Resident population · 2025501,500 people503,000 people (2022)
Change over the period-0.3%3 Years
Annual growth-0.10%Years
Urbanization rate44.1%2025
504.62K500.44K496.25K492.07K487.88K20222023202420252022: 503.00K2023: 497.10K2024: 489.50K2025: 501.50K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 501,500 people 44.1% — 3.88 ‰ 6.32 ‰ —
2024 489,500 people 45.0% — 4.62 ‰ 6.14 ‰ —
2023 497,100 people 44.3% 627,000 people 6.40 ‰ 9.00 ‰ —
2022 503,000 people 43.1% — 4.79 ‰ 6.49 ‰ —

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 501,500 people 220,900 people 280,600 people 44.1% — — — — — — 2,612 people 4,257 people 3.88 ‰ 6.32 ‰ -2.44 ‰ —
2024 489,500 people 220,400 people 269,100 people 45.0% — — — — — — 3,117 people 4,137 people 4.62 ‰ 6.14 ‰ -1.52 ‰ —
2023 497,100 people 220,100 people 277,000 people 44.3% 204,500 people 190,800 people 627,000 people — — — 3,200 people 4,500 people 6.40 ‰ 9.00 ‰ -2.60 ‰ —
2022 503,000 people 217,000 people 286,000 people 43.1% — — — — — — 3,247 people 4,403 people 4.79 ‰ 6.49 ‰ -1.70 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 沅陵县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
2024 — 常住 2024统计公报
$3.2B$3.1B$3.0B$2.9B$2.8B20222023202420252022: $2.8B2023: $2.8B2024: $3.0B2025: $3.1B