China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2022 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20247,544,000 people
Change over the period+0.2%
Annual growth+0.09%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 6,078,000 people | 4.09 ‰ | 9.55 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 7,544,000 people | 83.0% | 6,092,000 people | 4.95 ‰ | 9.01 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 7,539,000 people | 82.9% | 6,088,000 people | 4.82 ‰ | 11.99 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 7,530,000 people | 82.9% | 6,087,000 people | 5.10 ‰ | 8.20 ‰ | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,078,000 people | — | — | — | 25,000 people | 58,000 people | 4.09 ‰ | 9.55 ‰ | -5.46 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 7,544,000 people | — | — | 83.0% | — | — | 6,092,000 people | — | — | — | 30,000 people | 55,000 people | 4.95 ‰ | 9.01 ‰ | -4.06 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 7,539,000 people | — | — | 82.9% | — | — | 6,088,000 people | — | — | — | 29,000 people | 73,000 people | 4.82 ‰ | 11.99 ‰ | -7.17 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 7,530,000 people | — | — | 82.9% | 2,991,000 people | 3,096,000 people | 6,087,000 people | 2,310,000 | — | — | 31,206 people | 50,135 people | 5.10 ‰ | 8.20 ‰ | -3.10 ‰ | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–17 | Age 18–34 | Age 35–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 842,000 people | 963,000 people | 2,544,000 people | 1,738,000 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 户籍 | 大连市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |