There were probably only four provinces in the country with positive population growth last year.

There were probably only four provinces in the country with positive population growth last year. The annual population data of each province are usually announced in the province's national economic and social development bulletin released in March and April every year. Some are also announced in advance when the province's annual population change sample survey is released at the beginning of the year. As of now, 28 provinces in mainland China, except Heilongjiang, Ningxia and Tibet, have released their 2023 population data. In terms of total resident population, Guangdong Province ranks first with 127 million people, far exceeding other provinces. At the end of 2023, the permanent population of Guangdong Province was 127.06 million, an increase of 490,000 from the end of the previous year, of which 1.03 million were born throughout the year, with a birth rate of 8.12‰. Guangdong has been the only province with more than 1 million births for four consecutive years, the most populous province for six consecutive years, and the most populous province in China for 17 consecutive years. Judging from the published data, there are only four provinces with positive natural population growth rates: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Qinghai. Among them, the highest natural growth rate is Guizhou (2.88‰), followed by Guangdong (2.76‰). More provinces have negative natural population growth rates, indicating that these areas are facing the dual pressures of population aging and low birthrate. It is worth noting that some provinces with increasing resident populations, such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, also have negative natural growth rates, which means that the increase in the resident population in these provinces is not mainly due to natural growth, but due to population migration and mobility. .

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