China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2000 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025883,000 people
Change over the period+86.1%
Annual growth+2.52%
Urbanization rate73.8%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 883,000 people | 73.8% | — | 11.33 ‰ | 6.55 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 876,400 people | 73.1% | — | 12.17 ‰ | 1.54 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 870,000 people | — | 590,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 866,000 people | — | 582,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 871,000 people | — | 578,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 867,900 people | — | 571,100 people | 18.30 ‰ | 7.70 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 837,900 people | — | 558,900 people | 10.30 ‰ | 4.50 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 808,900 people | — | 554,400 people | 14.90 ‰ | 6.10 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 787,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 744,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 695,900 people | — | 530,300 people | 19.02 ‰ | 8.42 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 656,000 people | — | 527,300 people | 16.10 ‰ | 8.00 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 612,100 people | — | 520,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 594,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 578,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 559,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 474,500 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 | 883,000 people | 652,000 people | 231,000 people | 73.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.33 ‰ | 6.55 ‰ | 4.78 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 876,400 people | 640,300 people | 236,100 people | 73.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.17 ‰ | 1.54 ‰ | 10.63 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 870,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 590,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 866,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 582,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 871,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 578,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 867,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 571,100 people | — | — | — | 10,500 people | 4,400 people | 18.30 ‰ | 7.70 ‰ | 10.60 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 837,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 558,900 people | — | — | — | 5,800 people | 2,500 people | 10.30 ‰ | 4.50 ‰ | 5.80 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 808,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 554,400 people | — | — | — | 8,300 people | 3,400 people | 14.90 ‰ | 6.10 ‰ | 8.80 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 787,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 744,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 695,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | 530,300 people | — | — | — | 10,088 people | 4,465 people | 19.02 ‰ | 8.42 ‰ | 10.60 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 656,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 527,300 people | — | — | — | 8,481 people | 4,209 people | 16.10 ‰ | 8.00 ‰ | 8.10 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 612,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 520,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 594,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 578,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 559,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 474,500 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 | 2025年拉萨市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |