China: Provinces

Contents: Provinces and Autonomous Regions

The resident population of the provinces and autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China according to census results.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a15+), ethnic group).

Name	Status	Native	Population Census 1982-07-01	Population Census 1990-07-01	Population Census 2000-11-01	Population Census 2010-11-01	Population Census 2020-11-01
Ānhuī Shĕng	Province	安徽省	49,665,724	56,181,005	58,999,948	59,500,468	61,027,171	→
Bĕijīng Shì	Municipal Province	北京市	9,230,687	10,819,414	13,569,194	19,612,368	21,893,095	→
Chóngqìng Shì	Municipal Province	重庆市	...	28,866,208	30,512,763	28,846,170	32,054,159	→
Fújiàn Shĕng	Province	福建省	25,873,259	30,048,275	34,097,947	36,894,217	41,540,086	→
Gānsù Shĕng	Province	甘肃省	19,569,261	22,371,085	25,124,282	25,575,263	25,019,831	→
Guăngdōng Shĕng	Province	广东省	...	62,829,741	85,225,007	104,320,459	126,012,510	→
Guăngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū	Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区	36,420,960	42,244,884	43,854,538	46,023,761	50,126,804	→
Guìzhōu Shĕng	Province	贵州省	28,552,997	32,391,051	35,247,695	34,748,556	38,562,148	→
Hăinán Shĕng	Province	海南省	...	6,556,831	7,559,035	8,671,485	10,081,232	→
Hébĕi Shĕng	Province	河北省	53,005,875	61,082,755	66,684,419	71,854,210	74,610,235	→
Hēilóngjiāng Shĕng	Province	黑龙江省	32,665,546	35,215,932	36,237,576	38,313,991	31,850,088	→
Hénán Shĕng	Province	河南省	74,422,739	85,534,200	91,236,854	94,029,939	99,365,519	→
Húbĕi Shĕng	Province	湖北省	47,804,150	53,970,501	59,508,870	57,237,727	57,752,557	→
Húnán Shĕng	Province	湖南省	54,008,851	60,657,992	63,274,173	65,700,762	66,444,864	→
Jiāngsū Shĕng	Province	江苏省	60,521,114	67,056,812	73,043,577	78,660,941	84,748,016	→
Jiāngxī Shĕng	Province	江西省	33,184,827	37,710,177	40,397,598	44,567,797	45,188,635	→
Jílín Shĕng	Province	吉林省	22,560,053	24,659,790	26,802,191	27,452,815	24,073,453	→
Liáoníng Shĕng	Province	辽宁省	35,721,693	39,433,959	41,824,412	43,746,323	42,591,407	→
Nèi mĕnggŭ Zìzhìqū [Inner Mongolia]	Autonomous Region	内蒙古自治区	19,274,279	21,456,518	23,323,347	24,706,291	24,049,155	→
Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū	Hui Autonomous Region	宁夏回族自治区	3,895,578	4,655,445	5,486,393	6,301,350	7,202,654	→
Qīnghăi Shĕng	Province	青海省	3,895,706	4,456,952	4,822,963	5,626,723	5,923,957	→
Shāndōng Shĕng	Province	山东省	74,419,054	84,392,104	89,971,789	95,792,719	101,527,453	→
Shànghăi Shì	Municipal Province	上海市	11,859,748	13,341,852	16,407,734	23,019,196	24,870,895	→
Shānxī Shĕng	Province	山西省	25,291,389	28,758,846	32,471,242	35,712,101	34,915,616	→
Shănxī Shĕng [Shaanxi]	Province	陕西省	28,904,423	33,221,621	35,365,072	37,327,379	39,528,999	→
Sìchuān Shĕng	Province	四川省	...	78,352,102	82,348,296	80,417,528	83,674,866	→
Tiānjīn Shì	Municipal Province	天津市	7,764,141	8,785,427	9,848,731	12,938,693	13,866,009	→
Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ĕr Zìzhìqū	Uyghur Autonomous Region	新疆维吾尔自治区	13,081,681	15,156,883	18,459,511	21,815,815	25,852,345	→
Xīzàng Zìzhìqū [Tibet]	Autonomous Region	西藏自治区	1,892,393	2,196,029	2,616,329	3,002,165	3,648,100	→
Yúnnán Shĕng	Province	云南省	32,553,817	36,972,587	42,360,089	45,966,766	47,209,277	→
Zhèjiāng Shĕng	Province	浙江省	38,884,603	41,446,015	45,930,651	54,426,891	64,567,588	→
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó [People's Republic of China]	Sovereign State	中华人民共和国	1,008,175,288	1,130,822,993	1,242,612,226	1,339,724,852	1,411,778,724

Source: (2000) (2010) (2020) China National Bureau of Statistics (web).

Explanation: The 2010 and 2020 total population include 2.3 million and 2.0 million servicemen, respectively.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	721,416,394
Females	688,362,330

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-14 years	253,383,938
15-64 years	965,759,506
65+ years	190,635,280

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	4,591,427
80-89 years	31,209,408
70-79 years	80,828,885
60-69 years	147,388,498
50-59 years	222,565,082
40-49 years	207,180,217
30-39 years	223,158,122
20-29 years	166,789,007
10-19 years	157,940,134
0-9 years	168,127,944

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	509,787,562
Urban	899,991,162

Literacy (A15+) (C 2020)
yes	1,118,690,769
no	37,704,017

Ethnic Group (C 2020)
Han	1,284,446,389
Mongol	6,290,204
Hui	11,377,914
Tibetan	7,060,731
Uighur	11,774,538
Miao	11,067,929
Yi	9,830,327
Zhuang	19,568,546
Bouyei	3,576,752
Korean	1,702,479
Manchu	10,423,303
Dong	3,495,993
Yao	3,309,341
Bai	2,091,543
Tujia	9,587,732
Hani	1,733,166
Kazakh	1,562,518
Dai	1,329,985
Li	1,602,104
Other Ethnic Group	7,947,230