China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2013 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20256,217,000 people
Change over the period-3.1%
Annual growth-1.05%
Urbanization rate56.1%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,217,000 people | 56.1% | 8,040,000 people | 6.33 ‰ | 8.44 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,300,000 people | 55.2% | 8,080,000 people | 6.49 ‰ | 5.50 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,358,800 people | 54.3% | 8,096,600 people | 6.60 ‰ | 6.13 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,417,800 people | 53.7% | 8,122,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | 8,168,923 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | 8,223,171 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 8,257,796 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 8,282,777 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 8,264,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 8,300,794 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 8,213,695 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | 8,189,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | 8,059,400 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 | 6,217,000 people | 3,490,000 people | 2,727,000 people | 56.1% | — | — | 8,040,000 people | 2,529,000 | — | — | 51,000 people | 68,000 people | 6.33 ‰ | 8.44 ‰ | -2.12 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,300,000 people | 3,476,000 people | 2,824,000 people | 55.2% | — | — | 8,080,000 people | 2,532,000 | — | — | 52,000 people | 45,100 people | 6.49 ‰ | 5.50 ‰ | 0.98 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,358,800 people | 3,454,600 people | 2,904,200 people | 54.3% | — | — | 8,096,600 people | 2,530,800 | — | — | 53,500 people | 49,600 people | 6.60 ‰ | 6.13 ‰ | 0.48 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 6,417,800 people | 3,442,900 people | 2,974,900 people | 53.7% | 3,327,600 people | 3,090,200 people | 8,122,500 people | 2,529,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,168,923 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,223,171 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,257,796 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,282,777 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,264,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,300,794 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,213,695 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,189,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,059,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 邵阳市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | — | 户籍 | 2024统计公报 |
| 2022 | — | 1 | 邵阳统计年鉴2023 |