Resident population · 20252,071,500 people2,101,100 people (2023)
Change over the period-1.4%2 Years
Annual growth-0.71%Years
Urbanization rate43.1%2025
2.10M2.10M2.09M2.08M2.07M2023202420252023: 2.10M2024: 2.10M2025: 2.07M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 2,071,500 people 43.1% — 10.10 ‰ 9.51 ‰ —
2024 2,099,300 people 41.8% 2,500,530 people 11.66 ‰ 9.26 ‰ —
2023 2,101,100 people 40.3% 2,487,000 people 12.30 ‰ 8.56 ‰ —

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 2,071,500 people 892,500 people 1,179,000 people 43.1% 1,042,100 people 1,029,400 people — — — — 21,100 people 19,800 people 10.10 ‰ 9.51 ‰ 0.59 ‰ —
2024 2,099,300 people 876,500 people 1,222,800 people 41.8% 1,053,500 people 1,045,800 people 2,500,530 people — — — 24,500 people 19,400 people 11.66 ‰ 9.26 ‰ 2.40 ‰ —
2023 2,101,100 people 846,200 people 1,254,900 people 40.3% 1,055,100 people 1,046,100 people 2,487,000 people — — — 26,000 people 18,100 people 12.30 ‰ 8.56 ‰ 3.74 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 60+Age 65+
2025 310,800 people197,300 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 临夏回族自治州2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 常住 关于2024年全省主要人口数据的通报+2024年年末临夏州常住人口209.93万人+https://www.linxia.gov.cn/lxz/yxlx/lxgk/art/2022/art_0de97d45ef5c4e38b4b4464ec68273b5.html
$7.8B$7.3B$6.9B$6.4B$5.9B2023202420252023: $6.1B2024: $7.0B2025: $7.6B