Rural population refers to population other than urban population.
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 252 | 275 | 279 | 285 | 289 | 293 | 291 | 291 | 287 | 283 | 277 | 273 | 273 |
| Tianjin | 259 | 266 | 262 | 254 | 250 | 249 | 246 | 241 | 232 | 222 | 217 | 212 | 208 |
| Hebei | 4 269 | 3 993 | 3 935 | 3 878 | 3 788 | 3 708 | 3 550 | 3 402 | 3 279 | 3 169 | 3 070 | 2 980 | 2 894 |
| Shanxi | 1 942 | 1 857 | 1 788 | 1 727 | 1 666 | 1 612 | 1 553 | 1 502 | 1 453 | 1 406 | 1 354 | 1 308 | 1 273 |
| Inner Mongolia | 1 269 | 1 100 | 1 061 | 1 025 | 986 | 956 | 925 | 892 | 861 | 835 | 810 | 781 | 763 |
| Liaoning | 1 743 | 1 658 | 1 574 | 1 503 | 1 464 | 1 436 | 1 386 | 1 347 | 1 316 | 1 276 | 1 231 | 1 185 | 1 150 |
| Jilin | 1 290 | 1 281 | 1 270 | 1 227 | 1 181 | 1 141 | 1 107 | 1 059 | 1 018 | 972 | 939 | 896 | 870 |
| Heilongjiang | 1 792 | 1 700 | 1 646 | 1 606 | 1 538 | 1 471 | 1 395 | 1 347 | 1 295 | 1 216 | 1 152 | 1 091 | 1 072 |
| Shanghai | 206 | 246 | 252 | 257 | 255 | 264 | 282 | 271 | 269 | 269 | 267 | 266 | 266 |
| Jiangsu | 3 756 | 3 102 | 3 048 | 3 004 | 2 917 | 2 840 | 2 703 | 2 604 | 2 512 | 2 433 | 2 332 | 2 251 | 2 216 |
| Zhejiang | 2 195 | 2 090 | 2 100 | 2 109 | 2 086 | 2 064 | 2 016 | 1 960 | 1 918 | 1 881 | 1 812 | 1 800 | 1 788 |
| Anhui | 3 947 | 3 395 | 3 297 | 3 210 | 3 122 | 3 040 | 2 947 | 2 858 | 2 769 | 2 695 | 2 618 | 2 544 | 2 482 |
| Fujian | 1 800 | 1 584 | 1 585 | 1 563 | 1 523 | 1 499 | 1 465 | 1 430 | 1 391 | 1 355 | 1 329 | 1 300 | 1 269 |
| Jiangxi | 2 716 | 2 496 | 2 427 | 2 354 | 2 281 | 2 215 | 2 139 | 2 069 | 1 998 | 1 925 | 1 848 | 1 788 | 1 741 |
| Shandong | 5 086 | 4 823 | 4 749 | 4 657 | 4 536 | 4 436 | 4 245 | 4 076 | 3 934 | 3 884 | 3 854 | 3 756 | 3 667 |
| Henan | 6 505 | 5 784 | 5 632 | 5 530 | 5 399 | 5 300 | 5 140 | 5 008 | 4 859 | 4 711 | 4 553 | 4 431 | 4 304 |
| Hubei | 3 243 | 2 881 | 2 777 | 2 704 | 2 638 | 2 575 | 2 505 | 2 438 | 2 369 | 2 308 | 2 262 | 2 132 | 2 094 |
| Hunan | 3 985 | 3 725 | 3 622 | 3 544 | 3 456 | 3 373 | 3 255 | 3 134 | 3 010 | 2 913 | 2 825 | 2 740 | 2 668 |
| Guangdong | 3 615 | 3 531 | 3 596 | 3 627 | 3 596 | 3 605 | 3 561 | 3 555 | 3 552 | 3 481 | 3 416 | 3 263 | 3 218 |
| Guangxi | 3 093 | 2 766 | 2 705 | 2 653 | 2 597 | 2 550 | 2 502 | 2 465 | 2 425 | 2 383 | 2 343 | 2 299 | 2 263 |
| Hainan | 454 | 436 | 442 | 446 | 439 | 437 | 426 | 414 | 408 | 401 | 404 | 402 | 398 |
| Chongqing | 1 533 | 1 355 | 1 325 | 1 290 | 1 256 | 1 225 | 1 183 | 1 140 | 1 100 | 1 056 | 1 013 | 980 | 953 |
| Sichuan | 5 502 | 4 812 | 4 689 | 4 580 | 4 463 | 4 354 | 4 240 | 4 126 | 3 997 | 3 869 | 3 728 | 3 622 | 3 531 |
| Guizhou | 2 728 | 2 303 | 2 293 | 2 285 | 2 256 | 2 197 | 2 115 | 2 046 | 1 987 | 1 929 | 1 867 | 1 807 | 1 759 |
| Yunnan | 3 138 | 3 005 | 2 930 | 2 849 | 2 785 | 2 735 | 2 661 | 2 589 | 2 521 | 2 472 | 2 420 | 2 359 | 2 296 |
| Tibet | 222 | 232 | 239 | 243 | 241 | 240 | 235 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 236 | 235 | 232 |
| Shaanxi | 2 316 | 2 026 | 1 982 | 1 904 | 1 842 | 1 798 | 1 741 | 1 689 | 1 637 | 1 586 | 1 527 | 1 477 | 1 438 |
| Gansu | 1 781 | 1 635 | 1 601 | 1 561 | 1 510 | 1 461 | 1 407 | 1 359 | 1 308 | 1 265 | 1 237 | 1 195 | 1 162 |
| Qinghai | 330 | 311 | 304 | 298 | 290 | 283 | 279 | 270 | 261 | 251 | 243 | 237 | 232 |
| Ningxia | 344 | 330 | 323 | 322 | 314 | 306 | 294 | 287 | 275 | 269 | 261 | 253 | 246 |
| Xinjiang | 1 264 | 1 245 | 1 252 | 1 257 | 1 258 | 1 237 | 1 222 | 1 204 | 1 193 | 1 159 | 1 138 | 1 126 | 1 107 |