China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1952 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025543,600 people
Change over the period+12.4%
Annual growth+0.78%
Urbanization rate52.3%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 543,600 people | 52.3% | 523,191 people | 6.64 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 540,900 people | 52.3% | — | 8.70 ‰ | 7.35 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 539,800 people | 52.0% | 522,482 people | 8.18 ‰ | 7.25 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 536,000 people | 50.7% | 522,679 people | 7.23 ‰ | 7.21 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 534,600 people | 50.3% | 523,308 people | 8.64 ‰ | 7.23 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 530,500 people | 49.7% | 524,926 people | 9.26 ‰ | 7.10 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 525,200 people | 51.5% | 522,255 people | 12.70 ‰ | 7.22 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 521,200 people | 51.2% | 519,291 people | 14.31 ‰ | 7.12 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 517,100 people | 49.4% | 515,456 people | 14.56 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 511,900 people | 47.6% | 513,323 people | 14.40 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 508,600 people | 45.6% | 509,413 people | 14.40 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 505,100 people | 44.0% | 510,297 people | 14.43 ‰ | 7.19 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 500,100 people | 43.0% | 506,582 people | 14.48 ‰ | 7.18 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 497,900 people | 41.5% | 501,981 people | 14.58 ‰ | 7.20 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 490,700 people | 40.7% | 501,717 people | 14.26 ‰ | 6.99 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 483,500 people | 40.3% | 496,392 people | 13.75 ‰ | 6.85 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 488,333 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 482,491 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 476,412 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 469,912 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | 463,409 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 459,070 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 454,464 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 455,137 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 450,647 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 448,115 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 442,780 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 440,475 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 438,162 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 435,949 people | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 433,861 people | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 431,552 people | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 428,920 people | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 426,350 people | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 422,985 people | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 418,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 410,409 people | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 403,833 people | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 395,608 people | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 391,658 people | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 389,656 people | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 388,188 people | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 383,723 people | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 379,150 people | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 374,290 people | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 317,325 people | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 314,043 people | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 311,810 people | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 309,587 people | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 308,292 people | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 305,101 people | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 301,850 people | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 297,719 people | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 293,411 people | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 288,204 people | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 282,288 people | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 305,245 people | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 253,707 people | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 228,901 people | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 210,998 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 | 543,600 people | 176,665 people | 346,526 people | 52.3% | 273,655 people | 249,536 people | 523,191 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6.64 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | — | — |
| 2024 | 540,900 people | — | — | 52.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.70 ‰ | 7.35 ‰ | 1.35 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 539,800 people | 280,900 people | 258,900 people | 52.0% | 273,413 people | 249,069 people | 522,482 people | 153,285 | — | — | — | — | 8.18 ‰ | 7.25 ‰ | 0.93 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 536,000 people | 271,800 people | 264,200 people | 50.7% | 273,556 people | 249,123 people | 522,679 people | 153,751 | — | — | — | — | 7.23 ‰ | 7.21 ‰ | 0.02 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 534,600 people | 268,800 people | 265,800 people | 50.3% | 273,809 people | 249,499 people | 523,308 people | 154,441 | — | — | — | — | 8.64 ‰ | 7.23 ‰ | 1.41 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 530,500 people | 263,600 people | 266,900 people | 49.7% | 274,222 people | 250,704 people | 524,926 people | 155,065 | — | — | — | — | 9.26 ‰ | 7.10 ‰ | 2.16 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 525,200 people | 270,600 people | 254,600 people | 51.5% | 273,039 people | 249,216 people | 522,255 people | 155,295 | — | — | — | — | 12.70 ‰ | 7.22 ‰ | 5.48 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 521,200 people | 266,800 people | 254,400 people | 51.2% | 271,567 people | 247,724 people | 519,291 people | 155,096 | — | — | — | — | 14.31 ‰ | 7.12 ‰ | 7.19 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 517,100 people | 255,500 people | 261,600 people | 49.4% | 269,756 people | 245,700 people | 515,456 people | 154,203 | — | — | — | — | 14.56 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | 7.43 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 511,900 people | 243,700 people | 268,200 people | 47.6% | 268,696 people | 244,627 people | 513,323 people | 153,709 | — | — | — | — | 14.40 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | 7.27 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 508,600 people | 231,800 people | 276,800 people | 45.6% | 266,972 people | 242,441 people | 509,413 people | 152,758 | — | — | — | — | 14.40 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | 7.27 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 505,100 people | 222,500 people | 282,600 people | 44.0% | 267,009 people | 243,288 people | 510,297 people | 152,800 | — | — | — | — | 14.43 ‰ | 7.19 ‰ | 7.24 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 500,100 people | 215,200 people | 284,900 people | 43.0% | 266,622 people | 239,960 people | 506,582 people | 151,191 | — | — | — | — | 14.48 ‰ | 7.18 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 497,900 people | 206,400 people | 291,500 people | 41.5% | 263,951 people | 238,030 people | 501,981 people | 151,226 | — | — | — | — | 14.58 ‰ | 7.20 ‰ | 7.38 