Resident population · 20251,597,800 people378,500 people (1994)
Change over the period+322.1%31 Years
Annual growth+4.76%Years
Urbanization rate85.7%2025
1.74M1.37M988.15K610.17K232.18K1994200020062012201820242025

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,597,800 people 85.7% 1,188,200 people 7.75 ‰ 2.85 ‰ —
2024 1,578,200 people 85.3% 1,158,900 people 8.52 ‰ 3.52 ‰ —
2023 1,567,000 people 85.1% 1,126,200 people 8.04 ‰ 2.63 ‰ —
2022 1,561,000 people 84.7% 1,093,900 people 8.50 ‰ 2.79 ‰ —
2021 1,565,100 people 84.7% — — — —
2020 1,562,600 people 84.6% — — — —
2019 1,556,100 people 81.3% — — — —
2018 1,535,600 people 80.3% — — — —
2017 1,520,100 people 78.3% — — — —
2016 1,499,100 people 78.1% — — — —
2015 1,471,300 people 77.7% — — — —
2014 1,435,300 people 77.1% — — — —
2013 1,384,600 people 77.1% — — — —
2012 1,327,500 people 77.1% — — — —
2011 1,250,400 people — — — — —
2010 1,165,800 people — — — — —
2009 1,057,900 people — — — — —
2008 972,200 people — — — — —
2007 894,700 people — — — — —
2006 824,800 people — — — — —
2005 764,900 people — — — — —
2004 1,010,900 people — — — — —
2003 990,600 people — — — — —
2002 611,800 people — — — — —
2001 609,500 people — — — — —
2000 593,100 people — — — — —
1999 550,100 people — — — — —
1998 511,200 people — — — — —
1997 474,600 people — — — — —
1996 440,400 people — — — — —
1995 408,400 people — — — — —
1994 378,500 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 1,597,800 people — — 85.7% — — 1,188,200 people — — — — — 7.75 ‰ 2.85 ‰ 4.90 ‰ —
2024 1,578,200 people 908,100 people 250,700 people 85.3% — — 1,158,900 people — — — — — 8.52 ‰ 3.52 ‰ 5.01 ‰ —
2023 1,567,000 people 875,200 people 251,000 people 85.1% 548,000 people 578,100 people 1,126,200 people 353,100 — — 12,300 people 5,400 people 8.04 ‰ 2.63 ‰ 5.41 ‰ —
2022 1,561,000 people — — 84.7% — — 1,093,900 people — — — — — 8.50 ‰ 2.79 ‰ 5.71 ‰ —
2021 1,565,100 people — — 84.7% — — — 328,100 — — — — — — 7.04 ‰ —
2020 1,562,600 people — — 84.6% — — — 314,800 — — — — — — — —
2019 1,556,100 people — — 81.3% — — — 305,600 — — — — — — 11.29 ‰ —
2018 1,535,600 people — — 80.3% — — — 295,000 — — — — — — 11.88 ‰ —
2017 1,520,100 people — — 78.3% — — — 280,200 — — — — — — 12.39 ‰ —
2016 1,499,100 people — — 78.1% — — — 272,600 — — — — — — 10.03 ‰ —
2015 1,471,300 people — — 77.7% — — — 263,600 — — — — — — 7.05 ‰ —
2014 1,435,300 people — — 77.1% — — — 257,200 — — — — — — 7.73 ‰ —
2013 1,384,600 people — — 77.1% — — — 248,400 — — — — — — 7.13 ‰ —
2012 1,327,500 people — — 77.1% — — — 245,000 — — — — — — 7.67 ‰ —
2011 1,250,400 people — — — — — — 224,000 — — — — — — 7.44 ‰ —
2010 1,165,800 people — — — — — — 226,600 — — — — — — 7.56 ‰ —
2009 1,057,900 people — — — — — — 219,700 — — — — — — 6.84 ‰ —
2008 972,200 people — — — — — — 244,700 — — — — — — 6.62 ‰ —
2007 894,700 people — — — — — — 234,100 — — — — — — 6.48 ‰ —
2006 824,800 people — — — — — — 219,600 — — — — — — 5.98 ‰ —
2005 764,900 people — — — — — — 209,800 — — — — — — 6.08 ‰ —
2004 1,010,900 people — — — — — — 198,100 — — — — — — 5.33 ‰ —
2003 990,600 people — — — — — — 189,600 — — — — — — 5.30 ‰ —
2002 611,800 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 609,500 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2000 593,100 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1999 550,100 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 511,200 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 474,600 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 440,400 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995 408,400 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 378,500 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 惠城区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2023 — 户籍 2023年统计公报
$17.0B$16.3B$15.5B$14.8B$14.0B20222023202420252022: $14.3B2023: $14.9B2024: $16.4B2025: $16.7B