Resident population · 20251,284,300 people1,264,600 people (2022)
Change over the period+1.6%3 Years
Annual growth+0.52%Years
Urbanization rate40.4%2025
1.31M1.30M1.29M1.27M1.26M20222023202420252022: 1.26M2023: 1.31M2024: 1.29M2025: 1.28M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,284,300 people 40.4% — — — —
2024 1,287,700 people — — 10.40 ‰ 4.80 ‰ —
2023 1,308,100 people — 1,612,519 people 13.97 ‰ — —
2022 1,264,600 people — — 7.39 ‰ 3.29 ‰ —

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 1,284,300 people 518,700 people 765,600 people 40.4% 668,400 people 615,900 people — — — — 15,300 people 7,800 people — — — —
2024 1,287,700 people — — — — — — — — — — — 10.40 ‰ 4.80 ‰ 5.60 ‰ —
2023 1,308,100 people — — — — — 1,612,519 people 385,814 — — — — 13.97 ‰ — 6.79 ‰ —
2022 1,264,600 people — — — 653,800 people 610,800 people — — — — — — 7.39 ‰ 3.29 ‰ 4.10 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 60+Age 65+
2025 180,300 people121,100 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 威宁自治县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$5.1B$4.9B$4.7B$4.5B$4.3B20222023202420252022: $4.4B2023: $4.6B2024: $4.9B2025: $5.1B