Rankings · Provinces
Provinces ranked by Resident population
All 34 Provinces in China ranked by Resident population. Figures refer to the latest available year for each area.
| Rank | Region | Resident population | Population | Area | Data year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangdong Guangdong | 128,590,000 people | 128,590,000 people | 179,700 km² | 2025 |
| 2 | Shandong Shandong | 100,430,000 people | 100,430,000 people | 157,900 km² | 2025 |
| 3 | Henan Henan | 97,440,000 people | 97,440,000 people | 167,000 km² | 2025 |
| 4 | Jiangsu Jiangsu | 85,180,000 people | 85,180,000 people | 107,200 km² | 2025 |
| 5 | Sichuan Sichuan | 83,180,000 people | 83,180,000 people | 486,000 km² | 2025 |
| 6 | Hebei Hebei | 73,540,000 people | 73,540,000 people | 188,800 km² | 2025 |
| 7 | Zhejiang Zhejiang | 67,010,000 people | 67,010,000 people | 103,493 km² | 2025 |
| 8 | Hunan Hunan | 64,920,000 people | 64,920,000 people | 211,800 km² | 2025 |
| 9 | Anhui Anhui | 60,820,000 people | 60,820,000 people | 140,100 km² | 2025 |
| 10 | Hubei Hubei | 58,110,000 people | 58,110,000 people | 185,900 km² | 2025 |
| 11 | Guangxi Guangxi | 49,890,000 people | 49,890,000 people | 237,600 km² | 2025 |
| 12 | Yunnan Yunnan | 46,440,000 people | 46,440,000 people | 394,100 km² | 2025 |
| 13 | Jiangxi Jiangxi | 44,740,000 people | 44,740,000 people | 166,900 km² | 2025 |
| 14 | Fujian Fujian | 41,900,000 people | 41,900,000 people | 121,400 km² | 2025 |
| 15 | Liaoning Liaoning | 41,310,000 people | 41,310,000 people | 148,600 km² | 2025 |
| 16 | Shaanxi Shaanxi | 39,360,000 people | 39,360,000 people | 205,600 km² | 2025 |
| 17 | Guizhou Guizhou | 38,570,000 people | 38,570,000 people | 176,100 km² | 2025 |
| 18 | Shanxi Shanxi | 34,240,100 people | 34,240,100 people | 156,700 km² | 2025 |
| 19 | Chongqing Chongqing | 31,872,600 people | 31,872,600 people | 82,370 km² | 2025 |
| 20 | Heilongjiang Heilongjiang | 30,010,000 people | 30,010,000 people | 473,000 km² | 2025 |
| 21 | Xinjiang Xinjiang | 26,390,000 people | 26,390,000 people | 1,660,000 km² | 2025 |
| 22 | Shanghai Shanghai | 24,854,100 people | 24,854,100 people | 6,341 km² | 2025 |
| 23 | Gansu Gansu | 24,430,000 people | 24,430,000 people | 425,800 km² | 2025 |
| 24 | Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia | 23,740,000 people | 23,740,000 people | 1,183,000 km² | 2025 |
| 25 | Taiwan Taiwan | 23,299,132 people | 23,299,132 people | 36,000 km² | 2025 |
| 26 | Jilin Jilin | 22,966,900 people | 22,966,900 people | 187,400 km² | 2025 |
| 27 | Beijing Beijing | 21,800,000 people | 21,800,000 people | 16,411 km² | 2025 |
| 28 | Tianjin Tianjin | 13,630,000 people | 13,630,000 people | 11,966 km² | 2025 |
| 29 | Hainan Hainan | 10,550,000 people | 10,550,000 people | 35,400 km² | 2025 |
| 30 | Hong Kong Hong Kong | 7,508,700 people | 7,508,700 people | 1,104 km² | 2025 |
| 31 | Ningxia Ningxia | 7,320,000 people | 7,320,000 people | 66,400 km² | 2025 |
| 32 | Qinghai Qinghai | 5,920,000 people | 5,920,000 people | 720,000 km² | 2025 |
| 33 | Tibet Tibet | 3,740,000 people | 3,740,000 people | 1,228,400 km² | 2025 |
| 34 | Macau Macau | 688,900 people | 688,900 people | 29 km² | 2025 |
Showing 1–34 of 34 regions
Rankings use the latest non-empty value for each region. Regions without a valid value are excluded. Hover or tap a row for details.