China · Prefecture-level city
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2023 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20253,691,900 people
Change over the period-1.8%
Annual growth-0.90%
Urbanization rate54.8%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,691,900 people | 54.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,735,200 people | 53.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3,759,200 people | 52.7% | 4,561,141 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 | 3,691,900 people | 2,024,500 people | 1,667,400 people | 54.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16,900 people | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,735,200 people | 2,013,900 people | 1,721,300 people | 53.9% | 1,894,900 people | 1,840,300 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3,759,200 people | 1,979,900 people | 177,930,000 people | 52.7% | — | — | 4,561,141 people | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 643,100 people | 2,159,700 people | 632,400 people |
| 2023 | 1,807 people | 5,849 people | 2,344 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 常住 | 益阳市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |