Source: NBS China Statistical Yearbook 2021, Table 2-21 | Census date: 2020-11-01 | Unit: persons
| Region | Total | Male | Female | Han Total | Han Male | Han Female | Minorities Total | Minorities Male | Minorities Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 全国 (National Total) | 1,409,778,724 | 721,416,394 | 688,362,330 | 1,284,446,389 | 657,368,603 | 627,077,786 | 125,332,335 | 64,047,791 | 61,284,544 |
| 北京 (Beijing) | 21,893,095 | 11,195,390 | 10,697,705 | 20,845,166 | 10,678,298 | 10,166,868 | 1,047,929 | 517,092 | 530,837 |
| 天津 (Tianjin) | 13,866,009 | 7,144,949 | 6,721,060 | 13,422,528 | 6,922,626 | 6,499,902 | 443,481 | 222,323 | 221,158 |
| 河北 (Hebei) | 74,610,235 | 37,679,003 | 36,931,232 | 71,389,092 | 36,031,624 | 35,357,468 | 3,221,143 | 1,647,379 | 1,573,764 |
| 山西 (Shanxi) | 34,915,616 | 17,805,148 | 17,110,468 | 34,793,761 | 17,743,845 | 17,049,916 | 121,855 | 61,303 | 60,552 |
| 内蒙古 (Inner Mongolia) | 24,049,155 | 12,275,274 | 11,773,881 | 18,935,537 | 9,727,865 | 9,207,672 | 5,113,618 | 2,547,409 | 2,566,209 |
| 辽宁 (Liaoning) | 42,591,407 | 21,263,529 | 21,327,878 | 36,169,617 | 18,007,012 | 18,162,605 | 6,421,790 | 3,256,517 | 3,165,273 |
| 吉林 (Jilin) | 24,073,453 | 12,018,319 | 12,055,134 | 21,985,839 | 10,982,522 | 11,003,317 | 2,087,614 | 1,035,797 | 1,051,817 |
| 黑龙江 (Heilongjiang) | 31,850,088 | 15,952,468 | 15,897,620 | 30,728,612 | 15,372,449 | 15,356,163 | 1,121,476 | 580,019 | 541,457 |
| 上海 (Shanghai) | 24,870,895 | 12,875,211 | 11,995,684 | 24,471,085 | 12,671,742 | 11,799,343 | 399,810 | 203,469 | 196,341 |
| 江苏 (Jiangsu) | 84,748,016 | 43,031,586 | 41,716,430 | 84,126,802 | 42,720,406 | 41,406,396 | 621,214 | 311,180 | 310,034 |
| 浙江 (Zhejiang) | 64,567,588 | 33,680,008 | 30,887,580 | 62,349,874 | 32,459,845 | 29,890,029 | 2,217,714 | 1,220,163 | 997,551 |
| 安徽 (Anhui) | 61,027,171 | 31,103,394 | 29,923,777 | 60,594,623 | 30,895,103 | 29,699,520 | 432,548 | 208,291 | 224,257 |
| 福建 (Fujian) | 41,540,086 | 21,466,757 | 20,073,329 | 40,418,616 | 20,842,446 | 19,576,170 | 1,121,470 | 624,311 | 497,159 |
| 江西 (Jiangxi) | 45,188,635 | 23,318,533 | 21,870,102 | 44,969,369 | 23,202,205 | 21,767,164 | 219,266 | 116,328 | 102,938 |
| 山东 (Shandong) | 101,527,453 | 51,432,931 | 50,094,522 | 100,622,494 | 50,981,231 | 49,641,263 | 904,959 | 451,700 | 453,259 |
| 河南 (Henan) | 99,365,519 | 49,832,349 | 49,533,170 | 98,210,038 | 49,250,126 | 48,959,912 | 1,155,481 | 582,223 | 573,258 |
| 湖北 (Hubei) | 57,752,557 | 29,694,718 | 28,057,839 | 54,981,458 | 28,280,322 | 26,701,136 | 2,771,099 | 1,414,396 | 1,356,703 |
| 湖南 (Hunan) | 66,444,864 | 33,995,673 | 32,449,191 | 59,759,648 | 30,546,249 | 29,213,399 | 6,685,216 | 3,449,424 | 3,235,792 |
| 广东 (Guangdong) | 126,012,510 | 66,873,646 | 59,138,864 | 121,260,372 | 64,136,835 | 57,123,537 | 4,752,138 | 2,736,811 | 2,015,327 |
| 广西 (Guangxi) | 50,126,804 | 25,916,169 | 24,210,635 | 31,318,824 | 16,298,072 | 15,020,752 | 18,807,980 | 9,618,097 | 9,189,883 |
| 海南 (Hainan) | 10,081,232 | 5,345,081 | 4,736,151 | 8,498,241 | 4,516,722 | 3,981,519 | 1,582,991 | 828,359 | 754,632 |
| 重庆 (Chongqing) | 32,054,159 | 16,202,133 | 15,852,026 | 29,883,369 | 15,094,389 | 14,788,980 | 2,170,790 | 1,107,744 | 1,063,046 |
| 四川 (Sichuan) | 83,674,866 | 42,289,718 | 41,385,148 | 77,986,638 | 39,449,256 | 38,537,382 | 5,688,228 | 2,840,462 | 2,847,766 |
| 贵州 (Guizhou) | 38,562,148 | 19,705,293 | 18,856,855 | 24,511,882 | 12,533,161 | 11,978,721 | 14,050,266 | 7,172,132 | 6,878,134 |
| 云南 (Yunnan) | 47,209,277 | 24,420,924 | 22,788,353 | 31,573,245 | 16,476,357 | 15,096,888 | 15,636,032 | 7,944,567 | 7,691,465 |
| 西藏 (Tibet) | 3,648,100 | 1,913,588 | 1,734,512 | 443,370 | 301,303 | 142,067 | 3,204,730 | 1,612,285 | 1,592,445 |
| 陕西 (Shaanxi) | 39,528,999 | 20,226,490 | 19,302,509 | 39,306,255 | 20,114,790 | 19,191,465 | 222,744 | 111,700 | 111,044 |
| 甘肃 (Gansu) | 25,019,831 | 12,700,948 | 12,318,883 | 22,363,438 | 11,378,609 | 10,984,829 | 2,656,393 | 1,322,339 | 1,334,054 |
| 青海 (Qinghai) | 5,923,957 | 3,033,846 | 2,890,111 | 2,993,534 | 1,564,730 | 1,428,804 | 2,930,423 | 1,469,116 | 1,461,307 |
| 宁夏 (Ningxia) | 7,202,654 | 3,668,938 | 3,533,716 | 4,612,964 | 2,365,052 | 2,247,912 | 2,589,690 | 1,303,886 | 1,285,804 |
| 新疆 (Xinjiang) | 25,852,345 | 13,354,380 | 12,497,965 | 10,920,098 | 5,823,411 | 5,096,687 | 14,932,247 | 7,530,969 | 7,401,278 |