Resident population · 20255,957,000 people6,048,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-1.5%2 Years
Annual growth-0.76%Years
Urbanization rate54.6%2025
6.06M6.03M6.00M5.97M5.95M2023202420252023: 6.05M2024: 6.00M2025: 5.96M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 5,957,000 people 54.6% — 4.77 ‰ 9.40 ‰ —
2024 6,002,000 people 53.9% — 6.09 ‰ 8.80 ‰ —
2023 6,048,000 people 52.7% 9,019,446 people 6.06 ‰ 8.84 ‰ —

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 5,957,000 people 3,251,000 people 2,706,000 people 54.6% 2,951,000 people 3,006,000 people — — — — 29,000 people 56,000 people 4.77 ‰ 9.40 ‰ -4.63 ‰ —
2024 6,002,000 people 3,232,000 people 2,770,000 people 53.9% 2,973,000 people 3,029,000 people — — — — 37,000 people 53,000 people 6.09 ‰ 8.80 ‰ -2.71 ‰ —
2023 6,048,000 people 3,187,900 people 2,860,100 people 52.7% 3,001,000 people 3,047,000 people 9,019,446 people — — — 37,000 people 54,000 people 6.06 ‰ 8.84 ‰ -2.78 ‰ —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 60+Age 65+
2025 1,551,000 people1,020,000 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年信阳市国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 常住 2024年统计公报
$44.9B$43.8B$42.8B$41.8B$40.8B2023202420252023: $41.2B2024: $42.7B2025: $44.5B