Urban and rural population in China 2023, by region

Published by C. Textor, Nov 11, 2024

In 2023, the ratio of urban to rural population varied greatly in different provinces of China. While Guangdong province had an urban population of around 95.8 million and a rural population of 31.2 million, Tibet had an urban population of only 1.4 million, but a rural population of around 2.2 million.

Urban and rural population in China in 2023, by province or region (in millions)

CharacteristicUrban populationRural population
Guangdong 95.83 31.23
Shandong 66.34 34.89
Henan 57.01 41.14
Jiangsu 63.98 21.28
Sichuan 49.78 33.9
Hebei 46.41 27.52
Zhejiang 49.19 17.08
Hunan 40.17 25.51
Anhui 37.65 23.56
Hubei 38.22 20.16
Guangxi 28.54 21.73
Yunnan 24.73 22
Jiangxi 28.5 16.65
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Data are based on 2020 census data adjusted by annual data from the China National Sample Survey on Population Changes.

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