Resident population · 20251,470,000 people1,503,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.2%2 Years
Annual growth-1.10%Years
Urbanization rate63.6%2025
1.51M1.50M1.49M1.48M1.47M2023202420252023: 1.50M2024: 1.49M2025: 1.47M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,470,000 people 63.6% — 3.90 ‰ 11.00 ‰ —
2024 1,489,400 people 62.7% — 5.10 ‰ 10.40 ‰ —
2023 1,503,000 people 61.7% 1,699,220 people 4.70 ‰ 10.30 ‰ —

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 1,470,000 people 935,000 people 535,000 people 63.6% 747,000 people 723,000 people — — — — 6,000 people 16,000 people 3.90 ‰ 11.00 ‰ — —
2024 1,489,400 people 934,000 people 555,000 people 62.7% 758,000 people 731,000 people — — — — 8,000 people 16,000 people 5.10 ‰ 10.40 ‰ — —
2023 1,503,000 people 927,000 people 576,000 people 61.7% 768,000 people 735,000 people 1,699,220 people — — — 7,000 people 16,000 people 4.70 ‰ 10.30 ‰ — —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 0–14Age 15–64Age 65+
2024 161,000 people1,065,000 people263,000 people
2023 165,000 people1,082,000 people256,000 people

Ethnic population and data notes

Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 巴彦淖尔市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$18.0B$17.5B$17.0B$16.5B$16.0B2023202420252023: $16.1B2024: $17.3B2025: $17.8B