Resident population · 2024724,300 people734,600 people (2023)
Change over the period-1.4%1 Years
Annual growth-1.40%Years
Urbanization rate—2025
735.84K732.64K729.45K726.26K723.06K20222023202420252023: 734.60K2024: 724.30K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 — — 926,800 people 5.64 ‰ 8.06 ‰ —
2024 724,300 people 32.5% 930,400 people 5.94 ‰ 5.37 ‰ —
2023 734,600 people 32.0% 931,700 people 7.02 ‰ 8.24 ‰ —
2022 — — 933,000 people 6.37 ‰ 7.50 ‰ —

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 — — — — — — 926,800 people 293,800 — — 5,237 people 7,484 people 5.64 ‰ 8.06 ‰ -2.42 ‰ —
2024 724,300 people 235,700 people 488,600 people 32.5% 490,400 people 440,000 people 930,400 people 294,500 — — 5,527 people 4,999 people 5.94 ‰ 5.37 ‰ 0.57 ‰ —
2023 734,600 people 235,200 people 499,400 people 32.0% 380,300 people 354,300 people 931,700 people 294,900 — — 5,200 people 6,100 people 7.02 ‰ 8.24 ‰ -1.22 ‰ —
2022 — — — — — — 933,000 people 295,000 — — 5,961 people 7,017 people 6.37 ‰ 7.50 ‰ -1.13 ‰ —

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 187,800 people156,700 people366,200 people216,200 people
2024 197,000 people——207,000 people
2023 205,900 people528,700 people528,700 people197,100 people
2022 213,000 people——184,000 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 户籍 2025年溆浦县国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 户籍 2024统计公报
$3.5B$3.4B$3.2B$3.1B$2.9B20222023202420252022: $3.0B2023: $3.1B2024: $3.3B2025: $3.5B