Resident population · 2025234,100 people236,400 people (2022)
Change over the period-1.0%3 Years
Annual growth-0.33%Years
Urbanization rate47.2%2025
236.95K235.53K234.10K232.67K231.25K20222023202420252022: 236.40K2023: 235.10K2024: 231.80K2025: 234.10K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 234,100 people 47.2% 280,896 people 5.50 ‰ 9.30 ‰ —
2024 231,800 people 46.8% — — — —
2023 235,100 people 46.1% 290,544 people 6.10 ‰ 6.90 ‰ —
2022 236,400 people 45.0% 291,493 people 6.31 ‰ 10.01 ‰ —

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 234,100 people 110,500 people 123,600 people 47.2% — — 280,896 people 92,911 76,300 people — 1,561 people 2,657 people 5.50 ‰ 9.30 ‰ -3.80 ‰ —
2024 231,800 people 108,500 people 123,300 people 46.8% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 235,100 people 108,300 people 126,800 people 46.1% 121,000 people 114,100 people 290,544 people 95,315 — — 1,778 people 2,018 people 6.10 ‰ 6.90 ‰ -0.80 ‰ —
2022 236,400 people 106,300 people 130,100 people 45.0% — — 291,493 people 95,373 68,200 people — 1,838 people 2,917 people 6.31 ‰ 10.01 ‰ -3.69 ‰ —

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 63,710 people54,946 people115,774 people57,063 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 中方县2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$2.1B$2.0B$2.0B$1.9B$1.8B20222023202420252022: $1.9B2023: $1.9B2024: $2.0B2025: $2.1B