Resident population · 20253,294,517 people3,376,503 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.4%2 Years
Annual growth-1.22%Years
Urbanization rate64.9%2025
3.39M3.36M3.34M3.31M3.28M2023202420252023: 3.38M2024: 3.34M2025: 3.29M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 3,294,517 people 64.9% — 5.00 ‰ 8.80 ‰ —
2024 3,338,533 people 64.0% — 6.38 ‰ 8.44 ‰ —
2023 3,376,503 people 62.5% 3,360,627 people 5.41 ‰ 8.47 ‰ —

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 3,294,517 people 2,137,747 people 1,156,770 people 64.9% 1,684,373 people 1,610,144 people — — — — 16,574 people 29,183 people 5.00 ‰ 8.80 ‰ -3.80 ‰ —
2024 3,338,533 people 2,135,193 people 1,203,340 people 64.0% 1,709,028 people 1,629,505 people — — — — 21,433 people 28,345 people 6.38 ‰ 8.44 ‰ -2.06 ‰ —
2023 3,376,503 people 2,118,400 people 1,265,663 people 62.5% 1,721,262 people 1,655,241 people 3,360,627 people — — — 18,313 people 28,667 people 5.41 ‰ 8.47 ‰ -3.06 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2024 — 常住 2024年统计公报
$34.9B$33.3B$31.7B$30.1B$28.5B2023202420252023: $29.1B2024: $34.2B2025: $34.3B