China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1990 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20255,687,200 people
Change over the period+35.8%
Annual growth+0.88%
Urbanization rate52.7%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,687,200 people | 52.7% | 7,099,000 people | 9.35 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 5,682,100 people | 52.6% | 7,111,700 people | 11.94 ‰ | 5.41 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 5,653,600 people | 52.3% | 7,118,800 people | 9.70 ‰ | 5.36 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 5,634,100 people | — | 7,127,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5,616,800 people | — | 7,125,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 5,578,700 people | — | 7,111,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5,634,200 people | — | 7,070,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5,658,100 people | — | 7,054,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5,706,200 people | — | 7,032,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,766,000 people | — | 6,970,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5,785,400 people | — | 7,016,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,816,200 people | — | 6,941,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,830,200 people | — | 6,826,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,846,200 people | — | 6,739,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 5,860,700 people | — | 6,692,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 5,883,000 people | — | 6,617,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 5,811,800 people | — | 6,491,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 5,784,500 people | — | 6,412,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,767,400 people | — | 6,347,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 5,703,000 people | — | 6,239,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 5,596,900 people | — | 6,092,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 5,567,000 people | — | 6,017,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 5,482,100 people | — | 5,905,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 5,425,500 people | — | 5,847,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 5,369,500 people | — | 5,792,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 5,246,100 people | — | 5,759,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 5,121,600 people | — | 5,688,700 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 5,008,400 people | — | 5,200,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 4,897,700 people | — | 5,084,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 4,789,400 people | — | 4,919,400 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 4,683,600 people | — | 4,792,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 4,580,000 people | — | 4,717,800 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 4,478,800 people | — | 4,647,100 people | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 4,379,800 people | — | 4,564,900 people | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 4,283,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 4,188,300 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 | 5,687,200 people | 2,996,200 people | 2,691,000 people | 52.7% | — | — | 7,099,000 people | — | — | — | 52,400 people | 30,300 people | 9.35 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ | 3.95 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 5,682,100 people | 2,990,100 people | — | 52.6% | 3,691,000 people | 3,420,700 people | 7,111,700 people | — | — | — | 67,100 people | 30,400 people | 11.94 ‰ | 5.41 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 5,653,600 people | — | — | 52.3% | 3,687,800 people | 3,431,000 people | 7,118,800 people | — | — | — | 54,800 people | 30,300 people | 9.70 ‰ | 5.36 ‰ | 4.34 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 5,634,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,127,100 people | 1,631,700 | — | — | 86,816 people | 37,863 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5,616,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,125,600 people | 1,623,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 5,578,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,111,900 people | 1,601,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5,634,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,070,700 people | 1,621,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5,658,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,054,300 people | 1,559,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5,706,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,032,300 people | 1,570,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,766,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,970,500 people | 1,589,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5,785,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,016,800 people | 1,534,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,816,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,941,600 people | 1,527,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,830,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,826,000 people | 1,515,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,846,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,739,400 people | 1,509,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 5,860,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,692,800 people | 1,501,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 5,883,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,617,800 people | 1,474,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 5,811,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,491,000 people | 1,459,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 5,784,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,412,400 people | 1,441,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,767,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,347,800 people | 1,425,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 5,703,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,239,500 people | 1,419,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 5,596,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,092,800 people | 1,381,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 5,567,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,017,700 people | 1,366,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 5,482,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,905,400 people | 1,345,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 5,425,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,847,000 people | 1,320,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 5,369,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,792,500 people | 1,292,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 5,246,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,759,700 people | 1,274,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 5,121,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,688,700 people | 1,261,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 5,008,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,200,200 people | 1,190,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 4,897,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,084,600 people | 1,155,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 4,789,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,919,400 people | 1,144,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 4,683,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,792,800 people | 1,114,700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 4,580,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,717,800 people | 1,067,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 4,478,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,647,100 people | 1,059,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 4,379,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,564,900 people | 1,007,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 4,283,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 4,188,300 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年揭阳市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |