China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1978 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20258,001,000 people
Change over the period+30.9%
Annual growth+0.58%
Urbanization rate47.6%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,001,000 people | 47.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,041,000 people | 46.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8,084,000 people | 45.2% | 10,733,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 8,141,000 people | 43.5% | 10,748,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8,171,000 people | 42.7% | 10,744,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,200,000 people | 42.0% | 10,810,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 8,110,000 people | 40.8% | 10,773,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8,090,000 people | 39.5% | 10,708,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7,990,000 people | 38.4% | 10,701,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7,910,000 people | 37.5% | 10,616,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7,830,000 people | 36.5% | 10,426,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 7,610,000 people | 31.9% | 10,118,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 8,570,000 people | 26.5% | 9,328,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 8,030,000 people | 20.7% | 8,786,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 7,980,000 people | 10.6% | 8,312,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 7,580,000 people | 10.1% | 7,735,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 6,780,000 people | 6.7% | 6,851,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 6,420,000 people | 6.0% | 6,447,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 6,110,000 people | 4.5% | 6,113,000 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 | 8,001,000 people | — | — | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,041,000 people | — | — | 46.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8,084,000 people | — | — | 45.2% | — | — | 10,733,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 8,141,000 people | — | — | 43.5% | — | — | 10,748,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8,171,000 people | — | — | 42.7% | — | — | 10,744,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,200,000 people | — | — | 42.0% | — | — | 10,810,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 8,110,000 people | 2,639,000 people | 8,134,000 people | 40.8% | 5,611,000 people | 5,162,000 people | 10,773,000 people | 2,854,000 | — | — | 133,000 people | 45,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8,090,000 people | 2,163,000 people | 8,545,000 people | 39.5% | 5,579,000 people | 5,129,000 people | 10,708,000 people | 2,811,000 | — | — | 161,000 people | 133,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7,990,000 people | — | — | 38.4% | — | — | 10,701,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7,910,000 people | — | — | 37.5% | — | — | 10,616,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7,830,000 people | 1,623,000 people | 8,803,000 people | 36.5% | 5,445,000 people | 4,981,000 people | 10,426,000 people | 2,768,000 | — | — | 214,000 people | 20,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 7,610,000 people | 1,281,000 people | 8,838,000 people | 31.9% | 5,258,000 people | 4,860,000 people | 10,118,000 people | 2,881,000 | — | — | 150,000 people | 41,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 8,570,000 people | 1,068,000 people | 8,260,000 people | 26.5% | 4,854,000 people | 4,474,000 people | 9,328,000 people | 2,477,000 | — | — | 118,000 people | 39,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 8,030,000 people | 900,000 people | 7,886,000 people | 20.7% | 4,542,000 people | 4,244,000 people | 8,786,000 people | 2,220,000 | — | — | 133,000 people | 46,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 7,980,000 people | 773,000 people | 7,539,000 people | 10.6% | 4,282,000 people | 4,030,000 people | 8,312,000 people | 2,100,000 | — | — | 132,000 people | 40,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 7,580,000 people | — | — | 10.1% | — | — | 7,735,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 6,780,000 people | — | — | 6.7% | — | — | 6,851,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 6,420,000 people | — | — | 6.0% | — | — | 6,447,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 6,110,000 people | — | — | 4.5% | — | — | 6,113,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |