China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1949 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20256,760,000 people
Change over the period+13.2%
Annual growth+0.83%
Urbanization rate68.1%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,760,000 people | 68.1% | — | 4.60 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,729,000 people | 66.7% | 6,019,300 people | 5.60 ‰ | 7.50 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,712,000 people | 64.8% | 6,029,517 people | 5.00 ‰ | 7.96 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 6,661,000 people | — | 6,059,400 people | 6.09 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 6,627,000 people | — | 6,069,800 people | 7.76 ‰ | 6.25 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 6,548,000 people | — | 6,066,400 people | 9.16 ‰ | 6.08 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 6,488,000 people | — | 6,054,000 people | 10.72 ‰ | 6.48 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 6,428,000 people | — | 6,035,300 people | 12.74 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 6,376,000 people | — | 6,001,700 people | 10.37 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 6,318,000 people | — | 5,974,900 people | 11.95 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 6,240,000 people | — | 5,971,000 people | 11.07 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 6,178,000 people | — | 5,940,400 people | 10.75 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 6,115,000 people | — | 5,909,500 people | 12.79 ‰ | 6.15 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 6,031,000 people | — | 5,867,900 people | 11.20 ‰ | 5.95 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 5,974,000 people | — | 5,831,400 people | 12.54 ‰ | 6.32 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 5,784,700 people | 11.58 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 5,740,600 people | 11.42 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 5,693,900 people | 11.95 ‰ | 5.76 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 5,646,600 people | 13.09 ‰ | 5.78 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | — | — | 5,598,500 people | 13.37 ‰ | 6.24 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 5,559,200 people | 13.71 ‰ | 5.94 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 5,526,100 people | 12.08 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 5,504,600 people | 11.66 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 5,485,200 people | 11.27 ‰ | 5.74 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 5,466,200 people | 13.38 ‰ | 6.16 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 5,429,800 people | 12.60 ‰ | 5.90 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 5,395,100 people | 12.69 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 5,359,800 people | 11.88 ‰ | 5.86 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 5,329,800 people | 12.92 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 5,295,600 people | 12.77 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 5,263,100 people | 12.57 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 5,154,900 people | 11.43 ‰ | 5.41 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 4,900,800 people | 14.54 ‰ | 5.72 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 4,616,100 people | 13.45 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 4,527,100 people | 17.25 ‰ | 5.76 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 4,345,600 people | 22.37 ‰ | 6.45 ‰ | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 3,917,500 people | 30.87 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 3,398,400 people | 40.43 ‰ | 8.51 ‰ | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 3,067,400 people | 34.08 ‰ | 8.10 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 2,829,900 people | 38.05 ‰ | 9.04 ‰ | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 2,517,400 people | 28.27 ‰ | 12.23 ‰ | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 2,405,700 people | 25.58 ‰ | 13.74 ‰ | — |
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 | 6,760,000 people | 4,604,000 people | 2,156,000 people | 68.1% | 3,519,000 people | 3,241,000 people | — | — | — | — | 31,000 people | 49,400 people | 4.60 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ | -2.70 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 6,729,000 people | 4,488,000 people | 2,241,000 people | 66.7% | 3,507,000 people | 3,222,000 people | 6,019,300 people | 1,959,100 | — | — | 38,000 people | 51,000 people | 5.60 ‰ | 7.50 ‰ | -1.90 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 6,712,000 people | — | — | 64.8% | — | — | 6,029,517 people | 1,952,719 | — | 1,643,600 people | 30,200 people | 48,100 people | 5.00 ‰ | 7.96 ‰ | -2.96 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 6,661,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,059,400 people | 1,946,700 | — | — | 36,940 people | 39,043 people | 6.09 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ | -0.35 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 6,627,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,069,800 people | 1,942,400 | — | — | 47,108 people | 37,936 people | 7.76 ‰ | 6.25 ‰ | 1.51 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | 6,548,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,066,400 people | 1,919,400 | — | — | 55,495 people | 36,848 people | 9.16 ‰ | 6.08 ‰ | 3.08 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | 6,488,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,054,000 people | 1,918,300 | — | — | 64,769 people | 39,193 people | 10.72 ‰ | 6.48 ‰ | 4.24 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | 6,428,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,035,300 people | 1,916,100 | — | — | 76,652 people | 40,294 people | 12.74 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | 6.04 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | 6,376,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 6,001,700 people | 1,915,700 | — | — | 62,076 people | 34,119 people | 10.37 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | 4.67 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | 6,318,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,974,900 people | 1,917,700 | — | — | 71,395 people | 36,560 people | 11.95 ‰ | 6.12 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | — |
| 2014 | 6,240,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,971,000 people | 1,908,500 | — | — | 65,957 people | 35,651 people | 11.07 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | 5.09 ‰ | — |
| 2013 | 6,178,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,940,400 people | 1,915,200 | — | — | 63,717 people | 34,568 people | 10.75 ‰ | 5.83 ‰ | 4.92 ‰ | — |
| 2012 | 6,115,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,909,500 people | 1,917,000 | — | — | 75,335 people | 36,209 people | 12.79 ‰ | 6.15 ‰ | 6.64 ‰ | — |
| 2011 | 6,031,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,867,900 people | 1,923,000 | — | — | 65,503 people | 34,785 people | 11.20 ‰ | 5.95 ‰ | 5.25 ‰ | — |
| 2010 | 5,974,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | 5,831,400 people | 1,926,800 | — | — | 72,862 people | 36,699 people | 12.54 ‰ | 6.32 ‰ | 6.22 ‰ | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,784,700 people | 1,933,400 | — | — | 66,741 people | 34,660 people | 11.58 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | 5.57 ‰ | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,740,600 people | 1,936,900 | — | — | 65,301 people | 34,478 people | 11.42 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | 5.39 ‰ | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,693,900 people | 1,919,900 | — | — | 67,765 people | 32,665 people | 11.95 ‰ | 5.76 ‰ | 6.19 ‰ | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,646,600 people | 1,891,200 | — | — | 73,612 people | 32,502 people | 13.09 ‰ | 5.78 ‰ | 7.31 ‰ | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,598,500 people | 1,868,300 | — | — | 74,640 people | 34,823 people | 13.37 ‰ | 6.24 ‰ | 7.13 ‰ | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,559,200 people | 1,838,900 | — | — | 75,969 people | 32,927 people | 13.71 ‰ | 5.94 ‰ | 7.77 ‰ | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,526,100 people | 1,820,300 | — | — | 66,612 people | 33,478 people | 12.08 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | 6.01 ‰ | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,504,600 people | 1,797,100 | — | — | 64,052 people | 33,072 people | 11.66 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | 5.64 ‰ | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,485,200 people | 1,774,900 | — | — | 61,712 people | 31,417 people | 11.27 ‰ | 5.74 ‰ | 5.53 ‰ | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,466,200 people | 1,755,600 | — | — | 72,905 people | 33,565 people | 13.38 ‰ | 6.16 ‰ | 7.22 ‰ | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,429,800 people | 1,732,600 | — | — | 68,220 people | 31,945 people | 12.60 ‰ | 5.90 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,395,100 people | 1,681,500 | — | — | 68,263 people | 32,162 people | 12.69 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | 6.71 ‰ | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,359,800 people | 1,646,100 | — | — | 63,482 people | 31,319 people | 11.88 ‰ | 5.86 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,329,800 people | 1,614,200 | — | — | 68,640 people | 32,010 people | 12.92 ‰ | 6.03 ‰ | 6.89 ‰ | — |
| 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,295,600 people | 1,590,400 | — | — | 67,425 people | 32,057 people | 12.77 ‰ | 6.07 ‰ | 6.70 ‰ | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,263,100 people | 1,574,000 | — | — | 66,000 people | 29,922 people | 12.57 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | 6.87 ‰ | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,154,900 people | 1,492,900 | — | — | 58,776 people | 27,818 people | 11.43 ‰ | 5.41 ‰ | 6.02 ‰ | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,900,800 people | 1,260,300 | — | — | 70,894 people | 27,879 people | 14.54 ‰ | 5.72 ‰ | 8.82 ‰ | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,616,100 people | 1,099,200 | — | — | 61,815 people | 26,211 people | 13.45 ‰ | 5.70 ‰ | 7.75 ‰ | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,527,100 people | 1,057,000 | — | — | 77,592 people | 25,928 people | 17.25 ‰ | 5.76 ‰ | 11.49 ‰ | — |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,345,600 people | 974,100 | — | — | 96,398 people | 27,793 people | 22.37 ‰ | 6.45 ‰ | 15.92 ‰ | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,917,500 people | 875,800 | — | — | 119,335 people | 23,123 people | 30.87 ‰ | 5.98 ‰ | 24.89 ‰ | — |
| 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,398,400 people | 795,200 | — | — | 135,207 people | 28,458 people | 40.43 ‰ | 8.51 ‰ | 31.92 ‰ | — |
| 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,067,400 people | 779,400 | — | — | 103,246 people | 24,548 people | 34.08 ‰ | 8.10 ‰ | 25.98 ‰ | — |
| 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,829,900 people | 721,600 | — | — | 105,765 people | 25,120 people | 38.05 ‰ | 9.04 ‰ | 29.01 ‰ | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,517,400 people | 673,200 | — | — | 70,721 people | 30,600 people | 28.27 ‰ | 12.23 ‰ | 16.04 ‰ | — |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,405,700 people | 604,300 | — | — | 61,063 people | 32,794 people | 25.58 ‰ | 13.74 ‰ | 11.84 ‰ | — |
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 | 1,003,557 people | 1,089,871 people | 2,449,553 people | 1,486,536 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 | 台州市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2020 | — | 已根据七人普数据调整2011-2019年常住人口数据 | 台州统计年鉴2022 |
| 2014 | — | 14年以前户籍城镇乡村人口为非农业和农业人口数据 | 台州统计年鉴2022 |