China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1991 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20256,264,600 people
Change over the period+25.7%
Annual growth+0.68%
Urbanization rate49.5%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,264,600 people | 49.5% | — | 8.71 ‰ | 8.04 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,273,200 people | 48.1% | 8,287,100 people | 9.85 ‰ | 2.18 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,252,300 people | 47.3% | 8,241,400 people | 10.01 ‰ | 8.21 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,238,200 people | — | 8,259,662 people | 9.66 ‰ | 5.06 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 6,219,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 6,180,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 6,122,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6,059,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5,985,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,937,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5,926,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,925,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,920,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,906,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 5,852,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 5,826,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 5,878,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 5,934,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,978,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 5,953,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 5,840,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 5,760,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 5,624,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 5,520,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 5,417,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 5,248,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 5,210,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 5,181,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 5,152,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 5,124,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 5,095,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 5,067,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 5,039,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 5,011,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 4,983,300 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 | 6,264,600 people | 3,103,700 people | 3,160,900 people | 49.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54,600 people | 50,400 people | 8.71 ‰ | 8.04 ‰ | 0.67 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,273,200 people | 3,018,200 people | — | 48.1% | 4,461,200 people | 3,825,900 people | 8,287,100 people | — | — | — | 81,600 people | 18,100 people | 9.85 ‰ | 2.18 ‰ | 7.67 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,252,300 people | 2,958,900 people | — | 47.3% | 4,438,500 people | 3,802,900 people | 8,241,400 people | — | — | — | 82,500 people | 67,700 people | 10.01 ‰ | 8.21 ‰ | 1.80 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,238,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8,259,662 people | 2,287,717 | — | — | 87,604 people | 83,182 people | 9.66 ‰ | 5.06 ‰ | 4.60 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 6,219,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 6,180,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 6,122,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6,059,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5,985,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,937,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5,926,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5,925,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,920,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,906,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 5,852,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 5,826,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 5,878,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 5,934,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,978,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 5,953,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 5,840,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 5,760,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 5,624,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 5,520,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 5,417,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 5,248,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 5,210,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 5,181,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 5,152,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 5,124,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 5,095,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 5,067,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 5,039,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 5,011,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 4,983,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–17 | Age 18–34 | Age 35–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,106,006 people | 2,287,623 people | 2,573,556 people | 1,292,477 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年茂名市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | — | 户籍 | 统计公报2024+广东统计年鉴2025 |