Resident population · 2025649,100 people639,100 people (2023)
Change over the period+1.6%2 Years
Annual growth+0.78%Years
Urbanization rate90.8%2025
650.30K647.20K644.10K641.00K637.90K2023202420252023: 639.10K2024: 643.30K2025: 649.10K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 649,100 people 90.8% 428,200 people 7.21 ‰ 6.19 ‰ —
2024 643,300 people 90.6% 427,200 people 10.16 ‰ 4.51 ‰ —
2023 639,100 people 90.2% 416,689 people 9.59 ‰ 5.04 ‰ —

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 649,100 people 589,400 people 59,700 people 90.8% — — 428,200 people — — — 4,700 people 4,000 people 7.21 ‰ 6.19 ‰ 1.02 ‰ —
2024 643,300 people 583,000 people — 90.6% — — 427,200 people — — — — — 10.16 ‰ 4.51 ‰ 5.65 ‰ —
2023 639,100 people 576,400 people — 90.2% 203,155 people 213,534 people 416,689 people 147,515 — — — — 9.59 ‰ 5.04 ‰ 4.55 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年兴宁区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 常住 2024年统计公报
$6.5B$6.3B$6.1B$5.9B$5.8B2023202420252023: $5.8B2024: $6.2B2025: $6.4B