In 2023, Tangshan had a permanent population of 7.7195 million, an increase of 13,500 from the previous year, including 5.1493 million urban residents (+79,500). The urbanization rate of the permanent population was 66.71%, an increase of 0.92% from the previous year.

Tangshan is a scattered residential area for ethnic minorities. In 2023, it had 52 ethnic minority groups with a registered minority population of 374,400, accounting for 5.02% of the city’s total registered population, ranking third in Hebei Province.