Resident population · 2025494,500 people474,900 people (2022)
Change over the period+4.1%3 Years
Annual growth+1.36%Years
Urbanization rate92.0%2025
496.85K490.78K484.70K478.62K472.55K20222023202420252022: 474.90K2023: 478.60K2024: 490.00K2025: 494.50K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 494,500 people 92.0% — — — —
2024 490,000 people 91.9% — 6.36 ‰ 2.98 ‰ —
2023 478,600 people 91.7% 321,812 people — — —
2022 474,900 people 90.8% — 6.70 ‰ 5.24 ‰ —

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 494,500 people 454,800 people 39,700 people 92.0% — — — — — — 1,398 people 555 people — — — —
2024 490,000 people 450,500 people 39,500 people 91.9% — — — — — — 1,304 people 611 people 6.36 ‰ 2.98 ‰ 3.38 ‰ —
2023 478,600 people 438,900 people 39,700 people 91.7% — — 321,812 people — — — — — — — — —
2022 474,900 people 431,400 people 43,500 people 90.8% — — — — — — 1,358 people 1,061 people 6.70 ‰ 5.24 ‰ 1.46 ‰ —

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 蒸湘区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$4.4B$4.3B$4.2B$4.2B$4.1B20222023202420252022: $4.2B2023: $4.3B2024: $4.1B2025: $4.4B