Resident population · 20251,668,000 people1,618,600 people (2021)
Change over the period+3.1%4 Years
Annual growth+0.75%Years
Urbanization rate99.2%2025
2.29M2.10M1.92M1.73M1.55M20212023202420252021: 1.62M2023: 2.22M2024: 1.66M2025: 1.67M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,668,000 people 99.2% — 6.20 ‰ 3.80 ‰ —
2024 1,662,400 people 98.5% — 8.79 ‰ 3.13 ‰ —
2023 2,216,400 people 97.6% 1,450,464 people — — —
2021 1,618,600 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 1,668,000 people 1,655,000 people 13,000 people 99.2% — — — — — — 10,300 people 6,300 people 6.20 ‰ 3.80 ‰ 2.40 ‰ —
2024 1,662,400 people 1,637,000 people 25,000 people 98.5% — — — — — — 14,600 people 5,200 people 8.79 ‰ 3.13 ‰ 5.66 ‰ —
2023 2,216,400 people 2,162,300 people — 97.6% — — 1,450,464 people — — — — — — — — —
2021 1,618,600 people — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 金水区2025年国民经济发展统计公报
$45.2B$39.9B$34.6B$29.4B$24.1B202120222023202420252021: $26.1B2022: $26.9B2023: $43.1B2024: $30.4B2025: $31.6B