China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2015 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025261,900 people
Change over the period-2.1%
Annual growth-0.42%
Urbanization rate45.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261,900 people | 45.9% | 321,500 people | 5.71 ‰ | 9.13 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 263,800 people | 45.3% | 322,900 people | 8.34 ‰ | 8.72 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 263,600 people | 45.2% | 323,100 people | 8.34 ‰ | 9.09 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | — | — | 323,387 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 265,000 people | 44.6% | 323,600 people | 8.10 ‰ | 7.42 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 267,500 people | 44.4% | 323,690 people | 9.69 ‰ | 7.86 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 323,478 people | 10.63 ‰ | 7.04 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 322,674 people | 11.69 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 321,554 people | 13.88 ‰ | 8.95 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 320,154 people | 9.78 ‰ | 6.61 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 319,176 people | 12.56 ‰ | 6.59 ‰ | — |
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 | 261,900 people | 120,100 people | 141,800 people | 45.9% | 134,500 people | 127,400 people | 321,500 people | — | — | — | 1,500 people | 2,400 people | 5.71 ‰ | 9.13 ‰ | -3.42 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 263,800 people | 119,400 people | 144,400 people | 45.3% | — | — | 322,900 people | — | — | — | 2,200 people | 2,300 people | 8.34 ‰ | 8.72 ‰ | -0.38 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 263,600 people | 119,100 people | 144,500 people | 45.2% | — | — | 323,100 people | — | — | — | 2,200 people | 2,400 people | 8.34 ‰ | 9.09 ‰ | -0.75 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323,387 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 265,000 people | — | — | 44.6% | — | — | 323,600 people | 99,339 | — | — | 2,620 people | 2,401 people | 8.10 ‰ | 7.42 ‰ | 0.68 ‰ | — |
| 2020 | 267,500 people | — | — | 44.4% | — | — | 323,690 people | 99,608 | — | — | 3,136 people | 2,544 people | 9.69 ‰ | 7.86 ‰ | 1.83 ‰ | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323,478 people | 99,845 | — | — | 3,433 people | 2,275 people | 10.63 ‰ | 7.04 ‰ | 3.58 ‰ | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322,674 people | 100,322 | — | — | 3,766 people | 2,105 people | 11.69 ‰ | 6.53 ‰ | 5.16 ‰ | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321,554 people | 100,653 | — | — | 4,455 people | 2,872 people | 13.88 ‰ | 8.95 ‰ | 4.93 ‰ | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 320,154 people | 101,221 | — | — | 3,127 people | 2,114 people | 9.78 ‰ | 6.61 ‰ | 3.17 ‰ | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319,176 people | 101,715 | — | — | 4,000 people | 2,100 people | 12.56 ‰ | 6.59 ‰ | 5.96 ‰ | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 60+ | Age 65+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55,000 people | 36,900 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.04 | 常住 | 巍山彝族回族自治县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | 户籍人口中少数民族人口15.07万人，占总人口的46.7 %；彝族人口11.42万人，占总人口的35 .4%；回族人口2.44万人，占总人口的7.6%。 | — | 2024年大理州常住人口主要数据公报 |
| 2023 | 少数民族人口15.06万人，占总人口的46.6%；彝族人口11.42万人，占总人口的35.4%；回族人口2.44万人，占总人口的7.6%。 | — | 2023年统计公报 |
| 2022 | 汉族172954人，彝族114181人，回族24385人，白族8222人，苗族1852人，傈僳族728人，其他少数民族1065人。 | — | 2022年统计公报 |