China’s births in 2024 reach 9.54 million, an increase of 520,000 from the previous year

On January 17, the China National Bureau of Statistics released population data for 2024. By the end of 2024, China’s total population (including the population of 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and active military personnel, but excluding residents of Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and foreign nationals living in the 31 regions) stood at 1.40828 billion, a decrease of 1.39 million compared to the previous year. The total number of births in 2024 was 9.54 million, an increase of 520,000 from 2023, with a birth rate of 6.77‰. The number of deaths was 10.93 million, with a mortality rate of 7.76‰, resulting in a natural population growth rate of -0.99%.