China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2000 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025548,200 people
Change over the period+6.1%
Annual growth+0.24%
Urbanization rate57.1%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 548,200 people | 57.1% | 609,542 people | 5.50 ‰ | 7.91 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 552,400 people | 55.9% | 612,847 people | 7.17 ‰ | 7.67 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 552,700 people | 55.2% | 613,782 people | 6.30 ‰ | 7.82 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 555,100 people | 54.2% | 616,725 people | 6.39 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 557,200 people | 53.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 556,800 people | 53.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 554,100 people | 50.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 552,600 people | 49.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 551,200 people | 47.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 548,400 people | 47.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 545,000 people | 46.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 541,900 people | 45.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 538,800 people | 45.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 565,400 people | 46.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 561,900 people | 46.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 555,200 people | 46.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 556,200 people | 46.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 557,200 people | 46.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 558,600 people | 46.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 559,900 people | 45.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 562,100 people | 45.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 516,500 people | 24.5% | — | — | — | — |
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 | 548,200 people | 312,900 people | 235,300 people | 57.1% | — | — | 609,542 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5.50 ‰ | 7.91 ‰ | -2.41 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 552,400 people | 309,000 people | 328,613 people | 55.9% | 309,886 people | 302,961 people | 612,847 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7.17 ‰ | 7.67 ‰ | -0.50 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 552,700 people | 305,000 people | 330,231 people | 55.2% | 311,053 people | 302,729 people | 613,782 people | 178,100 | — | — | — | — | 6.30 ‰ | 7.82 ‰ | -1.52 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 555,100 people | 300,600 people | — | 54.2% | — | — | 616,725 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | -0.22 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 557,200 people | — | — | 53.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 556,800 people | — | — | 53.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 554,100 people | — | — | 50.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 552,600 people | — | — | 49.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 551,200 people | — | — | 47.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 548,400 people | — | — | 47.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 545,000 people | — | — | 46.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 541,900 people | — | — | 45.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 538,800 people | — | — | 45.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 565,400 people | — | — | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 561,900 people | — | — | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 555,200 people | — | — | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 556,200 people | — | — | 46.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 557,200 people | — | — | 46.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 558,600 people | — | — | 46.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 559,900 people | — | — | 45.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 562,100 people | — | — | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 516,500 people | — | — | 24.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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年梅县区国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |