China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1990 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,681,100 people
Change over the period+50.1%
Annual growth+1.17%
Urbanization rate61.1%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,681,100 people | 61.1% | 1,893,300 people | 12.77 ‰ | 4.44 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,680,500 people | 60.7% | 1,886,782 people | 11.83 ‰ | 4.39 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,673,000 people | 60.3% | 1,883,900 people | 12.27 ‰ | 4.96 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 1,666,500 people | 59.3% | 1,881,300 people | 13.06 ‰ | 4.42 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,661,709 people | 59.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,654,700 people | 59.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,648,000 people | 58.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,640,500 people | 58.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,632,900 people | 57.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,632,700 people | 57.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,632,200 people | 57.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,632,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,627,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,627,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,626,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,628,400 people | 57.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,598,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,584,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,564,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,545,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,529,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,519,765 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,496,347 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,482,002 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,453,885 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,403,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,369,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,324,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,296,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1,270,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,242,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,216,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,194,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 1,166,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1,144,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1,119,800 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 | 1,681,100 people | — | — | 61.1% | — | — | 1,893,300 people | — | — | — | 24,100 people | 8,400 people | 12.77 ‰ | 4.44 ‰ | 8.33 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,680,500 people | — | — | 60.7% | — | — | 1,886,782 people | 418,402 | — | — | 22,300 people | 8,279 people | 11.83 ‰ | 4.39 ‰ | 7.44 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,673,000 people | — | — | 60.3% | — | — | 1,883,900 people | — | — | — | 23,098 people | 9,329 people | 12.27 ‰ | 4.96 ‰ | 7.31 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 1,666,500 people | — | — | 59.3% | — | — | 1,881,300 people | — | — | — | 24,524 people | 8,303 people | 13.06 ‰ | 4.42 ‰ | 8.64 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,661,709 people | — | — | 59.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,654,700 people | — | — | 59.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,648,000 people | — | — | 58.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,640,500 people | — | — | 58.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,632,900 people | — | — | 57.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,632,700 people | — | — | 57.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,632,200 people | — | — | 57.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,632,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,627,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,627,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,626,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,628,400 people | — | — | 57.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,598,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,584,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,564,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,545,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,529,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,519,765 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,496,347 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,482,002 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,453,885 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,403,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,369,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,324,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,296,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1,270,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,242,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,216,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,194,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 1,166,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1,144,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1,119,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–17 | Age 18–34 | Age 35–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 493,349 people | 566,897 people | 543,419 people | 283,117 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年潮阳区国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |