China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1949 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20253,173,000 people
Change over the period+5.8%
Annual growth+0.22%
Urbanization rate66.1%
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,173,000 people | 66.1% | 3,508,800 people | 5.05 ‰ | 8.08 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 3,167,000 people | 65.1% | 3,524,500 people | 7.15 ‰ | 7.91 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,157,000 people | 64.0% | 3,547,000 people | 6.97 ‰ | 8.24 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 3,150,000 people | 62.2% | 3,556,582 people | 9.64 ‰ | 4.90 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 3,150,000 people | 61.0% | 3,561,407 people | 12.28 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 3,120,000 people | 59.5% | 3,556,273 people | 16.34 ‰ | 6.00 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 3,090,000 people | 58.2% | 3,537,784 people | 17.81 ‰ | 4.18 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 3,070,000 people | 56.9% | 3,507,151 people | 18.09 ‰ | 16.87 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 3,030,000 people | 55.4% | 3,516,392 people | 14.79 ‰ | 4.27 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 3,010,000 people | 54.3% | 3,489,177 people | 16.81 ‰ | 5.87 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 2,970,000 people | 53.2% | 3,522,387 people | 22.87 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 2,930,000 people | 52.1% | 3,471,762 people | 20.12 ‰ | 3.96 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 2,910,000 people | 50.6% | 3,423,035 people | 14.46 ‰ | 5.88 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 2,880,000 people | 49.6% | 3,400,272 people | 11.53 ‰ | 9.19 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 2,820,000 people | 47.9% | 3,393,698 people | 18.58 ‰ | 14.90 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | 2,850,000 people | 47.0% | 3,359,540 people | 10.62 ‰ | 5.53 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | 2,860,000 people | 46.0% | 3,350,273 people | 20.66 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | 2,880,000 people | 45.0% | 3,304,352 people | 15.70 ‰ | 4.70 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | 2,900,000 people | 44.1% | 3,280,962 people | 9.07 ‰ | 3.19 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | 2,910,000 people | 43.1% | 3,270,346 people | 10.76 ‰ | 4.47 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | 2,930,000 people | — | 3,267,429 people | 11.64 ‰ | 2.94 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | 2,950,000 people | — | 3,258,055 people | 10.64 ‰ | 3.28 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | 2,960,000 people | — | 3,254,357 people | 12.17 ‰ | 4.25 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | 2,980,000 people | — | 3,246,930 people | 9.68 ‰ | 2.93 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | 3,000,000 people | 35.8% | 3,235,705 people | 15.78 ‰ | 6.77 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 3,218,472 people | 14.37 ‰ | 4.91 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 3,190,091 people | 14.14 ‰ | 5.12 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 3,164,981 people | 15.63 ‰ | 4.81 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 3,128,582 people | 17.12 ‰ | 5.07 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 3,093,384 people | 16.97 ‰ | 5.02 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 3,055,828 people | 17.65 ‰ | 5.11 ‰ | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 3,019,592 people | 18.97 ‰ | 5.51 ‰ | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 2,978,862 people | 19.86 ‰ | 5.66 ‰ | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 2,941,555 people | 19.59 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 2,900,911 people | 18.74 ‰ | 5.78 ‰ | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 2,783,021 people | 16.90 ‰ | 5.15 ‰ | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 2,742,869 people | 15.32 ‰ | 5.58 ‰ | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 2,706,876 people | 16.23 ‰ | 5.77 ‰ | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 2,674,390 people | 15.13 ‰ | 5.63 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 2,645,434 people | 15.81 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 2,618,266 people | 16.37 ‰ | 6.06 ‰ | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 2,593,838 people | 14.44 ‰ | 6.38 ‰ | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 2,571,065 people | 19.78 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 