Provinces & Autonomous Regions
The population development of the provinces and autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1982-07-01 | 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 | CHN | PRep | 中华人民共和国 | Bĕijīng | 9,572,900 | 1,008,175,288 | 1,130,822,993 | 1,242,612,226 | 1,339,724,852 | 1,411,778,724 | → | ||
| Ānhuī | AH | Prov | 安徽省 | Héféi | 139,900 | 49,665,724 | 56,181,005 | 58,999,948 | 59,500,468 | 61,027,171 | 13990000 | → | |
| Bĕijīng | BJ | MProv | 北京市 | Bĕijīng | 16,800 | 9,230,687 | 10,819,414 | 13,569,194 | 19,612,368 | 21,893,095 | 1680000 | → | |
| Chóngqìng | CQ | MProv | 重庆市 | Chóngqìng | 82,000 | Sìchuān | 28,866,208 | 30,512,763 | 28,846,170 | 32,054,159 | 8200000 | → | |
| Fújiàn | FJ | Prov | 福建省 | Fúzhōu | 123,100 | 25,873,259 | 30,048,275 | 34,097,947 | 36,894,217 | 41,540,086 | 12310000 | → | |
| Gānsù | GS | Prov | 甘肃省 | Lánzhōu | 366,500 | 19,569,261 | 22,371,085 | 25,124,282 | 25,575,263 | 25,019,831 | 36650000 | → | |
| Guăngdōng | GD | Prov | 广东省 | Guăngzhōu | 197,100 | 59,299,220 | 62,829,741 | 85,225,007 | 104,320,459 | 126,012,510 | 19710000 | → | |
| Guăngxī | GX | AReg | 广西壮族自治区 | Nánníng | 220,400 | 36,420,960 | 42,244,884 | 43,854,538 | 46,023,761 | 50,126,804 | 22040000 | → | |
| Guìzhōu | GZ | Prov | 贵州省 | Guìyáng | 174,000 | 28,552,997 | 32,391,051 | 35,247,695 | 34,748,556 | 38,562,148 | 17400000 | → | |
| Hăinán | HI | Prov | 海南省 | Hăikŏu | 34,300 | Guăngdōng | 6,556,831 | 7,559,035 | 8,671,485 | 10,081,232 | 3430000 | → | |
| Hébĕi | HEB | Prov | 河北省 | Shíjiāzhuāng | 202,700 | 53,005,875 | 61,082,755 | 66,684,419 | 71,854,210 | 74,610,235 | 20270000 | → | |
| Hēilóngjiāng | HL | Prov | 黑龙江省 | Hā'ĕrbīn | 463,600 | 32,665,546 | 35,215,932 | 36,237,576 | 38,313,991 | 31,850,088 | 46360000 | → | |
| Hénán | HEN | Prov | 河南省 | Zhèngzhōu | 167,000 | 74,422,739 | 85,534,200 | 91,236,854 | 94,029,939 | 99,365,519 | 16700000 | → | |
| Húbĕi | HB | Prov | 湖北省 | Wŭhàn | 187,500 | 47,804,150 | 53,970,501 | 59,508,870 | 57,237,727 | 57,752,557 | 18750000 | → | |
| Húnán | HN | Prov | 湖南省 | Chángshā | 210,500 | 54,008,851 | 60,657,992 | 63,274,173 | 65,700,762 | 66,444,864 | 21050000 | → | |
| Jiāngsū | JS | Prov | 江苏省 | Nánjīng | 102,600 | 60,521,114 | 67,056,812 | 73,043,577 | 78,660,941 | 84,748,016 | 10260000 | → | |
| Jiāngxī | JX | Prov | 江西省 | Nánchāng | 164,800 | 33,184,827 | 37,710,177 | 40,397,598 | 44,567,797 | 45,188,635 | 16480000 | → | |
| Jílín | JL | Prov | 吉林省 | Chángchūn | 187,000 | 22,560,053 | 24,659,790 | 26,802,191 | 27,452,815 | 24,073,453 | 18700000 | → | |
| Liáoníng | LN | Prov | 辽宁省 | Shĕnyáng | 151,000 | 35,721,693 | 39,433,959 | 41,824,412 | 43,746,323 | 42,591,407 | 15100000 | → | |
| Nèi Mĕnggŭ (Öbür Monggol) [Inner Mongolia] | NM | AReg | 内蒙古自治区 | Hūhéhàotè | 1,177,500 | 19,274,279 | 21,456,518 | 23,323,347 | 24,706,291 | 24,049,155 | 117750000 | → | |
| Níngxià | NX | AReg | 宁夏回族自治区 | Yínchuān | 66,400 | 3,895,578 | 4,655,445 | 5,486,393 | 6,301,350 | 7,202,654 | 6640000 | → | |
| Qīnghăi | QH | Prov | 青海省 | Xīníng | 721,000 | 3,895,706 | 4,456,952 | 4,822,963 | 5,626,723 | 5,923,957 | 72100000 | → | |
| Shāndōng | SD | Prov | 山东省 | Jìnán | 153,300 | 74,419,054 | 84,392,104 | 89,971,789 | 95,792,719 | 101,527,453 | 15330000 | → | |
| Shànghăi | SH | MProv | 上海市 | Shànghăi | 6,200 | 11,859,748 | 13,341,852 | 16,407,734 | 23,019,196 | 24,870,895 | 620000 | → | |
| Shānxī | SX | Prov | 山西省 | Tàiyuán | 157,100 | 25,291,389 | 28,758,846 | 32,471,242 | 35,712,101 | 34,915,616 | 15710000 | → | |
| Shănxī [Shaanxi] | SN | Prov | 陕西省 | Xī'ān | 195,800 | 28,904,423 | 33,221,621 | 35,365,072 | 37,327,379 | 39,528,999 | 19580000 | → | |
| Sìchuān | SC | Prov | 四川省 | Chéngdū | 487,000 | 99,713,310 | 78,352,102 | 82,348,296 | 80,417,528 | 83,674,866 | 48700000 | → | |
| Tiānjīn | TJ | MProv | 天津市 | Tiānjīn | 11,300 | 7,764,141 | 8,785,427 | 9,848,731 | 12,938,693 | 13,866,009 | 1130000 | → | |
| Xīnjiāng | XJ | AReg | 新疆维吾尔自治区 | Ürümqi | 1,646,900 | 13,081,681 | 15,156,883 | 18,459,511 | 21,815,815 | 25,852,345 | 164690000 | → | |
| Xīzàng [Tibet] | XZ | AReg | 西藏自治区 | Lhasa | 1,221,600 | 1,892,393 | 2,196,029 | 2,616,329 | 3,002,165 | 3,648,100 | 122160000 | → | |
| Yúnnán | YN | Prov | 云南省 | Kūnmíng | 436,200 | 32,553,817 | 36,972,587 | 42,360,089 | 45,966,766 | 47,209,277 | 43620000 | → | |
| Zhèjiāng | ZJ | Prov | 浙江省 | Hángzhōu | 101,800 | 38,884,603 | 41,446,015 | 45,930,651 | 54,426,891 | 64,567,588 | 10180000 | → |
- The 2010 total includes 2.3 million servicemen and a population of 4.65 million with permanent residence "difficult to define". The 2020 total population includes 2.0 million servicemen.
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2020-11-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shànghăi | SH | 21,909,814 |
| 2 | Bĕijīng | BJ | 18,960,744 |
| 3 | Shēnzhèn | GD | 17,444,609 |
| 4 | Guăngzhōu | GD | 16,096,724 |
| 5 | Chéngdū | SC | 13,568,357 |
| 6 | Tiānjīn | TJ | 11,052,404 |
| 7 | Wŭhàn | HB | 10,494,879 |
| 8 | Dōngguān | GD | 9,644,871 |
| 9 | Chóngqìng | CQ | 9,580,819 |
| 10 | Xī'ān | SN | 9,392,938 |
| 11 | Hángzhōu | ZJ | 9,236,032 |
| 12 | Fóshān | GD | 9,042,509 |
Contents: Cities
The urban population of all cities and counties in People's Republic of China by census years if it exceeds 750,000 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 | Adm. | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ānshān [Anshan] | City | 鞍山市 | LN | 1,233,947 | 1,389,660 | 1,504,996 | 1,480,332 | 0 | → | |
| Ānyáng [Anyang] | City | 安阳市 | HEN | 410,367 | 768,992 | 908,129 | 1,187,772 | 0 | → | |
| Băodìng (incl. Qīngyuàn, Mănchéng) [Baoding] | City | 保定市 | HEB | 538,344 | 1,032,079 | 1,397,350 | 1,940,384 | 0 | → | |
| Băojī [Baoji] | City | 宝鸡市 | SN | 401,237 | 645,414 | 871,940 | 1,107,702 | 0 | → | |
| Bāotóu (Buɣutu) [Baotou] | City | 包头市 | NM | 1,044,088 | 1,394,761 | 1,874,323 | 2,104,114 | 0 | → | |
| Bĕijīng [Beijing] | City | 北京市 | BJ | 6,547,001 | 10,429,722 | 16,704,306 | 18,960,744 | 0 | → | |
| Bèngbù [Bengbu] | City | 蚌埠市 | AH | 447,084 | 696,811 | 793,866 | 1,077,704 | 0 | → | |
| Bĕnxī [Benxi] | City | 本溪市 | LN | 759,083 | 860,838 | 1,000,128 | 808,221 | 0 | → | |
| Bózhōu | City | 亳州市 | AH | 163,296 | 297,269 | 474,318 | 750,569 | 0 | → | |
| Cāngzhōu | City | 沧州市 | HEB | 203,828 | 443,561 | 499,411 | 759,403 | 0 | → | |
| Chángchūn [Changchun] | City | 长春市 | JL | 1,721,579 | 2,571,254 | 3,281,510 | 4,557,356 | 0 | → | |
| Chángdé [Changde] | City | 常德市 | HN | 275,195 | 759,262 | 846,308 | 1,100,719 | 0 | → | |
| Chángshā (incl. Wàngchéng) [Changsha] | City | 长沙市 | HN | 1,151,155 | 2,233,790 | 3,193,354 | 5,630,256 | 0 | → | |
| Chángshā | Cnty | 长沙县 | HN | 18,810 | 127,754 | 486,428 | 1,024,407 | 0 | → | |
| Chángshú [Changshu] | City | 常熟市 | JS | 146,490 | 565,178 | 929,124 | 1,230,599 | 0 | → | |
| Chángzhì (incl. Lùchéng, Shàngdǎng) [Changzhi] | City | 长治市 | SX | 404,993 | 604,846 | 848,227 | 1,047,461 | 0 | → | |
| Chángzhōu (incl. Wŭjìn) | City | 常州市 | JS | 525,085 | 1,513,152 | 2,257,376 | 3,187,315 | 0 | → | |
| Cháozhōu (incl. Cháo'ān) | City | 潮州市 | GD | 333,390 | 708,368 | 1,256,268 | 1,254,007 | 0 | → | |
| Chéngdū (incl. Xīndū, Shuāngliú, Pídōu, Xīnjīn) [Chengtu] | City | 成都市 | SC | 2,020,631 | 4,746,770 | 7,823,831 | 13,568,357 | 0 | → | |
| Chēnzhōu | City | 郴州市 | HN | 178,063 | 346,280 | 582,971 | 819,883 | 0 | → | |
| Chìfēng (Ulaɣanqada) [Ulanhad] | City | 赤峰市 | NM | 345,035 | 692,267 | 902,285 | 1,093,068 | 0 | → | |
| Chóngqìng (incl. Bānán, Jiāngbĕi) [Chungking] | City | 重庆市 | CQ | 2,518,721 | 4,912,732 | 6,263,790 | 9,580,819 | 0 | → | |
| Cíxī [Cixi] | City | 慈溪市 | ZJ | 207,178 | 675,727 | 1,059,942 | 1,457,510 | 0 | → | |
| Dàlián [Dairen] | City | 大连市 | LN | 1,884,310 | 2,872,048 | 3,902,467 | 4,913,879 | 0 | → | |
| Dāndōng [Dandong] | City | 丹东市 | LN | 543,027 | 684,190 | 775,787 | 748,983 | 0 | → | |
| Dānyáng | City | 丹阳市 | JS | 92,647 | 339,123 | 500,572 | 792,584 | 0 | → | |
| Dàqìng [Daqing] | City | 大庆市 | HL | 756,444 | 1,094,892 | 1,433,698 | 1,604,027 | 0 | → | |
| Dàtóng [Datong] | City | 大同市 | SX | 928,449 | 1,091,408 | 1,420,467 | 1,809,505 | 0 | → | |
| Dázhōu (incl. Dáchuān) [Dazhou] | City | 达州市 | SC | 181,885 | 382,224 | 678,690 | 1,135,817 | 0 | → | |
| Dézhōu | City | 德州市 | SD | 186,218 | 400,018 | 526,232 | 843,372 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngguān | City | 东莞市 | GD | 552,328 | 3,870,036 | 7,271,322 | 9,644,871 | 0 | → | |
| Dōngyíng (incl. Kěnlì) [Dongying] | City | 东营市 | SD | 303,424 | 558,392 | 773,543 | 961,300 | 0 | → | |
| Fóshān (incl. Gāomíng, Nánhǎi, Sānshuǐ, Shùndé) | City | 佛山市 | GD | 901,455 | 4,006,681 | 6,771,895 | 9,042,509 | 0 | → | |
| Fúlíng [Fuling] | CDist | 涪陵区 | CQ | 164,944 | 425,807 | 595,224 | 801,151 | 0 | → | |
| Fúqīng | City | 福清市 | FJ | 68,981 | 376,310 | 470,824 | 744,774 | 0 | → | |
| Fŭshùn | City | 抚顺市 | LN | 1,288,959 | 1,359,873 | 1,318,808 | 1,228,890 | 0 | → | |
| Fùyáng [Fuyang] | City | 阜阳市 | AH | 142,170 | 742,862 | 780,522 | 1,191,810 | 0 | → | |
| Fúzhōu (incl. Chánglè) [Fuzhou] | City | 福州市 | FJ | 953,662 | 2,311,845 | 3,102,421 | 3,723,454 | 0 | → | |
| Gànzhōu (incl. Gànxiàn, Nánkāng) [Ganzhou] | City | 赣州市 | JX | 237,475 | 514,534 | 1,035,911 | 1,778,132 | 0 | → | |
| Guăngzhōu (incl. Cónghuà, Huādū, Pānyú, Zēngchéng) [Canton] | City | 广州市 | GD | 3,509,726 | 8,090,976 | 10,641,408 | 16,096,724 | 0 | → | |
| Guìgăng | City | 贵港市 | GX | 71,993 | 481,334 | 658,887 | 921,440 | 0 | → | |
| Guìlín (incl. Línguì) [Guilin] | City | 桂林市 | GX | 424,373 | 814,246 | 963,629 | 1,361,244 | 0 | → | |
| Guìyáng [Guiyang] | City | 贵阳市 | GZ | 1,079,652 | 1,894,344 | 2,520,061 | 4,021,275 | 0 | → | |
| Hā'ĕrbīn (incl. Hūlán) [Harbin] | City | 哈尔滨市 | HL | 2,690,391 | 3,627,082 | 4,596,313 | 5,242,897 | 0 | → | |
| Hăikŏu (incl. Qiongshan) [Haikou] | City | 海口市 | HI | 411,212 | 1,028,724 | 1,517,410 | 2,349,239 | 0 | → | |
| Hăiníng | City | 海宁市 | ZJ | 179,104 | 231,629 | 397,690 | 752,775 | 0 | → | |
| Hándān (incl. Yŏngnián) [Handan] | City | 邯郸市 | HEB | 555,607 | 933,567 | 1,540,827 | 2,095,134 | 0 | → | |
| Hángzhōu (incl. Xiāoshān, Yúháng, Fùyáng, Lín'ān) [Hangchou] | City | 杭州市 | ZJ | 1,845,055 | 3,662,054 | 5,849,537 | 9,236,032 | 0 | → | |
| Héchuān [Hechuan] | CDist | 合川区 | CQ | 142,428 | 461,985 | 721,753 | 795,780 | 0 | → | |
| Héféi [Hofei] | City | 合肥市 | AH | 714,242 | 1,549,476 | 3,098,727 | 5,055,978 | 0 | → | |
| Héngshuĭ (incl. Jìzhōu) | City | 衡水市 | HEB | 149,325 | 352,309 | 554,810 | 885,468 | 0 | → | |
| Héngyáng [Hengyang] | City | 衡阳市 | HN | 503,725 | 757,267 | 1,055,964 | 1,185,130 | 0 | → | |
| Hézé (incl. Dìngtáo) [Heze] | City | 菏泽市 | SD | 305,666 | 661,465 | 725,673 | 1,293,767 | 0 | → | |
| Huái'ān (Huáiyīn) [Huai'an] | City | 淮安市 | JS | 330,379 | 842,628 | 1,523,655 | 1,804,611 | 0 | → | |
| Huáibĕi [Huaibei] | City | 淮北市 | AH | 290,390 | 632,592 | 854,696 | 830,891 | 0 | → | |
| Huáinán [Huainan] | City | 淮南市 | AH | 724,157 | 1,062,430 | 1,238,488 | 1,255,619 | 0 | → | |
| Hūhéhàotè (Kökeqota) [Hohhot] | City | 呼和浩特市 | NM | 634,514 | 1,020,152 | 1,497,110 | 2,373,399 | 0 | → | |
| Huìzhōu (incl. Huìyáng) [Huizhou] | City | 惠州市 | GD | 302,636 | 1,057,659 | 1,807,858 | 2,900,113 | 0 | → | |
| Húlúdăo (Jǐnxī) [Huludao] | City | 葫芦岛市 | LN | 351,336 | 535,951 | 646,482 | 764,241 | 0 | → | |
| Húzhōu [Huzhou] | City | 湖州市 | ZJ | 214,354 | 560,743 | 748,471 | 1,083,953 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngjīn [Jiangjin] | CDist | 江津区 | CQ | 136,608 | 479,917 | 686,189 | 817,888 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngmén (incl. Xīnhuì) | City | 江门市 | GD | 379,397 | 876,531 | 1,480,023 | 1,795,459 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāngyīn [Jiangyin] | City | 江阴市 | JS | 129,544 | 555,454 | 1,013,670 | 1,331,352 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāozuò [Jiaozuo] | City | 焦作市 | HEN | 395,315 | 641,193 | 702,527 | 874,733 | 0 | → | |
| Jiāxīng [Jiaxing] | City | 嘉兴市 | ZJ | 209,898 | 451,443 | 762,643 | 1,188,321 | 0 | → | |
| Jiēyáng (incl. Jiēdōng) | City | 揭阳市 | GD | 176,421 | 936,485 | 1,226,848 | 1,242,906 | 0 | → | |
| Jílín [Jilin] | City | 吉林市 | JL | 1,090,329 | 1,448,434 | 1,469,722 | 1,509,292 | 0 | → | |
| Jìnán (incl. Jìyáng, Zhāngqiū) [Jinan] | City | 济南市 | SD | 1,579,572 | 3,190,349 | 4,119,801 | 5,648,162 | 0 | → | |
| Jīngzhōu (incl. Shāshì, Jiānglíng) [Jingzhou] | City | 荆州市 | HB | 457,286 | 784,584 | 904,157 | 950,215 | 0 | → | |
| Jīnhuá [Jinhua] | City | 金华市 | ZJ | 183,304 | 442,104 | 710,597 | 1,040,948 | 0 | → | |
| Jìníng (incl. Yănzhōu) [Jining] | City | 济宁市 | SD | ... | 1,198,050 | 1,327,483 | 1,700,054 | 0 | → | |
| Jìnjiāng | City | 晋江市 | FJ | 97,990 | 480,433 | 1,172,827 | 1,416,151 | 0 | → | |
| Jĭnzhōu [Jinzhou] | City | 锦州市 | LN | 591,653 | 776,628 | 946,098 | 1,021,478 | 0 | → | |
