7]
    Chongqing was part of Sichuan Province until 1939 and 1954 to 1997
  8. [F 8]
    Shanghai was part of Jiangsu Province until 1927
  9. [F 9]
    Nanjing part of Jiangsu Province until 1927; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Jiangsu
  10. [F 10]
    Hebei was known as Zhili until 1928
  11. [F 11]
    Beijing was part of Hebei Province until 1928
  12. [F 12]
    Tianjin was part of Hebei Province until 1928 and 1954 to 1967
  13. [F 13]
    Wuhan (Hankou) part of Hubei Province until 1927; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Hubei
  14. [F 14]
    Autonomous Region
  15. [F 15]
    Liaoning was known as Fengtian until 1929
  16. [F 16]
    Shenyang part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  17. [F 17]
    Dalian part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  18. [F 18]
    Xi'an part of Shaanxi Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Shaanxi
  19. [F 19]
    Established in 1923; dissolved in 1932 and incorporated into Manchukuo / Heilongjiang (present)
  20. [F 20]
    Harbin part of Heilongjiang Province until 1947-1949 and 1953-1954
  21. [F 21]
    Direct-controlled municipality
  22. [F 22]
    Ningxia was part of Gansu until 1929 and 1954-1958
  23. [F 23]
    Beijing was known as Beiping in 1928 until 1949
  24. [F 24]
    Special Administrative Region of China since 1 July 1997; previously, from 26 January 1841 until 1 July 1997 known as British Hong Kong.
  25. [F 25]
    Controlled by Kingdom of Tibet from 1912 to 1951. Controlled by People's Republic of China after 1951
  26. [F 26]
    Special Administrative Region of China since 20 December 1999; previously, from 1557 until 20 December 1999 known as Portuguese Macau.
  27. [F 27]
    Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Hebei, Liaoning, & Inner Mongolia
  28. [F 28]
    Incorporated into a province in 1939; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Sichuan and Tibet
  29. [F 29]
    Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia, Beijing & Hebei
  30. [F 30]
    Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
  31. [F 31]
    Xi'an fail to split from Shannxi in 1933; Xi'an was known as Xijing in 1933 until 1943
  32. [F 32]
    Liaodong was known as Andong in 1947 until 1949
  33. [F 33]
    Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
  34. [F 34]
    Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia and Liaoning
  35. [F 35]
    Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
  36. [F 36]
    Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Songjiang
  37. [F 37]
    Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
  38. [F 38]
    Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
  39. [F 39]
    Part of Wuhan was known as Hankou
  40. [F 40]
    Dalian was known as Lüda (Lyuda) in 1950 until 1954
  41. [F 41]
    Controlled by Japan from 17 April 1895 until 25 October 1945. Controlled by Republic of China after 25 October 1945.

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