2,533,770 people | 18.71 ‰ | 6.35 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 2,493,274 people | 16.89 ‰ | 6.68 ‰ | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 2,458,720 people | 20.23 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 2,423,666 people | 23.26 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 2,385,298 people | 26.05 ‰ | 7.31 ‰ | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 2,340,166 people | 27.87 ‰ | 7.08 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 2,295,189 people | 30.02 ‰ | 7.37 ‰ | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 2,245,274 people | 28.18 ‰ | 6.99 ‰ | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 2,200,999 people | 31.14 ‰ | 6.61 ‰ | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 2,145,559 people | 32.77 ‰ | 6.48 ‰ | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 2,094,996 people | 31.64 ‰ | 5.65 ‰ | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 2,050,543 people | 27.69 ‰ | 6.28 ‰ | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 2,002,926 people | 33.44 ‰ | 5.60 ‰ | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 1,938,936 people | 34.14 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 1,888,268 people | 33.13 ‰ | 5.50 ‰ | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 1,836,890 people | 33.45 ‰ | 6.82 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 1,789,889 people | 37.30 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | — |
| 1964 | — | — | 1,726,321 people | 33.84 ‰ | 9.07 ‰ | — |
| 1963 | — | — | 1,737,427 people | 39.56 ‰ | 6.96 ‰ | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 1,711,951 people | 35.73 ‰ | 8.26 ‰ | — |
| 1961 | — | — | 1,666,995 people | 15.23 ‰ | 13.17 ‰ | — |
| 1960 | — | — | 1,639,127 people | 21.93 ‰ | 19.78 ‰ | — |
| 1959 | — | — | 1,606,905 people | 26.06 ‰ | 8.15 ‰ | — |
| 1958 | — | — | 1,568,572 people | 29.53 ‰ | 8.43 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 1,537,156 people | 33.66 ‰ | 8.29 ‰ | — |
| 1956 | — | — | 1,475,848 people | 38.32 ‰ | 13.04 ‰ | — |
| 1955 | — | — | 1,426,112 people | 26.45 ‰ | 8.68 ‰ | — |
| 1954 | — | — | 1,418,526 people | 34.27 ‰ | 11.87 ‰ | — |
| 1953 | — | — | 1,386,157 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 1,338,489 people | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | 1,317,773 people | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | 1,300,576 people | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 1,260,936 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 | 3,173,000 people | 2,096,000 people | 1,077,000 people | 66.1% | 1,649,000 people | 1,524,000 people | 3,508,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5.05 ‰ | 8.08 ‰ | -3.03 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 3,167,000 people | 2,061,084 people | 1,105,916 people | 65.1% | 1,647,000 people | 1,520,000 people | 3,524,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7.15 ‰ | 7.91 ‰ | -0.76 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,157,000 people | 2,019,000 people | 1,138,000 people | 64.0% | 1,643,000 people | 1,514,000 people | 3,547,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6.97 ‰ | 8.24 ‰ | -1.27 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 3,150,000 people | 1,959,300 people | — | 62.2% | — | — | 3,556,582 people | — | — | — | — | — | 9.64 ‰ | 4.90 ‰ | 4.74 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 3,150,000 people | 1,921,200 people | — | 61.0% | — | — | 3,561,407 people | — | — | — | — | — | 12.28 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | 5.75 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 3,120,000 people | 1,857,000 people | — | 59.5% | — | — | 3,556,273 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.34 ‰ | 6.00 ‰ | 10.34 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 3,090,000 people | 1,797,100 people | — | 58.2% | — | — | 3,537,784 people | — | — | — | — | — | 17.81 ‰ | 4.18 ‰ | 13.63 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 3,070,000 people | 1,747,800 people | — | 56.9% | — | — | 3,507,151 people | — | — | — | — | — | 18.09 ‰ | 16.87 ‰ | 1.22 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 3,030,000 people | 1,679,500 people | — | 55.4% | — | — | 3,516,392 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.79 ‰ | 4.27 ‰ | 10.52 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 3,010,000 people | 1,635,300 people | — | 54.3% | — | — | 3,489,177 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.81 ‰ | 5.87 ‰ | 10.95 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 2,970,000 people | 1,580,300 people | — | 53.2% | — | — | 3,522,387 people | — | — | — | — | — | 22.87 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | 16.75 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 2,930,000 people | 1,525,700 people | — | 52.1% | — | — | 3,471,762 people | — | — | — | — | — | 20.12 ‰ | 3.96 ‰ | 16.16 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 2,910,000 people | 1,471,600 people | — | 50.6% | — | — | 3,423,035 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.46 ‰ | 5.88 ‰ | 8.58 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 2,880,000 people | 1,427,300 people | — | 49.6% | — | — | 3,400,272 people | — | — | — | — | — | 11.53 ‰ | 9.19 ‰ | 2.34 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 2,820,000 people | 1,351,300 people | — | 47.9% | — | — | 3,393,698 people | — | — | — | — | — | 18.58 ‰ | 14.90 ‰ | 3.68 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | 2,850,000 people | 1,338,400 people | — | 47.0% | — | — | 3,359,540 people | — | — | — | — | — | 10.62 ‰ | 5.53 ‰ | 5.09 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | 2,860,000 people | 1,315,300 people | — | 46.0% | — | — | 3,350,273 people | — | — | — | — | — | 20.66 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | 14.22 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | 2,880,000 people | 1,296,600 people | — | 45.0% | — | — | 3,304,352 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.70 ‰ | 4.70 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | 2,900,000 people | 1,277,500 people | — | 44.1% | — | — | 3,280,962 people | — | — | — | — | — | 9.07 ‰ | 3.19 ‰ | 5.88 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | 2,910,000 people | 1,253,300 people | — | 43.1% | — | — | 3,270,346 people | — | — | — | — | — | 10.76 ‰ | 4.47 ‰ | 6.29 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | 2,930,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,267,429 people | — | — | — | — | — | 11.64 ‰ | 2.94 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | 2,950,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,258,055 people | — | — | — | — | — | 10.64 ‰ | 3.28 ‰ | 7.36 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | 2,960,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,254,357 people | — | — | — | — | — | 12.17 ‰ | 4.25 ‰ | 7.92 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | 2,980,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3,246,930 people | — | — | — | — | — | 9.68 ‰ | 2.93 ‰ | 6.75 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | 3,000,000 people | 1,073,100 people | — | 35.8% | — | — | 3,235,705 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.78 ‰ | 6.77 ‰ | 9.01 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,218,472 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.37 ‰ | 4.91 ‰ | 9.46 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,190,091 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.14 ‰ | 5.12 ‰ | 9.02 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,164,981 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.63 ‰ | 4.81 ‰ | 10.82 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,128,582 people | — | — | — | — | — | 17.12 ‰ | 5.07 ‰ | 12.05 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,093,384 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.97 ‰ | 5.02 ‰ | 11.95 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,055,828 people | — | — | — | — | — | 17.65 ‰ | 5.11 ‰ | 12.54 ‰ | — |
| 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,019,592 people | — | — | — | — | — | 18.97 ‰ | 5.51 ‰ | 13.46 ‰ | — |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,978,862 people | — | — | — | — | — | 19.86 ‰ | 5.66 ‰ | 14.20 ‰ | — |
| 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,941,555 people | — | — | — | — | — | 19.59 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ | 14.20 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,900,911 people | — | — | — | — | — | 18.74 ‰ | 5.78 ‰ | 12.96 ‰ | — |
| 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,783,021 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.90 ‰ | 5.15 ‰ | 11.75 ‰ | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,742,869 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.32 ‰ | 5.58 ‰ | 9.74 ‰ | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,706,876 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.23 ‰ | 5.77 ‰ | 10.46 ‰ | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,674,390 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.13 ‰ | 5.63 ‰ | 9.50 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,645,434 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.81 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | 9.98 ‰ | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,618,266 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.37 ‰ | 6.06 ‰ | 10.31 ‰ | — |
| 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,593,838 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.44 ‰ | 6.38 ‰ | 8.06 ‰ | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,571,065 people | — | — | — | — | — | 19.78 ‰ | 6.60 ‰ | 13.18 ‰ | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,533,770 people | — | — | — | — | — | 18.71 ‰ | 6.35 ‰ | 12.36 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,493,274 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.89 ‰ | 6.68 ‰ | 10.21 ‰ | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,458,720 people | — | — | — | — | — | 20.23 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | 13.70 ‰ | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,423,666 people | — | — | — | — | — | 23.26 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | 16.56 ‰ | — |
| 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,385,298 people | — | — | — | — | — | 26.05 ‰ | 7.31 ‰ | 18.74 ‰ | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,340,166 people | — | — | — | — | — | 27.87 ‰ | 7.08 ‰ | 20.79 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,295,189 people | — | — | — | — | — | 30.02 ‰ | 7.37 ‰ | 22.65 ‰ | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,245,274 people | — | — | — | — | — | 28.18 ‰ | 6.99 ‰ | 21.19 ‰ | — |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,200,999 people | — | — | — | — | — | 31.14 ‰ | 6.61 ‰ | 24.53 ‰ | — |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,145,559 people | — | — | — | — | — | 32.77 ‰ | 6.48 ‰ | 26.29 ‰ | — |
| 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,094,996 people | — | — | — | — | — | 31.64 ‰ | 5.65 ‰ | 25.99 ‰ | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,050,543 people | — | — | — | — | — | 27.69 ‰ | 6.28 ‰ | 21.41 ‰ | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,002,926 people | — | — | — | — | — | 33.44 ‰ | 5.60 ‰ | 27.84 ‰ | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,938,936 people | — | — | — | — | — | 34.14 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | 27.61 ‰ | — |
| 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,888,268 people | — | — | — | — | — | 33.13 ‰ | 5.50 ‰ | 27.63 ‰ | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,836,890 people | — | — | — | — | — | 33.45 ‰ | 6.82 ‰ | 26.63 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,789,889 people | — | — | — | — | — | 37.30 ‰ | 6.93 ‰ | 30.37 ‰ | — |
| 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,726,321 people | — | — | — | — | — | 33.84 ‰ | 9.07 ‰ | 24.77 ‰ | — |
| 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,737,427 people | — | — | — | — | — | 39.56 ‰ | 6.96 ‰ | 32.60 ‰ | — |
| 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,711,951 people | — | — | — | — | — | 35.73 ‰ | 8.26 ‰ | 27.47 ‰ | — |
| 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,666,995 people | — | — | — | — | — | 15.23 ‰ | 13.17 ‰ | 2.06 ‰ | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,639,127 people | — | — | — | — | — | 21.93 ‰ | 19.78 ‰ | 2.15 ‰ | — |
| 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,606,905 people | — | — | — | — | — | 26.06 ‰ | 8.15 ‰ | 17.91 ‰ | — |
| 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,568,572 people | — | — | — | — | — | 29.53 ‰ | 8.43 ‰ | 21.10 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,537,156 people | — | — | — | — | — | 33.66 ‰ | 8.29 ‰ | 25.37 ‰ | — |
| 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,475,848 people | — | — | — | — | — | 38.32 ‰ | 13.04 ‰ | 25.28 ‰ | — |
| 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,426,112 people | — | — | — | — | — | 26.45 ‰ | 8.68 ‰ | 17.77 ‰ | — |
| 1954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,418,526 people | — | — | — | — | — | 34.27 ‰ | 11.87 ‰ | 22.40 ‰ | — |
| 1953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,386,157 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,338,489 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,317,773 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,300,576 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,260,936 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 60+ | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 728,000 people | 509,000 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 2025年宁德市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2021 | — | 出生死亡数据为户籍变动情况 | 宁德统计年鉴2022 |