| Jiŭjiāng | City | 九江市 | JX | 284,443 | 537,960 | 704,356 | 957,424 | 0 | → | |
| Jīxī [Jixi] | City | 鸡西市 | HL | 650,288 | 829,931 | 746,889 | 626,019 | 0 | → | |
| Kāifēng (incl. Xiángfú) [Kaifeng] | City | 开封市 | HEN | 512,932 | 618,232 | 894,142 | 1,193,802 | 0 | → | |
| Kūnmíng (incl. Chénggòng, Jìnníng) [Kunming] | City | 昆明市 | YN | 1,142,912 | 2,643,115 | 3,385,363 | 5,273,144 | 0 | → | |
| Kūnshān | City | 昆山市 | JS | 96,625 | 434,429 | 1,118,617 | 1,652,159 | 0 | → | |
| Láiwú | City | 莱芜市 | SD | 320,698 | 486,737 | 668,805 | 761,440 | 0 | → | |
| Lángfāng | City | 廊坊市 | HEB | 160,722 | 375,860 | 530,840 | 886,490 | 0 | → | |
| Lánzhōu [Lanzhou] | City | 兰州市 | GS | 1,289,756 | 1,914,163 | 2,438,595 | 3,012,577 | 0 | → | |
| Lèshān [Leshan] | City | 乐山市 | SC | 297,473 | 430,176 | 659,267 | 802,817 | 0 | → | |
| Lhasa (Lāsà) | City | 拉萨市 | XZ | 91,968 | 177,955 | 220,252 | 568,927 | 0 | → | |
| Liányúngăng [Lianyungang] | City | 连云港市 | JS | 344,244 | 576,477 | 897,393 | 1,071,019 | 0 | → | |
| Liáochéng [Liaocheng] | City | 聊城市 | SD | 220,060 | 475,546 | 606,366 | 1,020,430 | 0 | → | |
| Liáoyáng | City | 辽阳市 | LN | 493,250 | 628,771 | 735,047 | 764,504 | 0 | → | |
| Línyí [Linyi] | City | 临沂市 | SD | 260,558 | 1,186,215 | 1,522,488 | 2,743,843 | 0 | → | |
| Liúyáng [Liuyang] | City | 浏阳市 | HN | 59,779 | 286,516 | 588,081 | 886,257 | 0 | → | |
| Liŭzhōu (incl. Liǔjiāng) [Liuzhou] | City | 柳州市 | GX | 661,849 | 1,190,072 | 1,624,571 | 2,204,841 | 0 | → | |
| Lù'ān [Lu'an] | City | 六安市 | AH | 202,447 | 355,816 | 661,217 | 1,069,940 | 0 | → | |
| Luòhé [Luohe] | City | 漯河市 | HEN | 106,244 | 385,654 | 575,956 | 807,745 | 0 | → | |
| Luòyáng [Luoyang] | City | 洛阳市 | HEN | 725,360 | 1,205,131 | 1,539,100 | 2,230,661 | 0 | → | |
| Lúzhōu [Luzhou] | City | 泸州市 | SC | 272,736 | 668,335 | 742,274 | 1,128,479 | 0 | → | |
| Mă'ānshān [Ma'anshan] | City | 马鞍山市 | AH | 327,676 | 504,703 | 657,847 | 784,608 | 0 | → | |
| Màomíng (incl. Diànbái) [Maoming] | City | 茂名市 | GD | 310,455 | 971,469 | 1,033,196 | 1,307,802 | 0 | → | |
| Miányáng (incl. Ānzhōu) [Mianyang] | City | 绵阳市 | SC | 268,698 | 880,991 | 1,063,272 | 1,549,499 | 0 | → | |
| Mŭdānjiāng [Mudanjiang] | City | 牡丹江市 | HL | 570,273 | 672,345 | 790,623 | 808,216 | 0 | → | |
| Nán'ān | City | 南安市 | FJ | 79,580 | 456,702 | 718,516 | 936,897 | 0 | → | |
| Nánchāng (incl. Xīnjiàn) [Nanchang] | City | 南昌市 | JX | 963,360 | 1,810,025 | 2,614,380 | 3,518,975 | 0 | → | |
| Nánchāng | Cnty | 南昌县 | JX | 71,000 | 122,535 | 428,785 | 916,463 | 0 | → | |
| Nánchōng [Nanchong] | City | 南充市 | SC | 348,201 | 621,403 | 890,402 | 1,254,455 | 0 | → | |
| Nánjīng (incl. Jiāngníng, Jiāngpǔ, Lùhé) [Nanking] | City | 南京市 | JS | 2,322,947 | 4,042,337 | 5,827,888 | 7,519,814 | 0 | → | |
| Nánníng (incl. Yōngníng) [Nanning] | City | 南宁市 | GX | 817,206 | 1,667,159 | 2,660,833 | 4,582,703 | 0 | → | |
| Nántōng (incl. Tōngzhōu, Hăimén) [Nantong] | City | 南通市 | JS | 527,476 | 1,335,957 | 2,066,166 | 2,987,600 | 0 | → | |
| Nányáng [Nanyang] | City | 南阳市 | HEN | 228,293 | 696,638 | 899,899 | 1,407,616 | 0 | → | |
| Níngbō (incl. Yínzhōu) [Ningbo] | City | 宁波市 | ZJ | 753,719 | 1,696,811 | 2,583,073 | 3,731,203 | 0 | → | |
| Níngxiāng [Ningxiang] | City | 宁乡市 | HN | 74,187 | 95,766 | 498,055 | 759,080 | 0 | → | |
| Pánjĭn (incl. Dàwā) [Panjin] | City | 盘锦市 | LN | 423,727 | 694,160 | 857,993 | 980,422 | 0 | → | |
| Píngdĭngshān [Pingdingshan] | City | 平顶山市 | HEN | 430,841 | 847,404 | 813,020 | 1,045,966 | 0 | → | |
| Pīzhōu (Pīxiàn) | City | 邳州市 | JS | 73,946 | 366,496 | 631,572 | 850,815 | 0 | → | |
| Pŭníng | City | 普宁市 | GD | 75,593 | 646,327 | 874,954 | 935,668 | 0 | → | |
| Pútián [Putian] | City | 莆田市 | FJ | 131,972 | 627,124 | 1,107,199 | 1,539,389 | 0 | → | |
| Púyáng [Puyang] | City | 濮阳市 | HEN | 151,582 | 448,290 | 465,980 | 824,397 | 0 | → | |
| Qīngdăo (incl. Jiāonán, Jímò) [Tsingtao] | City | 青岛市 | SD | 1,461,927 | 3,413,037 | 4,556,077 | 6,165,279 | 0 | → | |
| Qīngyuăn (incl. Qīngxīn) [Qingyuan] | City | 清远市 | GD | 167,892 | 350,545 | 916,453 | 1,197,581 | 0 | → | |
| Qínhuángdăo (incl. Fŭníng) [Qinhuangdao] | City | 秦皇岛市 | HEB | 381,187 | 761,022 | 1,088,587 | 1,520,199 | 0 | → | |
| Qīnzhōu | City | 钦州市 | GX | 118,033 | 367,379 | 489,139 | 771,052 | 0 | → | |
| Qíqíhā'ĕr [Qiqihar] | City | 齐齐哈尔市 | HL | ... | 1,031,624 | 1,033,174 | 1,029,522 | 0 | → | |
| Quánzhōu | City | 泉州市 | FJ | 173,571 | 764,100 | 1,154,731 | 1,469,157 | 0 | → | |
| Qŭjìng (incl. Zhānyì) [Qujing] | City | 曲靖市 | YN | 165,075 | 372,086 | 646,046 | 976,161 | 0 | → | |
| Rìzhào [Rizhao] | City | 日照市 | SD | 248,388 | 631,562 | 902,272 | 1,147,175 | 0 | → | |
| Rúgāo | City | 如皋市 | JS | 94,152 | 340,836 | 614,909 | 761,879 | 0 | → | |
| Ruì'ān | City | 瑞安市 | ZJ | 230,138 | 465,230 | 927,383 | 1,012,731 | 0 | → | |
| Sānhé | City | 三河市 | HEB | 34,185 | 193,876 | 386,902 | 760,107 | 0 | → | |
| Shànghăi [Shanghai] | City | 上海市 | SH | 8,280,732 | 14,230,992 | 20,217,748 | 21,909,814 | 0 | → | |
| Shāngqiū [Shangqiu] | City | 商丘市 | HEN | 164,475 | 457,625 | 618,549 | 1,031,123 | 0 | → | |
| Shàngráo (incl. Guăngfēng, Guǎngxìn) [Shangrao] | City | 上饶市 | JX | 175,866 | 360,862 | 885,740 | 1,342,220 | 0 | → | |
| Shàntóu (incl. Cháoyáng, Chénghǎi) [Shantou] | City | 汕头市 | GD | 1,750,256 | 3,070,364 | 3,644,017 | 3,838,900 | 0 | → | |
| Sháoguān (incl. Qūjiāng) [Shaoguan] | City | 韶关市 | GD | 313,801 | 693,731 | 726,267 | 803,375 | 0 | → | |
| Shàoxīng (incl. Shàngyú, Shàoxīng) | City | 绍兴市 | ZJ | 412,698 | 1,153,416 | 1,725,726 | 2,333,080 | 0 | → | |
| Shĕnyáng [Shenyang] | City | 沈阳市 | LN | 3,650,678 | 4,596,785 | 5,718,232 | 7,026,358 | 0 | → | |
| Shēnzhèn (incl. Bǎo'ān) | City | 深圳市 | GD | 1,081,621 | 6,480,340 | 10,358,381 | 17,444,609 | 0 | → | |
| Shíjiāzhuāng (incl. Luánchéng, Lùquán, Găochéng) [Shijiazhuang] | City | 石家庄市 | HEB | 1,112,194 | 2,268,967 | 3,317,275 | 5,090,440 | 0 | → | |
| Shíyàn [Shiyan] | City | 十堰市 | HB | 333,089 | 535,948 | 724,016 | 954,914 | 0 | → | |
| Shùyáng [Shuyang] | Cnty | 沭阳县 | JS | 40,183 | 400,027 | 730,810 | 986,247 | 0 | → | |
| Suìníng | City | 遂宁市 | SC | 110,609 | 428,262 | 549,826 | 829,356 | 0 | → | |
| Sùqiān [Suqian] | City | 宿迁市 | JS | 97,724 | 414,408 | 783,376 | 1,081,559 | 0 | → | |
| Sùzhōu [Suzhou] | City | 宿州市 | AH | 289,798 | 462,165 | 742,685 | 920,722 | 0 | → | |
| Sūzhōu (incl. Wújiāng, Wúzhōng) | City | 苏州市 | JS | 872,673 | 2,160,907 | 4,083,923 | 5,892,892 | 0 | → | |
