China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1978 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20254,383,900 people
Change over the period+14.8%
Annual growth+0.29%
Urbanization rate52.0%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,383,900 people | 52.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,415,900 people | 50.9% | — | 5.71 ‰ | 7.65 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,472,100 people | 50.0% | 5,153,800 people | 6.22 ‰ | 8.78 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,520,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,559,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,582,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,612,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,612,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,634,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,637,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,638,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,650,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,651,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,662,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,711,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,741,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 4,836,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 4,788,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 3,819,500 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 | 4,383,900 people | 2,277,400 people | 2,106,500 people | 52.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,415,900 people | 2,247,100 people | 2,168,800 people | 50.9% | 2,296,300 people | 2,119,600 people | — | — | — | — | 25,700 people | 34,400 people | 5.71 ‰ | 7.65 ‰ | -1.94 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,472,100 people | 2,237,800 people | 2,234,300 people | 50.0% | 2,312,900 people | 2,159,200 people | 5,153,800 people | — | — | — | 28,000 people | 39,500 people | 6.22 ‰ | 8.78 ‰ | -2.56 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,520,700 people | 2,204,800 people | 2,315,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,559,500 people | 2,193,700 people | 2,365,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,582,600 people | 2,161,900 people | 2,420,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,612,400 people | 2,121,300 people | 2,491,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,612,400 people | 2,071,600 people | 2,540,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,634,600 people | 2,023,600 people | 2,611,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,637,700 people | 1,960,600 people | 2,677,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,638,900 people | 1,908,100 people | 2,730,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,650,500 people | 1,857,400 people | 2,793,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,651,900 people | 1,826,300 people | 2,825,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,662,600 people | 1,782,200 people | 2,880,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,711,100 people | 1,757,200 people | 2,953,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,741,700 people | 1,711,300 people | 3,030,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 4,836,000 people | 1,107,500 people | 3,728,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 4,788,200 people | 889,700 people | 3,898,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 3,819,500 people | 376,600 people | 3,442,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 927,300 people | 2,561,200 people | 927,300 people |
| 2023 | 953,400 people | 2,570,200 people | 948,500 people |