Resident population · 20241,267,000 people1,265,800 people (2023)
Change over the period+0.1%1 Years
Annual growth+0.09%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
1.27M1.27M1.27M1.27M1.27M20222023202420252023: 1.27M2024: 1.27M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 — — 1,210,000 people 3.19 ‰ 9.49 ‰ —
2024 1,267,000 people 67.1% 1,219,000 people 3.95 ‰ 10.45 ‰ —
2023 1,265,800 people 66.6% 1,227,600 people 3.81 ‰ 12.20 ‰ —
2022 — — 1,237,700 people 4.31 ‰ 10.63 ‰ —

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 — — — — — — 1,210,000 people — — — 3,869 people 11,532 people 3.19 ‰ 9.49 ‰ -6.30 ‰ —
2024 1,267,000 people 849,000 people — 67.1% — — 1,219,000 people — — — 4,828 people 12,782 people 3.95 ‰ 10.45 ‰ -6.50 ‰ —
2023 1,265,800 people 843,000 people — 66.6% — — 1,227,600 people — — — 4,691 people 15,036 people 3.81 ‰ 12.20 ‰ -8.39 ‰ —
2022 — — — — — — 1,237,700 people — — — 5,330 people 13,193 people 4.31 ‰ 10.63 ‰ -6.33 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 户籍 2025年南通通州区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$26.3B$25.3B$24.3B$23.4B$22.4B20222023202420252022: $22.8B2023: $23.7B2024: $24.9B2025: $25.9B