This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China (including all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities) in order of their total populations in 2002. Taiwan province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, is excluded from this list. Hong Kong and Macau, which are not part of Mainland China but are special administrative regions of the PRC, are given at the end for comparison purposes.

The figures are from the 2003 Yearbook published by the Bureau of Statistics of the PRC.

See also:

• List of China administrative regions by area
• List of China administrative regions by population density
• List of China administrative regions by gross domestic product
• List of China administrative regions by GDP per capita
• List of China administrative regions by ethnic group

Total Population

1. Henan – 96,130,000 (7.48%)
2. Shandong – 90,820,000 (7.07%)
3. Sichuan – 86,730,000 (6.75%)
4. Guangdong – 78,590,000 (6.12%)
5. Jiangsu – 73,810,000 (5.75%)
6. Hebei – 67,350,000 (5.24%)
7. Hunan – 66,290,000 (5.16%)
8. Anhui – 63,380,000 (4.93%)
9. Hubei – 59,880,000 (4.66%)
10. Guangxi – 48,220,000 (3.75%)
11. Zhejiang – 46,470,000 (3.62%)
12. Yunnan – 43,330,000 (3.37%)
13. Jiangxi – 42,220,000 (3.29%)
14. Liaoning – 42,030,000 (3.27%)
15. Guizhou – 38,370,000 (2.99%)
16. Heilongjiang – 38,130,000 (2.97%)
17. Shaanxi – 36,740,000 (2.86%)
18. Fujian – 34,660,000 (2.70%)
19. Shanxi – 32,940,000 (2.56%)
20. Chongqing – 31,070,000 (2.42%)
21. Jilin – 26,990,000 (2.10%)
22. Gansu – 25,930,000 (2.02%)
23. Inner Mongolia – 23,790,000 (1.85%)
24. Xinjiang – 19,050,000 (1.48%)
25. Shanghai – 16,250,000 (1.27%)
26. Beijing – 14,230,000 (1.11%)
27. Tianjin – 10,070,000 (0.784%)
28. Hainan – 8,030,000 (0.625%)
29. Ningxia – 5,720,000 (0.445%)
30. Qinghai – 5,290,000 (0.412%)
31. Tibet – 2,670,000 (0.208%)

In addition:

• PLA currently in service - 2,500,000

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• Hong Kong – 7,303,334 (0.569%)
• Macau - 461,833 (0.0360%)