China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2006 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 20251,489,000 people
Change over the period+1.5%
Annual growth+0.49%
Urbanization rate69.9%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,489,000 people | 69.9% | 1,308,500 people | 5.10 ‰ | 5.54 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,484,800 people | 69.2% | 1,310,027 people | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,475,800 people | 67.9% | 1,311,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,467,200 people | 66.7% | 1,314,954 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | 1,316,700 people | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,318,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,314,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,308,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,303,200 people | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 1,295,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | 1,280,400 people | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | 1,287,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | 1,277,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | 1,271,600 people | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | 1,260,300 people | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | 1,240,500 people | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | 1,224,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | 1,209,100 people | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | 1,195,900 people | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | 1,182,100 people | 15.70 ‰ | 4.80 ‰ | — |
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 | 1,489,000 people | 1,041,000 people | 448,000 people | 69.9% | — | — | 1,308,500 people | 409,700 | — | — | 6,671 people | 7,248 people | 5.10 ‰ | 5.54 ‰ | -0.44 ‰ | — |
| 2024 | 1,484,800 people | 758,487 people | 551,540 people | 69.2% | 682,668 people | 627,359 people | 1,310,027 people | 407,807 | — | — | 7,770 people | 6,870 people | — | — | 0.69 ‰ | — |
| 2023 | 1,475,800 people | 1,001,600 people | — | 67.9% | — | — | 1,311,300 people | 405,300 | — | — | 7,689 people | 8,875 people | — | — | -0.90 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 1,467,200 people | 978,000 people | 489,200 people | 66.7% | — | — | 1,314,954 people | 402,467 | — | — | 7,646 people | 7,496 people | — | — | 0.11 ‰ | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,316,700 people | 398,495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,318,200 people | 393,745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,314,900 people | 388,335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,308,900 people | 382,966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,303,200 people | 376,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,295,900 people | 373,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,280,400 people | 372,431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,287,300 people | 371,281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,277,900 people | 370,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,271,600 people | 369,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,260,300 people | 375,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,240,500 people | 380,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,224,900 people | 381,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,209,100 people | 382,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,195,900 people | 378,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,182,100 people | 372,126 | — | — | 18,435 people | 5,603 people | 15.70 ‰ | 4.80 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ | — |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 287,524 people |
| 2022 | 254,602 people | 277,363 people | 523,240 people | 259,749 people |
| 2021 | 262,783 people | 286,120 people | 523,829 people | 243,991 people |
| 2020 | 266,914 people | 296,382 people | 513,259 people | 241,600 people |
| 2019 | 267,087 people | 305,272 people | 504,311 people | 238,245 people |
| 2018 | 264,389 people | 318,242 people | 493,846 people | 232,456 people |
| 2017 | 262,710 people | 328,848 people | 488,571 people | 223,087 people |
| 2016 | 258,757 people | 341,620 people | 483,193 people | 212,356 people |
| 2015 | 247,572 people | 350,080 people | 479,914 people | 202,819 people |
| 2014 | 258,495 people | 357,694 people | 477,430 people | 193,716 people |
| 2013 | 254,136 people | 365,844 people | 473,898 people | 184,016 people |
| 2012 | 256,036 people | 369,755 people | 469,855 people | 175,950 people |
| 2011 | 256,263 people | 368,710 people | 466,019 people | 169,278 people |
| 2010 | 254,965 people | 364,149 people | 458,696 people | 162,734 people |
| 2009 | 259,342 people | 358,763 people | 451,014 people | 155,760 people |
| 2008 | 262,440 people | 353,455 people | 443,394 people | 149,764 people |
| 2007 | 269,583 people | 349,659 people | 432,896 people | 143,714 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 | 2025年乐清市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |