Resident population · 20251,770,700 people1,798,300 people (2022)
Change over the period-1.5%3 Years
Annual growth-0.51%Years
Urbanization rate100.0%2025
1.80M1.79M1.78M1.77M1.76M20222023202420252022: 1.80M2023: 1.77M2024: 1.77M2025: 1.77M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,770,700 people 100.0% 1,120,100 people 5.90 ‰ 6.79 ‰ —
2024 1,769,900 people 100.0% 1,115,800 people 7.40 ‰ 6.90 ‰ —
2023 1,768,300 people 100.0% 1,109,800 people 7.80 ‰ 11.00 ‰ —
2022 1,798,300 people — 1,103,500 people 6.90 ‰ 7.60 ‰ —

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 1,770,700 people — — 100.0% — — 1,120,100 people 232,200 — — — — 5.90 ‰ 6.79 ‰ -0.89 ‰ —
2024 1,769,900 people — — 100.0% — — 1,115,800 people — — — — — 7.40 ‰ 6.90 ‰ 0.53 ‰ —
2023 1,768,300 people — — 100.0% — — 1,109,800 people — — — — — 7.80 ‰ 11.00 ‰ -3.20 ‰ —
2022 1,798,300 people — — — — — 1,103,500 people — — — — — 6.90 ‰ 7.60 ‰ -0.70 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 户籍 广州市海珠区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$44.7B$41.9B$39.2B$36.5B$33.7B20222023202420252022: $34.8B2023: $37.8B2024: $41.8B2025: $43.6B