China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2012 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20252,670,200 people
Change over the period-2.8%
Annual growth-0.22%
Urbanization rate67.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,670,200 people | 67.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,691,800 people | 67.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,701,200 people | 66.2% | 2,786,323 people | 5.14 ‰ | 6.95 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,702,700 people | 65.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2,708,500 people | 65.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,725,500 people | 64.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,729,300 people | 64.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,727,000 people | 62.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,734,100 people | 61.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,741,000 people | 59.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,738,100 people | 57.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,736,500 people | 55.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,743,100 people | 54.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,747,700 people | 53.3% | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2,670,200 people | 1,812,600 people | 857,600 people | 67.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,691,800 people | 1,808,200 people | 883,600 people | 67.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,701,200 people | 1,787,200 people | 914,000 people | 66.2% | 1,418,925 people | 1,367,398 people | 2,786,323 people | 954,893 | — | — | 14,330 people | 19,360 people | 5.14 ‰ | 6.95 ‰ | -1.81 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 2,702,700 people | 1,772,300 people | — | 65.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2,708,500 people | 1,764,500 people | — | 65.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,725,500 people | 1,754,300 people | — | 64.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,729,300 people | 1,753,000 people | — | 64.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,727,000 people | 1,690,000 people | — | 62.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2,734,100 people | 1,673,300 people | — | 61.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,741,000 people | 1,633,600 people | — | 59.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,738,100 people | 1,579,500 people | — | 57.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2,736,500 people | 1,528,400 people | — | 55.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,743,100 people | 1,495,900 people | — | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,747,700 people | 1,465,300 people | — | 53.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 430,600 people | 1,695,800 people | 565,400 people |
| 2023 | 1,600 people | 6,200 people | 2,200 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 户籍 | 2023年统计公报+户籍人口来自2024年湘潭统计年鉴 |