China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2011 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20259,276,000 people
Change over the period+4.8%
Annual growth+0.68%
Urbanization rate85.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,276,000 people | 85.9% | 7,632,000 people | 4.40 ‰ | 8.98 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 9,243,000 people | 85.6% | 7,644,000 people | 5.45 ‰ | 8.87 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 9,204,000 people | 85.1% | 7,639,824 people | 5.28 ‰ | 10.75 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 9,147,000 people | 85.0% | 7,658,000 people | 5.04 ‰ | 9.89 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 9,118,000 people | 85.0% | 7,653,912 people | 6.06 ‰ | 9.38 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 9,073,000 people | 84.5% | 7,621,714 people | 6.68 ‰ | 10.02 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 8,947,000 people | 83.8% | 7,563,930 people | 8.35 ‰ | 8.31 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 8,848,000 people | 83.1% | 7,451,000 people | 8.10 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 7,365,000 people | 8.90 ‰ | 11.20 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 7,339,000 people | 8.70 ‰ | 7.60 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 7,304,000 people | 6.70 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | — | — | 7,308,000 people | 9.90 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | — | — | 7,271,000 people | 8.00 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | — | — | 7,248,000 people | 8.60 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | — | — | 7,227,000 people | 7.70 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | — |
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 | 9,276,000 people | 7,966,000 people | 1,310,000 people | 85.9% | — | — | 7,632,000 people | — | — | — | 34,000 people | 69,000 people | 4.40 ‰ | 8.98 ‰ | -4.58 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 9,243,000 people | 7,907,000 people | 1,336,000 people | 85.6% | 3,725,000 people | 3,919,000 people | 7,644,000 people | — | — | — | 42,000 people | 68,000 people | 5.45 ‰ | 8.87 ‰ | -3.42 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 9,204,000 people | 7,834,000 people | 1,370,000 people | 85.1% | 3,729,839 people | 3,909,985 people | 7,639,824 people | 2,981,561 | — | — | 40,323 people | 82,174 people | 5.28 ‰ | 10.75 ‰ | -5.47 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 9,147,000 people | — | — | 85.0% | 3,749,000 people | 3,909,000 people | 7,658,000 people | 2,960,000 | — | — | 38,584 people | 75,656 people | 5.04 ‰ | 9.89 ‰ | -4.85 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 9,118,000 people | 7,748,000 people | 1,370,000 people | 85.0% | 3,752,149 people | 3,901,763 people | 7,653,912 people | 2,944,222 | — | — | 46,260 people | 71,680 people | 6.06 ‰ | 9.38 ‰ | -3.32 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 9,073,000 people | 7,668,000 people | 1,405,000 people | 84.5% | 3,741,262 people | 3,880,452 people | 7,621,714 people | 2,908,164 | — | — | 50,714 people | 76,043 people | 6.68 ‰ | 10.02 ‰ | -3.34 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 8,947,000 people | 7,501,000 people | 1,446,000 people | 83.8% | 3,719,652 people | 3,844,278 people | 7,563,930 people | 2,858,695 | — | — | 62,688 people | 62,441 people | 8.35 ‰ | 8.31 ‰ | 0.04 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 8,848,000 people | 7,355,000 people | 1,493,000 people | 83.1% | 3,670,000 people | 3,781,000 people | 7,451,000 people | 2,788,000 | — | — | 59,304 people | 63,812 people | 8.10 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ | -0.60 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | 3,633,000 people | 3,732,000 people | 7,365,000 people | 2,718,000 | — | — | — | — | 8.90 ‰ | 11.20 ‰ | -2.30 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | 3,626,000 people | 3,713,000 people | 7,339,000 people | 2,681,000 | — | — | — | — | 8.70 ‰ | 7.60 ‰ | 1.10 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | 3,614,000 people | 3,690,000 people | 7,304,000 people | 2,652,000 | — | — | — | — | 6.70 ‰ | 8.30 ‰ | -1.60 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | 3,622,000 people | 3,686,000 people | 7,308,000 people | 2,630,000 | — | — | — | — | 9.90 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | 2.00 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | 3,608,000 people | 3,663,000 people | 7,271,000 people | 2,602,000 | — | — | — | — | 8.00 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | 0.10 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | 3,602,000 people | 3,646,000 people | 7,248,000 people | 2,576,000 | — | — | — | — | 8.60 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ | -0.10 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | 3,595,000 people | 3,632,000 people | 7,227,000 people | 2,551,000 | — | — | — | — | 7.70 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ | -0.20 ‰ | — |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,045,011 people | 1,200,328 people | 3,151,915 people | 2,242,570 people |
| 2022 | 1,047,000 people | 1,270,000 people | 3,218,000 people | 2,123,000 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 | 2025年沈阳市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |