China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1990 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,253,600 people
Change over the period+47.2%
Annual growth+1.11%
Urbanization rate60.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,253,600 people | 60.9% | 1,508,353 people | 8.82 ‰ | 4.04 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,253,000 people | — | 1,506,792 people | 10.90 ‰ | 3.98 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,247,586 people | 60.2% | 1,507,229 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,242,492 people | 59.7% | 1,506,568 people | 8.87 ‰ | 3.83 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,239,109 people | 59.6% | 1,505,115 people | 12.28 ‰ | 4.40 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 1,230,600 people | 59.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,233,800 people | 58.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,238,300 people | 58.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,238,600 people | 57.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,246,400 people | 57.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,254,100 people | 57.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,262,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,267,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,274,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,282,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,292,600 people | 57.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,227,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,219,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,206,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,194,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,186,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,166,067 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,136,605 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,115,240 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,097,748 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,073,734 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,044,088 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,031,795 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,007,095 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 982,332 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 958,625 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 935,941 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 914,533 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 892,358 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 872,047 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 851,828 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 | 1,253,600 people | — | — | 60.9% | — | — | 1,508,353 people | — | — | — | 11,593 people | 5,316 people | 8.82 ‰ | 4.04 ‰ | 4.78 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,253,000 people | 881,963 people | 624,829 people | — | 777,712 people | 729,080 people | 1,506,792 people | — | — | — | 14,272 people | 5,220 people | 10.90 ‰ | 3.98 ‰ | 6.91 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,247,586 people | — | — | 60.2% | — | — | 1,507,229 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,242,492 people | — | — | 59.7% | — | — | 1,506,568 people | — | — | — | 11,676 people | 5,041 people | 8.87 ‰ | 3.83 ‰ | 5.04 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,239,109 people | — | — | 59.6% | — | — | 1,505,115 people | — | — | — | 16,270 people | 5,357 people | 12.28 ‰ | 4.40 ‰ | 8.24 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 1,230,600 people | — | — | 59.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,233,800 people | — | — | 58.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,238,300 people | — | — | 58.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,238,600 people | — | — | 57.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,246,400 people | — | — | 57.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,254,100 people | — | — | 57.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,262,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,267,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,274,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,282,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,292,600 people | — | — | 57.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,227,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,219,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,206,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,194,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,186,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,166,067 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,136,605 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,115,240 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,097,748 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,073,734 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,044,088 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,031,795 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,007,095 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 982,332 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 958,625 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 935,941 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 914,533 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 892,358 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 872,047 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 851,828 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年汕头市潮南区国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |