China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1949 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20254,557,400 people
Change over the period-0.6%
Annual growth-0.04%
Urbanization rate62.3%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,557,400 people | 62.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,577,800 people | 61.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4,600,500 people | 60.4% | 5,235,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4,636,800 people | 59.5% | 5,245,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,657,900 people | 59.0% | 5,267,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,678,000 people | 58.2% | 5,313,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,665,200 people | — | 5,337,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,655,400 people | — | 5,353,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,645,600 people | — | 5,335,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,651,200 people | — | 5,345,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,645,600 people | — | 5,282,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,616,300 people | — | 5,188,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,611,800 people | — | 5,130,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,597,100 people | — | 5,097,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,593,600 people | — | 5,064,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,583,500 people | — | 5,040,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 4,738,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 4,710,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 4,663,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 4,630,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | 4,608,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 4,577,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 4,552,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 4,582,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 4,554,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 4,529,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 4,500,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 4,475,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 4,447,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 4,416,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 4,382,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 4,347,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 4,322,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 4,299,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 4,285,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 4,242,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 4,187,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 4,104,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 3,989,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 3,933,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 3,880,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 3,827,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 3,784,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 3,726,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 3,647,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 3,578,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 3,525,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 3,468,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 3,411,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 3,366,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 3,315,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 3,253,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 3,188,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 3,114,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 3,044,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 2,957,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 2,901,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 2,814,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 2,736,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 2,667,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 2,603,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | 2,525,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | — | 2,489,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 2,397,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — | 2,338,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | 2,357,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — | 2,383,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — | 2,321,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 2,249,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | 2,167,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — | 2,098,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | — | 2,043,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | — | 1,996,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 1,957,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | 1,933,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | 1,914,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 1,836,100 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 | 4,557,400 people | 2,838,500 people | 1,718,900 people | 62.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,577,800 people | 2,806,200 people | 1,771,600 people | 61.3% | 2,403,200 people | 2,174,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4,600,500 people | 2,780,100 people | 1,820,400 people | 60.4% | 2,418,200 people | 2,182,300 people | 5,235,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4,636,800 people | 2,760,500 people | 1,876,300 people | 59.5% | 2,397,100 people | 2,239,700 people | 5,245,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,657,900 people | 2,750,200 people | 1,907,700 people | 59.0% | 2,412,700 people | 2,245,200 people | 5,267,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,678,000 people | 2,721,500 people | 1,956,500 people | 58.2% | — | — | 5,313,100 people | 1,775,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,665,200 people | 2,662,400 people | 2,002,800 people | — | — | — | 5,337,000 people | 1,754,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,655,400 people | 2,575,000 people | 2,080,400 people | — | — | — | 5,353,200 people | 1,756,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,645,600 people | 2,512,300 people | 2,133,300 people | — | — | — | 5,335,400 people | 1,744,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,651,200 people | 2,442,900 people | 2,208,300 people | — | — | — | 5,345,200 people | 1,738,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,645,600 people | 2,346,200 people | 2,299,400 people | — | — | — | 5,282,700 people | 1,716,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,616,300 people | 2,230,100 people | 2,386,200 people | — | — | — | 5,188,300 people | 1,692,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,611,800 people | 2,155,400 people | 2,456,400 people | — | — | — | 5,130,200 people | 1,578,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,597,100 people | 2,062,300 people | 2,534,800 people | — | — | — | 5,097,600 people | 1,565,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,593,600 people | 1,988,100 people | 2,605,500 people | — | — | — | 5,064,600 people | 1,568,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,583,500 people | 1,911,300 people | 2,672,200 people | — | — | — | 5,040,800 people | 1,594,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,738,600 people | 1,489,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,710,000 people | 1,462,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,663,900 people | 1,438,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,630,200 people | 1,430,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,608,800 people | 1,450,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,577,100 people | 1,405,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,552,700 people | 1,352,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,582,400 people | 1,318,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,554,600 people | 1,271,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,529,600 people | 1,255,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,500,300 people | 1,236,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,475,200 people | 1,234,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,447,600 people | 1,219,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,416,900 people | 1,206,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,382,100 people | 1,199,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,347,900 people | 1,159,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,322,000 people | 1,147,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,299,700 people | 1,123,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,285,200 people | 1,103,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,242,900 people | 1,087,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,187,200 people | 1,066,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,104,500 people | 1,031,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,989,000 people | 1,014,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,933,900 people | 968,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,880,500 people | 890,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,827,900 people | 857,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,784,000 people | 835,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,726,400 people | 808,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,647,300 people | 785,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,578,900 people | 771,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,525,400 people | 754,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,468,800 people | 740,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,411,000 people | 725,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,366,300 people | 710,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,315,400 people | 700,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,253,900 people | 685,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,188,000 people | 678,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,114,500 people | 670,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,044,100 people | 660,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,957,600 people | 656,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,901,700 people | 648,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,814,500 people | 639,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,736,800 people | 626,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,667,700 people | 620,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,603,200 people | 618,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,525,000 people | 606,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,489,100 people | 600,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,397,400 people | 603,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,338,300 people | 592,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,357,100 people | 576,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,383,800 people | 563,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,321,500 people | 569,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,249,600 people | 574,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,167,500 people | 566,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,098,900 people | 557,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,043,000 people | 552,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,996,100 people | 546,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,957,100 people | 535,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,933,100 people | 500,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,914,500 people | 488,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,836,100 people | 452,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 991,100 people | 2,708,700 people | 878,000 people |
| 2023 | 1,028,000 people | 2,707,000 people | 865,000 people |