This is a list of the first-level
administrative divisions of the
People's Republic of China (P.R.C.), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions and municipalities, in order of their natural growth rate in 2014. Here, natural growth rate refers to the
birth rate minus the
death rate, i.e. the effects of migration are not considered. The unit is per thousand.
The figures are from the ''
China Statistical Yearbook
The ''China Statistical Yearbook'' (traditional Chinese: 中國統計年鑑; simplified Chinese: 中国统计年鉴), also translated into English as ''China Statistical Annual'', is a large-scale yearbook of statistical information comprehensivel ...
2015'' published by the Bureau of Statistics of the PRC.
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! Rank
! Name
! Growth
rate (‰)
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, 1 , ,
Xinjiang , , 11.47
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, 2 , ,
Tibet , , 10.55
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, 3 , ,
Hainan , , 8.61
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, 4 , ,
Ningxia , , 8.57
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, 5 , ,
Qinghai , , 8.49
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, 6 , ,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
, , 7.86
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, 7 , ,
Fujian , , 7.50
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, 8 , ,
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
, , 7.39
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, 9 , ,
Jiangxi , , 6.98
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, 10 , ,
Anhui , , 6.97
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, 11 , ,
Hebei , , 6.95
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, 12 , ,
Hunan , , 6.63
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, 13 , ,
Yunnan , , 6.20
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, 14 , ,
Guangdong , , 6.10
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, 15 , ,
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...
, , 6.10
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, 16 , ,
Guizhou , , 5.80
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, 17 , ,
Henan , , 5.78
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, 18 , ,
Zhejiang , , 5.00
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, 19 , ,
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
, , 4.99
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, 20 , ,
Hubei , , 4.90
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, 21 , ,
Beijing , , 4.83
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, 22 , ,
Shaanxi , , 3.87
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, 23 , ,
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
, , 3.62
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, 24 , ,
Inner Mongolia , , 3.56
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, 25 , ,
Sichuan , , 3.20
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, 26 , ,
Shanghai , , 3.14
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, 27 , ,
Jiangsu , , 2.43
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, 28 , ,
Tianjin , , 2.14
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, 29 , ,
Heilongjiang , , 0.91
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, 30 , ,
Jilin , , 0.40
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, 31 , ,
Liaoning
Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...
, , 0.26
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, 32 , , ''
Hong Kong'' , ,
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, 33 , , ''
Macau'' , ,
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, colspan=2, National Total , , 5.21
References
National Bureau of Statistics
Natural growth rate
Natural growth rate
China, natural growth rate