依據《2021年太原市國民經濟和社會發展統計公報》，至2021年末，太原全市常住人口為5390957人，比上年增加72435人，增長1.36%，常住人口在山西全省位居首位，是山西人口最多的城市。2021年末全市常住人口中，出生人口41645人，出生率為7.83‰。死亡人口30967人，死亡率為5.82‰。人口自然增長率為2.01‰。 全市人口分布情況：021年末全市常住人口中，城鎮人口為4810087人，占常住人口的89.23%；鄉村人口為580870人，占常住人口的10.77%。男性為2757901人，占常住人口的51.16%；女性為2633056人，占常住人口的48.84%，性別比（以女性為100，男性對女性的比例）為104.74。

據Maigoo小編了解(jie)，截至2021年末，太原(yuan)市(shi)(shi)10個縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))中，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)超過(guo)百萬(wan)(wan)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)(you)(you)1個，即(ji)小店區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)達到(dao)141.42萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)，是(shi)太原(yuan)市(shi)(shi)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)最多的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)在50-100萬(wan)(wan)之(zhi)(zhi)間的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)(you)(you)4個，依次(ci)是(shi)萬(wan)(wan)柏林區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、杏花嶺區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、迎澤區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、尖草坪(ping)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)分別(bie)是(shi)96.83萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、78.56萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、59.14萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、53.43萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)在10-50萬(wan)(wan)之(zhi)(zhi)間的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)(you)(you)4個，依次(ci)是(shi)清徐縣(xian)(xian)、晉源區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、古交市(shi)(shi)、陽(yang)曲縣(xian)(xian)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)分別(bie)是(shi)34.6萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、32.54萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、21.09萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、12.64萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)少于10萬(wan)(wan)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)(you)(you)1個，即(ji)婁煩縣(xian)(xian)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)僅8.86萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)，是(shi)太原(yuan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)最少的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))。此外，太原(yuan)市(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)為461.91萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)，占全市(shi)(shi)總人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)(kou)比重為85.68%。

從太(tai)原(yuan)各縣(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮人(ren)口(kou)分(fen)布情況來看，太(tai)原(yuan)市(shi)(shi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮人(ren)口(kou)為481.01萬(wan)人(ren)，城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮化(hua)(hua)率(lv)為89.23；其(qi)中(zhong)，5個縣(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮化(hua)(hua)率(lv)高于太(tai)原(yuan)平(ping)均(jun)水平(ping)，分(fen)別是萬(wan)柏林(lin)區、迎澤區、尖草坪區、杏花嶺區、小店區，萬(wan)柏林(lin)區全部(bu)為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮人(ren)口(kou)，城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮化(hua)(hua)率(lv)100%；其(qi)余5個縣(xian)(市(shi)(shi)、區)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮化(hua)(hua)率(lv)均(jun)低于太(tai)原(yuan)平(ping)均(jun)水平(ping)，而清(qing)徐縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮人(ren)口(kou)14.79萬(wan)人(ren)，城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮化(hua)(hua)率(lv)最低，僅42.75%。