China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2021 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025193,700 people
Change over the period-3.9%
Annual growth-0.98%
Urbanization rate37.5%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193,700 people | 37.5% | 237,630 people | 5.64 ‰ | 7.70 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 196,100 people | 36.8% | 239,088 people | 6.61 ‰ | 7.62 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 197,400 people | 35.2% | 239,682 people | 6.81 ‰ | 8.88 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 199,900 people | 33.3% | 240,594 people | 6.79 ‰ | 9.40 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 201,500 people | 33.0% | — | 7.40 ‰ | 8.88 ‰ | — |
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 | 193,700 people | 72,700 people | 121,000 people | 37.5% | 97,700 people | 96,000 people | 237,630 people | 79,436 | — | — | 1,100 people | 1,500 people | 5.64 ‰ | 7.70 ‰ | -2.06 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 196,100 people | 72,200 people | 139,617 people | 36.8% | 99,600 people | 97,500 people | 239,088 people | 80,076 | — | — | 1,300 people | 1,500 people | 6.61 ‰ | 7.62 ‰ | -1.01 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 197,400 people | 69,400 people | — | 35.2% | 99,500 people | 97,900 people | 239,682 people | 80,564 | — | — | 1,632 people | 2,128 people | 6.81 ‰ | 8.88 ‰ | -2.07 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 199,900 people | 66,600 people | 133,300 people | 33.3% | 100,000 people | 99,900 people | 240,594 people | 81,138 | — | — | 1,634 people | 2,262 people | 6.79 ‰ | 9.40 ‰ | -2.61 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 201,500 people | 66,400 people | 135,100 people | 33.0% | 101,700 people | 99,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.40 ‰ | 8.88 ‰ | -1.48 ‰ | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–14 | Age 60+ | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,300 people | 40,200 people | 28,600 people |
| 2023 | 30,300 people | 38,100 people | 28,100 people |
| 2022 | 31,310 people | 35,790 people | 27,840 people |
| 2021 | 33,000 people | 34,500 people | 27,000 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107692 | 常住 | 南华县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | 户籍人口少数民族人口108103人，占总人口的45.21%，其中：彝族94984人，占总人口的39.73%；白族9619人，占总人口的4.02%；回族2081人，占总人口的0.87%。 | 常住 | 2024年统计公报 |
| 2023 | 少数民族人口108127人，占总人口的45.11%，其中：彝族95021人，占总人口的39.64%；白族9618人，占总人口的4.01%；回族2089人，占总人口的0.87%。 | — | 2023年统计公报 |
| 2022 | 108245人，占总人口的44.99%，其中：彝族95124人，占总人口的39.54%；白族9621人，占总人口的3.99%；回族2101人，占总人口的0.87%。 | — | 2022年统计公报 |