By the end of 2024, the city's population of permanent residents reached 21.832 million, marking a decrease of 26,000 from the previous year. Of these residents, 19.26 million lived in urban areas (88.2 percent). The birth rate among permanent residents was 6.09 permille, while the death rate was at 6.08 permille, resulting in a natural population increase of 0.01 permille.