Resident population · 2025837,300 people650,300 people (2022)
Change over the period+28.8%3 Years
Annual growth+8.79%Years
Urbanization rate41.5%2025
867.05K805.70K744.35K683.00K621.65K20222023202420252022: 650.30K2023: 645.40K2024: 843.30K2025: 837.30K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 837,300 people 41.5% — 9.98 ‰ 7.59 ‰ —
2024 843,300 people — — — — —
2023 645,400 people — 1,231,997 people 14.84 ‰ — —
2022 650,300 people — 960,922 people 8.46 ‰ 5.02 ‰ —

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 837,300 people 347,600 people 489,700 people 41.5% 436,100 people 401,200 people — — — — 8,400 people 6,400 people 9.98 ‰ 7.59 ‰ 2.39 ‰ —
2024 843,300 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 645,400 people — — — — — 1,231,997 people 356,977 — — — — 14.84 ‰ — 3.79 ‰ —
2022 650,300 people — — — — — 960,922 people — — — — — 8.46 ‰ 5.02 ‰ 3.44 ‰ —

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 222,300 people472,100 people142,900 people99,800 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 大方县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$4.2B$4.0B$3.8B$3.7B$3.5B20222023202420252022: $3.6B2023: $3.7B2024: $4.0B2025: $4.1B