Resident population · 2025277,600 people284,600 people (2022)
Change over the period-2.5%3 Years
Annual growth-0.83%Years
Urbanization rate47.2%2025
285.44K283.27K281.10K278.93K276.76K20222023202420252022: 284.60K2023: 282.10K2024: 281.10K2025: 277.60K

All years

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YearResident populationUrbanization rateRegistered (hukou) populationBirth rateDeath rateGDP
2025 277,600 people 47.2% 338,868 people 4.85 ‰ 7.07 ‰ —
2024 281,100 people 46.0% 341,062 people 5.03 ‰ 8.50 ‰ —
2023 282,100 people 44.8% 343,758 people 5.56 ‰ 6.15 ‰ —
2022 284,600 people 44.5% 345,569 people 5.58 ‰ 5.13 ‰ —

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 277,600 people 131,100 people 146,500 people 47.2% — — 338,868 people 116,085 — — 1,643 people 2,396 people 4.85 ‰ 7.07 ‰ -2.22 ‰ —
2024 281,100 people 129,400 people — 46.0% 182,304 people 158,758 people 341,062 people 116,627 — — 1,714 people 2,899 people 5.03 ‰ 8.50 ‰ — —
2023 282,100 people 126,400 people — 44.8% — — 343,758 people — — — 1,912 people 2,114 people 5.56 ‰ 6.15 ‰ — —
2022 284,600 people 126,700 people — 44.5% — — 345,569 people 117,743 — — — — 5.58 ‰ 5.13 ‰ — —

Age structure by year

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

Year Age 0–17Age 18–34Age 35–59Age 60+
2025 58,614 people62,294 people136,722 people81,238 people
2024 61,970 people64,534 people135,868 people78,690 people
2023 65,048 people66,923 people135,781 people76,006 people
2022 67,399 people70,122 people135,875 people72,173 people

Ethnic population and data notes

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

YearEthnic populationData basis / noteSource
2025 — 常住 2025年竹溪县国民经济和社会发展统计公报
$2.1B$2.0B$1.8B$1.7B$1.5B20222023202420252022: $1.6B2023: $1.7B2024: $2.0B2025: $2.1B