中文摘要：

利用第三、四、五次人口普查资料，对广州市人口的空间分布变动进行了详细的分析。结果表明自1980年以来，广州一直处于城市化和郊区化并存的阶段，一方面，大量外来人口的进入使都市区的总人口急剧增加；另一方面，从1990年起中心城区的人口出现较明显的郊区化现象。但与北京、上海相比，广州人口郊区化进程显得较为迟缓，其主要原因是自然条件的限制、行政区划的制约和城市空间发展政策的影响。

英文摘要：

Based on the data from China＇s third, fourth and fifth national census, this paper analyses the spatial distribution change of total population in Guangzhou city. It is exposed that since 1980s Guangzhou city has been in a stage that urbanization and suburbanization exist together. In one hand the total population of metropolis has increased rapidly because of the entrance of a large quantity of non-native population, in the other hand the population of central city has suburbanized obviously since 1990s. However, compared with Beijing and Shanghai, Guangzhou＇ s population suburbanization has emerged more lately and the main reasons are the limitation of natural condition, the restriction of administrational region and the effect of urban development strategy.