China-Singapore Finance, March 15 (Reporter Li Jinlei) According to incomplete statistics from China-Singapore Finance and Economics, as of March 14, at least 15 provinces have released 2021 population data.

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Two provinces with a population of over 100 million maintain positive population growth

　　China has two provinces with a total population of more than 100 million, namely Guangdong and Shandong.

The total resident population of these two populous provinces will maintain positive growth in 2021.

　　Among them, the permanent population of Guangdong at the end of 2021 was 126.84 million, an increase of 600,000 over the end of the previous year.

The annual birth population was 1,183,100, with a birth rate of 9.35‰; the death population was 611,200, with a mortality rate of 4.83‰; the natural increase population was 571,900, with a natural growth rate of 4.52‰.

　　By the end of 2021, Shandong will have a permanent population of 101.6999 million.

The annual birth population was 750,400, the birth rate was 7.38‰; the death population was 748,300, the death rate was 7.36‰; the natural population growth rate was 0.02‰.

The natural growth rate of Jiangsu's permanent population turns negative for the first time

　　Jiangsu, the second largest economic province in China, although the total resident population has maintained growth, the natural population growth rate has turned negative for the first time.

　　Data show that

by the end of 2021, the permanent resident population of Jiangsu will be 85.054 million, an increase of 281,000 from the end of the previous year.

However, the natural population growth rate was -1.12‰, which is the first time that Jiangsu's annual natural population growth rate has turned negative since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

　　Regarding the reasons for the decline in the number of births of the permanent resident population, the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Statistics has analyzed that it is mainly affected by three factors: First, the number of women of childbearing age has decreased significantly.

Second, the age of women's first marriage has been delayed.

The average age of women at first marriage was 23.22 years old in 2000, 23.76 years old in 2010, and 29.66 years old in 2020.

Third, the educational level of women has been greatly improved.

Statistics show that among women with higher education, the majority of them have a child, nearly 70%.

As the education level of women increases, it will lead to fewer or no births.

Henan's resident population has negative growth and the birth population has fallen below 800,000

　　Henan is China's third most populous province. According to Henan's 2021 Statistical Yearbook, the permanent resident population in 2020 will be 99.41 million, approaching the 100 million mark.

　　At the end of 2021, the permanent population of Henan Province was 98.83 million.

This figure is 580,000 fewer than in 2020.

　　In addition, the number of births in Henan fell below 800,000.

The data shows that the annual birth population in Henan was 793,000, with a birth rate of 8.00‰; the death population was 730,000, with a population death rate of 7.36‰; the natural increase was 63,000, and the natural growth rate was 0.64‰.

Negative growth in the number of permanent residents in many provinces

　　In addition to Henan, the population of several provinces also declined.

　　Among them,

the permanent population of Beijing by the end of 2021 was 21.886 million, a decrease of 4,000 from the end of the previous year.

At the end of 2021, Hebei's total permanent population was 74.48 million, a decrease of 160,000 from the end of the previous year.

At the end of 2021, the resident population of Inner Mongolia was 24 million, a decrease of 28,300 from the end of 2020.

At the end of 2021, Gansu's resident population was 24.9002 million, a decrease of 110,000 from the end of the previous year.

　　At the end of 2021, Jiangxi's resident population was 45,174,000, a slight decrease of 14,600 from the 45,188,600 in the seventh national census in 2020.

Jiangxi Bureau of Statistics analysis pointed out that the decline of the province's total population is mainly affected by two factors: First, the decline in the number of births.

In 2021, the province's birth population will be 377,000, a decrease of 50,400 from 427,400 in 2020. The

birth population will fall below 400,000 for the first time since the 1950s.

The decline in the number of births was mainly due to factors such as the delayed marriage and childbearing age, the weakening of the "two-child policy", and the lack of the "three-child policy". Second, the scale of net population outflow continued to expand.

The picture shows the willow branches on the White Embankment of the West Lake showing tender green.

Photo by Wang Gang

Zhejiang's net population growth exceeds that of Guangdong

　　As a demonstration area for common prosperity, Zhejiang is increasingly attractive to the population.

The data shows that by the

end of 2021, the province's resident population will be 65.4 million, an increase of 720,000 compared with the 64.68 million resident population at the end of 2020.

　　The population increase of 720,000 in Zhejiang exceeds that of Guangdong by 600,000.

In 2021, Zhejiang will have 449,000 births and 384,000 deaths, with a natural increase of only 65,000.

Therefore, the growth of Zhejiang's population mainly benefits from population inflow.

　　In order to "snatch people" over the years, Zhejiang has also fought hard.

In addition to the urban area of ​​Hangzhou, the restrictions on the settlement of graduates with a college degree or above have been fully lifted, and the requirements for settlement in Hangzhou are bachelor degree or above.

College graduates who come to work in Zhejiang can enjoy living subsidies or housing and rental subsidies ranging from 20,000 to 400,000.

College students who want to start a business can take a loan of 100,000 to 500,000. If the business fails, the government will compensate for the loan below 100,000, and the government will compensate 80% of the loan for more than 100,000.

　　It can be seen that Zhejiang's "robbing people" has paid off.

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