China — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
China had an estimated population of 1,303,458,527 in 2005, with 916 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: China today — population now 1,412,914,089, against 1,303,458,527 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,303,458,527 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 1,310,027,136 | 1,412,914,089 | +8% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | 14,608,512 |
| 2 | Beijing | 11,238,749 |
| 3 | Xianggang | 8,717,246 |
| 4 | Chongqing | 7,475,931 |
| 5 | Shenyang | 6,491,182 |
| 6 | Tianjin | 6,302,075 |
| 7 | Guangzhou | 5,634,140 |
| 8 | Harbin | 4,683,199 |
| 9 | Shantou | 4,682,282 |
| 10 | Xian | 4,643,912 |
| 11 | Wuhan | 4,600,593 |
| 12 | Chengdu | 4,572,891 |
| 13 | Hangzhou | 4,393,175 |
| 14 | Nanjing | 3,967,437 |
| 15 | Jinan | 3,358,833 |
| 16 | Changchun | 3,010,399 |
| 17 | Zibo | 2,741,058 |
| 18 | Dalian | 2,672,787 |
| 19 | Shijiazhuang | 2,650,896 |
| 20 | Qingdao | 2,419,096 |
| 21 | Guiyang | 2,387,562 |
| 22 | Tangshan | 2,362,370 |
| 23 | Kunming | 2,300,598 |
| 24 | Anshan | 2,263,484 |
| 25 | Wuxi | 2,196,254 |
| 26 | Zhengzhou | 2,186,269 |
| 27 | Nanchang | 1,927,780 |
| 28 | Jilin | 1,881,977 |
| 29 | Lanzhou | 1,850,702 |
| 30 | Xuzhou | 1,589,566 |
| 31 | Luoyang | 1,530,840 |
| 32 | Zhanjiang | 1,522,320 |
| 33 | Nanning | 1,519,787 |
| 34 | Fuzhou | 1,516,483 |
| 35 | Baotou | 1,461,830 |
| 36 | Qiqihar | 1,439,809 |
| 37 | Huainan | 1,427,202 |
| 38 | Datong | 1,334,780 |
| 39 | Ningbo | 1,272,346 |
| 40 | Bengbu | 1,255,066 |
| 41 | Wenzhou | 1,221,707 |
| 42 | Hohhot | 1,130,365 |
| 43 | Daqing | 1,127,141 |
| 44 | Zhangjiakou | 1,066,024 |
| 45 | Benxi | 1,056,711 |
| 46 | Zhenjiang | 1,025,533 |
| 47 | Pingxiang | 985,050 |
| 48 | Aomen | 980,146 |
| 49 | Liuzhou | 963,661 |
| 50 | Jixi | 956,104 |
| 51 | Fuxin | 944,919 |
| 52 | Yichun | 862,624 |
| 53 | Dongying | 847,537 |
| 54 | Jiamusi | 847,089 |
| 55 | Mudanjiang | 831,918 |
| 56 | Hengyang | 827,074 |
| 57 | Kaifeng | 801,805 |
| 58 | Xiamen | 800,385 |
| 59 | Jinzhou | 796,930 |
| 60 | Qinhuangdao | 759,718 |
| 61 | Jiaozuo | 759,656 |
| 62 | Hegang | 753,783 |
| 63 | Zunyi | 730,544 |
| 64 | Wuhu | 725,234 |
| 65 | Yingkou | 722,952 |
| 66 | Huaiyin | 714,285 |
| 67 | Yangquan | 687,098 |
| 68 | Yichang | 654,930 |
| 69 | Xinpu | 652,452 |
| 70 | Guilin | 651,754 |
| 71 | Hunjiang | 620,545 |
| 72 | Xingtai | 611,739 |
| 73 | Baoji | 608,597 |
| 74 | Jinxi | 580,189 |
| 75 | Yangzhou | 576,969 |
| 76 | Yanji | 555,637 |
| 77 | Yangjiang | 548,400 |
| 78 | Tonghua | 542,487 |
| 79 | Shuangyashan | 535,184 |
| 80 | Luzhou | 524,787 |
| 81 | Liupanshui | 522,633 |
| 82 | Shiyan | 505,163 |
| 83 | Zaozhuang | 499,361 |
| 84 | Qitaihe | 489,598 |
| 85 | Dunhua | 477,412 |
| 86 | Wuhai | 456,412 |
