China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2021 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,016,300 people
Change over the period+8.7%
Annual growth+2.11%
Urbanization rate80.5%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,016,300 people | 80.5% | 724,800 people | 7.98 ‰ | 7.38 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 998,400 people | 80.1% | 557,600 people | 8.60 ‰ | 5.00 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 984,300 people | 79.8% | 551,200 people | 8.56 ‰ | 7.41 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 962,900 people | 79.7% | 544,300 people | 9.20 ‰ | 9.10 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 934,700 people | 79.6% | 682,900 people | 10.34 ‰ | 8.27 ‰ | — |
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 | 1,016,300 people | — | — | 80.5% | — | — | 724,800 people | — | — | — | — | — | 7.98 ‰ | 7.38 ‰ | 0.60 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 998,400 people | 799,200 people | 199,200 people | 80.1% | 272,000 people | 285,600 people | 557,600 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8.60 ‰ | 5.00 ‰ | 3.60 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 984,300 people | 785,600 people | 198,700 people | 79.8% | — | — | 551,200 people | — | — | — | — | — | 8.56 ‰ | 7.41 ‰ | 1.15 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 962,900 people | — | — | 79.7% | — | — | 544,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | 9.20 ‰ | 9.10 ‰ | 0.14 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | 934,700 people | 743,900 people | 190,800 people | 79.6% | — | — | 682,900 people | 210,994 | — | — | 6,910 people | 5,525 people | 10.34 ‰ | 8.27 ‰ | 2.07 ‰ | — |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 户籍 | 望城区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | — | 户籍 | 2024年统计公报 |