Resident population · 2025540,000 people516,000 people (2022)
Change over the period+4.7%3 Years
Annual growth+1.53%Years
Urbanization rate93.9%2025
542.88K535.44K528.00K520.56K513.12K20222023202420252022: 516.00K2023: 522.50K2024: 532.00K2025: 540.00K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 540,000 people 93.9% 303,279 people 4.20 ‰ 4.70 ‰ —
2024 532,000 people 93.1% 298,894 people 5.19 ‰ 5.41 ‰ —
2023 522,500 people — 293,515 people 4.80 ‰ 6.96 ‰ —
2022 516,000 people 91.1% 301,731 people 5.00 ‰ 5.20 ‰ —

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 540,000 people — — 93.9% — — 303,279 people 124,790 — — — — 4.20 ‰ 4.70 ‰ -0.60 ‰ —
2024 532,000 people — — 93.1% — — 298,894 people 122,749 — — — — 5.19 ‰ 5.41 ‰ -0.22 ‰ —
2023 522,500 people 482,600 people — — — — 293,515 people 120,180 — — — — 4.80 ‰ 6.96 ‰ -2.16 ‰ —
2022 516,000 people 470,100 people 45,900 people 91.1% — — 301,731 people 123,431 — — — — 5.00 ‰ 5.20 ‰ -0.20 ‰ —

Age structure by year

Age 0–14, working-age and older population groups by year.

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2022 62,727 people50,219 people115,677 people73,108 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年宁波市镇海区国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$22.7B$21.7B$20.7B$19.7B$18.7B20222023202420252022: $19.1B2023: $19.7B2024: $21.0B2025: $22.3B