Resident population · 20251,220,000 people1,203,700 people (2022)
Change over the period+1.4%3 Years
Annual growth+0.45%Years
Urbanization rate71.5%2025
1.64M1.52M1.40M1.28M1.16M20222023202420252022: 1.20M2023: 1.59M2024: 1.22M2025: 1.22M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,220,000 people 71.5% — 4.43 ‰ 4.46 ‰ —
2024 1,217,400 people 71.0% — 6.02 ‰ 4.04 ‰ —
2023 1,593,400 people 67.7% 879,903 people 5.31 ‰ 4.31 ‰ —
2022 1,203,700 people 69.0% — 5.49 ‰ 4.47 ‰ —

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 1,220,000 people 872,000 people 348,000 people 71.5% — — — — — — 5,400 people 5,400 people 4.43 ‰ 4.46 ‰ -0.03 ‰ —
2024 1,217,400 people 863,700 people — 71.0% — — — — — — 7,300 people 4,900 people 6.02 ‰ 4.04 ‰ 1.98 ‰ —
2023 1,593,400 people 1,079,400 people — 67.7% — — 879,903 people — — — 6,400 people 5,200 people 5.31 ‰ 4.31 ‰ 1.00 ‰ —
2022 1,203,700 people 831,000 people 372,700 people 69.0% — — — — — — 6,600 people 5,400 people 5.49 ‰ 4.47 ‰ 1.02 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 新郑市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2022 — 常住 新郑市2022年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$22.8B$19.7B$16.5B$13.3B$10.2B20222023202420252022: $11.4B2023: $21.6B2024: $13.3B