China · Province-level region
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1961 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20257,508,700 people
Change over the period+135.0%
Annual growth+1.34%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,508,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7,534,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7,527,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 7,472,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7,401,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 7,426,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 7,520,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7,487,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7,414,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7,378,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7,309,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 7,252,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 7,210,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 7,171,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 7,109,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 7,052,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 6,996,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 6,963,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 6,938,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 6,904,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 6,837,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 6,797,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 6,764,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 6,725,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 6,730,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 6,711,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 6,637,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 6,583,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 6,516,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 6,466,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 6,270,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 6,119,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 5,998,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 5,887,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 5,815,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 5,752,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 5,726,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 5,671,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 5,615,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 5,565,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 5,500,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 5,430,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 5,377,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 5,319,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 5,238,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 5,145,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 5,024,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 4,769,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 4,631,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 4,551,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 4,500,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4,438,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 4,334,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 4,184,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 4,095,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 3,995,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 3,906,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 3,844,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 3,760,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 3,679,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 3,625,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 3,545,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 3,461,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 3,368,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 3,195,300 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 | 7,508,700 people | — | — | — | 3,410,100 people | 4,098,600 people | — | — | — | — | 31,100 people | 50,000 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7,534,200 people | — | — | — | 3,417,200 people | 4,117,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7,527,900 people | — | — | — | 3,425,300 people | 4,102,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 7,472,600 people | — | — | — | 3,409,800 people | 4,062,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7,401,500 people | — | — | — | 3,378,500 people | 4,023,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 7,426,700 people | — | — | — | 3,387,700 people | 4,039,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 7,520,500 people | — | — | — | 3,432,400 people | 4,088,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7,487,700 people | — | — | — | 3,422,300 people | 4,065,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7,414,800 people | — | — | — | 3,399,500 people | 4,015,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7,378,100 people | — | — | — | 3,390,500 people | 3,987,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7,309,700 people | — | — | — | 3,368,600 people | 3,941,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 7,252,900 people | — | — | — | 3,352,000 people | 3,900,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 7,210,900 people | — | — | — | 3,340,500 people | 3,870,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 7,171,000 people | — | — | — | 3,332,100 people | 3,838,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 7,109,500 people | — | — | — | 3,314,300 people | 3,795,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 7,052,100 people | — | — | — | 3,300,700 people | 3,751,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 6,996,400 people | — | — | — | 3,289,200 people | 3,707,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 6,963,900 people | — | — | — | 3,288,900 people | 3,675,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 6,938,400 people | — | — | — | 3,287,600 people | 3,650,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 6,904,300 people | — | — | — | 3,285,500 people | 3,618,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 6,837,800 people | — | — | — | 3,268,000 people | 3,569,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 6,797,700 people | — | — | — | 3,266,500 people | 3,531,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 6,764,200 people | — | — | — | 3,266,700 people | 3,497,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 6,725,800 people | — | — | — | 3,267,000 people | 3,458,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 6,730,300 people | — | — | — | 3,282,900 people | 3,447,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 6,711,500 people | — | — | — | 3,288,500 people | 3,423,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 6,637,600 people | — | — | — | 3,271,000 people | 3,366,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 6,583,400 people | — | — | — | 3,260,700 people | 3,322,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 6,516,700 people | — | — | — | 3,242,000 people | 3,274,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 6,466,600 people | — | — | — | 3,229,400 people | 3,237,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 6,270,000 people | — | — | — | 3,140,100 people | 3,129,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 6,119,300 people | — | — | — | 3,073,800 people | 3,045,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 5,998,000 people | — | — | — | 3,026,000 people | 2,972,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 5,887,600 people | — | — | — | 2,983,200 people | 2,904,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 5,815,300 people | — | — | — | 2,962,600 people | 2,852,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 5,752,000 people | — | — | — | 2,938,100 people | 2,813,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 5,726,500 people | — | — | — | 2,930,800 people | 2,795,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 5,671,600 people | — | — | — | 2,908,100 people | 2,763,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 5,615,300 people | — | — | — | 2,884,100 people | 2,731,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 5,565,700 people | — | — | — | 2,864,600 people | 2,701,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 5,500,400 people | — | — | — | 2,842,500 people | 2,657,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 5,430,900 people | — | — | — | 2,811,600 people | 2,619,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 5,377,400 people | — | — | — | 2,792,100 people | 2,585,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 5,319,500 people | — | — | — | 2,768,800 people | 2,550,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 5,238,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 5,145,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 5,024,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 4,769,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 4,631,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 4,551,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 4,500,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4,438,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 4,334,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 4,184,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 4,095,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 3,995,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 3,906,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 3,844,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 3,760,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 3,679,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 3,625,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 3,545,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 3,461,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 3,368,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 3,195,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–14 | Age 15–64 | Age 60+ | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 704,100 people | 4,998,600 people | 2,434,400 people | 1,806,000 people |
| 2024 | 740,900 people | — | 2,399,700 people | 1,756,100 people |
| 2023 | 759,800 people | — | 2,334,500 people | 1,689,100 people |
| 2022 | 772,600 people | — | 2,236,600 people | 1,594,700 people |
| 2021 | 793,700 people | — | 2,110,600 people | 1,495,100 people |
| 2020 | 821,600 people | — | 2,030,200 people | 1,417,300 people |
| 2019 | 849,500 people | — | 1,955,400 people | 1,359,500 people |
| 2018 | 848,800 people | — | 1,883,900 people | 1,305,300 people |
| 2017 | 843,900 people | — | 1,789,300 people | 1,246,700 people |
| 2016 | 842,500 people | — | 1,706,100 people | 1,192,800 people |
| 2015 | 825,200 people | — | 1,629,000 people | 1,146,300 people |
| 2014 | 809,800 people | — | 1,561,900 people | 1,095,700 people |
| 2013 | 795,400 people | — | 1,498,300 people | 1,046,300 people |
| 2012 | 805,400 people | — | 1,440,800 people | 1,003,800 people |
| 2011 | 814,500 people | — | 1,384,100 people | 964,700 people |
| 2010 | 832,100 people | — | 1,329,000 people | 932,800 people |
| 2009 | 850,900 people | — | 1,268,800 people | 911,900 people |
| 2008 | 879,400 people | — | 1,213,000 people | 892,400 people |
| 2007 | 905,200 people | — | 1,170,600 people | 881,200 people |
| 2006 | 933,700 people | — | 1,123,900 people | 865,200 people |
| 2005 | 948,500 people | — | 1,084,300 people | 846,700 people |
| 2004 | 984,300 people | — | 1,064,500 people | 830,500 people |
| 2003 | 1,023,300 people | — | 1,041,200 people | 812,500 people |
| 2002 | 1,051,200 people | — | 1,024,900 people | 789,600 people |
| 2001 | 1,083,400 people | — | 1,012,600 people | 767,000 people |
| 2000 | 1,114,800 people | — | 999,700 people | 742,400 people |
| 1999 | 1,137,400 people | — | 978,500 people | 718,300 people |
| 1998 | 1,154,600 people | — | 965,200 people | 701,500 people |
| 1997 | 1,162,700 people | — | 949,300 people | 678,200 people |
| 1996 | 1,186,900 people | — | 933,100 people | 662,300 people |