China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2010 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20253,489,700 people
Change over the period+7.9%
Annual growth+0.51%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,489,700 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,501,200 people | — | 4,270,992 people | 9.16 ‰ | 5.29 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,489,600 people | — | 4,262,300 people | 8.80 ‰ | 6.30 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 3,472,500 people | — | 4,260,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,481,200 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3,496,000 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3,493,100 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 3,475,200 people | — | 4,239,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3,462,100 people | — | 4,198,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3,431,200 people | — | 4,172,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,396,700 people | — | 4,140,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3,375,400 people | — | 4,060,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3,344,400 people | — | 4,051,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 3,313,400 people | — | 4,050,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 3,274,200 people | — | 4,048,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 3,235,100 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 | 3,489,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,501,200 people | 1,581,678 people | 2,689,314 people | — | 2,239,096 people | 2,031,896 people | 4,270,992 people | 1,272,685 | — | — | 39,112 people | 22,605 people | 9.16 ‰ | 5.29 ‰ | 3.87 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 3,489,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,262,300 people | 1,275,300 | — | — | 37,686 people | 26,900 people | 8.80 ‰ | 6.30 ‰ | 2.50 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 3,472,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,260,200 people | 1,279,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,481,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3,496,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3,493,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 3,475,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,239,400 people | 1,301,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3,462,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,198,900 people | 1,294,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3,431,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,172,800 people | 1,291,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,396,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,140,300 people | 1,263,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3,375,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,060,800 people | 1,256,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3,344,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,051,200 people | 1,236,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 3,313,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,050,600 people | 1,220,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 3,274,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 4,048,700 people | 1,194,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 3,235,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–17 | Age 18–34 | Age 35–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 962,900 people | 1,022,800 people | 1,595,200 people | 690,100 people |
| 2023 | 974,700 people | 1,045,300 people | 1,589,700 people | 652,600 people |
| 2022 | 984,000 people | 1,072,700 people | 1,585,800 people | 617,600 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 布依族143.68万人，苗族62.62万人，水族38.22万人，毛南族3.86万人，瑶族1.27万人 | 户籍 | 2024年统计公报+黔南州统计年鉴2025 |
| 2023 | 257.59万人，其中布依族143.28万，苗族62.19万，水族38.05万，毛南族3.84万人，瑶族1.26万人 | — | 2023统计公报+2024统计年鉴 |
| 2022 | 256.86万人，布依族143.17万人，苗族61.84万人，水族37.9万，毛南族3.84万人，瑶族1.25万人 | — | 黔南统计年鉴2024 |