China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2023 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20253,682,800 people
Change over the period-1.6%
Annual growth-0.81%
Urbanization rate51.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,682,800 people | 51.9% | 4,437,600 people | 6.20 ‰ | 7.47 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 3,727,700 people | 50.9% | 4,453,700 people | 6.38 ‰ | 6.65 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,743,200 people | 49.8% | 4,459,000 people | 6.22 ‰ | 7.76 ‰ | — |
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 | 3,682,800 people | 1,911,700 people | 1,771,100 people | 51.9% | — | — | 4,437,600 people | — | — | — | 22,800 people | 27,500 people | 6.20 ‰ | 7.47 ‰ | -1.27 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 3,727,700 people | 1,895,900 people | 1,831,800 people | 50.9% | 1,908,700 people | 1,819,000 people | 4,453,700 people | — | — | — | 23,800 people | 24,800 people | 6.38 ‰ | 6.65 ‰ | -0.27 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,743,200 people | 1,864,800 people | 1,878,400 people | 49.8% | 1,916,600 people | 1,826,600 people | 4,459,000 people | — | — | — | 23,300 people | 29,100 people | 6.22 ‰ | 7.76 ‰ | -1.54 ‰ | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77,430,000 people | 2,194,700 people | 758,700 people | 609,700 people |
| 2023 | 811,900 people | 2,204,800 people | 726,500 people | 644,900 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 | 娄底市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |