Resident population · 2025319,600 people327,100 people (2022)
Change over the period-2.3%3 Years
Annual growth-0.77%Years
Urbanization rate77.8%2025
328.00K325.68K323.35K321.03K318.70K20222023202420252022: 327.10K2023: 325.90K2024: 323.60K2025: 319.60K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 319,600 people 77.8% 348,300 people 4.07 ‰ 4.97 ‰ —
2024 323,600 people 76.1% — — — —
2023 325,900 people 75.9% 351,753 people — — —
2022 327,100 people 75.5% 353,800 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 319,600 people 248,500 people 71,100 people 77.8% — — 348,300 people — — — 1,300 people 1,600 people 4.07 ‰ 4.97 ‰ -0.91 ‰ —
2024 323,600 people 246,400 people 77,200 people 76.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 325,900 people 247,400 people 78,500 people 75.9% — — 351,753 people — — — — — — — — —
2022 327,100 people 246,900 people 80,200 people 75.5% — — 353,800 people — — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–15Age 16–59Age 60+
2025 66,300 people177,500 people75,800 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 冷水江市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$3.7B$3.7B$3.6B$3.6B$3.5B20222023202420252022: $3.7B2023: $3.7B2024: $3.6B2025: $3.7B