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 916)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | Shanghai | 14,608,512 | 24,874,500 now |
| 2 | Peking | Peking | 7,480,601 | — |
| 3 | Wuhan | Hubei | 4,184,206 | 10,392,693 now |
| 4 | Chongqing | Chongqing | 3,967,028 | 7,457,599 now |
| 5 | Xian | Shaanxi | 3,953,191 | 9,600,000 now |
| 6 | Chengdu | Sichuan | 3,950,437 | — |
| 7 | Tianjin | Tianjin | 3,766,207 | 11,090,314 now |
| 8 | Shenyang | Liaoning | 3,512,192 | 7,050,000 now |
| 9 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 3,229,883 | 5,242,897 now |
| 10 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | 3,152,825 | — |
| 11 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 3,087,010 | — |
| 12 | Taiyuan | Shanxi | 2,722,475 | 4,303,673 now |
| 13 | Changchun | Jilin | 2,537,421 | 4,714,996 now |
| 14 | Changsha | Hunan | 2,073,938 | 3,093,980 now |
| 15 | Jinan | Shandong | 2,069,266 | 4,335,989 now |
| 16 | Dalian | Liaoning | 2,035,307 | 4,913,879 now |
| 17 | Zhengzhou | Henan | 2,014,125 | 4,253,913 now |
| 18 | Shijiazhuang | Hebei | 1,992,474 | 3,938,513 now |
| 19 | Jiulong | Hong Kong | 1,985,493 | — |
| 20 | Jilin | Jilin | 1,881,977 | — |
| 21 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 1,878,129 | — |
| 22 | Nanchang | Jiangxi | 1,871,351 | — |
| 23 | Qingdao | Shandong | 1,642,245 | — |
| 24 | Tangshan | Hebei | 1,596,949 | 3,372,102 now |
| 25 | Xinyang | Henan | 1,590,668 | — |
| 26 | Urumqi | Xinjiang | 1,508,225 | 3,029,372 now |
| 27 | Lanzhou | Gansu | 1,417,742 | 3,000,000 now |
| 28 | Fushun | Liaoning | 1,400,646 | — |
| 29 | Luoyang | Henan | 1,390,581 | — |
| 30 | Hefei | Anhui | 1,388,904 | — |
| 31 | Handan | Hebei | 1,358,318 | — |
| 32 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 1,343,091 | — |
| 33 | Shantou | Guangdong | 1,333,973 | 3,838,900 now |
| 34 | Xianggangdao | Hong Kong | 1,320,413 | — |
| 35 | Baotou | Neimenggu | 1,279,437 | — |
| 36 | Anshan | Liaoning | 1,199,275 | — |
| 37 | Xuzhou | Jiangsu | 1,199,193 | — |
| 38 | Fuzhou | Fujian | 1,179,720 | — |
| 39 | Guiyang | Guizhou | 1,171,633 | 3,037,159 now |
| 40 | Wuxi | Jiangsu | 1,108,647 | — |
| 41 | Datong | Shanxi | 1,052,678 | — |
| 42 | Xianyang | Shaanxi | 1,034,081 | — |
| 43 | Huainan | Anhui | 1,027,655 | — |
| 44 | Kunming | Yunnan | 1,023,674 | — |
| 45 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 1,002,592 | — |
| 46 | Rongcheng | Guangdong | 1,001,985 | — |
| 47 | Baoding | Hebei | 995,652 | 2,739,887 now |
| 48 | Benxi | Liaoning | 987,717 | — |
| 49 | Changzhou | Jiangsu | 949,018 | — |
| 50 | Huaibei | Anhui | 903,039 | — |
| 51 | Pingdingshan | Henan | 889,675 | — |
| 52 | Qiqihar | Heilongjiang | 882,364 | — |
| 53 | Wenzhou | Zhejiang | 865,672 | — |
| 54 | Nanning | Guangxi | 803,788 | — |
| 55 | Anyang | Henan | 781,129 | — |
| 56 | Hohhot | Neimenggu | 774,477 | — |
| 57 | Xining | Qinghai | 767,531 | — |
| 58 | Liuzhou | Guangxi | 763,168 | — |
| 59 | Qinhuangdao | Hebei | 759,718 | — |
| 60 | Hengyang | Hunan | 759,602 | — |
| 61 | Taian | Shandong | 750,340 | — |
| 62 | Xinxiang | Henan | 743,601 | — |
| 63 | Hegang | Heilongjiang | 743,307 | — |
| 64 | Langfang | Hebei | 720,119 | — |
| 65 | Ningbo | Zhejiang | 719,867 | — |
| 66 | Yantai | Shandong | 719,332 | — |
| 67 | Zhuzhou | Hunan | 709,358 | — |
| 68 | Changzhi | Shanxi | 699,514 | — |
| 69 | Zhangjiakou | Hebei | 692,602 | — |
| 70 | Zigong | Sichuan | 689,961 | — |
| 71 | Fuxin | Liaoning | 689,050 | — |
| 72 | Huangshi | Hubei | 688,090 | — |
| 73 | Liaoyang | Liaoning | 687,890 | — |
| 74 | Xiangtan | Hunan | 674,189 | — |
| 75 | Zhangdian | Shandong | 669,770 | — |
| 76 | Puyang | Henan | 666,322 | — |
| 77 | Nantong | Jiangsu | 666,251 | — |
| 78 | Mudanjiang | Heilongjiang | 665,915 | — |
| 79 | Shatian | Hong Kong | 653,423 | — |
| 80 | Shaoyang | Hunan | 649,452 | — |
| 81 | Guilin | Guangxi | 649,352 | — |
| 82 | Zhanjiang | Guangdong | 637,790 | — |
| 83 | Zhenjiang | Jiangsu | 632,552 | — |
| 84 | Dandong | Liaoning | 631,973 | — |
| 85 | Shaoguan | Guangdong | 628,749 | — |
| 86 | Yancheng | Jiangsu | 628,441 | — |
| 87 | Foshan | Guangdong | 627,348 | — |
| 88 | Panjin | Liaoning | 625,040 | — |
| 89 | Haikou | Hainan | 615,835 | — |
| 90 | Taizhou | Jiangsu | 612,356 | — |
| 91 | Xingtai | Hebei | 611,739 | — |
| 92 | Jinzhou | Liaoning | 604,269 | — |
| 93 | Luancheng | Hebei | 597,130 | — |
| 94 | Yingkou | Liaoning | 591,159 | — |
| 95 | Zhangzhou | Fujian | 589,831 | — |
| 96 | Xiamen | Fujian | 578,337 | — |
| 97 | Kaifeng | Henan | 576,915 | — |
| 98 | Bengbu | Anhui | 576,648 | — |
| 99 | Shihezi | Xinjiang | 572,772 | — |
| 100 | Siping | Jilin | 555,609 | — |
| 101 | Huaiyin | Jiangsu | 555,230 | — |
| 102 | Jiamusi | Heilongjiang | 549,549 | — |
| 103 | Neijiang | Sichuan | 546,854 | — |
| 104 | Yuanlong | Hong Kong | 542,373 | — |
| 105 | Maanshan | Anhui | 540,198 | — |
| 106 | Yangzhou | Jiangsu | 539,715 | — |
| 107 | Tanggu | Tianjin | 535,298 | — |
| 108 | Jiangmen | Guangdong | 532,419 | — |
| 109 | Yueyang | Hunan | 528,140 | — |
| 110 | Cangzhou | Hebei | 527,681 | — |
| 111 | Changde | Hunan | 517,780 | — |
| 112 | Jiaozuo | Henan | 517,540 | — |
| 113 | Wuhu | Anhui | 507,524 | — |
| 114 | Zhunmen | Hong Kong | 503,192 | — |
| 115 | Zhuhai | Guangdong | 501,199 | — |
| 116 | Shashi | Hubei | 498,780 | — |
| 117 | Aomen | Aomen | 478,947 | — |
| 118 | Yichang | Hubei | 476,725 | — |
| 119 | Yinchuan | Ningxia | 475,101 | — |
| 120 | Maoming | Guangdong | 473,251 | — |
| 121 | Kuiqing | Hong Kong | 471,636 | — |
| 122 | Jiaojiang | Zhejiang | 470,804 | — |
| 123 | Zunyi | Guizhou | 466,292 | — |
| 124 | Jiaxing | Zhejiang | 466,101 | — |
| 125 | Liaoyuan | Jilin | 465,249 | — |
| 126 | Xiangfan | Hubei | 462,956 | — |
| 127 | Panzhihua | Sichuan | 461,513 | — |
| 128 | Hengshui | Hebei | 456,356 | — |
| 129 | Saigong | Hong Kong | 456,020 | — |
| 130 | Xigong | Hong Kong | 455,895 | — |
| 131 | Jining | Shandong | 450,327 | — |
| 132 | Chengde | Hebei | 449,325 | — |
| 133 | Xuchang | Henan | 449,258 | — |
| 134 | Baoji | Shaanxi | 438,295 | — |
| 135 | Luqiao | Zhejiang | 427,890 | — |
| 136 | Chaozhou | Guangdong | 424,787 | — |
| 137 | Shaoxing | Zhejiang | 421,283 | — |
| 138 | Luohe | Henan | 417,356 | — |
| 139 | Yangquan | Shanxi | 413,394 | — |
| 140 | Chaoyang | Liaoning | 410,005 | — |
| 141 | Shiyan | Hubei | 408,055 | — |
| 142 | Jixi | Heilongjiang | 403,759 | — |
| 143 | Yangjiang | Guangdong | 399,735 | — |
| 144 | Shiongshui | Hong Kong | 398,201 | — |
| 145 | Weifang | Shandong | 394,732 | — |
| 146 | Xinpu | Jiangsu | 392,444 | — |
| 147 | Dongguan | Guangdong | 390,219 | — |
| 148 | Dezhou | Shandong | 379,555 | — |
| 149 | Zhoukou | Henan | 377,061 | — |
| 150 | Putian | Fujian | 376,558 | — |
| 151 | Xuanhua | Hebei | 373,422 | — |
| 152 | Pingxiang | Jiangxi | 372,123 | — |
| 153 | Dongchang | Jilin | 364,934 | — |
| 154 | Zhaoqing | Guangdong | 361,969 | — |
| 155 | Anqing | Anhui | 358,661 | — |
| 156 | Sanmenxia | Henan | 357,767 | — |
| 157 | Anshun | Guizhou | 351,936 | — |
| 158 | Chifeng | Neimenggu | 346,654 | — |
| 159 | Qitaihe | Heilongjiang | 345,033 | — |
| 160 | Zhongshan | Guangdong | 342,306 | — |
| 161 | Aksu | Xinjiang | 340,020 | — |
| 162 | Tieling | Liaoning | 333,907 | — |
| 163 | Daipo | Hong Kong | 332,721 | — |
| 164 | Jincheng | Shanxi | 332,650 | — |
| 165 | Sucheng | Jiangsu | 330,465 | — |
| 166 | Yanji | Jilin | 326,957 | — |
| 167 | Suizhou | Hubei | 323,945 | — |
| 168 | Mianchang | Guangdong | 320,737 | — |
| 169 | Shangrao | Jiangxi | 318,769 | — |
| 170 | Baicheng | Jilin | 316,970 | — |
| 171 | Jinxi | Liaoning | 313,247 | — |
| 172 | Tongling | Anhui | 312,588 | — |
| 173 | Jingdezhen | Jiangxi | 310,565 | — |
| 174 | Shishi | Fujian | 309,914 | — |
| 175 | Dongying | Shandong | 306,450 | — |
| 176 | Luzhou | Sichuan | 295,056 | — |
| 177 | Beihai | Guangxi | 289,568 | — |
| 178 | Huizhou | Guangdong | 289,201 | — |
| 179 | Chuzhou | Anhui | 280,582 | — |
| 180 | Kashi | Xinjiang | 274,717 | — |
| 181 | Quanwan | Hong Kong | 271,238 | — |
| 182 | Linyi | Shandong | 270,669 | — |
| 183 | Yingcheng | Hubei | 265,886 | — |
| 184 | Wuzhou | Guangxi | 265,846 | — |
| 185 | Hulan Ergi | Heilongjiang | 265,344 | — |
| 186 | Mianyang | Sichuan | 264,136 | — |
| 187 | Tongliao | Neimenggu | 261,110 | — |
| 188 | Jiujiang | Jiangxi | 258,807 | — |
| 189 | Jining | Neimenggu | 258,757 | — |
| 190 | Yining | Xinjiang | 257,671 | — |
| 191 | Heze | Shandong | 254,602 | — |
| 192 | Zhumadian | Henan | 253,536 | — |
| 193 | Laohekou | Hubei | 253,112 | — |
| 194 | Suihua | Heilongjiang | 252,245 | — |
| 195 | Nanyang | Henan | 251,532 | — |
| 196 | Wafangdian | Liaoning | 250,591 | — |
| 197 | Ganzhou | Jiangxi | 249,071 | — |
| 198 | Rizhao | Shandong | 246,387 | — |
| 199 | Hebi | Henan | 244,662 | — |
| 200 | Yibin | Sichuan | 242,111 | — |
| 201 | Xiantao | Hubei | 239,406 | — |
| 202 | Yuci | Shanxi | 235,929 | — |
| 203 | Linfen | Shanxi | 232,566 | — |
| 204 | Liaocheng | Shandong | 226,930 | — |
| 205 | Ranghulu | Heilongjiang | 226,298 | — |
| 206 | Huanggang | Guangdong | 225,956 | — |
| 207 | Tianmen | Hubei | 224,871 | — |
| 208 | Tongchuan | Shaanxi | 223,603 | — |
| 209 | Xintai | Shandong | 222,459 | — |
| 210 | Wuxue | Hubei | 220,661 | — |
| 211 | Haibowan | Neimenggu | 218,427 | — |
| 212 | Jinzhou | Liaoning | 215,386 | — |
| 213 | Guangyuan | Sichuan | 213,365 | — |
| 214 | Hailar | Neimenggu | 211,066 | — |
| 215 | Daliang | Guangdong | 210,411 | — |
| 216 | Shuangyashan | Heilongjiang | 209,521 | — |
| 217 | Sanming | Fujian | 209,444 | — |
| 218 | Hangu | Tianjin | 208,369 | — |
| 219 | Suzhou | Anhui | 205,130 | — |
| 220 | Nanchong | Sichuan | 204,368 | — |
| 221 | Saertu | Heilongjiang | 203,488 | — |
| 222 | Yiyang | Hunan | 202,608 | — |
| 223 | Linxia | Gansu | 202,402 | — |
| 224 | Yuncheng | Shanxi | 201,950 | — |
| 225 | Changji | Xinjiang | 198,776 | — |
| 226 | Kaiyuan | Yunnan | 198,423 | — |
| 227 | Mentougou | Peking | 197,772 | — |
| 228 | Huicheng | Guangdong | 195,129 | — |
| 229 | Ezhou | Hubei | 193,652 | — |
| 230 | Humen | Guangdong | 191,891 | — |
| 231 | Haicheng | Liaoning | 191,651 | — |
| 232 | Zouxian | Shandong | 190,537 | — |
| 233 | Wanxian | Chongqing | 188,980 | — |
| 234 | Donghai | Guangdong | 188,602 | — |
| 235 | Baiyin | Gansu | 188,533 | — |
| 236 | Xiaolan | Guangdong | 187,865 | — |
| 237 | Kuytun | Xinjiang | 187,242 | — |
| 238 | Zaoyang | Hubei | 184,509 | — |
| 239 | Quanzhou | Fujian | 184,143 | — |
| 240 | Badaojiang | Jilin | 183,880 | — |
| 241 | Zaozhuang | Shandong | 183,665 | — |
| 242 | Anda | Heilongjiang | 181,271 | — |
| 243 | Shangqiu | Henan | 181,218 | — |
| 244 | Luan | Anhui | 179,665 | — |
| 245 | Xianning | Hubei | 179,494 | — |
| 246 | Korla | Xinjiang | 179,465 | — |
| 247 | Qianjiang | Hubei | 179,079 | — |
| 248 | Chenzhou | Hunan | 179,038 | — |
| 249 | Jingzhou | Hubei | 177,878 | — |
| 250 | Yizheng | Jiangsu | 176,006 | — |
| 251 | Qincheng | Gansu | 175,852 | — |
| 252 | Honghu | Hubei | 175,761 | — |
| 253 | Jiutai | Jilin | 175,115 | — |
| 254 | Karamay | Xinjiang | 174,828 | — |
| 255 | Bozhou | Anhui | 174,140 | — |
| 256 | Licheng | Guangdong | 172,775 | — |
| 257 | Weinan | Shaanxi | 172,321 | — |
| 258 | Jian | Jiangxi | 171,718 | — |
| 259 | Nanping | Fujian | 171,674 | — |
| 260 | Dongling | Liaoning | 171,454 | — |
| 261 | Fuyang | Anhui | 170,023 | — |
| 262 | Laiyang | Shandong | 169,594 | — |
| 263 | Linhe | Neimenggu | 168,946 | — |
| 264 | Jingmen | Hubei | 167,750 | — |
| 265 | Liupanshui | Guizhou | 167,740 | — |
| 266 | Fuling | Chongqing | 166,507 | — |
| 267 | Gaozhou | Guangdong | 166,069 | — |
| 268 | Wulanhaote | Neimenggu | 165,846 | — |
| 269 | Shanwei | Guangdong | 165,699 | — |
| 270 | Jiaozhou | Shandong | 165,026 | — |
| 271 | Hengshan | Heilongjiang | 164,844 | — |
| 272 | Tongzhou | Peking | 163,326 | — |
| 273 | Anbu | Guangdong | 162,964 | — |
| 274 | Xiaogan | Hubei | 160,437 | — |
| 275 | Zhicheng | Hubei | 159,383 | — |
| 276 | Huzhou | Zhejiang | 158,320 | — |
| 277 | Nanpiao | Liaoning | 157,044 | — |
| 278 | Yichun | Heilongjiang | 155,762 | — |
| 279 | Yuhong | Liaoning | 155,645 | — |
| 280 | Beipiao | Liaoning | 154,999 | — |
| 281 | Guangshui | Hubei | 154,771 | — |
| 282 | Leshan | Sichuan | 154,477 | — |
| 283 | Zhaodong | Heilongjiang | 154,406 | — |
| 284 | Xinzhou | Shanxi | 154,003 | — |
| 285 | Xinan | Guangdong | 153,714 | — |
| 286 | Boshan | Shandong | 153,596 | — |
| 287 | Chuncheng | Guangdong | 153,547 | — |
| 288 | Linhai | Zhejiang | 152,937 | — |
| 289 | Dingzhou | Hebei | 152,934 | — |
| 290 | Weihai | Shandong | 152,595 | — |
| 291 | Chenghai | Guangdong | 152,453 | — |
| 292 | Deyang | Sichuan | 152,194 | — |
| 293 | Yichun | Jiangxi | 152,169 | — |
| 294 | Longfeng | Heilongjiang | 152,074 | — |
| 295 | Kaili | Guizhou | 151,956 | — |
| 296 | Qingyuan | Guangdong | 151,287 | — |
| 297 | Gaomi | Shandong | 150,793 | — |
| 298 | Loudi | Hunan | 150,684 | — |
| 299 | Huangyan | Zhejiang | 150,448 | — |
| 300 | Dunhua | Jilin | 148,844 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangdong | 97,383,035 |
| 2 | Henan | 93,652,065 |
| 3 | Shandong | 92,809,165 |
| 4 | Sichuan | 83,725,263 |
| 5 | Jiangsu | 75,176,989 |
| 6 | Hebei | 69,602,378 |
| 7 | Hunan | 64,406,395 |
| 8 | Anhui | 61,706,238 |
| 9 | Hubei | 61,692,449 |
| 10 | Zhejiang | 47,964,394 |
| 11 | Yunnan | 44,948,507 |
| 12 | Guangxi | 44,553,455 |
| 13 | Liaoning | 42,600,752 |
| 14 | Jiangxi | 41,398,079 |
| 15 | Heilongjiang | 36,704,334 |
| 16 | Shaanxi | 36,641,032 |
| 17 | Guizhou | 36,407,728 |
| 18 | Fujian | 35,801,740 |
| 19 | Shanxi | 34,415,373 |
| 20 | Chongqing | 31,610,196 |
| 21 | Jilin | 27,502,884 |
| 22 | Gansu | 26,184,538 |
| 23 | Neimenggu | 24,259,735 |
| 24 | Xinjiang | 19,988,711 |
| 25 | Shanghai | 17,805,281 |
| 26 | Peking | 14,933,274 |
| 27 | Tianjin | 10,315,894 |
| 28 | Hainan | 8,112,834 |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 6,961,931 |
| 30 | Ningxia | 5,900,848 |
| 31 | Qinghai | 5,001,307 |
| 32 | Xizang | 2,810,767 |
| 33 | Aomen | 480,956 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.