Resident population · 20251,239,400 people710,000 people (1994)
Change over the period+74.6%31 Years
Annual growth+1.81%Years
Urbanization rate60.2%2025
1.30M1.14M974.70K810.59K646.47K1994200020062012201820242025

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,239,400 people 60.2% 991,900 people 7.74 ‰ 4.98 ‰ —
2024 1,220,200 people 59.7% 986,400 people 8.93 ‰ 4.99 ‰ —
2023 1,211,500 people 59.4% 980,500 people 7.86 ‰ 5.17 ‰ —
2022 1,208,900 people 59.0% 966,400 people 8.59 ‰ 5.10 ‰ —
2021 1,212,000 people 59.0% — — — —
2020 1,210,900 people 58.9% — — — —
2019 1,199,200 people 54.3% — — — —
2018 1,182,400 people 51.2% — — — —
2017 1,164,800 people 48.5% — — — —
2016 1,153,400 people 47.7% — — — —
2015 1,134,700 people 46.8% — — — —
2014 1,116,000 people 45.6% — — — —
2013 1,096,900 people 45.5% — — — —
2012 1,079,300 people 45.5% — — — —
2011 1,059,400 people — — — — —
2010 1,039,100 people — — — — —
2009 994,500 people — — — — —
2008 973,600 people — — — — —
2007 951,000 people — — — — —
2006 925,000 people — — — — —
2005 904,200 people — — — — —
2004 881,600 people — — — — —
2003 850,800 people — — — — —
2002 832,900 people — — — — —
2001 816,600 people — — — — —
2000 780,500 people — — — — —
1999 769,600 people — — — — —
1998 758,300 people — — — — —
1997 746,700 people — — — — —
1996 734,800 people — — — — —
1995 724,500 people — — — — —
1994 710,000 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 1,239,400 people 746,000 people 493,400 people 60.2% — — 991,900 people — — — — — 7.74 ‰ 4.98 ‰ 2.75 ‰ —
2024 1,220,200 people 728,300 people 491,900 people 59.7% 492,400 people 493,900 people 986,400 people — — — — — 8.93 ‰ 4.99 ‰ 3.94 ‰ —
2023 1,211,500 people 719,400 people 492,100 people 59.4% 490,900 people 489,600 people 980,500 people 294,400 — — — — 7.86 ‰ 5.17 ‰ 2.69 ‰ —
2022 1,208,900 people 712,800 people 496,100 people 59.0% — — 966,400 people — — — — — 8.59 ‰ 5.10 ‰ 3.49 ‰ —
2021 1,212,000 people — — 59.0% — — — 273,000 — — — — — — 4.14 ‰ —
2020 1,210,900 people — — 58.9% — — — 262,800 — — — — — — — —
2019 1,199,200 people — — 54.3% — — — 255,600 — — — — — — 7.95 ‰ —
2018 1,182,400 people — — 51.2% — — — 249,000 — — — — — — 8.33 ‰ —
2017 1,164,800 people — — 48.5% — — — 243,800 — — — — — — 8.68 ‰ —
2016 1,153,400 people — — 47.7% — — — 239,300 — — — — — — 8.63 ‰ —
2015 1,134,700 people — — 46.8% — — — 234,800 — — — — — — 5.60 ‰ —
2014 1,116,000 people — — 45.6% — — — 232,000 — — — — — — 6.03 ‰ —
2013 1,096,900 people — — 45.5% — — — 224,900 — — — — — — 7.89 ‰ —
2012 1,079,300 people — — 45.5% — — — 218,400 — — — — — — 7.63 ‰ —
2011 1,059,400 people — — — — — — 217,000 — — — — — — 7.12 ‰ —
2010 1,039,100 people — — — — — — 207,300 — — — — — — 7.41 ‰ —
2009 994,500 people — — — — — — 199,200 — — — — — — 6.77 ‰ —
2008 973,600 people — — — — — — 191,500 — — — — — — 6.65 ‰ —
2007 951,000 people — — — — — — 187,500 — — — — — — 6.05 ‰ —
2006 925,000 people — — — — — — 184,200 — — — — — — 6.29 ‰ —
2005 904,200 people — — — — — — 182,600 — — — — — — 6.17 ‰ —
2004 881,600 people — — — — — — 180,300 — — — — — — 6.89 ‰ —
2003 850,800 people — — — — — — 178,200 — — — — — — 5.71 ‰ —
2002 832,900 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 816,600 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2000 780,500 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1999 769,600 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 758,300 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 746,700 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 734,800 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995 724,500 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 710,000 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 户籍 2025年博罗国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 户籍 2024年统计公报
2023 — 常住 2023年统计公报
$14.3B$13.4B$12.6B$11.7B$10.8B20222023202420252022: $11.1B2023: $11.7B2024: $13.2B2025: $14.0B