Resident population · 20251,144,700 people1,304,300 people (2010)
Change over the period-12.2%15 Years
Annual growth-0.87%Years
Urbanization rate60.6%2025
144.13M108.10M72.06M36.03M0.002010201320162019202320252010: 1.30M2011: 1.30M2012: 128.81M2013: 1.28M2014: 1.27M2015: 1.25M2016: 1.24M2017: 1.23M2018: 1.22M2019: 1.20M2020: 1.19M2021: 1.17M2023: 1.17M2024: 1.16M2025: 1.14M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 1,144,700 people 60.6% 1,550,900 people 9.13 ‰ 10.43 ‰ —
2024 1,155,600 people 59.8% 1,559,900 people 10.58 ‰ 10.15 ‰ —
2023 1,169,600 people 59.1% 1,557,100 people 9.60 ‰ 9.68 ‰ —
2021 1,174,200 people 58.2% 1,553,495 people — — —
2020 1,189,800 people 58.2% — — — —
2019 1,201,100 people 56.2% — — — —
2018 1,215,200 people 54.5% — — — —
2017 1,226,500 people 52.7% — — — —
2016 1,239,400 people 50.4% — — — —
2015 1,252,800 people 48.0% — — — —
2014 1,267,400 people 45.5% — — — —
2013 1,278,300 people 43.6% — — — —
2012 128,810,000 people 41.3% — — — —
2011 1,297,600 people 38.7% — — — —
2010 1,304,300 people 36.3% — — — —

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 1,144,700 people 693,800 people 450,900 people 60.6% — — 1,550,900 people — — — 10,500 people 12,000 people 9.13 ‰ 10.43 ‰ -1.30 ‰ —
2024 1,155,600 people — — 59.8% — — 1,559,900 people — — — 12,300 people 11,800 people 10.58 ‰ 10.15 ‰ 0.43 ‰ —
2023 1,169,600 people 691,300 people — 59.1% — — 1,557,100 people — — — 11,300 people 11,400 people 9.60 ‰ 9.68 ‰ -0.08 ‰ —
2021 1,174,200 people — — 58.2% — — 1,553,495 people 512,138 — — — — — — — —
2020 1,189,800 people — — 58.2% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 1,201,100 people — — 56.2% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 1,215,200 people — — 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 1,226,500 people — — 52.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 1,239,400 people — — 50.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 1,252,800 people — — 48.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 1,267,400 people — — 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 1,278,300 people — — 43.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 128,810,000 people — — 41.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2011 1,297,600 people — — 38.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 1,304,300 people — — 36.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2021 368,318 people397,571 people574,172 people213,434 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 12.82 常住 宣威市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 户籍人口中全市少数民族人口达12.77万人,占总人口的8.19%,其中:彝族8.39万人,壮族0.3万人,苗族0.76万人,回族2.41万人。 — 统计公报2024
2023 全市少数民族人口达12.63万人,占总人口的8.11%,其中:彝族8.32万人,壮族0.3万人,苗族0.75万人,回族2.39万人。 — 2023年统计公报
$7.7B$7.4B$7.1B$6.7B$6.4B2023202420252023: $7.6B2024: $6.5B2025: $6.8B