Resident population · 2025270,400 people269,800 people (2022)
Change over the period+0.2%3 Years
Annual growth+0.07%Years
Urbanization rate46.7%2025
273.27K272.31K271.35K270.39K269.43K20222023202420252022: 269.80K2023: 272.00K2024: 272.90K2025: 270.40K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 270,400 people 46.7% 418,000 people 10.02 ‰ 10.56 ‰ —
2024 272,900 people — 418,931 people 10.76 ‰ 9.27 ‰ —
2023 272,000 people — 419,340 people 6.80 ‰ 6.40 ‰ —
2022 269,800 people — 419,880 people 8.50 ‰ 8.66 ‰ —

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 270,400 people 126,200 people 144,200 people 46.7% 140,000 people 130,400 people 418,000 people — — — 2,700 people 2,900 people 10.02 ‰ 10.56 ‰ -0.54 ‰ —
2024 272,900 people — — — — — 418,931 people — — — — — 10.76 ‰ 9.27 ‰ 1.49 ‰ —
2023 272,000 people — — — — — 419,340 people 127,994 — — — — 6.80 ‰ 6.40 ‰ 0.40 ‰ —
2022 269,800 people — — — — — 419,880 people 128,761 — — — — 8.50 ‰ 8.66 ‰ -0.16 ‰ —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 0–15Age 16–59Age 60+Age 65+
2025 64,600 people136,600 people69,200 people48,600 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 40.87 常住 天柱县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 少数民族人口40.97万人,其中:苗族人口13.35万人,侗族人口27.39万人。 — 统计公报2024
$1.5B$1.4B$1.3B$1.3B$1.2B20222023202420252022: $1.2B2023: $1.3B2024: $1.4B2025: $1.4B