Resident population · 2024743,300 people742,100 people (2022)
Change over the period+0.2%2 Years
Annual growth+0.08%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
743.44K743.07K742.70K742.33K741.96K20222023202420252022: 742.10K2023: 742.90K2024: 743.30K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 — — 667,600 people 3.95 ‰ 8.30 ‰ —
2024 743,300 people — 669,300 people 4.33 ‰ 8.00 ‰ —
2023 742,900 people — 670,900 people 4.09 ‰ 11.35 ‰ —
2022 742,100 people — 675,700 people 4.36 ‰ 8.17 ‰ —

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 — — — — — — 667,600 people 265,900 — — 2,600 people 5,500 people 3.95 ‰ 8.30 ‰ -4.35 ‰ —
2024 743,300 people — — — 323,600 people 345,700 people 669,300 people 264,800 — — 2,900 people 5,491 people 4.33 ‰ 8.00 ‰ -3.70 ‰ —
2023 742,900 people — — — 324,997 people 345,903 people 670,900 people 263,801 — — 2,754 people 7,640 people 4.09 ‰ 11.35 ‰ -7.26 ‰ —
2022 742,100 people — — — — — 675,700 people 263,500 — — 2,900 people 5,500 people 4.36 ‰ 8.17 ‰ -3.81 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2025 85,300 people89,200 people252,600 people240,500 people
2024 86,900 people92,800 people253,800 people235,900 people
2023 87,000 people98,700 people255,800 people229,400 people
2022 87,400 people104,600 people262,500 people221,100 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 户籍 2025年秦淮区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$22.8B$21.9B$21.0B$20.1B$19.1B20222023202420252022: $19.5B2023: $20.4B2024: $21.4B2025: $22.5B