Resident population · 2025517,800 people525,100 people (2023)
Change over the period-1.4%2 Years
Annual growth-0.70%Years
Urbanization rate54.9%2025
525.98K523.71K521.45K519.19K516.92K2023202420252023: 525.10K2024: 521.00K2025: 517.80K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 517,800 people 54.9% — 5.97 ‰ 7.51 ‰ —
2024 521,000 people 54.2% — 7.46 ‰ 7.27 ‰ —
2023 525,100 people 52.9% 549,081 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 517,800 people 284,000 people 233,800 people 54.9% 266,000 people 251,800 people — — — — 3,100 people 3,900 people 5.97 ‰ 7.51 ‰ -1.54 ‰ —
2024 521,000 people 282,600 people 238,400 people 54.2% 267,800 people 253,200 people — — — — 3,900 people 3,800 people 7.46 ‰ 7.27 ‰ 0.19 ‰ —
2023 525,100 people — — 52.9% — — 549,081 people — — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 60+Age 65+
2025 100,000 people64,100 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 建水县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$4.0B$3.9B$3.8B$3.7B$3.6B20222023202420252022: $3.6B2023: $3.8B2024: $3.7B2025: $4.0B