China · County-level area
Historical population data
Annual indicators from 2012 to 2025. Values can be compared across years.
Resident population · 2024624,000 people
Change over the period+3.8%
Annual growth+0.31%
Urbanization rate—
All years
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| Year | Resident population | Urbanization rate | Registered (hukou) population | Birth rate | Death rate | GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 471,925 people | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 624,000 people | 84.7% | 476,198 people | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 623,300 people | 83.9% | 482,189 people | 4.46 ‰ | 6.78 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 619,100 people | 83.7% | 486,039 people | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 618,900 people | 83.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 618,300 people | 83.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 615,800 people | 83.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 615,300 people | 83.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 612,900 people | 84.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 610,600 people | 84.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 608,900 people | 83.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 608,600 people | 83.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 607,500 people | 82.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 600,900 people | 84.8% | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471,925 people | 173,275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 624,000 people | 528,500 people | 95,500 people | 84.7% | 235,983 people | 240,215 people | 476,198 people | 173,986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 623,300 people | 522,800 people | 100,500 people | 83.9% | 239,442 people | 242,747 people | 482,189 people | 175,051 | — | — | 2,150 people | 3,268 people | 4.46 ‰ | 6.78 ‰ | -2.32 ‰ | — |
| 2022 | 619,100 people | 518,400 people | 100,700 people | 83.7% | 241,536 people | 244,503 people | 486,039 people | 175,588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 618,900 people | 517,000 people | — | 83.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 618,300 people | 516,400 people | — | 83.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 615,800 people | 514,300 people | — | 83.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 615,300 people | 515,100 people | — | 83.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 612,900 people | 514,700 people | — | 84.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 610,600 people | 512,700 people | — | 84.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 608,900 people | 508,900 people | — | 83.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 608,600 people | 509,500 people | — | 83.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 607,500 people | 501,000 people | — | 82.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 600,900 people | 509,400 people | — | 84.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |