Resident population · 20252,833,900 people2,857,700 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.8%2 Years
Annual growth-0.42%Years
Urbanization rate61.0%2025
2.86M2.85M2.85M2.84M2.83M2023202420252023: 2.86M2024: 2.85M2025: 2.83M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 2,833,900 people 61.0% 3,292,000 people 6.68 ‰ 9.63 ‰ —
2024 2,854,900 people 60.2% 3,349,100 people 6.90 ‰ 7.88 ‰ —
2023 2,857,700 people 59.7% 3,360,100 people 6.82 ‰ 8.39 ‰ —

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 2,833,900 people 1,729,600 people 1,104,300 people 61.0% — — 3,292,000 people — — — 19,000 people 27,400 people 6.68 ‰ 9.63 ‰ -2.95 ‰ —
2024 2,854,900 people 1,718,200 people 1,136,700 people 60.2% 1,730,000 people 1,619,100 people 3,349,100 people — — — 19,700 people 22,500 people 6.90 ‰ 7.88 ‰ -0.98 ‰ —
2023 2,857,700 people 1,704,500 people 1,153,200 people 59.7% 1,736,100 people 1,624,000 people 3,360,100 people — — — 19,500 people 24,000 people 6.82 ‰ 8.39 ‰ -1.57 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年韶关市国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$23.9B$23.5B$23.1B$22.8B$22.4B2023202420252023: $22.5B2024: $22.9B2025: $23.7B