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Abstract In this paper, a new type of concrete-filled Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) tubular hollow composite column is tested and analyzed by finite element analysis. The axial pressure test of 27 concrete-filled GFRP tubular hollow composite columns is made to investigate the compressive properties of the specimens, including the failure mode, ultimate bearing capacity under axial compression, load-strain relationship and load-displacement relationship. The effects of the three parameters of hollow ratio, diameter-to-thickness ratio of GFRP tube and concrete strength grade on the axial compressive properties of concrete-filled GFRP tubular hollow composite columns are studied, and some key principles of designing concrete-filled GFRP tubular hollow composite columns are presented. The parameters of hollow ratio, diameter-to-thickness ratio of GFRP tube, and concrete strength grade are analyzed by using the verified finite element model. An ultimate bearing capacity adjustment coefficient is proposed, which takes into consideration the influence of hollow sections. A recommended formula is given for the axial bearing capacity of concrete-filled GFRP tubular hollow composite columns.