1.常住人口

據巴中市(shi)統計局發布的《2022年(nian)巴中市(shi)國民經濟(ji)和社會發展統計公報》數據，截至2022年(nian)末(mo)，巴中市(shi)常住(zhu)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)265.80萬人(ren)(ren)，常住(zhu)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)位(wei)居四川省(sheng)第(di)14名(ming)。其中城(cheng)(cheng)鎮常住(zhu)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)125.83萬人(ren)(ren)，占(zhan)總人(ren)(ren)口(kou)比重（常住(zhu)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮化率）為47.34%，比上(shang)年(nian)末(mo)提高0.42個百分點。

2.戶籍人口

據公安年報數據，2022年末(mo)巴中市戶(hu)籍人(ren)(ren)口359.13萬人(ren)(ren)，戶(hu)籍人(ren)(ren)在(zai)四(si)川省排名(ming)11。

據(ju)(ju)巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)市統計局(ju)數據(ju)(ju)，截至2022年末，在巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)市下轄的(de)5個縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))中(zhong)(zhong)，常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)超過50萬(wan)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))有(you)3個，分別是巴(ba)州區(qu)(qu)和平昌縣(xian)(xian)、通江(jiang)縣(xian)(xian)，其余2個縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)在30萬(wan)-50萬(wan)之間。其中(zhong)(zhong)，巴(ba)州區(qu)(qu)（含巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)經濟開發區(qu)(qu)）常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)71.39萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，戶(hu)籍(ji)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)76.65萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)位(wei)(wei)居全(quan)市第(di)一(yi)，是2022年巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)市常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最(zui)多(duo)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))；平江(jiang)縣(xian)(xian)常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)64.22萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，戶(hu)籍(ji)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)90.91萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，戶(hu)籍(ji)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)位(wei)(wei)居全(quan)市第(di)一(yi)，是2022年巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)市戶(hu)籍(ji)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最(zui)多(duo)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))。而(er)恩陽區(qu)(qu)戶(hu)籍(ji)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)56.28萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，常(chang)(chang)住(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)33.86萬(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)均位(wei)(wei)居全(quan)市最(zui)后，是2022年巴(ba)中(zhong)(zhong)市人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最(zui)少的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(區(qu)(qu))。