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 490,700 people | 199,500 people | 291,200 people | 40.7% | 262,759 people | 238,958 people | 501,717 people | 150,529 | — | — | — | — | 14.26 ‰ | 6.99 ‰ | 7.27 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 483,500 people | 194,600 people | 288,900 people | 40.3% | 260,155 people | 236,237 people | 496,392 people | 147,807 | — | — | — | — | 13.75 ‰ | 6.85 ‰ | 6.90 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | 150,072 people | 338,261 people | — | 254,995 people | 233,338 people | 488,333 people | 142,950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | 148,102 people | 334,389 people | — | 252,142 people | 230,349 people | 482,491 people | 137,219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | 145,490 people | 330,922 people | — | 249,705 people | 226,707 people | 476,412 people | 133,289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | 143,222 people | 326,690 people | — | 245,848 people | 224,064 people | 469,912 people | 129,166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | 140,757 people | 322,652 people | — | 242,816 people | 220,593 people | 463,409 people | 127,078 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | 139,895 people | 319,175 people | — | 241,307 people | 317,763 people | 459,070 people | 120,888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | 94,321 people | 360,143 people | — | 238,969 people | 215,495 people | 454,464 people | 120,482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | 92,150 people | 362,987 people | — | 237,480 people | 217,657 people | 455,137 people | 118,995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | 91,661 people | 358,986 people | — | 236,660 people | 213,987 people | 450,647 people | 119,418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | 90,501 people | 357,614 people | — | 235,285 people | 212,830 people | 448,115 people | 118,209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | 85,755 people | 357,025 people | — | 231,733 people | 211,047 people | 442,780 people | 116,940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | 84,235 people | 356,240 people | — | 230,993 people | 209,482 people | 440,475 people | 115,254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | 82,908 people | 355,254 people | — | 230,075 people | 208,087 people | 438,162 people | 114,699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | 79,922 people | 356,027 people | — | 228,804 people | 207,145 people | 435,949 people | 113,968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | 78,823 people | 355,038 people | — | 228,321 people | 205,540 people | 433,861 people | 110,843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | 77,958 people | 353,594 people | — | 226,871 people | 204,681 people | 431,552 people | 111,694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | 65,411 people | 363,509 people | — | 224,728 people | 204,192 people | 428,920 people | 111,878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | 64,405 people | 361,945 people | — | 222,018 people | 204,332 people | 426,350 people | 107,338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | 58,060 people | 364,925 people | — | 219,686 people | 203,299 people | 422,985 people | 104,025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | 57,279 people | 360,921 people | — | 217,281 people | 200,919 people | 418,200 people | 101,731 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | 56,292 people | 354,117 people | — | 212,600 people | 197,809 people | 410,409 people | 99,019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | 53,861 people | 349,972 people | — | 208,846 people | 194,987 people | 403,833 people | 96,757 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | 52,088 people | 343,520 people | — | 204,562 people | 191,046 people | 395,608 people | 92,892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | 49,569 people | 342,089 people | — | 201,959 people | 189,699 people | 391,658 people | 89,672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | 49,049 people | 340,607 people | — | 200,526 people | 189,130 people | 389,656 people | 89,239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | 45,158 people | 343,030 people | — | 199,412 people | 188,776 people | 388,188 people | 88,145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | 39,831 people | 343,892 people | — | 197,130 people | 186,593 people | 383,723 people | 86,236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | 39,080 people | 340,070 people | — | 194,024 people | 185,126 people | 379,150 people | 84,931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | 38,807 people | 335,483 people | — | 189,899 people | 184,391 people | 374,290 people | 85,102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | 27,912 people | 289,413 people | — | 160,322 people | 157,003 people | 317,325 people | 66,703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | 25,633 people | 288,410 people | — | 158,987 people | 155,056 people | 314,043 people | 66,615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | 24,098 people | 287,712 people | — | 157,431 people | 154,379 people | 311,810 people | 66,015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | 22,798 people | 286,789 people | — | 156,270 people | 153,317 people | 309,587 people | 65,701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | 21,880 people | 286,412 people | — | 155,598 people | 152,694 people | 308,292 people | 64,833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | 20,731 people | 284,370 people | — | 153,477 people | 151,624 people | 305,101 people | 63,774 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | 18,914 people | 282,936 people | — | 151,200 people | 150,650 people | 301,850 people | 63,802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | 19,733 people | 277,986 people | — | 148,547 people | 149,172 people | 297,719 people | 63,618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | 18,269 people | 275,142 people | — | 146,028 people | 147,383 people | 293,411 people | 63,287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | 17,733 people | 270,471 people | — | 143,437 people | 144,767 people | 288,204 people | 63,740 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | 16,055 people | 266,233 people | — | 140,066 people | 142,222 people | 282,288 people | 63,134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | 18,127 people | 287,118 people | — | 165,766 people | 139,479 people | 305,245 people | 61,093 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | 36,758 people | 216,949 people | — | 123,587 people | 130,120 people | 253,707 people | 60,357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | — | 24,726 people | 204,175 people | — | 103,103 people | 125,798 people | 228,901 people | 60,881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | 10,257 people | 200,741 people | — | 94,894 people | 116,104 people | 210,998 people | 59,985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–14 | Age 15–64 | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91,000 people | 368,000 people | — |
| 2022 | 94,600 people | 359,000 people | 82,400 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 常住 | 2023年统计公报 |
| 2022 | — | 常住 | 2022年统计公报 |
| 2021 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2020 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2019 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2018 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2017 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2016 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2015 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2014 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2013 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2012 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2011 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |
| 2010 | — | 常住 | 琼海统计年鉴2024 |