Resident population · 20253,000,000 people3,016,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.5%2 Years
Annual growth-0.27%Years
Urbanization rate65.7%2025
3.02M3.02M3.01M3.00M3.00M2023202420252023: 3.02M2024: 3.02M2025: 3.00M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 3,000,000 people 65.7% — — — —
2024 3,019,000 people 64.4% — 4.98 ‰ 8.44 ‰ —
2023 3,016,000 people 63.3% 3,868,000 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 3,000,000 people — — 65.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 3,019,000 people 1,945,400 people 1,073,600 people 64.4% 1,544,500 people 1,474,500 people — — — — 15,000 people 25,400 people 4.98 ‰ 8.44 ‰ -3.46 ‰ —
2023 3,016,000 people — — 63.3% — — 3,868,000 people — — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–14Age 60+Age 65+
2024 495,100 people752,900 people531,000 people
$24.6B$23.9B$23.3B$22.7B$22.0B2023202420252023: $22.3B2024: $23.9B2025: $24.3B