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Year	Resident population	Urbanization rate	Registered (hukou) population	Birth rate	Death rate	GDP
2025	2,475,600 people	81.2%	—	—	—	—
2024	2,476,900 people	80.8%	—	—	—	—
2023	2,481,000 people	80.6%	2,158,400 people	7.90 ‰	9.33 ‰	—
2022	2,480,000 people	79.9%	2,142,500 people	8.27 ‰	5.76 ‰	—
2021	2,475,600 people	79.3%	2,131,500 people	8.39 ‰	6.38 ‰	—
2020	2,469,600 people	78.6%	2,114,200 people	10.79 ‰	7.61 ‰	—
2019	2,445,800 people	77.6%	2,093,700 people	12.27 ‰	5.60 ‰	—
2018	2,418,700 people	76.3%	2,073,800 people	12.81 ‰	6.24 ‰	—
2017	2,401,400 people	74.6%	2,055,800 people	12.91 ‰	6.40 ‰	—
2016	2,368,600 people	72.6%	2,032,800 people	12.03 ‰	5.83 ‰	—
2015	2,334,300 people	70.7%	2,011,700 people	12.70 ‰	5.44 ‰	—
2014	2,316,200 people	70.1%	2,026,400 people	13.13 ‰	5.40 ‰	—
2013	2,283,600 people	68.6%	2,002,500 people	10.02 ‰	4.53 ‰	—
2012	2,268,300 people	67.1%	1,984,600 people	10.91 ‰	6.00 ‰	—
2011	2,244,000 people	65.8%	1,974,200 people	10.90 ‰	5.41 ‰	—
2010	2,211,900 people	63.7%	1,960,100 people	10.71 ‰	4.22 ‰	—
2009	2,205,000 people	61.4%	1,939,400 people	10.91 ‰	5.04 ‰	—
2008	2,177,900 people	61.0%	1,923,800 people	10.86 ‰	4.25 ‰	—
2007	2,153,600 people	60.0%	1,900,300 people	11.98 ‰	4.37 ‰	—
2006	2,127,300 people	59.6%	1,867,800 people	11.22 ‰	4.97 ‰	—
2005	2,099,000 people	58.8%	1,848,100 people	12.60 ‰	5.42 ‰	—
2004	2,069,600 people	57.6%	1,832,400 people	12.85 ‰	5.10 ‰	—
2003	2,049,700 people	57.4%	1,809,600 people	12.11 ‰	4.56 ‰	—
2002	2,024,600 people	57.2%	1,783,700 people	12.16 ‰	4.82 ‰	—
2001	2,002,000 people	56.8%	—	16.19 ‰	5.51 ‰	—
2000	1,979,200 people	56.6%	—	14.04 ‰	5.53 ‰	—
1995	1,703,500 people	48.2%	—	13.88 ‰	4.96 ‰	—
1990	1,611,100 people	47.5%	—	21.53 ‰	6.75 ‰	—
1985	1,477,100 people	46.3%	—	—	—	—
1980	1,373,900 people	41.2%	—	—	—	—

