Resident population · 2025403,600 people426,200 people (2022)
Change over the period-5.3%3 Years
Annual growth-1.80%Years
Urbanization rate44.3%2025
428.91K421.91K414.90K407.89K400.89K20222023202420252022: 426.20K2023: 417.80K2024: 408.50K2025: 403.60K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 403,600 people 44.3% 692,900 people 7.39 ‰ 4.94 ‰ —
2024 408,500 people 43.5% 695,119 people 8.75 ‰ 5.49 ‰ —
2023 417,800 people — 693,116 people 12.30 ‰ 7.06 ‰ —
2022 426,200 people — 691,866 people 9.20 ‰ 4.90 ‰ —

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 403,600 people 178,800 people 224,800 people 44.3% 202,400 people 201,200 people 692,900 people — — — — — 7.39 ‰ 4.94 ‰ 2.45 ‰ —
2024 408,500 people 177,700 people 427,878 people 43.5% 369,202 people 325,917 people 695,119 people — — — — — 8.75 ‰ 5.49 ‰ 3.26 ‰ —
2023 417,800 people — — — — — 693,116 people — — — — — 12.30 ‰ 7.06 ‰ 5.24 ‰ —
2022 426,200 people — — — — — 691,866 people — — — — — 9.20 ‰ 4.90 ‰ 4.30 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 沿河土家族自治县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$2.4B$2.3B$2.2B$2.1B$2.0B20222023202420252022: $2.0B2023: $2.1B2024: $2.2B2025: $2.3B