Resident population · 2025390,100 people394,500 people (2023)
Change over the period-1.1%2 Years
Annual growth-0.56%Years
Urbanization rate47.4%2025
395.03K393.66K392.30K390.94K389.57K20222023202420252023: 394.50K2024: 393.00K2025: 390.10K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 390,100 people 47.4% 490,000 people 3.98 ‰ 7.93 ‰ —
2024 393,000 people 45.9% 494,200 people 4.79 ‰ 8.02 ‰ —
2023 394,500 people — 498,100 people 4.58 ‰ 8.68 ‰ —
2022 — — 502,200 people 5.09 ‰ 8.05 ‰ —

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 390,100 people 184,800 people 205,300 people 47.4% — — 490,000 people — — — 2,061 people 4,104 people 3.98 ‰ 7.93 ‰ — —
2024 393,000 people 180,200 people — 45.9% — — 494,200 people 168,800 — — 2,481 people 4,558 people 4.79 ‰ 8.02 ‰ — —
2023 394,500 people — — — — — 498,100 people — — — 2,394 people 4,541 people 4.58 ‰ 8.68 ‰ — —
2022 — — — — — — 502,200 people — — — 2,676 people 4,234 people 5.09 ‰ 8.05 ‰ — —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 建始县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$2.6B$2.4B$2.3B$2.1B$1.9B20222023202420252022: $2.0B2023: $2.1B2024: $2.4B2025: $2.5B