China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1949 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20254,271,400 people
Change over the period-4.1%
Annual growth-1.03%
Urbanization rate56.6%
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,271,400 people | 56.6% | — | 6.33 ‰ | 7.98 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 4,350,700 people | 55.8% | — | 7.29 ‰ | 7.85 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,386,100 people | 55.1% | 5,356,000 people | 7.19 ‰ | 7.95 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,423,800 people | 54.1% | 5,389,000 people | 7.95 ‰ | 7.61 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,452,100 people | 53.4% | 5,383,000 people | 9.55 ‰ | 7.52 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | — | — | 5,380,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 5,405,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 5,390,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 5,363,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 5,352,547 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 5,303,568 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | 5,267,355 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | 5,091,358 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | 5,055,136 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | 5,015,618 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | 4,950,346 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 4,891,038 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 4,852,544 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 4,797,154 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 4,710,117 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | 4,661,312 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 4,666,533 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 4,626,108 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 4,573,243 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 4,521,517 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 4,475,907 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 4,497,525 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 4,452,144 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 4,411,699 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 4,362,727 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 4,318,414 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 4,277,698 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 4,233,254 people | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 4,198,904 people | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 4,173,677 people | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 4,141,677 people | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 4,088,256 people | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 4,021,043 people | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 3,960,919 people | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 3,909,335 people | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 3,852,845 people | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 3,801,650 people | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 3,761,854 people | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 3,723,942 people | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 3,667,654 people | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 3,649,906 people | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 3,604,955 people | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 3,540,120 people | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 3,453,674 people | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 3,376,831 people | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 3,281,382 people | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 3,197,569 people | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 3,107,919 people | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 3,014,872 people | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 2,943,143 people | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 2,864,663 people | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 2,777,441 people | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 2,668,392 people | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 2,593,226 people | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 2,513,688 people | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 2,429,739 people | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | 2,351,386 people | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | — | 2,313,344 people | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 2,248,377 people | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | — | 2,221,510 people | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | 2,165,446 people | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | — | 2,153,559 people | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | — | 2,075,298 people | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 2,037,736 people | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | 2,004,186 people | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | — | 1,996,540 people | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | — | 1,968,259 people | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | — | 1,936,844 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 1,877,665 people | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | 1,876,471 people | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | 1,816,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 1,762,746 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 | 4,271,400 people | — | — | 56.