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

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, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions controlled by the

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or the

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(1949–present). For the

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Current population

Data are for mid-year 2022 and are from the

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unless otherwise specified.On the left, navigate to Population, Total Population. Select "Series" under Region and type in "2022" under Year. Find data for each column in "Resident", "Urban" and "Rural" successively.

Population of divisions within regions

Census data

Notes

References

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