Resident population · 20253,887,000 people3,967,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.0%2 Years
Annual growth-1.01%Years
Urbanization rate57.5%2025
3.98M3.95M3.93M3.90M3.88M2023202420252023: 3.97M2024: 3.93M2025: 3.89M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 3,887,000 people 57.5% — 4.32 ‰ 8.93 ‰ —
2024 3,930,700 people 56.7% — 5.70 ‰ 8.30 ‰ —
2023 3,967,000 people 55.6% 4,524,745 people 5.00 ‰ 8.30 ‰ —

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 3,887,000 people 2,236,500 people 1,650,500 people 57.5% 1,967,100 people 1,919,900 people — — — — 16,900 people 34,900 people 4.32 ‰ 8.93 ‰ — —
2024 3,930,700 people 2,228,000 people 1,703,000 people 56.7% 1,993,000 people 1,938,000 people — — — — 22,500 people 32,900 people 5.70 ‰ 8.30 ‰ — —
2023 3,967,000 people 2,204,000 people 1,763,000 people 55.6% 2,021,000 people 1,946,000 people 4,524,745 people — — — 20,000 people 33,000 people 5.00 ‰ 8.30 ‰ — —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 0–15Age 16–59Age 60+Age 65+
2025 536,500 people2,324,700 people1,025,800 people680,200 people
$33.8B$32.9B$32.0B$31.1B$30.2B2023202420252023: $30.6B2024: $32.3B2025: $33.5B