Demographics (v2.1)
Total area population in millions
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| China (Asia/Pacific) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1259 | 1266 | 1273 | 1280 | 1288 | 1295 | 1302 | 1309 | 1316 | 1323 | 1331 | 1338 | 1345 | 1354 | 1363 | 1372 | 1380 | 1388 | 1396 | 1405 | ||||||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 94.6 | 104 | 114 | 123 | 133 | 142 | 152 | 161 | 171 | 180 | 189 | 199 | 208 | 179 | 150 | 181 | 211 | 241 | 271 | 301 | ||||||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 253 | 242 | 231 | 220 | 209 | 198 | 187 | 176 | 165 | 154 | 143 | 132 | 121 | 164 | 208 | 204 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 188 | ||||||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 64.5 | 72.7 | 80.9 | 89.1 | 97.2 | 105 | 114 | 122 | 130 | 138 | 146 | 154 | 163 | 159 | 155 | 156 | 158 | 159 | 161 | 163 | ||||||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 121 | 115 | 108 | 101 | 93.9 | 87.0 | 80.1 | 73.2 | 66.3 | 59.4 | 52.5 | 45.6 | 38.7 | 62.8 | 86.8 | 59.9 | 32.9 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 228 | 221 | 214 | 207 | 200 | 193 | 186 | 179 | 172 | 165 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 164 | 183 | 196 | 210 | 223 | 236 | 249 | ||||||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 221 | 220 | 220 | 219 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 217 | 217 | 216 | 216 | 215 | 226 | 237 | 234 | 231 | 229 | 226 | 223 | ||||||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 116 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 96.3 | 88.5 | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 161 | 174 | 188 | 201 | 215 | 228 | 242 | 256 | 269 | 283 | 296 | 310 | 324 | 269 | 215 | 220 | 225 | 230 | 235 | 241 | ||||||||||||
| Anhui | 102 | 97.5 | 93.1 | 88.7 | 84.3 | 79.9 | 75.5 | 71.0 | 66.6 | 62.2 | 57.8 | 53.4 | 49.0 | 38.2 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 33.6 | 35.1 | ||||||||||||
| Beijing | 12.9 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 33.8 | 36.8 | 39.8 | 35.7 | 31.5 | 27.4 | 23.2 | 19.1 | ||||||||||||
| Chongqing | 32.0 | 34.6 | 37.3 | 39.9 | 42.6 | 45.3 | 47.9 | 50.6 | 53.2 | 55.9 | 58.6 | 61.2 | 63.9 | 82.6 | 101 | 107 | 113 | 119 | 125 | 131 | ||||||||||||
| Fujian | 41.3 | 47.0 | 52.7 | 58.3 | 64.0 | 69.7 | 75.4 | 81.1 | 86.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gansu | 19.7 | 24.9 | 30.2 | 35.4 | 40.6 | 45.9 | 51.1 | 56.4 | 61.6 | 66.9 | 72.1 | 77.4 | 82.6 | 87.3 | 92.0 | 82.3 | 72.6 | 62.9 | 53.2 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||
| Guangdong | 97.1 | 99.9 | 103 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 114 | 117 | 119 | 122 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 104 | 78.2 | 95.2 | 112 | 129 | 146 | 163 | ||||||||||||
| Guangxi Zhuang | 64.8 | 61.9 | 58.9 | 56.0 | 53.0 | 50.1 | 47.1 | 44.2 | 41.3 | 38.3 | 35.4 | 32.4 | 29.5 | 63.7 | 97.9 | 89.7 | 81.5 | 73.3 | 65.2 | 57.0 | ||||||||||||
| Guizhou | 48.0 | 46.5 | 45.0 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 37.6 | 36.1 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 30.2 | 53.8 | 77.5 | 69.7 | 61.9 | 54.1 | 46.3 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||
| Hainan | 16.7 | 20.7 | 24.8 | 28.8 | 32.8 | 36.8 | 40.8 | 44.9 | 48.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei | 81.4 | 79.8 | 78.3 | 76.7 | 75.2 | 73.6 | 72.0 | 70.5 | 68.9 | 67.4 | 65.8 | 64.3 | 62.7 | 54.3 | 45.9 | 51.5 | 57.1 | 62.7 | 68.3 | 73.9 | ||||||||||||
| Heilongjiang | 52.7 | 47.1 | 41.5 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henan | 150 | 145 | 140 | 134 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 114 | 108 | 103 | 97.9 | 92.7 | 87.5 | 63.6 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 32.2 | 28.5 | 24.8 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||
| Hubei | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.5 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 64.7 | 50.0 | 44.9 | 39.9 | 34.8 | 29.7 | 24.6 | ||||||||||||
| Hunan | 76.5 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 71.8 | 70.2 | 68.6 | 67.0 | 65.4 | 63.8 | 62.2 | 60.6 | 59.0 | 57.4 | 48.8 | 40.1 | 40.6 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.2 | 42.7 | ||||||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | 59.7 | 54.5 | 49.4 | 44.3 | 39.1 | 34.0 | 28.8 | 23.7 | 18.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu | 113 | 109 | 104 | 99.9 | 95.5 | 91.1 | 86.6 | 82.2 | 77.8 | 73.3 | 68.9 | 64.4 | 60.0 | 52.1 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 51.8 | 55.5 | 59.3 | 63.1 | ||||||||||||
| Jiangxi | 51.4 | 49.0 | 46.6 | 44.3 | 41.9 | 39.5 | 37.2 | 34.8 | 32.4 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 25.3 | 22.9 | 26.4 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 23.6 | 20.4 | 17.2 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||
| Jilin | 14.9 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 33.8 | 35.8 | 37.9 | 39.9 | ||||||||||||
| Liaoning | 65.0 | 62.9 | 60.9 | 58.9 | 56.8 | 54.8 | 52.8 | 50.7 | 48.7 | 46.7 | 44.6 | 42.6 | 40.6 | 40.3 | 40.1 | 45.3 | 50.5 | 55.8 | 61.0 | 66.2 | ||||||||||||
| Ningxia | 72.3 | 66.7 | 61.1 | 55.4 | 49.8 | 44.2 | 38.6 | 33.0 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qinghai | 0.01 | 11.9 | 23.8 | 35.7 | 57.5 | 79.3 | 71.5 | 63.6 | 55.8 | 47.9 | 40.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi | 41.9 | 41.0 | 40.1 | 39.2 | 38.3 | 37.4 | 36.5 | 35.6 | 34.6 | 33.7 | 32.8 | 31.9 | 31.0 | 59.7 | 88.4 | 94.3 | 100 | 106 | 112 | 118 | ||||||||||||
| Shandong | 102 | 98.1 | 94.0 | 89.8 | 85.6 | 81.5 | 77.3 | 73.1 | 69.0 | 64.8 | 60.6 | 56.5 | 52.3 | 44.0 | 35.7 | 46.2 | 56.6 | 67.1 | 77.5 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai | 78.3 | 70.4 | 62.6 | 54.7 | 46.9 | 39.1 | 35.0 | 30.9 | 26.9 | 22.8 | 18.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanxi | 53.0 | 50.5 | 47.9 | 45.4 | 42.9 | 40.4 | 37.9 | 35.3 | 32.8 | 30.3 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 27.9 | 33.0 | 35.7 | 38.3 | 41.0 | 43.6 | 46.3 | ||||||||||||
| Sichuan | 117 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 99.8 | 126 | 151 | 144 | 137 | 130 | 122 | 115 | ||||||||||||
| Tianjin | 0.62 | 6.56 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 24.4 | 30.3 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 17.3 | 14.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Xinjiang | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunnan | 57.0 | 59.2 | 61.4 | 63.6 | 65.8 | 68.0 | 70.2 | 72.4 | 74.6 | 76.9 | 79.1 | 81.3 | 83.5 | 85.2 | 86.9 | 84.9 | 83.0 | 81.0 | 79.1 | 77.1 | ||||||||||||
| Zhejiang | 24.6 | 29.6 | 34.7 | 39.7 | 44.7 | 49.7 | 54.7 | 59.7 | 64.7 | 69.8 | 74.8 | 79.8 | 84.8 | 72.0 | 59.2 | 65.2 | 71.3 | 77.3 | 83.3 | 89.4 | ||||||||||||
Lighter numbers are estimates