China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1990 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20252,051,000 people
Change over the period+53.1%
Annual growth+1.22%
Urbanization rate48.3%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,051,000 people | 48.3% | 2,518,800 people | 9.08 ‰ | 5.36 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 2,048,200 people | 48.3% | — | 10.28 ‰ | 4.58 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 2,034,300 people | 48.1% | 2,515,600 people | 8.90 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,024,900 people | 47.8% | 2,516,500 people | 8.80 ‰ | 5.80 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 2,017,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,999,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,015,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,009,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,021,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,036,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,039,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,044,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,045,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,046,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 2,046,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2,047,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 2,045,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,030,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 2,016,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,993,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,980,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,970,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,938,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,915,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,894,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,849,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,788,800 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,732,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,678,400 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1,625,600 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,574,300 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,524,500 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,476,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 1,429,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1,383,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1,339,500 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 | 2,051,000 people | 990,000 people | 1,061,000 people | 48.3% | — | — | 2,518,800 people | — | — | — | 22,800 people | 13,500 people | 9.08 ‰ | 5.36 ‰ | 3.71 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 2,048,200 people | 988,300 people | — | 48.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,851 people | 11,514 people | 10.28 ‰ | 4.58 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 2,034,300 people | 979,300 people | — | 48.1% | — | — | 2,515,600 people | — | — | — | 30,953 people | 14,459 people | 8.90 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | 3.20 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,024,900 people | 968,700 people | — | 47.8% | — | — | 2,516,500 people | 601,900 | — | — | 33,154 people | 14,627 people | 8.80 ‰ | 5.80 ‰ | 2.90 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 2,017,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,999,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,015,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,009,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,021,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,036,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,039,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,044,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,045,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,046,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 2,046,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 2,047,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 2,045,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,030,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 2,016,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,993,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,980,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,970,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,938,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,915,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,894,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,849,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 1,788,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 1,732,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 1,678,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 1,625,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,574,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 1,524,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 1,476,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 1,429,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1,383,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1,339,500 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年普宁市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |