China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1994 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20256,193,000 people
Change over the period+134.7%
Annual growth+2.79%
Urbanization rate74.0%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,193,000 people | 74.0% | 4,407,800 people | 7.68 ‰ | 3.36 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,116,800 people | 73.6% | 4,328,800 people | 9.24 ‰ | 3.35 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,073,400 people | 73.3% | 4,252,900 people | 8.07 ‰ | 3.45 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,050,200 people | 72.9% | 4,157,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 6,066,000 people | 72.9% | 4,059,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 6,057,200 people | 72.8% | 3,977,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5,972,300 people | 69.6% | 3,897,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5,847,200 people | 67.6% | 3,809,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5,722,200 people | 65.7% | 3,692,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,627,300 people | 65.1% | 3,643,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5,504,100 people | 64.4% | 3,570,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,376,600 people | 63.2% | 3,485,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,210,600 people | 62.8% | 3,433,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,034,400 people | 62.4% | 3,419,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,821,100 people | — | 3,430,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,601,100 people | — | 3,372,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,350,800 people | — | 3,243,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 4,186,500 people | — | 3,188,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 4,028,600 people | — | 3,128,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 3,875,100 people | — | 3,064,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 3,706,900 people | — | 2,975,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 3,631,800 people | — | 2,932,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,522,700 people | — | 2,863,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,434,100 people | — | 2,830,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 3,347,700 people | — | 2,804,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,218,000 people | — | 2,778,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,111,900 people | — | 2,718,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 3,010,900 people | — | 2,700,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 2,913,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 2,818,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 2,727,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 2,638,700 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 | 6,193,000 people | 4,579,700 people | 1,613,300 people | 74.0% | — | — | 4,407,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7.68 ‰ | 3.36 ‰ | 4.31 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,116,800 people | 4,501,500 people | 1,858,500 people | 73.6% | 2,133,500 people | 2,195,300 people | 4,328,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 9.24 ‰ | 3.35 ‰ | 5.89 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,073,400 people | 4,451,900 people | 1,826,300 people | 73.3% | 2,106,000 people | 2,146,900 people | 4,252,900 people | 1,244,500 | — | — | 43,400 people | 21,000 people | 8.07 ‰ | 3.45 ‰ | 4.62 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,050,200 people | — | — | 72.9% | — | — | 4,157,700 people | 1,201,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.88 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 6,066,000 people | — | — | 72.9% | — | — | 4,059,100 people | 1,163,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.24 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 6,057,200 people | — | — | 72.8% | — | — | 3,977,600 people | 1,114,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5,972,300 people | — | — | 69.6% | — | — | 3,897,400 people | 1,088,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.09 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 5,847,200 people | — | — | 67.6% | — | — | 3,809,000 people | 1,057,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.66 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 5,722,200 people | — | — | 65.7% | — | — | 3,692,400 people | 1,018,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.45 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 5,627,300 people | — | — | 65.1% | — | — | 3,643,100 people | 1,007,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.49 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 5,504,100 people | — | — | 64.4% | — | — | 3,570,700 people | 988,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.08 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 5,376,600 people | — | — | 63.2% | — | — | 3,485,200 people | 985,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.71 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 5,210,600 people | — | — | 62.8% | — | — | 3,433,700 people | 965,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.93 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 5,034,400 people | — | — | 62.4% | — | — | 3,419,100 people | 978,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.83 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 4,821,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,430,300 people | 956,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.77 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 4,601,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,372,800 people | 945,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.99 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | 4,350,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,243,600 people | 901,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | 4,186,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,188,300 people | 870,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.04 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | 4,028,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,128,900 people | 843,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.58 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | 3,875,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,064,100 people | 814,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.55 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | 3,706,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,975,800 people | 790,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.36 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | 3,631,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,932,200 people | 768,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.88 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | 3,522,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,863,600 people | 738,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.08 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | 3,434,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,830,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 3,347,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,804,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,218,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,778,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,111,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,718,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 3,010,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 2,700,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 2,913,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 2,818,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 2,727,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 2,638,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 2025年惠州市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2023 | — | 户籍 | 2023年统计公报+广东统计年鉴2024 |