China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2023 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 202546,404 people
Change over the period+2.0%
Annual growth+0.99%
Urbanization rate32.1%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,404 people | 32.1% | 50,332 people | 16.13 ‰ | 5.16 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 45,600 people | 30.0% | 49,708 people | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 45,500 people | 27.9% | 49,272 people | 14.93 ‰ | 3.17 ‰ | — |
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 | 46,404 people | 14,900 people | 31,504 people | 32.1% | — | — | 50,332 people | — | — | — | — | — | 16.13 ‰ | 5.16 ‰ | 10.97 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 45,600 people | 13,700 people | 31,900 people | 30.0% | 25,160 people | 24,548 people | 49,708 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 45,500 people | — | — | 27.9% | — | — | 49,272 people | — | — | — | — | — | 14.93 ‰ | 3.17 ‰ | 11.76 ‰ | — |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,082 people | 13,219 people | 14,682 people | 5,349 people |
| 2024 | 16,914 people | 13,171 people | 14,299 people | 5,324 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 藏族47648、羌族350、回族75、其他少数民族19、汉族2240 | 常住 | 壤塘县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | 少数民族47347人,比重95.25%(藏族46915人,占比94.38%,羌族321人,占比0.65%,回族80人,占比0.16%,其他少数民族31人,占比0.06%),汉族2361人,占比4.75%。 | — | 2024统计公报 |
| 2023 | 少数民族46836人,比重95.06%(藏族46406人,占比94.18%,羌族320人,占比0.65%,回族81人,占比0.17%,其他少数民族29人,占比0.06%),汉族2436人,占比4.94%。 | — | 2023年统计公报 |