Resident population · 20251,270,800 people1,270,500 people (2022)
Change over the period+0.0%3 Years
Annual growth+0.01%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
1.28M1.28M1.28M1.27M1.27M20222023202420252022: 1.27M2023: 1.28M2024: 1.27M2025: 1.27M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,270,800 people — 1,020,100 people 5.07 ‰ 6.96 ‰ —
2024 1,270,700 people 100.0% 1,027,451 people 5.54 ‰ 6.82 ‰ —
2023 1,281,700 people 100.0% 1,081,300 people 5.70 ‰ 10.82 ‰ —
2022 1,270,500 people — 1,047,900 people 5.76 ‰ 6.70 ‰ —

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 1,270,800 people — — — — — 1,020,100 people — — — 5,200 people 7,100 people 5.07 ‰ 6.96 ‰ -1.89 ‰ —
2024 1,270,700 people — — 100.0% — — 1,027,451 people 383,193 — — 5,700 people 7,000 people 5.54 ‰ 6.82 ‰ -1.28 ‰ —
2023 1,281,700 people — — 100.0% — — 1,081,300 people — — — 5,900 people 11,200 people 5.70 ‰ 10.82 ‰ -5.12 ‰ —
2022 1,270,500 people — — — — — 1,047,900 people — — — 6,000 people 7,000 people 5.76 ‰ 6.70 ‰ -0.94 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2024 152,740 people169,567 people411,462 people293,682 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 武昌区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$29.8B$28.3B$26.9B$25.5B$24.1B20222023202420252022: $24.6B2023: $26.3B2024: $27.8B2025: $29.2B