| Tài'ān [Tai'an] | City | 泰安市 | SD | 366,443 | 937,761 | 1,123,541 | 1,416,591 | 0 | → | |
| Tàiyuán [Taiyuan] | City | 太原市 | SX | 1,577,640 | 2,538,336 | 3,154,157 | 4,303,673 | 0 | → | |
| Tàizhōu (incl. Huángyán, Jiāngyàn) [Taizhou] | City | 泰州市 | JS | 302,991 | 815,981 | 1,053,601 | 1,348,327 | 0 | → | |
| Táizhōu [Taizhou] | City | 台州市 | ZJ | 125,306 | 1,200,809 | 1,189,276 | 1,485,502 | 0 | → | |
| Tángshān (incl. Fēngnán, Fēngrùn) [Tangshan] | City | 唐山市 | HEB | 1,088,214 | 1,660,054 | 2,128,191 | 2,549,968 | 0 | → | |
| Téngzhōu [Tengzhou] | City | 滕州市 | SD | 175,562 | 506,623 | 783,473 | 937,438 | 0 | → | |
| Tiānjīn [Tientsin] | City | 天津市 | TJ | 4,719,558 | 6,922,721 | 9,735,665 | 11,052,404 | 0 | → | |
| Tiānshuĭ [Tianshui] | City | 天水市 | GS | 238,374 | 377,370 | 544,441 | 752,900 | 0 | → | |
| Ürümqi (Wūlŭmùqí) | City | 乌鲁木齐市 | XJ | 1,172,018 | 1,820,740 | 2,853,398 | 3,842,560 | 0 | → | |
| Wànzhōu (Wànxiàn) [Wanzhou] | CDist | 万州区 | CQ | 207,055 | 574,033 | 859,662 | 1,078,149 | 0 | → | |
| Wéifāng [Weifang] | City | 潍坊市 | SD | 392,644 | 1,263,016 | 1,261,582 | 1,998,405 | 0 | → | |
| Wēihăi (incl. Wéndēng) [Weihai] | City | 威海市 | SD | 231,107 | 759,145 | 1,009,491 | 1,339,645 | 0 | → | |
| Wēnlĭng | City | 温岭市 | ZJ | 192,696 | 533,810 | 749,013 | 920,913 | 0 | → | |
| Wēnzhōu [Wenzhou] | City | 温州市 | ZJ | 456,319 | 1,583,387 | 2,686,825 | 2,582,017 | 0 | → | |
| Wŭhàn (incl. Hànyáng, Huángpí, Wŭchāng, Xīnzhōu) [Wuhan] | City | 武汉市 | HB | 3,791,622 | 6,787,482 | 7,541,527 | 10,494,879 | 0 | → | |
| Wúhú [Wuhu] | City | 芜湖市 | AH | 441,999 | 641,259 | 1,108,087 | 1,598,165 | 0 | → | |
| Wúxī | City | 无锡市 | JS | 775,702 | 1,872,915 | 2,757,736 | 3,956,985 | 0 | → | |
| Xiàmén (Amoy) [Xiamen] | City | 厦门市 | FJ | 423,796 | 1,454,450 | 3,119,110 | 4,617,251 | 0 | → | |
| Xī'ān (incl. Cháng'ān, Líntóng, Hùyì, Gāolíng) [Sian] | City | 西安市 | SN | 2,462,461 | 3,969,200 | 5,596,083 | 9,392,938 | 0 | → | |
| Xiāngtán [Xiangtan] | City | 湘潭市 | HN | 456,050 | 707,783 | 903,287 | 978,000 | 0 | → | |
| Xiāngyáng (Xiāngfán) [Xiangyang] | City | 襄阳市 | HB | 462,113 | 1,204,039 | 1,433,057 | 1,686,403 | 0 | → | |
| Xiāntáo | City | 仙桃市 | HB | 297,446 | 518,807 | 553,029 | 752,155 | 0 | → | |
| Xiányáng | City | 咸阳市 | SN | ... | 685,272 | 730,704 | 1,192,776 | 0 | → | |
| Xiàogăn | City | 孝感市 | HB | 193,461 | 427,881 | 582,403 | 742,452 | 0 | → | |
| Xíngtái (incl. Nèiqiū, Rènxiàn) [Xingtai] | City | 邢台市 | HEB | 345,111 | 597,713 | 1,060,749 | 1,480,754 | 0 | → | |
| Xīníng (incl. Huángzhōng) [Xining] | City | 西宁市 | QH | 621,533 | 981,059 | 1,227,209 | 1,677,177 | 0 | → | |
| Xīntài | City | 新泰市 | SD | 340,059 | 471,084 | 672,207 | 774,715 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnxiāng [Xinxiang] | City | 新乡市 | HEN | 450,347 | 775,941 | 918,078 | 1,271,350 | 0 | → | |
| Xìnyáng [Xinyang] | City | 信阳市 | HEN | 170,026 | 485,996 | 625,302 | 1,014,843 | 0 | → | |
| Xīnzhèng | City | 新郑市 | HEN | 18,790 | 251,630 | 337,356 | 787,544 | 0 | → | |
| Xŭchāng [Xuchang] | City | 许昌市 | HEN | 224,088 | 430,462 | 674,509 | 850,403 | 0 | → | |
| Xúzhōu (incl. Tóngshān) [Xuzhou] | City | 徐州市 | JS | 809,384 | 1,623,307 | 2,214,795 | 2,845,552 | 0 | → | |
