Resident population · 20251,521,000 people1,531,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.7%2 Years
Annual growth-0.33%Years
Urbanization rate65.9%2025
1.53M1.53M1.53M1.52M1.52M2023202420252023: 1.53M2024: 1.53M2025: 1.52M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,521,000 people 65.9% 1,647,200 people — — —
2024 1,528,000 people 65.0% 1,651,037 people 7.27 ‰ — —
2023 1,531,000 people 64.7% 1,658,954 people 7.40 ‰ 7.21 ‰ —

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 1,521,000 people — — 65.9% — — 1,647,200 people 492,300 — — — — — — — —
2024 1,528,000 people 993,285 people 534,715 people 65.0% 875,252 people 775,785 people 1,651,037 people — — — — — 7.27 ‰ — 0.23 ‰ —
2023 1,531,000 people 989,900 people 541,100 people 64.7% — — 1,658,954 people 481,600 — — — — 7.40 ‰ 7.21 ‰ 0.19 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2024 — 户籍 2024统计公报+户籍人口为福建统计年鉴2025
$27.2B$26.3B$25.3B$24.3B$23.4B2023202420252023: $23.7B2024: $25.6B2025: $26.9B