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	2,475,600 people	2,009,700 people	465,900 people	81.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	2,476,900 people	2,001,100 people	475,800 people	80.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	2,481,000 people	1,999,000 people	482,000 people	80.6%	1,263,000 people	1,218,000 people	2,158,400 people	—	—	—	17,048 people	20,147 people	7.90 ‰	9.33 ‰	-1.44 ‰	—
2022	2,480,000 people	1,980,800 people	499,200 people	79.9%	1,262,500 people	1,217,500 people	2,142,500 people	—	—	—	17,708 people	12,346 people	8.27 ‰	5.76 ‰	2.51 ‰	—
2021	2,475,600 people	1,963,900 people	511,700 people	79.3%	1,260,400 people	1,215,200 people	2,131,500 people	—	—	—	17,874 people	13,590 people	8.39 ‰	6.38 ‰	2.01 ‰	—
2020	2,469,600 people	1,941,800 people	527,800 people	78.6%	1,257,300 people	1,212,300 people	2,114,200 people	—	—	—	22,804 people	16,081 people	10.79 ‰	7.61 ‰	3.18 ‰	—
2019	2,445,800 people	1,898,800 people	547,000 people	77.6%	1,257,600 people	1,188,200 people	2,093,700 people	—	—	—	29,289 people	13,272 people	12.27 ‰	5.60 ‰	6.67 ‰	—
2018	2,418,700 people	1,846,200 people	572,500 people	76.3%	1,244,100 people	1,174,600 people	2,073,800 people	—	—	—	30,374 people	14,232 people	12.81 ‰	6.24 ‰	6.77 ‰	—
2017	2,401,400 people	1,790,500 people	610,900 people	74.6%	1,234,800 people	1,166,600 people	2,055,800 people	—	—	—	30,266 people	15,072 people	12.91 ‰	6.40 ‰	6.51 ‰	—
2016	2,368,600 people	1,720,400 people	648,200 people	72.6%	1,218,300 people	1,150,300 people	2,032,800 people	—	—	—	27,934 people	13,537 people	12.03 ‰	5.83 ‰	6.20 ‰	—
2015	2,334,300 people	1,650,200 people	684,100 people	70.7%	1,200,500 people	1,133,800 people	2,011,700 people	—	—	—	29,220 people	12,516 people	12.70 ‰	5.44 ‰	7.26 ‰	—
2014	2,316,200 people	1,624,600 people	691,600 people	70.1%	1,191,900 people	1,124,300 people	2,026,400 people	—	—	—	29,914 people	12,308 people	13.13 ‰	5.40 ‰	7.73 ‰	—
2013	2,283,600 people	1,565,700 people	717,900 people	68.6%	1,173,200 people	1,110,400 people	2,002,500 people	—	—	—	22,621 people	10,226 people	10.02 ‰	4.53 ‰	5.49 ‰	—
2012	2,268,300 people	1,522,000 people	746,300 people	67.1%	1,163,700 people	1,104,600 people	1,984,600 people	—	—	—	24,412 people	13,426 people	10.91 ‰	6.00 ‰	4.91 ‰	—
2011	2,244,000 people	1,475,800 people	768,200 people	65.8%	1,153,200 people	1,090,800 people	1,974,200 people	—	—	—	24,180 people	12,001 people	10.90 ‰	5.41 ‰	5.49 ‰	—
2010	2,211,900 people	1,409,000 people	802,900 people	63.7%	1,138,400 people	1,073,500 people	1,960,100 people	—	—	—	23,658 people	9,320 people	10.71 ‰	4.22 ‰	4.91 ‰	—
2009	2,205,000 people	1,352,800 people	852,200 people	61.4%	1,110,900 people	1,094,100 people	1,939,400 people	—	—	—	23,909 people	11,045 people	10.91 ‰	5.04 ‰	5.49 ‰	—
2008	2,177,900 people	1,329,000 people	848,900 people	61.0%	1,106,300 people	1,071,600 people	1,923,800 people	—	—	—	23,520 people	9,205 people	10.86 ‰	4.25 ‰	6.49 ‰	—
2007	2,153,600 people	1,292,400 people	861,200 people	60.0%	1,089,100 people	1,064,500 people	1,900,300 people	—	—	—	25,643 people	9,354 people	11.98 ‰	4.37 ‰	5.87 ‰	—
2006	2,127,300 people	1,267,700 people	859,600 people	59.6%	1,079,500 people	1,047,800 people	1,867,800 people	—	—	—	23,710 people	10,502 people	11.22 ‰	4.97 ‰	6.61 ‰	—
2005	2,099,000 people	1,234,600 people	864,400 people	58.8%	1,072,600 people	1,026,400 people	1,848,100 people	—	—	—	26,262 people	11,297 people	12.60 ‰	5.42 ‰	7.61 ‰	—
2004	2,069,600 people	1,192,000 people	877,600 people	57.6%	1,068,700 people	1,000,900 people	1,832,400 people	—	—	—	26,467 people	10,504 people	12.85 ‰	5.10 ‰	6.25 ‰	—
2003	2,049,700 people	1,176,900 people	872,800 people	57.4%	1,058,400 people	991,300 people	1,809,600 people	—	—	—	24,669 people	9,289 people	12.11 ‰	4.56 ‰	7.18 ‰	—
2002	2,024,600 people	1,157,200 people	867,400 people	57.2%	1,045,500 people	979,100 people	1,783,700 people	—	—	—	24,482 people	9,704 people	12.16 ‰	4.82 ‰	7.75 ‰	—
2001	2,002,000 people	1,138,000 people	864,000 people	56.8%	1,033,800 people	968,200 people	—	—	—	—	32,177 people	10,951 people	16.19 ‰	5.51 ‰	7.55 ‰	—
2000	1,979,200 people	1,119,700 people	859,500 people	56.6%	1,022,100 people	957,100 people	—	—	—	—	27,669 people	10,898 people	14.04 ‰	5.53 ‰	7.34 ‰	—
1995	1,703,500 people	820,900 people	882,600 people	48.2%	883,000 people	820,500 people	—	—	—	—	23,638 people	8,454 people	13.88 ‰	4.96 ‰	10.68 ‰	—
1990	1,611,100 people	765,600 people	845,500 people	47.5%	832,500 people	778,600 people	—	—	—	—	33,857 people	10,614 people	21.53 ‰	6.75 ‰	8.51 ‰	—
1985	1,477,100 people	683,300 people	793,800 people	46.3%	758,900 people	718,200 people	—	—	—	—	16,580 people	5,997 people	—	—	8.92 ‰	—
1980	1,373,900 people	565,900 people	808,000 people	41.2%	711,000 people	662,900 people	—	—	—	—	23,076 people	6,826 people	—	—	14.78 ‰	—

Ethnic population and data notes

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

Year	Ethnic population	Data basis / note	Source
2023	少数民族70.87万，其中回族42.05万，藏族16.1万，土族6.67万，撒拉族1.78万，蒙古族1.91万。	户籍	2023年统计公报
2022	少数民族70.86万，其中回族42.03万，藏族16.1万，土族6.67万，撒拉族1.78万，蒙古族1.91万。	户籍	西宁统计年鉴2024
2021	少数民族70.73万，其中回族41.96万，藏族16.01万，土族6.64万，撒拉族1.78万，蒙古族1.91万。	户籍	西宁统计年鉴2024
2020	少数民族70.51万，其中回族41.84万，藏族16.01万，土族6.64万，撒拉族1.78万，蒙古族1.91万。	户籍	西宁统计年鉴2024
2019	少数民族61.57万，其中回族38.57万，藏族13.07万，土族6.11万，撒拉族0.93万，蒙古族1.47万。	常住	西宁统计年鉴2024
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