This is a list of Chinese administrative divisions in order of their total resident populations. It includes all

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

autonomous regions An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy— ...

direct-controlled municipalities A direct-controlled municipality is the highest level classification for cities used by unitary states, with status equal to that of the provinces in the respective countries. A direct-controlled municipality is similar to, but not the same as, a ...

and

special administrative regions The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provincial-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Co ...

controlled by the

Republic of China (1912–1949) The Republic of China (ROC), between 1912 and 1949, was a sovereign state recognised as the official designation of China when it was based on Mainland China, prior to the Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, relocat ...

or the China, People's Republic of China (1949–present). For the Taiwan, Republic of China after 1949, see List of administrative divisions of Taiwan. Annual population growth rate by Chinese province

Annual population growth rate by Chinese province

Census data

Current population

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Administrative Divisions By Population Ranked lists of Chinese administrative divisions, Population Demographics of China, Population Demographic lists Ranked lists of country subdivisions, China, population