Rank Region Population Area Population density Urbanization rate GDP Year
1 Guangdong Guangdong 128,590,000 people 179,700 km² 715.6 76.6% $2.03T 2025
2 Shandong Shandong 100,430,000 people 157,900 km² 636.0 67.5% $1.44T 2025
3 Henan Henan 97,440,000 people 167,000 km² 583.5 60.0% $926.7B 2025
4 Jiangsu Jiangsu 85,180,000 people 107,200 km² 794.6 76.2% $1.98T 2025
5 Sichuan Sichuan 83,180,000 people 486,000 km² 171.2 61.4% $941.1B 2025
6 Hebei Hebei 73,540,000 people 188,800 km² 389.5 64.5% $685.7B 2025
7 Zhejiang Zhejiang 67,010,000 people 103,493 km² 647.5 76.4% $1.31T 2025
8 Hunan Hunan 64,920,000 people 211,800 km² 306.5 63.0% $769.2B 2025
9 Anhui Anhui 60,820,000 people 140,100 km² 434.1 63.6% $737.0B 2025
10 Hubei Hubei 58,110,000 people 185,900 km² 312.6 67.4% $871.5B 2025
11 Guangxi Guangxi 49,890,000 people 237,600 km² 210.0 58.1% $413.5B 2025
12 Yunnan Yunnan 46,440,000 people 394,100 km² 117.8 55.0% $455.7B 2025
13 Jiangxi Jiangxi 44,740,000 people 166,900 km² 268.1 64.8% $501.0B 2025
14 Fujian Fujian 41,900,000 people 121,400 km² 345.1 72.6% $837.3B 2025
15 Liaoning Liaoning 41,310,000 people 148,600 km² 278.0 74.6% $461.5B 2025
16 Shaanxi Shaanxi 39,360,000 people 205,600 km² 191.4 — $508.4B 2025
17 Guizhou Guizhou 38,570,000 people 176,100 km² 219.0 57.7% $327.7B 2025
18 Shanxi Shanxi 34,240,100 people 156,700 km² 218.5 67.4% $354.6B 2025
19 Chongqing Chongqing 31,872,600 people 82,370 km² 386.9 73.0% $469.5B 2025
20 Heilongjiang Heilongjiang 30,010,000 people 473,000 km² 63.4 69.0% $234.7B 2025
21 Xinjiang Xinjiang 26,390,000 people 1,660,000 km² 15.9 61.6% $298.5B 2025
22 Shanghai Shanghai 24,854,100 people 6,341 km² 3,919.9 — $788.7B 2025
23 Gansu Gansu 24,430,000 people 425,800 km² 57.4 58.1% $190.5B 2025
24 Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia 23,740,000 people 1,183,000 km² 20.1 71.5% $371.5B 2025
25 Taiwan Taiwan 23,299,132 people 36,000 km² 647.2 — — 2025
26 Jilin Jilin 22,966,900 people 187,400 km² 122.6 66.8% $208.3B 2025
27 Beijing Beijing 21,800,000 people 16,411 km² 1,328.4 88.3% $724.2B 2025
28 Tianjin Tianjin 13,630,000 people 11,966 km² 1,139.0 86.2% $257.9B 2025
29 Hainan Hainan 10,550,000 people 35,400 km² 298.0 64.1% $112.8B 2025
30 Hong Kong Hong Kong 7,508,700 people 1,104 km² 6,801.4 — — 2025
31 Ningxia Ningxia 7,320,000 people 66,400 km² 110.2 69.1% $79.2B 2025
32 Qinghai Qinghai 5,920,000 people 720,000 km² 8.2 64.7% $57.3B 2025
33 Tibet Tibet 3,740,000 people 1,228,400 km² 3.0 40.1% $42.2B 2025
34 Macau Macau 688,900 people 29 km² 23,592.5 — — 2025

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