Resident population · 2025993,200 people968,900 people (2022)
Change over the period+2.5%3 Years
Annual growth+0.83%Years
Urbanization rate99.9%2025
1.64M1.45M1.27M1.08M897.15K20222023202420252022: 968.90K2023: 1.57M2024: 985.70K2025: 993.20K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 993,200 people 99.9% — 9.55 ‰ 3.83 ‰ —
2024 985,700 people 99.9% — 10.28 ‰ 4.07 ‰ —
2023 1,566,800 people 97.6% 1,015,228 people 8.52 ‰ 4.93 ‰ —
2022 968,900 people 99.4% — 7.78 ‰ 4.13 ‰ —

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 993,200 people 991,800 people 1,400 people 99.9% 498,600 people 494,600 people — — — — 9,454 people 3,788 people 9.55 ‰ 3.83 ‰ 5.72 ‰ —
2024 985,700 people — — 99.9% — — — — — — 10,100 people 4,000 people 10.28 ‰ 4.07 ‰ 6.21 ‰ —
2023 1,566,800 people 1,528,900 people — 97.6% — — 1,015,228 people — — — 8,300 people 4,800 people 8.52 ‰ 4.93 ‰ 3.59 ‰ —
2022 968,900 people — — 99.4% — — — — — — 7,500 people 4,000 people 7.78 ‰ 4.13 ‰ 3.65 ‰ —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 60+Age 65+
2025 173,600 people113,200 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 中原区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$20.5B$17.7B$15.0B$12.3B$9.6B20222023202420252022: $10.6B2023: $19.4B2024: $13.0B2025: $14.0B