China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1993 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20254,664,700 people
Change over the period+244.4%
Annual growth+3.94%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,664,700 people | — | — | 13.10 ‰ | 1.10 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 4,603,300 people | — | 1,152,800 people | 15.00 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,565,400 people | — | 1,098,300 people | 13.90 ‰ | 1.30 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,545,300 people | — | 1,050,400 people | 14.90 ‰ | 1.10 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,482,900 people | — | 984,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,491,100 people | — | 885,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,471,300 people | — | 651,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,432,100 people | — | 572,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,237,600 people | — | 538,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,025,000 people | — | 477,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,781,600 people | — | 436,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3,530,600 people | — | 421,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3,383,100 people | — | 379,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 3,203,800 people | — | 349,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,461,600 people | — | 461,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,023,600 people | — | 454,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 3,827,800 people | — | 412,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 3,609,200 people | — | 445,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 3,385,700 people | — | 428,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 3,532,400 people | — | 352,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 3,300,500 people | — | 314,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 3,182,700 people | — | 331,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,103,000 people | — | 308,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,935,500 people | — | 288,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 2,824,100 people | — | 275,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 2,736,500 people | — | 266,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 2,466,100 people | — | 259,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 2,369,600 people | — | 249,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 2,279,600 people | — | 242,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 2,073,200 people | — | 235,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,901,900 people | — | 231,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,764,400 people | — | 224,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,354,600 people | — | 215,200 people | — | — | — |
Detailed population data
Resident, urban/rural, sex, hukou, births/deaths, city population and GDP by year.
| Year | Resident population | Urban population | Rural population | Urbanization rate | Male population | Female population | Registered (hukou) population | Households | City population | City registered population | Births | Deaths | Birth rate | Death rate | Natural growth rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,664,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.10 ‰ | 1.10 ‰ | 12.00 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 4,603,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 1,152,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.00 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ | 13.90 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,565,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 1,098,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 13.90 ‰ | 1.30 ‰ | 12.70 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,545,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 1,050,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.90 ‰ | 1.10 ‰ | 13.90 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,482,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 984,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,491,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 885,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,471,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 651,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,432,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 572,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,237,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 538,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,025,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 477,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,781,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 436,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3,530,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 421,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3,383,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 379,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 3,203,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 349,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,461,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 461,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,023,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 454,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 3,827,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 412,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 3,609,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 445,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 3,385,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 428,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 3,532,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 352,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 3,300,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 314,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 3,182,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 331,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,103,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 308,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,935,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 288,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 2,824,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 275,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 2,736,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 266,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 2,466,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 259,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 2,369,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 249,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 2,279,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 242,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 2,073,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 235,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,901,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 231,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,764,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 224,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,354,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 215,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 户籍 | 宝安区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | — | 户籍 | 2024年统计公报 |
| 2021 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2020 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2019 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2018 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2017 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2016 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2015 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2014 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2013 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2012 | — | 户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2011 | — | 包含龙华区人口，户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2010 | — | 包含龙华区人口，户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2009 | — | 包含龙华区人口，户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2008 | — | 包含龙华区人口，户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2007 | — | 包含龙华区人口，户籍人口为常驻户籍人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2006 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2005 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2004 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2003 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2002 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2001 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 2000 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1999 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1998 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1997 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1996 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1995 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1994 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |
| 1993 | — | 包含龙华区和光明区人口 | 宝安区统计年鉴2022年 |