Resident population · 20251,354,000 people1,337,000 people (2023)
Change over the period+1.3%2 Years
Annual growth+0.63%Years
Urbanization rate52.8%2025
1.36M1.35M1.35M1.34M1.33M2023202420252023: 1.34M2024: 1.34M2025: 1.35M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,354,000 people 52.8% — 7.73 ‰ 10.11 ‰ —
2024 1,337,000 people 51.4% — 1.31 ‰ 9.80 ‰ —
2023 1,337,000 people 50.4% 1,249,956 people 9.71 ‰ 9.93 ‰ —

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 1,354,000 people 715,000 people 639,000 people 52.8% 699,000 people 655,000 people — — — — 10,400 people 13,600 people 7.73 ‰ 10.11 ‰ -2.38 ‰ —
2024 1,337,000 people 687,000 people 650,000 people 51.4% 692,000 people 645,000 people — — — — 13,300 people 99,500 people 1.31 ‰ 9.80 ‰ 0.15 ‰ —
2023 1,337,000 people 674,200 people 662,800 people 50.4% 693,000 people 644,000 people 1,249,956 people — — — — — 9.71 ‰ 9.93 ‰ -0.22 ‰ —

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 269,000 people844,000 people241,000 people134,000 people
2024 278,000 people845,000 people214,000 people129,000 people
2023 283,000 people854,000 people200,000 people127,000 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 德宏州2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$9.1B$8.9B$8.6B$8.4B$8.2B2023202420252023: $8.3B2024: $8.6B2025: $9.0B