Resident population · 20256,608,300 people6,541,000 people (2014)
Change over the period+1.0%11 Years
Annual growth+0.09%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
6.94M6.83M6.72M6.61M6.50M20142016201820202022202420252014: 6.54M2015: 6.61M2016: 6.64M2017: 6.66M2018: 6.69M2019: 6.71M2020: 6.90M2021: 6.85M2022: 6.82M2023: 6.73M2024: 6.62M2025: 6.61M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 6,608,300 people — — — — —
2024 6,621,600 people — — — — —
2023 6,732,000 people — 9,527,700 people 12.90 ‰ — —
2022 6,816,000 people — 9,473,000 people — — —
2021 6,845,000 people — 9,548,500 people — — —
2020 6,900,000 people — 9,502,900 people — — —
2019 6,714,000 people — 9,383,000 people — — —
2018 6,686,000 people — 9,303,000 people — — —
2017 6,660,000 people — 9,226,000 people — — —
2016 6,642,000 people — 9,169,000 people — — —
2015 6,606,000 people — 9,042,000 people — — —
2014 6,541,000 people — 8,808,000 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 6,608,300 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 6,621,600 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 6,732,000 people — — — — — 9,527,700 people 2,525,300 — — — — 12.90 ‰ — 4.53 ‰ —
2022 6,816,000 people — — — 3,502,300 people 3,313,600 people 9,473,000 people 2,518,900 — — — — — — 6.10 ‰ —
2021 6,845,000 people — — — 3,515,800 people 3,329,000 people 9,548,500 people 2,560,600 — — — — — — 6.20 ‰ —
2020 6,900,000 people — — — 3,544,000 people 3,355,600 people 9,502,900 people 2,565,600 — — — — — — 6.25 ‰ —
2019 6,714,000 people — — — — — 9,383,000 people — — — — — — — — —
2018 6,686,000 people — — — — — 9,303,000 people — — — — — — — — —
2017 6,660,000 people — — — — — 9,226,000 people — — — — — — — — —
2016 6,642,000 people — — — — — 9,169,000 people — — — — — — — — —
2015 6,606,000 people — — — — — 9,042,000 people — — — — — — — — —
2014 6,541,000 people — — — — — 8,808,000 people — — — — — — — — —
$35.7B$34.7B$33.7B$32.6B$31.6B2023202420252023: $32.0B2024: $34.2B2025: $35.3B