In 2023, the birth rate in various places: more than 10 people in three provinces, and the birth population in Guangdong exceeds one million

On November 8th, the official website of the National Bureau of Statistics recently released the "China Statistical Yearbook 2024". Statistics show that the national population 1.40967 billion at the end of 2023, 2.08 million fewer than at the end of the previous year. The annual birth population is 9.02 million, and the birth rate is 6.39 per thousand, which means that the average number of births per thousand people in China in 2023 is less than 7. The natural population growth rate is -1.48, a decrease of 0.88 per thousand compared with 2022. According to provincial data, the birth rate of 15 provinces in 2023 was higher than the national average. Tibet's birth rate was as high as 13.72, ranking first in the country. The provinces with the same birth rate of more than 10 per thousand also include Guizhou and Ningxia. Overall, the birth rate in the western region is higher than that in the eastern region, and the inland region is higher than that in the coastal region. < b > In terms of the number of births, Guangdong, as the only province with a birth population exceeding one million in 2023, has maintained the number of births in the country for six consecutive years.