Resident population · 20252,255,000 people2,265,000 people (2023)
Change over the period-0.4%2 Years
Annual growth-0.22%Years
Urbanization rate58.9%2025
2.27M2.26M2.26M2.26M2.25M2023202420252023: 2.27M2024: 2.27M2025: 2.26M

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 2,255,000 people 58.9% 2,217,000 people 5.97 ‰ 8.00 ‰ —
2024 2,266,000 people 58.1% 2,227,000 people 7.95 ‰ 7.86 ‰ —
2023 2,265,000 people 57.1% 2,224,000 people — — —

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 2,255,000 people 1,327,000 people 928,000 people 58.9% — — 2,217,000 people — — — 13,500 people 18,100 people 5.97 ‰ 8.00 ‰ -2.03 ‰ —
2024 2,266,000 people 1,317,000 people 949,000 people 58.1% 1,119,000 people 1,108,000 people 2,227,000 people — — — 18,000 people 17,800 people 7.95 ‰ 7.86 ‰ 0.09 ‰ —
2023 2,265,000 people 1,292,800 people 1,161,000 people 57.1% 1,157,000 people 1,108,000 people 2,224,000 people — — — — — — — — —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 玉溪市2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$37.6B$37.1B$36.5B$36.0B$35.5B2023202420252023: $35.7B2024: $35.9B2025: $37.4B