China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2012 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2025486,000 people
Change over the period+6.0%
Annual growth+0.45%
Urbanization rate96.2%
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 486,000 people | 96.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 488,000 people | 95.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 486,000 people | 95.6% | 349,076 people | 4.47 ‰ | 6.13 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 484,700 people | 95.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 484,600 people | 95.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 484,500 people | 95.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 481,800 people | 95.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 479,700 people | 95.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 476,000 people | 95.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 475,500 people | 95.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 469,900 people | 95.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 465,900 people | 95.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 462,400 people | 95.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 458,500 people | 95.6% | — | — | — | — |
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 | 486,000 people | 467,700 people | 18,300 people | 96.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 488,000 people | 466,500 people | 21,500 people | 95.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 486,000 people | 464,400 people | 21,600 people | 95.6% | 172,934 people | 176,142 people | 349,076 people | 131,116 | — | — | 1,562 people | 2,141 people | 4.47 ‰ | 6.13 ‰ | -1.66 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 484,700 people | 463,100 people | — | 95.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 484,600 people | 463,000 people | — | 95.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 484,500 people | 462,900 people | — | 95.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 481,800 people | 461,800 people | — | 95.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 479,700 people | 458,800 people | — | 95.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 476,000 people | 455,700 people | — | 95.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 475,500 people | 452,700 people | — | 95.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 469,900 people | 448,300 people | — | 95.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 465,900 people | 446,900 people | — | 95.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 462,400 people | 442,500 people | — | 95.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 458,500 people | 438,400 people | — | 95.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Age structure by year
Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.
| Year | Age 0–15 | Age 16–59 | Age 60+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,500 people | 6,750 people | 1,750 people |
Ethnic population and data notes
Ethnic population, resident/hukou basis and source for each year.
| Year | Ethnic population | Data basis / note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 户籍 | 2023年统计公报+户籍人口来自2024年湘潭统计年鉴 |