China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1990 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20258,129,300 people
Change over the period+11.8%
Annual growth+0.32%
Urbanization rate65.4%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,129,300 people | 65.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,187,300 people | 64.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8,240,500 people | 63.1% | 8,884,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 8,290,600 people | 62.0% | 8,884,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8,336,500 people | 61.2% | 8,945,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,360,700 people | 60.1% | 8,942,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 8,358,000 people | 59.0% | 8,929,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8,348,000 people | 59.0% | 8,907,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 8,346,000 people | 57.5% | 8,832,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 8,293,000 people | 55.6% | 8,757,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 8,231,000 people | 53.0% | 8,674,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 8,178,000 people | 50.3% | 8,601,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 8,151,000 people | 48.2% | 8,478,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 8,137,000 people | 46.1% | 8,471,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 8,132,000 people | — | 8,470,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 8,081,900 people | — | 8,430,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 8,031,800 people | — | 8,313,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 7,967,000 people | — | 8,228,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 7,916,600 people | — | 8,183,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 7,870,900 people | — | 8,118,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 7,817,200 people | — | 8,058,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 8,023,000 people | — | 8,023,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 7,988,900 people | — | 7,989,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 7,967,700 people | — | 7,968,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 7,939,500 people | — | 7,914,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 7,863,000 people | — | 7,900,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 7,845,600 people | — | 7,846,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 7,790,700 people | — | 7,791,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 7,740,300 people | — | 7,740,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 7,668,000 people | — | 7,668,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 7,617,400 people | — | 7,617,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 7,566,400 people | — | 7,566,000 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 7,544,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 7,497,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 7,442,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 7,270,600 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 | 8,129,300 people | 5,314,100 people | 2,815,200 people | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,187,300 people | 5,250,600 people | 2,936,700 people | 64.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8,240,500 people | 5,196,000 people | 3,044,500 people | 63.1% | — | — | 8,884,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 8,290,600 people | 5,138,500 people | 3,152,100 people | 62.0% | — | — | 8,884,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8,336,500 people | 5,101,000 people | 3,235,500 people | 61.2% | — | — | 8,945,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,360,700 people | 5,023,900 people | 3,336,800 people | 60.1% | — | — | 8,942,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 8,358,000 people | 4,931,700 people | 3,426,300 people | 59.0% | — | — | 8,929,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8,348,000 people | 4,921,800 people | 3,426,200 people | 59.0% | — | — | 8,907,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 8,346,000 people | 4,801,300 people | 3,544,700 people | 57.5% | — | — | 8,832,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 8,293,000 people | 4,608,000 people | 3,685,000 people | 55.6% | — | — | 8,757,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 8,231,000 people | 4,360,700 people | 4,361,000 people | 53.0% | — | — | 8,674,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 8,178,000 people | 4,114,000 people | — | 50.3% | — | — | 8,601,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 8,151,000 people | 3,931,000 people | — | 48.2% | — | — | 8,478,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 8,137,000 people | — | — | 46.1% | — | — | 8,471,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 8,132,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,470,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 8,081,900 people | 3,473,000 people | — | — | — | — | 8,430,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 8,031,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,313,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 7,967,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,228,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 7,916,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,183,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 7,870,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,118,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 7,817,200 people | 2,103,700 people | 5,954,100 people | — | — | — | 8,058,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 8,023,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,023,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 7,988,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,989,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 7,967,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,968,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 7,939,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,914,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 7,863,000 people | 1,870,500 people | 5,992,500 people | — | — | — | 7,900,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 7,845,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,846,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 7,790,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,791,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 7,740,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,740,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 7,668,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,668,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 7,617,400 people | 1,234,200 people | 6,383,200 people | — | — | — | 7,617,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 7,566,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7,566,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 7,544,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 7,497,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 7,442,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 7,270,600 people | 930,700 people | 6,339,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |