Resident population · 2024249,000 people251,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.8%1 Years
Annual growth-0.80%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
251.24K250.62K250.00K249.38K248.76K20222023202420252023: 251.00K2024: 249.00K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 — — 356,800 people 0.56 ‰ 0.58 ‰ —
2024 249,000 people 53.7% 359,200 people 6.07 ‰ 5.71 ‰ —
2023 251,000 people 51.6% 364,025 people 5.96 ‰ 5.82 ‰ —
2022 — — 366,600 people 6.45 ‰ 4.72 ‰ —

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 — — — — — — 356,800 people — — — 2,166 people 2,281 people 0.56 ‰ 0.58 ‰ -0.03 ‰ —
2024 249,000 people 133,589 people 115,412 people 53.7% 190,159 people 169,041 people 359,200 people — — — 2,374 people 2,334 people 6.07 ‰ 5.71 ‰ 0.36 ‰ —
2023 251,000 people 129,500 people 121,500 people 51.6% — — 364,025 people — — — 2,337 people 2,281 people 5.96 ‰ 5.82 ‰ 0.14 ‰ —
2022 — — — — — — 366,600 people — — — 2,530 people 1,850 people 6.45 ‰ 4.72 ‰ 1.73 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 宁化县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$3.4B$3.2B$3.0B$2.8B$2.6B20222023202420252022: $3.3B2023: $3.3B2024: $3.2B2025: $2.7B