Resident population · 20256,363,600 people6,497,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.1%2 Years
Annual growth-1.03%Years
Urbanization rate58.5%2025
6.51M6.47M6.43M6.39M6.35M2023202420252023: 6.50M2024: 6.43M2025: 6.36M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 6,363,600 people 58.5% — — — —
2024 6,434,300 people 57.8% — — — —
2023 6,497,000 people 57.0% 7,742,922 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 6,363,600 people 3,723,400 people 2,640,200 people 58.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 6,434,300 people 3,721,000 people 2,713,300 people 57.8% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 6,497,000 people 3,703,600 people 2,793,400 people 57.0% — — 7,742,922 people — — — — — — — — —
$66.1B$63.9B$61.8B$59.6B$57.5B2023202420252023: $58.3B2024: $62.5B2025: $65.2B