Resident population · 20254,908,600 people4,950,700 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.9%2 Years
Annual growth-0.43%Years
Urbanization rate56.1%2025
4.96M4.94M4.93M4.92M4.90M2023202420252023: 4.95M2024: 4.94M2025: 4.91M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 4,908,600 people 56.1% — 5.34 ‰ 8.84 ‰ —
2024 4,938,400 people 55.4% — 6.26 ‰ 6.45 ‰ —
2023 4,950,700 people 55.1% 5,401,631 people 6.40 ‰ 8.22 ‰ —

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 4,908,600 people 2,754,300 people 2,154,300 people 56.1% — — — — — — 26,300 people 43,500 people 5.34 ‰ 8.84 ‰ -3.50 ‰ —
2024 4,938,400 people 2,736,800 people — 55.4% — — — — — — 33,800 people 34,800 people 6.26 ‰ 6.45 ‰ — —
2023 4,950,700 people 2,728,600 people — 55.1% 2,786,853 people 2,614,778 people 5,401,631 people 1,708,430 — — 31,700 people 40,700 people 6.40 ‰ 8.22 ‰ -1.82 ‰ —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 0–14Age 60+Age 65+
2023 868,253 people1,117,621 people828,416 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年桂林市国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$36.0B$35.7B$35.4B$35.2B$34.9B2023202420252023: $35.1B2024: $35.0B2025: $35.9B