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This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions, in order of their total populations at the end of 2004.
Taiwan Province, which is entirely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC), is excluded from this list, wheareas the figure for Fujian Province excludes population in ROC's Fukien Province. The population figure of the Republic of China (ROC), which current jurisdiction includes the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Matsu, Kinmen, etc., collectively known as the ''Free Area'' or the ''Taiwan Area'', is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

Rank	Administrative Division	Population
—	'China'	'1,301,531,000'
1	Henan	97,170,000
2	Shandong	91,800,000
3	Sichuan	87,250,000
4	Guangdong	83,040,000
5	Jiangsu	74,330,000
6	Hebei	68,090,000
7	Hunan	66,980,000
8	Anhui	64,610,000
9	Hubei	60,160,000
10	Guangxi[1]	48,890,000
11	Zhejiang	47,200,000
12	Yunnan	44,150,000
13	Jiangxi	42,840,000
14	Liaoning	42,170,000
15	Guizhou	39,040,000
16	Heilongjiang	38,170,000
17	Shaanxi	37,050,000
18	Fujian	35,110,000
19	Shanxi	33,350,000
20	Chongqing[2]	31,220,000
21	Jilin	27,090,000
22	Gansu	26,190,000
23	Nei Mongol1	23,840,000
24	Xinjiang1	19,630,000
25	Shanghai2	17,420,000
26	Beijing2	14,930,000
27	Tianjin2	10,240,000
28	Hainan	8,180,000
29	Hong Kong[3]	6,915,700
30	Ningxia1	5,880,000
31	Qinghai	5,390,000
32	Xizang1	2,740,000
33	Macau3	465,300

1. Autonomous Region
2. Municipality
3. Special Administrative Region


★ Currently serving in the People's Liberation Army - approx. 2,500,000
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★ Republic of China - 22,689,122

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