Resident population · 20251,180,000 people1,167,000 people (2022)
Change over the period+1.1%3 Years
Annual growth+0.37%Years
Urbanization rate97.6%2025
1.18M1.18M1.17M1.17M1.17M20222023202420252022: 1.17M2023: 1.17M2024: 1.18M2025: 1.18M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,180,000 people 97.6% 828,900 people 6.28 ‰ 3.53 ‰ —
2024 1,177,000 people 97.6% 841,940 people 7.40 ‰ 3.83 ‰ —
2023 1,171,000 people — 834,100 people 7.13 ‰ 5.44 ‰ —
2022 1,167,000 people 97.4% 824,362 people — — —

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 1,180,000 people — — 97.6% — — 828,900 people 234,300 — — 5,200 people 2,900 people 6.28 ‰ 3.53 ‰ 2.75 ‰ —
2024 1,177,000 people — — 97.6% — — 841,940 people 237,408 — — 6,205 people 3,206 people 7.40 ‰ 3.83 ‰ 3.57 ‰ —
2023 1,171,000 people 1,141,700 people — — — — 834,100 people 234,500 — — 5,800 people 4,400 people 7.13 ‰ 5.44 ‰ 1.69 ‰ —
2022 1,167,000 people 1,136,700 people 30,300 people 97.4% — — 824,362 people 231,724 — — — — — — — —

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 172,160 people165,279 people327,523 people176,978 people
2022 167,735 people179,446 people317,304 people159,877 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年西湖区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$34.9B$32.8B$30.8B$28.7B$26.6B20222023202420252022: $27.4B2023: $29.0B2024: $32.4B2025: $34.1B