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Year	Resident population	Urbanization rate	Registered (hukou) population	Birth rate	Death rate	GDP
2025	4,484,200 people	65.1%	—	5.16 ‰	7.61 ‰	—
2024	4,499,000 people	64.5%	—	6.25 ‰	7.29 ‰	—
2023	4,536,100 people	63.8%	5,189,500 people	6.48 ‰	8.23 ‰	—
2022	4,557,700 people	—	5,219,300 people	7.02 ‰	3.75 ‰	—
2021	4,560,700 people	—	5,220,800 people	7.90 ‰	5.45 ‰	—
2020	4,600,900 people	—	5,235,700 people	11.00 ‰	8.67 ‰	—
2019	4,612,900 people	—	5,248,600 people	10.98 ‰	3.53 ‰	—
2018	4,625,000 people	—	5,233,900 people	13.97 ‰	2.74 ‰	—
2017	4,636,600 people	—	5,201,400 people	16.69 ‰	12.86 ‰	—
2016	4,645,800 people	—	5,203,600 people	13.71 ‰	2.86 ‰	—
2015	4,658,400 people	—	5,165,900 people	13.53 ‰	2.66 ‰	—
2014	4,673,500 people	—	5,131,300 people	24.60 ‰	4.71 ‰	—
2013	4,689,800 people	—	5,080,900 people	16.73 ‰	10.13 ‰	—
2012	4,706,900 people	—	5,086,100 people	17.36 ‰	4.20 ‰	—
2011	—	—	5,024,300 people	15.76 ‰	3.12 ‰	—
2010	4,732,500 people	—	4,979,100 people	17.06 ‰	6.89 ‰	—
2005	4,611,400 people	—	4,662,000 people	19.04 ‰	6.31 ‰	—
2000	4,488,300 people	—	4,468,300 people	13.29 ‰	5.47 ‰	—
1995	4,366,900 people	—	4,269,100 people	10.86 ‰	4.34 ‰	—
1990	4,052,300 people	—	4,052,300 people	17.69 ‰	5.85 ‰	—
1980	3,495,300 people	—	3,495,300 people	18.37 ‰	6.73 ‰	—
1978	3,399,300 people	—	3,399,300 people	25.69 ‰	7.51 ‰	—

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	4,484,200 people	2,917,400 people	1,566,700 people	65.1%	2,312,200 people	2,172,000 people	—	—	—	—	23,200 people	34,200 people	5.16 ‰	7.61 ‰	-2.45 ‰	—
2024	4,499,000 people	2,901,000 people	1,597,900 people	64.5%	2,309,300 people	2,189,600 people	—	—	—	—	28,300 people	32,900 people	6.25 ‰	7.29 ‰	-1.04 ‰	—
2023	4,536,100 people	2,895,000 people	1,641,000 people	63.8%	2,330,200 people	2,205,900 people	5,189,500 people	1,662,300	—	—	—	—	6.48 ‰	8.23 ‰	-1.75 ‰	—
2022	4,557,700 people	2,147,500 people	3,071,800 people	—	2,716,400 people	2,502,900 people	5,219,300 people	1,659,300	—	—	—	—	7.02 ‰	3.75 ‰	3.27 ‰	—
2021	4,560,700 people	2,077,000 people	3,143,800 people	—	2,716,100 people	2,504,700 people	5,220,800 people	1,646,100	—	—	—	—	7.90 ‰	5.45 ‰	2.45 ‰	—
2020	4,600,900 people	2,061,300 people	3,174,300 people	—	2,721,700 people	2,514,000 people	5,235,700 people	1,637,600	—	—	—	—	11.00 ‰	8.67 ‰	2.33 ‰	—
2019	4,612,900 people	2,037,400 people	3,211,200 people	—	2,728,900 people	2,519,700 people	5,248,600 people	1,643,700	—	—	—	—	10.98 ‰	3.53 ‰	7.44 ‰	—
2018	4,625,000 people	1,964,900 people	3,268,900 people	—	2,720,700 people	2,513,100 people	5,233,900 people	1,630,700	—	—	—	—	13.97 ‰	2.74 ‰	11.22 ‰	—
2017	4,636,600 people	1,800,300 people	3,401,100 people	—	2,704,700 people	2,496,700 people	5,201,400 people	1,628,400	—	—	—	—	16.69 ‰	12.86 ‰	3.83 ‰	—
2016	4,645,800 people	1,651,300 people	3,552,200 people	—	2,706,600 people	2,497,000 people	5,203,600 people	1,623,200	—	—	—	—	13.71 ‰	2.86 ‰	10.86 ‰	—
2015	4,658,400 people	1,954,000 people	3,211,900 people	—	2,689,000 people	2,476,900 people	5,165,900 people	1,642,500	—	—	—	—	13.53 ‰	2.66 ‰	10.87 ‰	—
2014	4,673,500 people	1,395,000 people	3,736,300 people	—	2,670,100 people	2,461,200 people	5,131,300 people	1,680,100	—	—	—	—	24.60 ‰	4.71 ‰	19.89 ‰	—
2013	4,689,800 people	1,391,700 people	3,689,200 people	—	2,644,900 people	2,436,000 people	5,080,900 people	1,659,100	—	—	—	—	16.73 ‰	10.13 ‰	6.60 ‰	—
2012	4,706,900 people	1,386,800 people	3,699,300 people	—	2,641,700 people	2,444,400 people	5,086,100 people	1,644,700	—	—	—	—	17.36 ‰	4.20 ‰	13.16 ‰	—
2011	—	1,371,400 people	3,652,900 people	—	2,610,200 people	2,414,200 people	5,024,300 people	1,623,600	—	—	—	—	15.76 ‰	3.12 ‰	12.64 ‰	—
2010	4,732,500 people	1,355,700 people	3,623,400 people	—	2,591,500 people	2,387,600 people	4,979,100 people	1,568,500	—	—	—	—	17.06 ‰	6.89 ‰	10.17 ‰	—
2005	4,611,400 people	1,228,300 people	3,433,700 people	—	2,426,700 people	2,235,300 people	4,662,000 people	1,333,600	—	—	—	—	19.04 ‰	6.31 ‰	12.73 ‰	—
2000	4,488,300 people	960,900 people	3,507,400 people	—	2,313,800 people	2,153,800 people	4,468,300 people	1,145,400	—	—	—	—	13.29 ‰	5.47 ‰	7.82 ‰	—
1995	4,366,900 people	825,100 people	3,444,000 people	—	2,190,400 people	2,078,700 people	4,269,100 people	1,072,200	—	—	—	—	10.86 ‰	4.34 ‰	6.52 ‰	—
1990	4,052,300 people	711,900 people	3,340,400 people	—	2,099,600 people	1,952,700 people	4,052,300 people	947,400	—	—	—	—	17.69 ‰	5.85 ‰	11.84 ‰	—
1980	3,495,300 people	534,400 people	2,960,900 people	—	1,808,000 people	1,687,300 people	3,495,300 people	717,600	—	—	—	—	18.37 ‰	6.73 ‰	11.64 ‰	—
1978	3,399,300 people	494,400 people	2,904,900 people	—	1,762,400 people	1,636,900 people	3,399,300 people	692,800	—	—	—	—	25.69 ‰	7.51 ‰	18.18 ‰	—

Age structure by year

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

Year	Age 60+	Age 65+
2025	993,200 people	689,800 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	九江市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报

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