China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2000 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20242,225,000 people
Change over the period-27.4%
Annual growth-1.32%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 2,868,100 people | 4.50 ‰ | 9.00 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 2,225,000 people | 50.6% | 2,893,700 people | 5.37 ‰ | 8.97 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 2,249,000 people | 49.6% | 2,912,460 people | 5.30 ‰ | 8.84 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,271,000 people | 48.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2,283,000 people | 48.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,307,000 people | 47.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,344,000 people | 45.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,379,000 people | 43.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,413,000 people | 42.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,438,000 people | 40.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,468,000 people | 39.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,467,000 people | 37.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,473,000 people | 36.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,485,000 people | 35.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 2,472,000 people | 33.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2,485,000 people | 33.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 2,744,000 people | 32.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,735,000 people | 31.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 2,724,000 people | 30.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 2,732,000 people | 28.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 2,726,000 people | 27.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 2,747,000 people | 26.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,778,000 people | 26.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,792,000 people | 25.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 2,823,000 people | 24.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,063,000 people | 24.0% | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,868,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4.50 ‰ | 9.00 ‰ | -4.50 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 2,225,000 people | 1,125,000 people | 1,100,000 people | 50.6% | — | — | 2,893,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5.37 ‰ | 8.97 ‰ | -3.60 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 2,249,000 people | 1,114,800 people | 1,134,200 people | 49.6% | 149,284.1 people | 1,419,619 people | 2,912,460 people | 1,112,248 | — | — | 12,188 people | 20,342 people | 5.30 ‰ | 8.84 ‰ | -3.54 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,271,000 people | — | — | 48.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2,283,000 people | — | — | 48.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,307,000 people | — | — | 47.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,344,000 people | — | — | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,379,000 people | — | — | 43.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,413,000 people | — | — | 42.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,438,000 people | — | — | 40.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,468,000 people | — | — | 39.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,467,000 people | — | — | 37.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,473,000 people | — | — | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,485,000 people | — | — | 35.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 2,472,000 people | — | — | 33.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2,485,000 people | — | — | 33.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 2,744,000 people | — | — | 32.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,735,000 people | — | — | 31.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 2,724,000 people | — | — | 30.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 2,732,000 people | — | — | 28.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 2,726,000 people | — | — | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 2,747,000 people | — | — | 26.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,778,000 people | — | — | 26.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,792,000 people | — | — | 25.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 2,823,000 people | — | — | 24.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,063,000 people | — | — | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2025年广元市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2023 | — | 户籍 | 2023年统计公报 |