Resident population · 20251,462,000 people1,401,000 people (2021)
Change over the period+4.4%4 Years
Annual growth+1.07%Years
Urbanization rate76.7%2025
1.47M1.45M1.43M1.41M1.39M202120222023202420252021: 1.40M2022: 1.43M2023: 1.43M2024: 1.45M2025: 1.46M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,462,000 people 76.7% 841,000 people 5.85 ‰ 7.80 ‰ —
2024 1,453,100 people 75.9% 841,100 people 7.00 ‰ 7.50 ‰ —
2023 1,434,700 people 75.1% 840,400 people 7.10 ‰ 5.20 ‰ —
2022 1,427,500 people 74.7% 836,800 people 7.80 ‰ 7.20 ‰ —
2021 1,401,000 people 74.7% 833,514 people 8.87 ‰ 7.89 ‰ —

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 1,462,000 people 1,121,000 people 341,000 people 76.7% — — 841,000 people 292,000 — — 4,921 people 6,550 people 5.85 ‰ 7.80 ‰ -1.94 ‰ —
2024 1,453,100 people 1,103,200 people 349,900 people 75.9% — — 841,100 people 292,000 — — 5,957 people 6,354 people 7.00 ‰ 7.50 ‰ -0.47 ‰ —
2023 1,434,700 people 1,078,000 people 356,700 people 75.1% — — 840,400 people 291,100 — — 5,936 people 4,368 people 7.10 ‰ 5.20 ‰ 1.90 ‰ —
2022 1,427,500 people 1,066,100 people — 74.7% — — 836,800 people 289,400 — — 6,546 people 6,032 people 7.80 ‰ 7.20 ‰ 0.60 ‰ —
2021 1,401,000 people 1,045,200 people 355,800 people 74.7% — — 833,514 people 287,645 — — 7,359 people 6,552 people 8.87 ‰ 7.89 ‰ 0.97 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年长沙县国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$32.9B$31.9B$30.9B$30.0B$29.0B20222023202420252022: $29.4B2023: $29.6B2024: $31.5B2025: $32.5B