Chinese provinces versus national populations, 2024-25

Population benchmark: 2024 Chinese province residents and 2025 national populations, millions.

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Chinese provinces versus national populations, 2024-25: Population benchmark: 2024 Chinese province residents and 2025 national populations, millions.

What the Data Shows

Chinese provinces versus national populations compares large Chinese provincial populations with selected sovereign-state populations. The rows combine 2024 resident population for four Chinese provinces with 2025 UNFPA population values for Ethiopia and Japan, expressed in millions of people. Ethiopia is larger than Guangdong by 7.7 million people, while Guangdong is slightly larger than Japan. The comparison is a mixed-period benchmark because the cleanest province and national population periods differ.

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Data table

Unit: millions of people · Period: 2024 province rows and 2025 nation benchmarks

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Ethiopia135.5M2025
2Guangdong127.8M2024
3Japan123.1M2025
4Shandong100.8M2024
5Henan97.85M2024
6Jiangsu85.26M2024

Sources

Source 1: Statista, citing Chinese statistical sources

Publisher: Statista, citing Chinese statistical sources

Dataset/table: China regional population extract

Units: millions of people

Date checked: 2026-05-29

Evidence: Supports 2024 Chinese provincial population rows used for Guangdong, Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu.

Source 2: National Bureau of Statistics of China

Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics of China

Dataset/table: China Statistical Yearbook 2025

Units: annual statistical yearbook

Date checked: 2026-05-29

Evidence: Supports the official Chinese statistical yearbook source family for regional population.

Source 3: United Nations Population Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund

Dataset/table: World Population Dashboard

Units: millions of people

Date checked: 2026-05-29

Evidence: Supports the Ethiopia 2025 population benchmark.

Source 4: United Nations Population Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund

Dataset/table: World Population Dashboard

Units: millions of people

Date checked: 2026-05-29

Evidence: Supports the Japan 2025 population benchmark.

Data notes & caveats

Chinese province rows are 2024 resident population values. National benchmark rows are 2025 UNFPA values, and no shares are shown because no common denominator is used.

Methodology

Rows are ranked by population in millions. Chinese provincial values and national benchmarks are kept in their original latest comparable periods and labelled as a mixed-period benchmark.

Source consistency notes

This is an explicitly mixed-period benchmark: Chinese province values use 2024 resident population, while the national comparison rows use 2025 population values.

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