Resident population · 2025945,700 people986,800 people (2022)
Change over the period-4.2%3 Years
Annual growth-1.41%Years
Urbanization rate39.0%2025
991.73K978.99K966.25K953.51K940.77K20222023202420252022: 986.80K2023: 965.20K2024: 956.70K2025: 945.70K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 945,700 people 39.0% 1,586,700 people 7.23 ‰ 10.06 ‰ —
2024 956,700 people 38.3% 1,596,500 people 9.16 ‰ 9.37 ‰ —
2023 965,200 people 37.2% 1,597,900 people 7.89 ‰ 9.43 ‰ —
2022 986,800 people 36.2% 1,602,300 people 7.69 ‰ 9.11 ‰ —

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 945,700 people 369,100 people 576,600 people 39.0% — — 1,586,700 people — — — 6,900 people 9,600 people 7.23 ‰ 10.06 ‰ -2.83 ‰ —
2024 956,700 people 366,500 people 590,200 people 38.3% — — 1,596,500 people — — — 8,800 people 9,000 people 9.16 ‰ 9.37 ‰ -0.21 ‰ —
2023 965,200 people 358,600 people 606,600 people 37.2% — — 1,597,900 people — — — 7,700 people 9,200 people 7.89 ‰ 9.43 ‰ -1.54 ‰ —
2022 986,800 people 357,200 people 629,600 people 36.2% — — 1,602,300 people — — — 7,600 people 9,000 people 7.69 ‰ 9.11 ‰ -1.42 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–15Age 16–59Age 60+
2024 238,000 people481,000 people237,700 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年上蔡县国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$4.5B$4.4B$4.2B$4.1B$3.9B20222023202420252022: $4.4B2023: $4.0B2024: $4.3B2025: $4.5B