Resident population · 20253,601,300 people3,607,300 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.2%2 Years
Annual growth-0.08%Years
Urbanization rate65.2%2025
3.62M3.61M3.61M3.60M3.60M2023202420252023: 3.61M2024: 3.62M2025: 3.60M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 3,601,300 people 65.2% — 6.49 ‰ 7.53 ‰ —
2024 3,616,500 people 64.5% — 7.80 ‰ 7.15 ‰ —
2023 3,607,300 people 63.5% 3,861,827 people 7.25 ‰ 7.16 ‰ —

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 3,601,300 people 2,348,000 people 1,253,300 people 65.2% — — — — — — — — 6.49 ‰ 7.53 ‰ -1.04 ‰ —
2024 3,616,500 people 2,331,900 people 1,284,600 people 64.5% — — — — — — — — 7.80 ‰ 7.15 ‰ 0.65 ‰ —
2023 3,607,300 people 2,290,600 people 1,316,700 people 63.5% — — 3,861,827 people 1,421,337 — — — — 7.25 ‰ 7.16 ‰ 0.09 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年榆林市国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$105.8B$103.8B$101.8B$99.8B$97.9B2023202420252023: $98.6B2024: $105.0B2025: $104.3B