Resident population · 2025994,400 people978,500 people (2022)
Change over the period+1.6%3 Years
Annual growth+0.54%Years
Urbanization rate96.6%2025
996.31K991.38K986.45K981.52K976.59K20222023202420252022: 978.50K2023: 983.10K2024: 982.90K2025: 994.40K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 994,400 people 96.6% 600,000 people — — —
2024 982,900 people 96.5% 606,900 people — — —
2023 983,100 people 95.4% 102,489 people — — —
2022 978,500 people 94.2% 591,600 people — — —

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 994,400 people — — 96.6% — — 600,000 people — — — — — — — 0.00 ‰ —
2024 982,900 people — — 96.5% — — 606,900 people — — — — — — — — —
2023 983,100 people — — 95.4% — — 102,489 people — — — — — — — 0.20 ‰ —
2022 978,500 people — — 94.2% — — 591,600 people — — — — — — — 0.20 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2025 104,908 people90,496 people236,846 people167,843 people
2024 103,728 people91,294 people238,162 people173,720 people
2023 101,373 people93,671 people238,510 people165,068 people
2022 100,158 people96,109 people241,221 people154,131 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 10.5723 — 西山区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 少数民族104705人,彝族39739人,白族25608人,回族17307人,其他少数民族22051人。 — 2024统计公报
2023 户籍人口中少数民族人口102489人,占总人口的17.12%,主要世居少数民族为彝族,有38850人,其次为白族,有25063人,第三为回族,有17059人,其他少数民族的人口合计21517人; — 2023年统计公报
2022 人口100371人,占总人口的17.0%,主要世居少数民族为彝族,有38083人,其次为白族,有24618人,第三为回族,有16865人,其他少数民族的人口合计20805人; — 2022年统计公报
$16.3B$15.9B$15.4B$15.0B$14.5B20222023202420252022: $14.7B2023: $15.1B2024: $15.9B2025: $16.1B