Xizang (Tibet): population, economy, incomes, living costs and government budget

Xizang (Tibet) is a autonomous region of China, number 31 of 31 by population. At the end of 2024, Xizang (Tibet) had a population of 3,700,000 people, the smallest of the 31 provincial-level divisions. This is the National Bureau of Statistics year-end population figure (Table 2-5 of the China Statistical Yearbook 2025).

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Xizang (Tibet): The gross regional product (GRP, the regional equivalent of GDP) of Xizang (Tibet) was 276.5 billion yuan in 2024 (2,765 hundred million yuan at current prices), the lowest of 31 provincial-level divisions.
• Health in Xizang (Tibet): Health care institutions in Xizang admitted 418,000 inpatients in 2024, about 113 for every 1,000 residents (the lowest of 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions; national figure 221 per 1,000).
• Education in Xizang (Tibet): Xizang had 834 regular primary schools in 2024, out of 136,332 in mainland China.
• Poverty and living standards in Xizang (Tibet): Households in Xizang (Tibet) spent 18,983 yuan per person on consumption in 2024, 33% below the national average (28,227 yuan) and the lowest of 31 provincial-level divisions.
• Government budget and revenue in Xizang (Tibet): The government of Xizang (Tibet) collected 27.7 billion yuan in general public budget revenue in 2024 (277 hundred million yuan), the lowest of 31 provincial-level divisions and 0.2% of the 11.93 trillion yuan collected by all regions together. This is local government revenue; it excludes central government revenue collected in the region.

How autonomous regions are governed in China

Provincial level (22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 centrally administered municipalities, 2 special administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macao). Governor elected by the provincial people's congress (whose deputies are elected indirectly); Party secretary appointed through the Party system. Provincial administration, economy, budgets; the PRC also counts Taiwan as a province, a claim the authorities in Taipei reject.

Every tier of government in China

Other autonomous regions of China

• Guangdong 127,800,000
• Shandong 100,800,000
• Henan 97,850,000
• Jiangsu 85,260,000
• Sichuan 83,640,000
• Hebei 73,780,000
• Zhejiang 66,700,000
• Hunan 65,390,000
• Anhui 61,230,000
• Hubei 58,340,000
• Guangxi 50,130,000
• Yunnan 46,550,000
• Jiangxi 45,020,000
• Fujian 41,930,000
• Liaoning 41,550,000
• Shaanxi 39,530,000
• Guizhou 38,600,000
• Shanxi 34,460,000
• Chongqing 31,900,000
• Heilongjiang 30,290,000
• Xinjiang 26,230,000
• Shanghai 24,800,000
• Gansu 24,580,000
• Inner Mongolia 23,880,000
• Jilin 23,170,000
• Beijing 21,830,000
• Tianjin 13,640,000
• Hainan 10,480,000
• Ningxia 7,290,000
• Qinghai 5,930,000

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Sources

• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 6-21: Per Capita Consumption Expenditure of Households by Composition and Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 364b1913585f…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 7-6: General Public Expenditure by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 216b15998be4…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 3-9: Gross Regional Product (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9264dcab644…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 6-18: Per Capita Disposable Income of Households by Region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ecda4c527e6…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 2-5: Population at Year-end by Region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f107c477adfb…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 7-5: General Public Budget Revenue by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d07c3442c850…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 22-22 Statistics on Medical Aid by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1c077cfceae2…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 22-10 Hospitalization Services in Health Care Institutions by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e17ef012dd76…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 2-14 Illiterate Population Aged 15 and Over by Gender and Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90b33b452d5a…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 22-17 Health Status of Maternity Female by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 133bda3a33ae…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Statistical Yearbook 2025, Table 21-19 Statistics on Primary Schools by Region (2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fd3519674d5d…)

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