Resident population · 2025544,000 people558,300 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.6%2 Years
Annual growth-1.29%Years
Urbanization rate50.9%2025
560.02K555.58K551.15K546.72K542.28K20222023202420252023: 558.30K2024: 553.70K2025: 544.00K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 544,000 people 50.9% 666,583 people 4.50 ‰ 9.80 ‰ —
2024 553,700 people 50.4% 671,090 people 5.30 ‰ 6.50 ‰ —
2023 558,300 people 49.5% 673,257 people 0.48 ‰ 7.10 ‰ —
2022 — — 675,707 people 5.68 ‰ 10.29 ‰ —

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 544,000 people 267,400 people 276,600 people 50.9% — — 666,583 people 238,765 — — 2,978 people 6,519 people 4.50 ‰ 9.80 ‰ -5.30 ‰ —
2024 553,700 people 278,800 people 274,900 people 50.4% 343,479 people 327,611 people 671,090 people 239,594 — — 3,531 people 4,335 people 5.30 ‰ 6.50 ‰ — —
2023 558,300 people 276,600 people 281,700 people 49.5% — — 673,257 people 239,752 — — 3,660 people 54,000 people 0.48 ‰ 7.10 ‰ — —
2022 — — — — — — 675,707 people 240,157 — — 3,834 people 6,956 people 5.68 ‰ 10.29 ‰ -4.61 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2025 101,840 people111,390 people262,542 people190,811 people
2024 106,299 people115,467 people265,911 people183,413 people
2023 110,333 people119,749 people270,725 people172,450 people
2022 113,921 people123,698 people276,726 people161,362 people

Ethnic population and data notes

Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年慈利县国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$3.0B$2.9B$2.8B$2.8B$2.7B20222023202420252022: $2.7B2023: $2.7B2024: $2.9B2025: $2.9B