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(bian)了解，截至2021年末，太(tai)(tai)(tai)原市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)10個縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))中，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)超(chao)過百萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)1個，即(ji)小店區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)達(da)到141.42萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，是(shi)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最多的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)在(zai)(zai)50-100萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)之間的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)4個，依(yi)次是(shi)萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)柏林區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、杏(xing)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)口(kou)分(fen)別(bie)是(shi)96.83萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、78.56萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、59.14萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、53.43萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)在(zai)(zai)10-50萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)之間的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)4個，依(yi)次是(shi)清徐縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)、晉源區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、古交市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、陽曲(qu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)分(fen)別(bie)是(shi)34.6萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、32.54萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、21.09萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)、12.64萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)；常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)少(shao)于(yu)10萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))有(you)1個，即(ji)婁煩縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)，常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)僅8.86萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，是(shi)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最少(shao)的(de)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu))。此外，太(tai)(tai)(tai)原市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)常住(zhu)(zhu)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)為461.91萬(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)(wan)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，占全(quan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)總人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)比重(zhong)為85.68%。

從(cong)太(tai)原(yuan)各(ge)縣(市、區(qu))城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)口分(fen)布情況(kuang)來看，太(tai)原(yuan)市城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)口為481.01萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)，城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)化(hua)(hua)率為89.23；其(qi)中，5個縣(市、區(qu))城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)化(hua)(hua)率高于太(tai)原(yuan)平(ping)(ping)均水(shui)平(ping)(ping)，分(fen)別(bie)是萬(wan)(wan)柏林(lin)區(qu)、迎澤區(qu)、尖草(cao)坪(ping)區(qu)、杏花(hua)嶺(ling)區(qu)、小店區(qu)，萬(wan)(wan)柏林(lin)區(qu)全部為城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)口，城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)化(hua)(hua)率100%；其(qi)余5個縣(市、區(qu))城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)化(hua)(hua)率均低(di)(di)于太(tai)原(yuan)平(ping)(ping)均水(shui)平(ping)(ping)，而清徐縣城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)人(ren)口14.79萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)，城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)化(hua)(hua)率最(zui)低(di)(di)，僅(jin)42.75%。