| Yánchéng [Yancheng] | City | 盐城市 | JS | 293,924 | 933,832 | 1,136,826 | 1,353,475 | 0 | → | |
| Yángjiāng (incl. Yángdōng) | City | 阳江市 | GD | 341,985 | 533,862 | 692,540 | 859,595 | 0 | → | |
| Yángzhōu (incl. Jiāngdū) [Yangzhou] | City | 扬州市 | JS | 387,785 | 1,249,112 | 1,584,237 | 2,067,254 | 0 | → | |
| Yāntái [Yantai] | City | 烟台市 | SD | 422,282 | 1,261,476 | 1,797,861 | 2,311,885 | 0 | → | |
| Yíbīn (incl. Xùzhōu) [Yibin] | City | 宜宾市 | SC | 255,383 | 561,636 | 708,447 | 1,100,737 | 0 | → | |
| Yíchāng [Yichang] | City | 宜昌市 | HB | 412,605 | 869,092 | 1,049,363 | 1,284,305 | 0 | → | |
| Yínchuān [Yinchuan] | City | 银川市 | NX | 383,654 | 578,362 | 1,159,457 | 1,662,968 | 0 | → | |
| Yìwū [Yiwu] | City | 义乌市 | ZJ | 114,258 | 560,317 | 878,903 | 1,481,384 | 0 | → | |
| Yíxīng [Yixing] | City | 宜兴市 | JS | 138,465 | 534,600 | 710,497 | 889,871 | 0 | → | |
| Yìyáng [Yiyang] | City | 益阳市 | HN | 190,680 | 707,739 | 697,607 | 758,408 | 0 | → | |
| Yŏngchuān | CDist | 永川区 | CQ | 98,100 | 362,379 | 582,769 | 803,458 | 0 | → | |
| Yuèqīng | City | 乐清市 | ZJ | 251,208 | 488,980 | 725,972 | 949,585 | 0 | → | |
| Yuèyáng [Yueyang] | City | 岳阳市 | HN | 304,565 | 845,109 | 924,099 | 1,125,448 | 0 | → | |
| Yùlín [Yulin] | City | 玉林市 | GX | 139,865 | 488,183 | 547,924 | 877,561 | 0 | → | |
| Yúyáo | City | 余姚市 | ZJ | 177,268 | 348,812 | 672,909 | 1,013,866 | 0 | → | |
| Zăozhuāng [Zaozhuang] | City | 枣庄市 | SD | 302,641 | 883,031 | 980,893 | 1,349,883 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāngjiāgăng | City | 张家港市 | JS | 59,091 | 432,352 | 762,625 | 1,055,893 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāngjiākŏu (incl. Wànquán, Xuānhuà) [Zhangjiakou] | City | 张家口市 | HEB | 649,380 | 908,364 | 1,180,667 | 1,339,384 | 0 | → | |
| Zhāngzhōu | City | 漳州市 | FJ | 182,012 | 427,250 | 614,700 | 845,286 | 0 | → | |
| Zhànjiāng [Zhanjiang] | City | 湛江市 | GD | 485,833 | 832,273 | 1,038,762 | 1,400,709 | 0 | → | |
| Zhàoqìng (incl. Gāoyào) [Zhaoqing] | City | 肇庆市 | GD | 312,373 | 595,296 | 784,642 | 1,035,810 | 0 | → | |
| Zhèngzhōu [Zhengzhou] | City | 郑州市 | HEN | 1,134,174 | 2,424,010 | 3,559,789 | 6,461,013 | 0 | → | |
| Zhènjiāng [Zhenjiang] | City | 镇江市 | JS | 328,121 | 764,105 | 950,516 | 1,123,813 | 0 | → | |
| Zhōngshān | City | 中山市 | GD | 393,353 | 1,434,251 | 2,740,994 | 3,841,873 | 0 | → | |
| Zhūhăi (incl. Dòumén) [Zhuhai] | City | 珠海市 | GD | 269,457 | 1,056,169 | 1,369,538 | 2,207,090 | 0 | → | |
| Zhūjì | City | 诸暨市 | ZJ | 127,549 | 469,031 | 606,683 | 762,917 | 0 | → | |
| Zhùmădiàn [Zhumadian] | City | 驻马店市 | HEN | 119,333 | 274,023 | 447,559 | 754,320 | 0 | → | |
| Zhūzhōu [Zhuzhou] | City | 株洲市 | HN | 459,650 | 892,771 | 1,093,730 | 1,510,148 | 0 | → | |
| Zībó [Zibo] | City | 淄博市 | SD | 776,912 | 1,929,403 | 2,261,717 | 2,750,312 | 0 | → | |
| Zìgòng [Zigong] | City | 自贡市 | SC | 376,891 | 601,010 | 666,204 | 868,565 | 0 | → | |
| Zōuchéng (Zōuxiàn) | City | 邹城市 | SD | 224,375 | 518,486 | 513,418 | 755,941 | 0 | → | |
| Zūnyì (incl. Bōzhōu) [Zunyi] | City | 遵义市 | GZ | 321,211 | 766,100 | 995,311 | 1,675,245 | 0 | → |
- (1990) China Dimensions Data Collection (sedac.ciesin.org).
(2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).
(2020) Bureaus of Statistics in China (web).