China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2012 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025705,700 people
Change over the period-8.0%
Annual growth-0.64%
Urbanization rate54.0%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 705,700 people | 54.0% | 886,600 people | 5.10 ‰ | 8.50 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 711,300 people | 53.2% | 891,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 713,300 people | 52.2% | 895,318 people | 5.55 ‰ | 7.05 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 716,300 people | 51.4% | 899,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 720,200 people | 50.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 728,500 people | 49.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 731,500 people | 49.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 735,500 people | 45.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 743,200 people | 44.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 749,400 people | 41.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 753,600 people | 38.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 756,200 people | 35.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 761,000 people | 33.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 767,400 people | 28.8% | — | — | — | — |
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 | 705,700 people | 381,000 people | 324,700 people | 54.0% | — | — | 886,600 people | — | — | — | 4,517 people | 7,539 people | 5.10 ‰ | 8.50 ‰ | -3.40 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 711,300 people | 378,500 people | 332,800 people | 53.2% | 362,600 people | 348,700 people | 891,300 people | — | — | — | 4,935 people | 6,355 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 713,300 people | 372,000 people | 341,300 people | 52.2% | 363,600 people | 349,700 people | 895,318 people | 306,681 | — | — | 4,966 people | 6,315 people | 5.55 ‰ | 7.05 ‰ | -1.50 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 716,300 people | 368,000 people | 348,300 people | 51.4% | — | — | 899,600 people | — | — | — | 5,207 people | 11,061 people | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 720,200 people | 365,200 people | — | 50.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 728,500 people | 361,200 people | — | 49.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 731,500 people | 361,700 people | — | 49.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 735,500 people | 332,400 people | — | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 743,200 people | 329,600 people | — | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 749,400 people | 311,100 people | — | 41.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 753,600 people | 286,800 people | — | 38.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 756,200 people | 267,200 people | — | 35.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 761,000 people | 254,500 people | — | 33.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 767,400 people | 221,300 people | — | 28.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 119,500 people | 419,700 people | 172,100 people |
| 2023 | 119,800 people | 413,700 people | 179,800 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 湘乡市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2023 | — | 户籍 | 2023年统计公报+户籍人口来自2024年湘潭统计年鉴 |