China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1991 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,181,200 people
Change over the period+24.7%
Annual growth+0.65%
Urbanization rate64.7%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,181,200 people | 64.7% | 1,177,800 people | 8.70 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,180,500 people | 64.6% | 1,178,500 people | 9.90 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,180,300 people | 64.4% | 1,178,400 people | 9.30 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 1,020,100 people | 58.6% | 1,063,100 people | 10.10 ‰ | 7.20 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,019,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,016,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,022,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,024,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,025,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,025,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,025,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,059,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,058,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,195,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,191,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,190,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,156,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,138,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,121,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,107,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,096,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,094,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,082,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,074,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,067,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,038,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,026,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,017,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,007,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 997,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 987,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 977,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 967,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 957,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 947,100 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 | 1,181,200 people | 763,900 people | 417,300 people | 64.7% | — | — | 1,177,800 people | — | — | — | 10,200 people | 8,200 people | 8.70 ‰ | 7.00 ‰ | 1.70 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,180,500 people | 762,800 people | 417,700 people | 64.6% | 597,800 people | 580,600 people | 1,178,500 people | — | — | — | 11,600 people | 7,800 people | 9.90 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | 3.30 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,180,300 people | 760,000 people | — | 64.4% | — | — | 1,178,400 people | — | — | — | 11,000 people | 9,800 people | 9.30 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | 1.00 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 1,020,100 people | 598,200 people | — | 58.6% | — | — | 1,063,100 people | — | — | — | 10,700 people | 7,700 people | 10.10 ‰ | 7.20 ‰ | 2.90 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,019,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,016,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,022,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,024,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,025,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,025,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,025,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,059,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,058,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,195,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,191,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,190,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,156,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,138,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,121,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,107,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,096,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,094,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,082,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,074,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,067,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,038,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,026,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,017,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,007,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 997,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 987,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 977,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 967,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 957,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 947,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 2025年潮州市潮安区国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |