Resident population · 2025906,000 people891,100 people (2023)
Change over the period+1.7%2 Years
Annual growth+0.83%Years
Urbanization rate84.5%2025
907.79K903.17K898.55K893.93K889.31K20222023202420252023: 891.10K2024: 899.90K2025: 906.00K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 906,000 people 84.5% 745,100 people 6.50 ‰ 6.60 ‰ —
2024 899,900 people 84.5% 718,765 people 9.61 ‰ 5.26 ‰ —
2023 891,100 people 84.4% 689,294 people 10.10 ‰ 5.82 ‰ —
2022 — — 660,149 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 906,000 people 765,900 people 140,100 people 84.5% — — 745,100 people 212,600 — — — — 6.50 ‰ 6.60 ‰ — —
2024 899,900 people 760,600 people 139,300 people 84.5% — — 718,765 people 207,594 — — — — 9.61 ‰ 5.26 ‰ 4.35 ‰ —
2023 891,100 people 752,000 people 139,100 people 84.4% — — 689,294 people 201,570 — — — — 10.10 ‰ 5.82 ‰ 4.28 ‰ —
2022 — — — — — — 660,149 people 198,934 — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–14Age 15–64Age 60+Age 65+
2025 142,600 people658,800 people158,500 people104,600 people
2024 140,900 people663,600 people143,300 people95,500 people
2023 160,100 people646,900 people129,000 people84,100 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年海口市美兰区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$9.4B$8.8B$8.2B$7.6B$7.1B20222023202420252022: $7.3B2023: $8.5B2024: $8.6B2025: $9.2B