China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2022 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025156,700 people
Change over the period-2.4%
Annual growth-0.82%
Urbanization rate58.8%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156,700 people | 58.8% | — | 6.95 ‰ | 7.59 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 159,600 people | 58.3% | — | 9.33 ‰ | 6.85 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 161,700 people | 57.3% | 171,740 people | 7.20 ‰ | 5.66 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 160,600 people | 56.9% | 172,224 people | 8.00 ‰ | 4.10 ‰ | — |
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 | 156,700 people | 92,200 people | 64,500 people | 58.8% | 81,700 people | 75,000 people | — | — | — | — | 1,100 people | 1,200 people | 6.95 ‰ | 7.59 ‰ | -0.64 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 159,600 people | 93,000 people | 66,600 people | 58.3% | 82,900 people | 76,700 people | — | — | — | — | 1,500 people | 1,100 people | 9.33 ‰ | 6.85 ‰ | 2.48 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 161,700 people | 92,600 people | 69,100 people | 57.3% | 84,100 people | 77,600 people | 171,740 people | 68,908 | — | — | 1,231 people | 972 people | 7.20 ‰ | 5.66 ‰ | — | — |
| 2022 | 160,600 people | 91,300 people | 69,300 people | 56.9% | 83,600 people | 77,000 people | 172,224 people | 68,773 | — | — | 1,378 people | 697 people | 8.00 ‰ | 4.10 ‰ | 4.00 ‰ | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–17 | Age 18–34 | Age 35–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34,171 people | 41,550 people | 65,314 people | 30,705 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 汉族15.28、回族0.35、其他少数民族0.04 | 常住 | 盐池县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |
| 2024 | 分民族情况看，汉族15.57万人，占常住人口比重97.53%，回族0.35万人，占比2.2%，其他少数民族0.04万人，占比0.27%。 | — | 2024年统计公报 |
| 2023 | 户籍人口中汉族167516人，占全县总人口的97.6%，少数民族4224人，占全县总人口的2.4%。其中：回族3751人，占全县总人口的2.2%，占少数民族总数的88.8%；其他少数民族473人，占少数民族总数的11.2%。常住人口中汉族15.77万人，占常住人口比重97.5%，回族0.35万人，占比2.2% ，其他少数民族0.05万人，占比0.3%。 | 常住 | 2023年统计公报 |
| 2022 | 户籍人口全县172224人中，汉族167982人，占总人口的97.5%，少数民族人口4242人，占总人口的2.5%，其中：回族3766人，占全县总人口的2.2%，占少数民族总数的88.8%；其他少数民族476人，占少数民族总数的11.2%。，常住人口中汉族15.7万人，占常住人口比重97.5%，回族0.35万人，占比2.2%，其他少数民族0.05万人，占比0.3%。 | — | 2022年统计公报 |