Resident population · 202546,404 people45,500 people (2023)
Change over the period+2.0%2 Years
Annual growth+0.99%Years
Urbanization rate32.1%2025
46.51K46.23K45.95K45.67K45.39K2023202420252023: 45.50K2024: 45.60K2025: 46.40K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
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 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2025 17,082 people13,219 people14,682 people5,349 people
2024 16,914 people13,171 people14,299 people5,324 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
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
$350.0M$312.8M$275.6M$238.4M$201.2M2023202420252023: $215.6M2024: $316.9M2025: $335.6M