Population data of 31 provinces: 10 provinces contribute nearly 60% to births, 11 provinces experience natural population growth

As of April 25, the permanent resident population data for 2024 has been fully released for 31 provinces. A review shows that among the 31 provinces, 8 provinces experienced positive growth in permanent resident population last year, while 3 provinces had a population that remained the same as the previous year. In terms of birth population, the top 10 provinces with the highest number of births last year were Guangdong, Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang, and Yunnan. The total number of births in these ten provinces accounted for 58.6% of the national birth population, nearly 60%. Among them, Guangdong, Henan, and Shandong had birth populations of 1.13 million, 762,000, and 649,000, respectively. Among the 30 provinces that have released birth population data, 10 provinces had a birth rate exceeding 8‰, namely Tibet, Ningxia, Guizhou, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Gansu, mainly located in the western and southern regions