China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2021 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,290,900 people
Change over the period+1.7%
Annual growth+0.42%
Urbanization rate63.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,290,900 people | 63.9% | 1,395,400 people | 5.17 ‰ | 7.79 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,287,800 people | 62.8% | 1,399,500 people | 5.66 ‰ | 7.82 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,282,400 people | 61.9% | 1,403,800 people | 5.81 ‰ | 9.31 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | — | — | 1,410,100 people | 6.22 ‰ | 8.72 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,269,300 people | 61.1% | 1,415,389 people | 6.98 ‰ | 9.38 ‰ | — |
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 | 1,290,900 people | — | — | 63.9% | — | — | 1,395,400 people | — | — | — | 7,222 people | 10,886 people | 5.17 ‰ | 7.79 ‰ | -2.62 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,287,800 people | 809,300 people | 478,500 people | 62.8% | — | — | 1,399,500 people | — | — | — | 7,937 people | 10,962 people | 5.66 ‰ | 7.82 ‰ | -2.16 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,282,400 people | 794,200 people | 488,200 people | 61.9% | — | — | 1,403,800 people | 444,400 | — | — | 8,172 people | 13,094 people | 5.81 ‰ | 9.31 ‰ | -3.50 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,410,100 people | 446,500 | — | — | — | — | 6.22 ‰ | 8.72 ‰ | -2.49 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 1,269,300 people | 775,800 people | 493,500 people | 61.1% | — | — | 1,415,389 people | 448,321 | — | — | 9,901 people | 13,303 people | 6.98 ‰ | 9.38 ‰ | -2.40 ‰ | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 户籍 | 2025年宁乡市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2023 | — | 常住人口根据GDP数据推算 | 2023年统计公报 |