Resident population · 20252,565,000 people2,634,700 people (2023)
Change over the period-2.6%2 Years
Annual growth-1.33%Years
Urbanization rate59.6%2025
2.64M2.62M2.60M2.58M2.56M2023202420252023: 2.63M2024: 2.60M2025: 2.57M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 2,565,000 people 59.6% — 4.40 ‰ 9.30 ‰ —
2024 2,604,571 people 58.1% — 5.60 ‰ 9.02 ‰ —
2023 2,634,700 people 56.5% 3,026,586 people 5.46 ‰ 8.98 ‰ —

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 2,565,000 people 1,528,000 people 1,037,000 people 59.6% 1,320,000 people 1,245,000 people — — — — 11,000 people 24,000 people 4.40 ‰ 9.30 ‰ -4.90 ‰ —
2024 2,604,571 people 1,512,943 people 1,091,628 people 58.1% 1,343,348 people 1,261,223 people — — — — 14,700 people 23,600 people 5.60 ‰ 9.02 ‰ -3.42 ‰ —
2023 2,634,700 people 1,489,400 people 1,145,300 people 56.5% 1,359,800 people 1,274,900 people 3,026,586 people — — — 14,400 people 23,800 people 5.46 ‰ 8.98 ‰ -3.52 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 忻州市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$20.3B$19.8B$19.3B$18.8B$18.3B2023202420252023: $20.1B2024: $18.7B2025: $18.5B