Resident population · 2025529,000 people546,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-3.1%2 Years
Annual growth-1.57%Years
Urbanization rate56.0%2025
548.04K542.77K537.50K532.23K526.96K2023202420252023: 546.00K2024: 532.10K2025: 529.00K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 529,000 people 56.0% — 9.05 ‰ 9.61 ‰ —
2024 532,100 people 55.1% — 9.56 ‰ 9.37 ‰ —
2023 546,000 people 53.9% 567,572 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 529,000 people 296,000 people 233,000 people 56.0% 273,000 people 256,000 people — — — — 4,800 people 5,100 people 9.05 ‰ 9.61 ‰ -0.57 ‰ —
2024 532,100 people 293,000 people 239,000 people 55.1% 274,000 people 258,000 people — — — — 5,100 people 5,000 people 9.56 ‰ 9.37 ‰ 0.19 ‰ —
2023 546,000 people — — 53.9% — — 567,572 people — — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 60+
2025 92,000 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 怒江州2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 常住 2024年统计公报
$4.1B$3.9B$3.8B$3.7B$3.6B2023202420252023: $3.6B2024: $3.9B2025: $4.0B