Hezhou was home to 2,007,858 inhabitants as of the
2020 Chinese census whom 1,411,212 lived in the built-up (
or metro) area made of Babu and Pinggui urban districts and Zhongshan county largely being urbanized. Ethnic groups include
Zhuang,
Han,
Yao,
Miao and others. By the end of 2024, the total population of the city is 2,494,500, and the resident population of the city is 1,98,200. The
Hezhou City Almanac lists the following ethnic subdivisions and their respective distributions. Population statistics are as of 1990. •
Han • Bendi () •
Hakka (): 240,000 in Liantang (), Shatian (), Gonghui (), Guiling (), Huangtian () • Pumen (): 80,000 in Pumen () • Jiudu (): 30,000 in Babu (), Huangtian (), E'tang () •
Yao: 36,518 • Pan Yao () (autonym: Bian You (); exonyms: Guoshan Yao (), Buzhai Yao ()): 31,000 in Daping (), Gonghui (), Shatian (), Lisong (), Hejie (), Daning (), Liantang (), Butou (), Huangdong (), Guiling (), Kaishan (), Renyi (), E'tang (), Shuikou () • Gedai Mian (): 4,000 in Lishui (), Xiaoshui () of Daping Township () • Tu Yao () (autonym: Yindi Mian / ): 5000 in Shatian (), E'tang () townships (in the villages of Mingmei / ), Daming / ), Caodui / ), Jinzhu / ), Xinmin / ), Shidong / ) •
Zhuang: 34,881 in Nanxiang (), Shatian (), Daning (), E'tang () ==Economy==