1953 Chinese census

{{Infobox census

| name = First National Census

| native_name = 第五次全国人口普查

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| country = China

| date = 30 June 1953

| next_year = 1964

| next_census = 1964 Chinese census

| population = 582,603,417

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| region_type = province

| most_populous = Henan

| least_populous = Tibet Autonomous Region

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The 1953 Chinese census, officially the First National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, was conducted by the People's Republic of China starting on June 30, 1953. The results were summarized in Chinese newspapers on November 1, 1954. As the full results were not published, they had to subsequently be assembled from Soviet sources over the next five years.

Results

=Total population=

The official summaries listed the total population of mainland China in 1953 as 582,603,417.

=Demographics=

13.26% of the population (77,257,282 persons) were listed as residing in urban areas comprising 163 cities,Chinese: {{linktext|市}}, p shì. (103 locations with a population greater than 100,000 and 60 others considered to be major economic centers.) industrial and mining districts,t {{linktext|工礦處}}, s {{linktext|工矿处}}, p gōngkuàngchù, w kung-k'uang ch'ü. and about 1450 towns.t {{linktext|鎭}}, s {{linktext|镇}}, p zhèn, w chen. Of the urban population, roughly 1 in 12 resided in Shanghai.

=Distribution=

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! width=12% style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | City

! width=12% style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | Province/Municipality/Region/Autonomous Region

! width=18% style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | Population
1953 CensusShiger, A.G. The Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Foreign Countries, 2d ed, pp. 142–144. (Moscow), 1957 (Using 1953 census). Op cit. in {{cite journal |last1=Shabad |first1=Theodore |title=The Population of China's Cities |journal=Geographical Review |date=1959 |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=32–42 |doi=10.2307/211567 |jstor=211567}}Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 2d ed. (Moscow), 1958. Op cit. in Shabad, supra.

! width=18% style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | Population
previous estimates{{cite journal |last1=Trewartha |first1=Glenn T. |title=Chinese Cities: Numbers and Distribution |journal=Annals of the Association of American Geographers |date=December 1951 |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=331–347 |doi=10.1080/00045605109352078 |jstor=2561073}} Op cit. in Shabad, supra.Seltzer, L.E. (ed.) Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. (New York), 1952 (Using prior surveys from 1948). Op cit. in Shabad, supra.

! style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | Numerical Change

! style="background:#B2BEB5; color:black align:center" | Relative Change

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Huainan

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | 286,900

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Bengbu

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | 253,000

| align=center | 201,000

| align=center | {{increase}}52,000

| align=center | 25.87%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wuhu

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | 242,100

| align=center | 204,000

| align=center | {{increase}}38,100

| align=center | 18.68%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hefei

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | 183,600

| align=center | 70,000

| align=center | {{increase}}113,600

| align=center | 162.3%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Anqing

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | 105,300

| align=center | 121,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}15,700

| align=center | -12.98%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Tunxi

| align=left | Anhui

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Hangzhou

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 696,600

| align=center | 518,000

| align=center | {{increase}}178,600

| align=center | 34.48%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Ningbo

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 237,500

| align=center | 210,000

| align=center | {{increase}}27,500

| align=center | 13.10%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wenzhou

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 201,600

| align=center | 157,000

| align=center | {{increase}}44,600

| align=center | 28.41%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Shaoxing

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 130,600

| align=center | 93,000

| align=center | {{increase}}37,600

| align=center | 40.43%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jiaxing

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 78,300

| align=center | 53,000

| align=center | {{increase}}25,300

| align=center | 47.7%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Huzhou

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 62,700

| align=center | 45,000

| align=center | {{increase}}17,700

| align=center | 39.3%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jinhua

| align=left | Zhejiang

| align=center | 46,200

| align=center | 23,000

| align=center | {{increase}}23,200

| align=center | 101%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Fuzhou

| align=left | Fujian

| align=center | 553,000

| align=center | 331,000

| align=center | {{increase}}222,000

| align=center | 67.1%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xiamen

| align=left | Fujian

| align=center | 224,300

| align=center | 158,000

| align=center | {{increase}}66,300

| align=center | 41.96%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Quanzhou

| align=left | Fujian

| align=center | 107,700

| align=center | 121,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}13,300

| align=center | -10.99%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhangzhou

| align=left | Fujian

| align=center | 81,200

| align=center | 62,000

| align=center | {{increase}}19,200

| align=center | 31.0%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Harbin

| align=left | Municipality of Harbin

| align=center | 1,163,000

| align=center | 760,000

| align=center | {{increase}}403,000

| align=center | 53.03%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Qiqihar

| align=left | Heilongjiang

| align=center | 344,700

| align=center | 175,000

| align=center | {{increase}}169,700

| align=center | 96.97%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Mudanjiang

| align=left | Songjiang

| align=center | 151,400

| align=center | 200,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}48,600

| align=center | -24.3%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jiamusi

| align=left | Songjiang

| align=center | 146,000

| align=center | 168,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}18,000

| align=center | -10.7%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hegang

| align=left | Songjiang

| align=center | 90,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhengzhou

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 594,700

| align=center | 197,000

| align=center | {{increase}}397,700

| align=center | 201.9%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Kaifeng

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 299,100

| align=center | 303,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}3,900

| align=center | -1.29%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Luoyang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 171,200

| align=center | 77,000

| align=center | {{increase}}94,200

| align=center | 122.3%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xinxiang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 170,500

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shangqiu

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 134,400

| align=center | 70,000

| align=center | {{increase}}64,400

| align=center | 92.0%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Anyang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 124,900

| align=center | 60,000

| align=center | {{increase}}64,900

| align=center | 108.2%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhoukou

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 85,500

| align=center | 200,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}114,500

| align=center | -57.3%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xuchang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | 58,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}8,000

| align=center | 16.0%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Nanyang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xinyang

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhumadian

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Luohe

| align=left | Henan

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Beijing

| align=left | Municipality of Beijing

| align=center | 2,768,149

| align=center | 1,603,000

| align=center | {{increase}}1,165,000

| align=center | 72.68%

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| align=left | Tianjin

| align=left | Municipality of Tianjin

| align=center | 2,693,831

| align=center | 1,687,000

| align=center | {{increase}}1,007,000

| align=center | 59.69%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Tangshan

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 693,300

| align=center | 137,000

| align=center | {{increase}}556,300

| align=center | 406.1%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Shijiazhuang

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 373,400

| align=center | 125,000

| align=center | {{increase}}248,400

| align=center | 198.7%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhangjiakou

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 229,300

| align=center | 151,000

| align=center | {{increase}}78,300

| align=center | 51.85%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Baoding

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 197,000

| align=center | 130,000

| align=center | {{increase}}67,000

| align=center | 51.5%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Qinhuangdao

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 186,800

| align=center | 100,000

| align=center | {{increase}}86,800

| align=center | 86.80%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xuanhua City

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | 114,100

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Chengde

| align=left | Rehe

| align=center | 92,900

| align=center | 60,000

| align=center | {{increase}}32,900

| align=center | 54.8%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hangu City

| align=left | Municipality of Tianjin

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Handan

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Botou（Cangzhou）

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xingtai

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Tongzhou

| align=left | Hebei

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Changsha

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 650,600

| align=center | 396,000

| align=center | {{increase}}254,600

| align=center | 64.29%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hengyang

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 235,000

| align=center | 181,000

| align=center | {{increase}}54,000

| align=center | 29.8%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xiangtan

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 183,600

| align=center | 83,000

| align=center | {{increase}}100,600

| align=center | 121.2%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Zhuzhou

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 127,300

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shaoyang

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 117,700

| align=center | 76,000

| align=center | {{increase}}41,700

| align=center | 54.87%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Changde

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | 94,800

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}44,800

| align=center | 89.6%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jinshi（Changde）

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 58,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yiyang

