China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1949 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025795,500 people
Change over the period+22.0%
Annual growth+1.34%
Urbanization rate74.8%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 795,500 people | 74.8% | 660,734 people | 5.30 ‰ | 7.44 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 790,100 people | 74.1% | 665,481 people | 7.85 ‰ | 7.21 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 790,100 people | 73.4% | 660,347 people | 5.83 ‰ | 6.34 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 774,300 people | 72.3% | 652,708 people | 6.63 ‰ | 5.20 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 771,100 people | 71.2% | 648,341 people | 7.26 ‰ | 5.08 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 762,900 people | 70.5% | 645,350 people | 8.86 ‰ | 5.02 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 749,800 people | 70.0% | 638,054 people | 9.28 ‰ | 5.18 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 736,100 people | 69.7% | 630,466 people | 9.84 ‰ | 4.93 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 724,000 people | 67.6% | 625,395 people | 10.31 ‰ | 5.38 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 710,900 people | 65.6% | 617,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 699,200 people | 63.6% | 617,754 people | 8.53 ‰ | 5.05 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 688,500 people | 62.4% | 612,569 people | 8.01 ‰ | 5.13 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 678,700 people | 60.3% | 609,884 people | 8.52 ‰ | 4.87 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 663,300 people | 57.4% | 609,867 people | 7.68 ‰ | 5.07 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 652,000 people | 56.2% | 607,478 people | 7.46 ‰ | 5.14 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 615,728 people | 7.62 ‰ | 3.23 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 613,741 people | 7.72 ‰ | 4.69 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 608,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 603,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | 596,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 589,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 525,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 518,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 510,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 501,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 496,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 486,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 480,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 474,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 468,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 463,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 455,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 448,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 442,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 435,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 423,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 416,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 406,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 399,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 395,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 389,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 384,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 381,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 374,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 369,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 366,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 359,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 351,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 342,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 332,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 326,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 319,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 310,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 294,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 278,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 270,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 267,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 262,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 254,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 247,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | 238,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | — | 232,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 225,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — | 220,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | 222,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — | 236,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — | 248,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 229,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | 216,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — | 215,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | — | 205,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | — | 200,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 196,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | 191,500 people | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | 186,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 182,700 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 | 795,500 people | 594,700 people | 200,800 people | 74.8% | — | — | 660,734 people | — | — | — | 4,200 people | 5,900 people | 5.30 ‰ | 7.44 ‰ | -2.14 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 790,100 people | 585,600 people | — | 74.1% | 397,200 people | 392,900 people | 665,481 people | — | — | — | 6,200 people | 5,700 people | 7.85 ‰ | 7.21 ‰ | 0.64 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 790,100 people | 579,500 people | 210,600 people | 73.4% | 399,400 people | 390,700 people | 660,347 people | — | — | — | 3,830 people | 4,165 people | 5.83 ‰ | 6.34 ‰ | -0.51 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 774,300 people | 559,400 people | — | 72.3% | — | — | 652,708 people | 222,964 | — | — | 4,316 people | 3,380 people | 6.63 ‰ | 5.20 ‰ | 1.44 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 771,100 people | 549,200 people | — | 71.2% | — | — | 648,341 people | — | — | — | 4,695 people | 3,286 people | 7.26 ‰ | 5.08 ‰ | 2.18 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 762,900 people | 537,600 people | — | 70.5% | — | — | 645,350 people | — | — | — | 5,683 people | 3,223 people | 8.86 ‰ | 5.02 ‰ | 3.83 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 749,800 people | 524,700 people | — | 70.0% | — | — | 638,054 people | — | — | — | 5,884 people | 3,284 people | 9.28 ‰ | 5.18 ‰ | 4.10 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 736,100 people | 512,700 people | — | 69.7% | — | — | 630,466 people | — | — | — | 6,176 people | 3,098 people | 9.84 ‰ | 4.93 ‰ | 4.91 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 724,000 people | 489,500 people | — | 67.6% | — | — | 625,395 people | — | — | — | 5,804 people | 3,094 people | 10.31 ‰ | 5.38 ‰ | 4.93 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 710,900 people | 466,500 people | — | 65.6% | — | — | 617,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 699,200 people | 444,500 people | — | 63.6% | — | — | 617,754 people | — | — | — | 5,246 people | 3,107 people | 8.53 ‰ | 5.05 ‰ | 3.48 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 688,500 people | 429,300 people | — | 62.4% | — | — | 612,569 people | — | — | — | 4,899 people | 3,139 people | 8.01 ‰ | 5.13 ‰ | 2.88 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 678,700 people | 409,500 people | — | 60.3% | — | — | 609,884 people | — | — | — | 5,199 people | 2,989 people | 8.52 ‰ | 4.87 ‰ | 3.66 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 663,300 people | 380,800 people | — | 57.4% | — | — | 609,867 people | — | — | — | 4,677 people | 3,089 people | 7.68 ‰ | 5.07 ‰ | 2.61 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 652,000 people | 367,100 people | — | 56.2% | — | — | 607,478 people | — | — | — | 4,565 people | 3,144 people | 7.46 ‰ | 5.14 ‰ | 2.32 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 615,728 people | — | — | — | 4,685 people | 2,922 people | 7.62 ‰ | 3.23 ‰ | 2.86 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 613,741 people | — | — | — | 4,716 people | 2,866 people | 7.72 ‰ | 4.69 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 608,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 603,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 596,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 589,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 525,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 518,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 501,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 496,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 486,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 480,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 474,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 468,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 463,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 455,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 448,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 442,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 435,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 423,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 406,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 399,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 395,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 389,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 384,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 374,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 369,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 351,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 332,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 310,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 278,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 267,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 254,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 248,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.9524 | 常住 | 大理市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | 户籍人口中少数民族人口501635人，占总人口的75.4%，其中：白族人口449212人，占总人口的67.5%。 | 常住 | 统计公报2024+2024年大理州常住人口主要数据公报 |
| 2023 | 少数民族人口497982人，占总人口的75.4%，其中：白族人口446555人，占总人口的67.6%。 | — | 2023年统计公报 |
| 2021 | 。少数民族人口492607人，占总人口的75. 年内出生人口43 | — | 大理市统计年鉴2021年+统计公报 |