Resident Income
In 2024, the per capita disposable income of residents in Hunan Province was 37,679 CNY, an increase of five percent over that of the previous year. The median of per capita disposable income was 30,000 CNY, up by 4.9 percent. In terms of permanent residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 51,243 CNY, up by 4.1 percent; the median of per capita disposable income for urban residents was 45,524 CNY, up by 4.2 percent. The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 22,204 CNY, up by 6.1 percent; the median of per capita disposable income for rural residents was 19,699 CNY, up by six percent. The urban-rural per capita disposable income ratio narrowed from 2.35 in the previous year to 2.31. By region, the per capita disposable income of all residents in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan (CZT) area was 56,350 CNY, up by 4.2 percent; in the southern Hunan area, it was 34,998 CNY, up by 5.3 percent; in the western Hunan area, it was 26,402 CNY, up by 5.6 percent; and in the Dongting Lake area, it was 35,330 CNY, up by 4.8 percent. The per capita disposable income of rural residents from counties that have been lifted out of poverty was 17,111 CNY, up by 6.7 percent over the previous year.
Resident Consumption
In 2024, the per capita consumption expenditure of residents in Hunan was 26,760 CNY, up by 5.1 percent over that of the previous year. By permanent residence, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 32,625 CNY, up by 5.1 percent; and that of rural residents was 20,068 CNY, up by 4.5 percent.
Social Securities
By the end of 2024, the total number of participants in the basic endowment insurance program for urban and rural residents reached 33.74 million. The total number of participants in the basic endowment insurance program for urban workers was 20.841 million, an increase of 3.3 percent. Among them, 14.984 million were active employees, and 5.857 million were retirees. A total of 51.699 million people participated in the basic medical insurance program for urban and rural residents, while 10.575 million participated in the basic medical insurance program for urban workers. The number of people participating in unemployment insurance program reached 7.507 million, an increase of 1.4 percent. A total of 10.28 million people participated in work-related injury insurance, while 7.072 million people participated in maternity insurance programs. By the end of 2024, the number of people receiving unemployment insurance benefits reached 245,000.
A total of 299,000 urban residents received minimum living allowances from the government, with 1.75 billion CNY allocated for this purpose. In rural areas, 1.483 million residents benefited from minimum living allowances, with a total expenditure of 5.24 billion CNY. By the end of 2024, social welfare institutions providing accommodation had a total of 227,000 beds, accommodating 112,000 individuals. Among them, elderly care institutions provided 212,000 beds and served 105,000 individuals. There were 30,000 community service institutions and facilities. In 2024, sales of social welfare lottery tickets amounted to 8.89 billion CNY, raising 2.71 billion CNY for public welfare purposes. Ten major livelihood initiatives, comprising 24 projects, were successfully completed. These included the construction of 100 county-level ordinary high schools of the Xu Teli Project, renovation of 114 "Ai Wan" universities for the senior, the addition of 41,500 public childcare slots, and free disease screenings and diagnosis for 316,800 newborns.
Chinese source: Hunan Provincial Statistics Bureau
