Resident population · 2025263,400 people269,000 people (2022)
Change over the period-2.1%3 Years
Annual growth-0.70%Years
Urbanization rate97.2%2025
270.43K267.77K265.10K262.43K259.77K202120222023202420252022: 269.00K2023: 269.40K2024: 260.80K2025: 263.40K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 263,400 people 97.2% — 5.01 ‰ 6.79 ‰ —
2024 260,800 people 97.1% — 6.04 ‰ 5.66 ‰ —
2023 269,400 people 97.0% 172,800 people 7.22 ‰ 7.79 ‰ —
2022 269,000 people — 170,069 people — — —
2021 — — 169,373 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 263,400 people 256,100 people 7,300 people 97.2% — — — — — — 1,300 people 1,800 people 5.01 ‰ 6.79 ‰ -1.78 ‰ —
2024 260,800 people 253,200 people 7,600 people 97.1% 130,200 people 130,600 people — — — — 1,600 people 1,500 people 6.04 ‰ 5.66 ‰ 0.38 ‰ —
2023 269,400 people 261,300 people 8,100 people 97.0% — — 172,800 people 66,961 — — — — 7.22 ‰ 7.79 ‰ -0.57 ‰ —
2022 269,000 people — — — — — 170,069 people 65,589 — — — — — — — —
2021 — — — — — — 169,373 people 65,028 — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–15Age 16–59Age 60+Age 65+
2024 47,600 people157,900 people55,300 people38,600 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 老城区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2023 — 常住 洛阳市老城区2023年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$2.9B$2.9B$2.8B$2.7B$2.6B20212022202320252021: $2.7B2022: $2.9B2023: $2.6B2025: $2.9B