China population by regions - provinces and cities

 

Hehan is the largest province with population 93.71 million and Shanghai is the largest city with population 17.78 million in 2005.

 

Below is the chart of total population of each province in 2005 (in million):

 

Region	Beijing	Tianjin	Heibei	Shanxi	Inner Mongolia	Liaoning	Jilin	Heilong Jiang
Population	15.36	10.43	68.44	33.52	23.86	42.20	27.15	38.18

 

Region	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Zhejiang	Anhui	Fujian	Jiangxi	Shandong	Henan
Population	17.78	74.68	48.94	61.14	35.32	43.07	92.39	93.71

 

Distribution map of China cities - provinces and cities

 

Total of 667 cities in China in 2005, where:

 

The population movement within China had experienced major shift over the last 10 years from the economic reform. Residence from all over the country had moved into the hottest developed areas, particularly the costal areas to look for work and new businesses. From the map, we can see the top 13 cities, mostly in costal area due to the convenience of the port facilities for trading purposes have a overwhelming population count which resulted in high stress level on transportation as well as housing.

 

Further development of the western regions of China by the central government will in the next few years bring about new shift in the population as new "gold" are sought after. Poor education system is another key reason for the movement of population. Coupled with the one child policy, parents from rural and less developed areas of China are busy sending their children over to the major cities in search of their dream and future.