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27,300 people | 34,400 people | 6.33 ‰ | 7.98 ‰ | -1.65 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 4,350,700 people | — | — | 55.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31,800 people | 34,300 people | 7.29 ‰ | 7.85 ‰ | -0.57 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,386,100 people | — | — | 55.1% | — | — | 5,356,000 people | — | — | — | 31,700 people | 35,000 people | 7.19 ‰ | 7.95 ‰ | -0.76 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,423,800 people | — | — | 54.1% | — | — | 5,389,000 people | — | — | — | 35,200 people | 33,700 people | 7.95 ‰ | 7.61 ‰ | 0.35 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,452,100 people | — | — | 53.4% | — | — | 5,383,000 people | — | — | — | 42,500 people | 33,400 people | 9.55 ‰ | 7.52 ‰ | 2.03 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,380,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,405,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,390,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,363,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 3,128,646 people | 2,223,901 people | — | 2,824,855 people | 2,527,692 people | 5,352,547 people | 1,664,110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | 3,214,757 people | 208,881 people | — | 2,798,401 people | 2,505,167 people | 5,303,568 people | 1,639,181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | 1,138,829 people | 4,128,526 people | — | 2,777,168 people | 2,490,187 people | 5,267,355 people | 1,663,685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | 1,130,389 people | 3,960,969 people | — | 2,689,241 people | 2,402,117 people | 5,091,358 people | 1,618,770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | 1,134,632 people | 3,920,504 people | — | 2,662,099 people | 2,393,037 people | 5,055,136 people | 1,608,353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | 1,124,787 people | 3,890,831 people | — | 2,633,397 people | 2,382,221 people | 5,015,618 people | 1,549,337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | 1,116,581 people | 3,833,765 people | — | 2,601,388 people | 2,348,958 people | 4,950,346 people | 1,545,913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | 1,106,742 people | 3,784,296 people | — | 2,559,153 people | 2,331,885 people | 4,891,038 people | 1,486,629 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | 1,103,832 people | 3,748,712 people | — | 2,542,088 people | 2,310,456 people | 4,852,544 people | 1,490,514 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | 1,064,757 people | 3,732,397 people | — | 2,510,494 people | 2,286,660 people | 4,797,154 people | 1,427,980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | 1,042,828 people | 3,667,289 people | — | 2,461,499 people | 2,248,618 people | 4,710,117 people | 1,385,591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | 1,022,275 people | 3,639,037 people | — | 2,429,146 people | 2,232,166 people | 4,661,312 people | 1,353,280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | 1,017,581 people | 3,648,952 people | — | 2,433,870 people | 2,232,663 people | 4,666,533 people | 1,323,084 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | 985,606 people | 3,640,502 people | — | 2,404,949 people | 2,221,159 people | 4,626,108 people | 1,286,460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | 948,518 people | 3,624,725 people | — | 2,372,998 people | 2,200,245 people | 4,573,243 people | 1,256,308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | 896,199 people | 3,625,318 people | — | 2,349,715 people | 2,171,802 people | 4,521,517 people | 1,225,430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | 833,737 people | 3,642,170 people | — | 2,327,405 people | 2,148,502 people | 4,475,907 people | 1,163,292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | 778,463 people | 3,719,062 people | — | 2,339,323 people | 2,158,202 people | 4,497,525 people | 1,118,757 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | 762,706 people | 3,689,438 people | — | 2,307,321 people | 2,144,823 people | 4,452,144 people | 1,092,393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | 742,038 people | 3,669,661 people | — | 2,286,125 people | 2,125,574 people | 4,411,699 people | 1,062,893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | 721,017 people | 3,641,710 people | — | 2,248,408 people | 2,114,319 people | 4,362,727 people | 1,029,217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | 705,428 people | 3,612,986 people | — | 2,241,806 people | 2,076,608 people | 4,318,414 people | 1,006,412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | 676,517 people | 3,601,181 people | — | 2,207,660 people | 2,070,038 people | 4,277,698 people | 985,471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | 642,633 people | 3,590,621 people | — | 2,182,498 people | 2,050,756 people | 4,233,254 people | 958,781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | 614,325 people | 3,584,579 people | — | 2,168,617 people | 2,030,287 people | 4,198,904 people | 932,509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | 601,398 people | 3,572,279 people | — | 2,150,804 people | 2,022,873 people | 4,173,677 people | 908,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | 591,953 people | 3,549,724 people | — | 2,130,401 people | 2,011,276 people | 4,141,677 people | 893,956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | 593,213 people | 3,495,043 people | — | 2,105,655 people | 1,982,601 people | 4,088,256 people | 856,595 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | 575,430 people | 3,445,613 people | — | 2,069,679 people | 1,951,364 people | 4,021,043 people | 824,134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | 563,510 people | 3,397,409 people | — | 2,036,880 people | 1,924,039 people | 3,960,919 people | 791,147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | 547,576 people | 3,361,759 people | — | 2,008,512 people | 1,900,823 people | 3,909,335 people | 768,084 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | 537,857 people | 3,314,988 people | — | 1,977,680 people | 1,875,165 people | 3,852,845 people | 734,758 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | 497,174 people | 3,304,476 people | — | 1,949,759 people | 1,851,891 people | 3,801,650 people | 712,686 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | 474,039 people | 3,287,815 people | — | 1,925,911 people | 1,835,943 people | 3,761,854 people | 698,062 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | 464,243 people | 3,259,699 people | — | 1,901,868 people | 1,822,074 people | 3,723,942 people | 693,006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | 450,058 people | 3,217,596 people | — | 1,874,069 people | 1,793,585 people | 3,667,654 people | 689,192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | 423,126 people | 3,226,780 people | — | 1,862,228 people | 1,787,678 people | 3,649,906 people | 670,813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | 401,892 people | 3,203,063 people | — | 1,840,579 people | 1,764,376 people | 3,604,955 people | 660,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | 384,670 people | 3,155,450 people | — | 1,809,351 people | 1,730,769 people | 3,540,120 people | 653,678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | 371,876 people | 3,081,798 people | — | 1,762,606 people | 1,691,068 people | 3,453,674 people | 643,244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | 362,564 people | 3,014,267 people | — | 1,723,540 people | 1,653,291 people | 3,376,831 people | 642,753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | 352,117 people | 2,929,265 people | — | 1,673,194 people | 1,608,188 people | 3,281,382 people | 629,958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | 347,081 people | 2,850,488 people | — | 1,625,419 people | 1,572,150 people | 3,197,569 people | 625,533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | 342,170 people | 2,765,749 people | — | 1,576,935 people | 1,530,984 people | 3,107,919 people | 619,362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | 331,768 people | 2,683,104 people | — | 1,527,482 people | 1,487,390 people | 3,014,872 people | 614,264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | 316,746 people | 2,626,397 people | — | 1,490,255 people | 1,452,888 people | 2,943,143 people | 609,781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | 306,531 people | 2,558,132 people | — | 1,450,543 people | 1,414,120 people | 2,864,663 people | 603,954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | 286,560 people | 2,490,881 people | — | 1,402,516 people | 1,374,925 people | 2,777,441 people | 612,667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | 263,904 people | 2,404,488 people | — | 1,344,785 people | 1,323,607 people | 2,668,392 people | 580,563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | 310,272 people | 2,282,954 people | — | 1,316,674 people | 1,276,552 people | 2,593,226 people | 562,866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | 293,090 people | 2,220,598 people | — | 1,267,338 people | 1,246,350 people | 2,513,688 people | 559,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | 272,603 people | 2,157,136 people | — | 1,221,097 people | 1,208,642 people | 2,429,739 people | 553,898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | 251,732 people | 2,099,654 people | — | 1,181,992 people | 1,169,394 people | 2,351,386 people | 550,257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | 251,435 people | 2,061,909 people | — | 1,155,865 people | 1,157,479 people | 2,313,344 people | 552,174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | 251,867 people | 1,996,510 people | — | 1,124,344 people | 1,124,033 people | 2,248,377 people | 552,271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | 274,557 people | 1,946,953 people | — | 1,113,808 people | 1,107,702 people | 2,221,510 people | 537,635 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | 304,905 people | 1,860,541 people | — | 1,089,348 people | 1,076,098 people | 2,165,446 people | 539,902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | 294,631 people | 1,858,928 people | — | 1,084,758 people | 1,068,801 people | 2,153,559 people | 535,854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | 237,401 people | 1,837,897 people | — | 1,037,088 people | 1,038,210 people | 2,075,298 people | 531,397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | 208,396 people | 1,829,340 people | — | 1,016,328 people | 1,021,408 people | 2,037,736 people | 542,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | 199,172 people | 1,805,014 people | — | 997,335 people | 1,006,851 people | 2,004,186 people | 541,662 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | 189,547 people | 1,806,993 people | — | 992,397 people | 1,004,143 people | 1,996,540 people | 546,366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | 186,784 people | 1,781,475 people | — | 978,367 people | 989,892 people | 1,968,259 people | 548,492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | 188,556 people | 1,748,288 people | — | 960,630 people | 976,214 people | 1,936,844 people | 550,508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | 211,053 people | 1,666,612 people | — | 942,390 people | 935,275 people | 1,877,665 people | 529,686 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | — | — | 933,817 people | 942,654 people | 1,876,471 people | 526,273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — | 901,991 people | 914,909 people | 1,816,900 people | 459,673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | 845,828 people | 916,918 people | 1,762,746 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 | 吉安市2025年经济和社会发展统计公报 |