China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 1996 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20254,451,000 people
Change over the period-5.0%
Annual growth-0.26%
Urbanization rate71.7%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,451,000 people | 71.7% | 4,768,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,474,000 people | 70.9% | 4,808,700 people | 3.90 ‰ | 8.29 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,507,000 people | 70.1% | 4,841,300 people | 3.69 ‰ | 10.05 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,505,600 people | 69.2% | 4,884,332 people | 4.03 ‰ | 10.05 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,521,800 people | 68.6% | 4,927,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,516,800 people | 68.1% | 4,971,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,523,000 people | 66.8% | 5,005,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,530,100 people | 66.0% | 5,031,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,537,800 people | 64.9% | 5,051,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,546,300 people | 63.2% | 5,082,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,555,100 people | 61.6% | 5,078,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,564,400 people | 60.2% | 5,085,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,574,200 people | 59.0% | 5,078,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,588,000 people | 57.9% | 5,063,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,602,100 people | 56.8% | 5,071,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,621,300 people | 55.7% | 5,046,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,666,100 people | 51.0% | 5,039,800 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 4,635,900 people | 49.1% | 5,008,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 4,580,200 people | 47.6% | 5,007,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 4,634,500 people | 46.1% | 5,036,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 4,685,000 people | 44.5% | 5,020,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | 5,027,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | 5,036,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | 5,040,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | 5,031,000 people | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | 5,015,200 people | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | 5,012,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 4,985,600 people | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 4,968,300 people | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 4,962,700 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 | 4,451,000 people | — | — | 71.7% | — | — | 4,768,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4,474,000 people | — | — | 70.9% | — | — | 4,808,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | 3.90 ‰ | 8.29 ‰ | -4.39 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 4,507,000 people | — | — | 70.1% | — | — | 4,841,300 people | — | — | — | 17,900 people | 48,900 people | 3.69 ‰ | 10.05 ‰ | -6.36 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 4,505,600 people | 3,119,500 people | 1,386,100 people | 69.2% | 2,478,463 people | 2,405,869 people | 4,884,332 people | 1,649,308 | — | 1,621,400 people | 19,712 people | 49,309 people | 4.03 ‰ | 10.05 ‰ | -6.02 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 4,521,800 people | — | — | 68.6% | — | — | 4,927,000 people | — | — | 1,628,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 4,516,800 people | — | — | 68.1% | — | — | 4,971,500 people | — | — | 1,635,400 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4,523,000 people | — | — | 66.8% | — | — | 5,005,500 people | — | — | 1,638,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,530,100 people | — | — | 66.0% | — | — | 5,031,900 people | — | — | 1,639,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,537,800 people | — | — | 64.9% | — | — | 5,051,900 people | — | — | 1,639,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4,546,300 people | — | — | 63.2% | — | — | 5,082,100 people | — | — | 1,639,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4,555,100 people | — | — | 61.6% | — | — | 5,078,500 people | — | — | 1,635,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4,564,400 people | — | — | 60.2% | — | — | 5,085,100 people | — | — | 1,638,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 4,574,200 people | — | — | 59.0% | — | — | 5,078,000 people | — | — | 1,632,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 4,588,000 people | — | — | 57.9% | — | — | 5,063,500 people | — | — | 1,625,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,602,100 people | — | — | 56.8% | — | — | 5,071,200 people | — | — | 1,624,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 4,621,300 people | — | — | 55.7% | — | — | 5,046,500 people | — | — | 1,621,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,666,100 people | — | — | 51.0% | — | — | 5,039,800 people | — | — | 1,616,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 4,635,900 people | — | — | 49.1% | — | — | 5,008,900 people | — | — | 1,602,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 4,580,200 people | — | — | 47.6% | — | — | 5,007,000 people | — | — | 1,535,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 4,634,500 people | — | — | 46.1% | — | — | 5,036,000 people | — | — | 1,543,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 4,685,000 people | — | — | 44.5% | — | — | 5,020,500 people | — | — | 1,534,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,027,700 people | — | — | 1,530,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,036,600 people | — | — | 1,529,900 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,040,000 people | — | — | 1,534,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,031,000 people | — | — | 1,525,500 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,015,200 people | — | — | 1,519,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,012,600 people | — | — | 1,518,100 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,985,600 people | — | — | 1,508,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,968,300 people | — | — | 1,500,700 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,962,700 people | — | — | 1,500,000 people | — | — | — | — | — | — |