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 80,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Hongjiang

| align=left | Hunan

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Wuhan

| align=left | Municipality of Wuhan

| align=center | 1,427,300

| align=center | 1,100,000

| align=center | {{increase}}327,300

| align=center | 29.73%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Huangshi

| align=left | Hubei

| align=center | 110,500

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Shashi City

| align=left | Hubei

| align=center | 85,800

| align=center | 114,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}28,200

| align=center | -24.7%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xiangfan

| align=left | Hubei

| align=center | 73,300

| align=center | 66,000

| align=center | {{increase}}7,300

| align=center | 11.1%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yichang

| align=left | Hubei

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 81,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Baotou

| align=left | Suiyuan

| align=center | 149,400

| align=center | 82,000

| align=center | {{increase}}67,400

| align=center | 82.2%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Guisui

| align=left | Suiyuan

| align=center | 148,400

| align=center | 110,000

| align=center | {{increase}}38,400

| align=center | 34.9%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Ulanhot（Hinggan League）

| align=left | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

| align=center | 51,400

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hailar（Hulunbuir Nunmoron League）

| align=left | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

| align=center | 43,200

| align=center | 16,000

| align=center | {{increase}}27,200

| align=center | 170%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Manzhouli（Hulunbuir Nunmoron League）

| align=left | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Tongliao（Jirem League）

| align=left | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Lanzhou

| align=left | Gansu

| align=center | 387,400

| align=center | 156,000

| align=center | {{increase}}231,400

| align=center | 148.3%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Tianshui

| align=left | Gansu

| align=center | 63,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}13,000

| align=center | 26%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Linxia City

| align=left | Gansu

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Pingliang

| align=left | Gansu

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 55,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Nanchang

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | 398,200

| align=center | 267,000

| align=center | {{increase}}131,200

| align=center | 49.1%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Ganzhou

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | 98,600

| align=center | 59,000

| align=center | {{increase}}39,600

| align=center | 67.1%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jingdezhen

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | 92,000

| align=center | 87,000

| align=center | {{increase}}5,000

| align=center | 5.7%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Jiujiang

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | 64,600

| align=center | 121,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}56,400

| align=center | -46.6%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Ji'an

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | 52,800

| align=center | 69,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}16,200

| align=center | -23.5%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Shangrao

| align=left | Jiangxi

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 31,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shanghai

| align=left | Municipality of Shanghai

| align=center | 6,204,417

| align=center | 4,300,000

| align=center | {{increase}}1,900,000

| align=center | 44.2%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Nanjing

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 1,091,600

| align=center | 1,137,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}45,400

| align=center | -3.99%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wuxi

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 581,500

| align=center | 273,000

| align=center | {{increase}}308,500

| align=center | 113.0%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Suzhou

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 474,000

| align=center | 381,000

| align=center | {{increase}}93,000

| align=center | 24.4%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xuzhou

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 373,200

| align=center | 340,000

| align=center | {{increase}}33,200

| align=center | 9.76%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Changzhou

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 296,500

| align=center | 125,000

| align=center | {{increase}}171,500

| align=center | 137.2%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Nantong

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 260,400

| align=center | 133,000

| align=center | {{increase}}127,400

| align=center | 95.79%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xinhailian

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 207,600

| align=center | 48,000

| align=center | {{increase}}159,600

| align=center | 332.5%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zhenjiang

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 201,400

| align=center | 179,000

| align=center | {{increase}}22,400

| align=center | 12.5%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yangzhou

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 180,200

| align=center | 127,000

| align=center | {{increase}}53,200

| align=center | 41.9%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Taizhou

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 159,800

| align=center | 131,000

| align=center | {{increase}}28,800

| align=center | 22.0%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Changshu

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 101,400

| align=center | 64,000

| align=center | {{increase}}37,400

| align=center | 58.4%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Qingjiang

| align=left | Jiangsu

| align=center | 77,000

| align=center | 47,000

| align=center | {{increase}}30,000

| align=center | 65%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Changchun

| align=left | Municipality of Changchun

| align=center | 855,200

| align=center | 630,000

| align=center | {{increase}}225,200

| align=center | 35.75%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jilin

| align=center | 435,400

| align=center | 247,000

| align=center | {{increase}}188,400

| align=center | 76.28%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Tonghua

| align=left | Liaodong

| align=center | 129,100

| align=center | 80,000

| align=center | {{increase}}49,100

| align=center | 61.4%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Siping

| align=left | Liaoxi

| align=center | 125,900

| align=center | 76,000

| align=center | {{increase}}49,900

| align=center | 65.7%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Liaoyuan

| align=left | Liaodong

| align=center | 120,100

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Yanji（Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture）

| align=left | Jilin

| align=center | 70,000

| align=center | 43,000

| align=center | {{increase}}37,000

| align=center | 86%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Nanning

| align=left | Guangxi

| align=center | 194,900

| align=center | 203,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}8,100

| align=center | -4.0%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Liuzhou

| align=left | Guangxi

| align=center | 158,800

| align=center | 208,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}49,200

| align=center | -23.65%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Guilin

| align=left | Guangxi

| align=center | 145,100

| align=center | 142,000

| align=center | {{increase}}3,100

| align=center | 2.18%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wuzhou

| align=left | Guangxi

| align=center | 110,800

| align=center | 207,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}96,200

| align=center | -46.5%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Guangzhou

| align=left | Municipality of Guangzhou

| align=center | 1,598,900

| align=center | 1,413,000

| align=center | {{increase}}185,900

| align=center | 13.16%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shantou

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 280,400

| align=center | 215,000

| align=center | {{increase}}65,400

| align=center | 30.4%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Zhanjiang

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 166,000

| align=center | 268,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}102,000

| align=center | -38.1%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Haikou

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 135,300

| align=center | 60,000

| align=center | {{increase}}75,300

| align=center | 126%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Foshan

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 122,500

| align=center | 96,000

| align=center | {{increase}}26,500

| align=center | 27.6%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Chaozhou

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 101,300

| align=center | 59,000

| align=center | {{increase}}42,300

| align=center | 71.7%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Jiangmen

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 85,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}35,000

| align=center | 70%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shaoguan

| align=left | Guangdong

| align=center | 81,700

| align=center | 73,000

| align=center | {{increase}}8,700

| align=center | 11.9%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Beihai

| align=left | Guangxi

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 36,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Guiyang

| align=left | Guizhou

| align=center | 270,900

| align=center | 240,000

| align=center | {{increase}}30,900

| align=center | 12.9%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Zunyi

| align=left | Guizhou

| align=center | 97,500

| align=center | 66,000

| align=center | {{increase}}31,500

| align=center | 47.7%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Shenyang

| align=left | Municipality of Shenyang

| align=center | 2,299,900

| align=center | 1,121,000

| align=center | {{increase}}1,178,900

| align=center | 105.1%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Dalian

| align=left | Municipality of Lüda

| align=center | 766,400

| align=center | 544,000

| align=center | {{increase}}222,400

| align=center | 40.88%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Fushun

| align=left | Municipality of Fushun

| align=center | 678,600

| align=center | 280,000

| align=center | {{increase}}398,600

| align=center | 142.4%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Anshan

| align=left | Municipality of Anshan

| align=center | 548,900

| align=center | 166,000

| align=center | {{increase}}382,900

| align=center | 230.7%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Benxi

| align=left | Municipality of Benxi

| align=center | 449,000

| align=center | 98,000

| align=center | {{increase}}351,000

| align=center | 358%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Andong

| align=left | Liaodong

| align=center | 360,000

| align=center | 271,000

| align=center | {{increase}}89,000

| align=center | 32.8%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jinzhou

| align=left | Liaoxi

| align=center | 352,200

| align=center | 148,000

| align=center | {{increase}}104,200

| align=center | 70.4%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Fuxin

| align=left | Liaoxi

| align=center | 188,600

| align=center | 166,000

| align=center | {{increase}}22,600

| align=center | 13.6%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Yingkou

| align=left | Liaodong

| align=center | 131,400

| align=center | 159,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}27,600

| align=center | -17.4%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Lüshun

| align=left | Municipality of Lüda

| align=center | 126,000

| align=center | 27,000

| align=center | {{increase}}99,000

| align=center | 367%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Liaoyang

| align=left | Liaodong

| align=center | >100,000

| align=center | 102,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yinchuan

| align=left | Ningxia

| align=center | 84,000

| align=center | 41,000

| align=center | {{increase}}43,000

| align=center | 105%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wuzhong

| align=left | Ningxia

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Taiyuan

| align=left | Shanxi

| align=center | 720,700

| align=center | 252,000

| align=center | {{increase}} 468,700

| align=center | 186.0%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Datong

| align=left | Shanxi

| align=center | 228,500

| align=center | 80,000

| align=center | {{increase}}148,500

| align=center | 185.6%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yangquan

| align=left | Shanxi

| align=center | 177,400

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Changzhi

| align=left | Shanxi

| align=center | 97,800

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Yuci

| align=left | Shanxi

| align=center | 60,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Qingdao

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | 916,800

| align=center | 788,000

| align=center | {{increase}}128,800

| align=center | 16.35%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Jinan

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | 680,100

| align=center | 575,000

| align=center | {{increase}}105,100

| align=center | 18.3%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zibo

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | 184,200

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Weifang

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | 148,900

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Jining

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | 86,200

| align=center | 150,000

| align=center | {{decrease}}63,800

| align=center | -42.5%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Zhangzhou

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Linqing（Liaocheng）

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Dezhou

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Weihai

| align=left | Shandong

| align=center | <50,000

| align=center | 175,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xi'an

| align=left | Municipality of Xi'an

| align=center | 787,300

| align=center | 503,000

| align=center | {{increase}}284,300

| align=center | 56.52%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Baoji

| align=left | Shaanxi

| align=center | 130,100

| align=center | 56,000

| align=center | {{increase}}84,100

| align=center | 150%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hanzhong

| align=left | Shaanxi

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 59,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xianyang

| align=left | Shaanxi

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 16,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Dihua

| align=left | Xinjiang

| align=center | 140,700

| align=center | 70,000

| align=center | {{increase}}70,700

| align=center | 101%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Qulja

| align=left | Xinjiang

| align=center | 108,200

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Kashgar

| align=left | Xinjiang

| align=center | 91,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}41,000

| align=center | 82%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Chongqing

| align=left | Municipality of Chongqing

| align=center | 1,772,500

| align=center | 1,000,000

| align=center | {{increase}}772,500

| align=center | 77.3%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Chengdu

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 856,700

| align=center | 648,000

| align=center | {{increase}} 208,700

| align=center | 32.21%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Zigong

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 291,300

| align=center | 223,000

| align=center | {{increase}}68,300

| align=center | 30.6%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Luzhou

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 289,000

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{increase}}239,000

| align=center | 478%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wutongqiao City

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 199,100

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Neijiang

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 190,200

| align=center | 32,000

| align=center | {{increase}}158,200

| align=center | 494%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Yibin

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 177,500

| align=center | 80,000

| align=center | {{increase}}97,500

| align=center | 121.9%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Nanchong

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | 164,700

| align=center | 60,000

| align=center | {{increase}}104,700

| align=center | 174.5%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Beibei

| align=left | Municipality of Chongqing

| align=center | >100,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Ya'an

| align=left | Xikang

| align=center | 55,200

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Wanxian

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 110,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Hechuan

| align=left | Sichuan

| align=center | >50,000

| align=center | 40,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Lhasa

| align=left | Tibet Region

| align=center | 50,000

| align=center | {{mdash}}

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Xining

| align=left | Qinghai

| align=center | 93,700

| align=center | 59,000

| align=center | {{increase}}34,700

| align=center | 58.8%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Kunming

| align=left | Yunnan

| align=center | 698,900

| align=center | 300,000

| align=center | {{increase}}398,900

| align=center | 133.0%

align=center style="background:#ffffff;"

| align=left | Gejiu

| align=left | Yunnan

| align=center | 159,700

| align=center | 16,000

| align=center | {{increase}}143,700

| align=center | 898%

align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

| align=left | Xiaguan City

| align=left | Yunnan

| align=center | 26,200

| align=center | {{mdash}}

Controversy

China had never previously had an official national census in the modern period{{cite journal |last1=Alexander |first1=John W. |title=The Prewar Population of China: Distribution and Density |journal=Annals of the Association of American Geographers |date=1948 |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=1–5 |doi= 10.1080/00045604809351965|jstor=2560922}} and estimates of its population even in 1911 varied between 200,000,000 and 400,000,000.Encyclopædia Britannica. "China". 1911. Mistrust of PRC statistics that saw the number of cities go from 60 under the Nationalist government to 103 within four years and that involved "indirectly survey[ing]" several areas including Tibet led some Western academics like George Cressey to claim, "These inflated figures are designed to impress the world with China's strength, to support claims for a falling death rate, or to supply an excuse for food shortages."Cressey, George B. Land of the 500 Million, p. 9. 1955. Op. cit. in Shabad, supra.

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