By the end of 2019, the permanent resident population of the city was 21.536 million, 66,000 fewer than that at the end of the previous year.

In terms of age structure, the resident population of 0-14 years old is 2.267,000, accounting for 10.5% of the city's resident population.

The population of the permanent resident aged from 15 to 59 was 15.556 million, accounting for 72.3%.

The population of the permanent resident 60 years old and above was 3.713 million, accounting for 17.2%.

In terms of the composition of urban and rural areas, the urban population was 18.650,000, and the rural population 2.886 million. The urban population accounted for 86.6 percent of the city's permanent residents.