This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China(including all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities) in order of their total population density in 2002. The figures are given in persons per square kilometer.

Taiwan province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, is excluded from this list. Hong Kong and Macau, which are not part of Mainland China but are special administrative regions of the PRC, are given at the end for comparison purposes.

The figures are calculated from the area figures and population figures on Wikipedia.

See also:

• List of China administrative regions by area
• List of China administrative regions by population
• List of China administrative regions by gross domestic product
• List of China administrative regions by GDP per capita
• List of China administrative regions by ethnic group

Population density

1. Shanghai Municipality - 2,563
2. Beijing Municipality - 847
3. Tianjin Municipality - 845
4. Jiangsu - 719
5. Shandong - 580
6. Henan - 576
7. Zhejiang - 456
8. Anhui - 455
9. Guangdong - 442
10. Chongqing Municipality - 378
11. Hebei - 359
12. Hubei - 322
13. Hunan - 313
14. Liaoning - 288
15. Fujian - 286
16. Jiangxi - 253
17. Hainan - 237
18. Guizhou - 218
19. Shanxi - 210
20. Guangxi - 204
21. Sichuan - 179
22. Shaanxi - 179
23. Jilin - 144
24. Yunnan - 110
25. Ningxia - 86.7
26. Heilongjiang - 82.9
27. Gansu - 57.1
28. Inner Mongolia - 20.1
29. Xinjiang - 11.5
30. Qinghai - 7.3
31. Tibet - 2.2

• Macau - 16,917
• Hong Kong - 6,688