NBS Released 2021 National Economic Statistical Bulletin

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released the 2021 National Economic Statistical Bulletin. According to the Bulletin, in 2021, the total population of the country  increased, and the urbanization rate continued to improve. At the end of 2021, the national population (including the population of 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and active servicemen, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and foreigners living in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) was 1,412.6 million, an increase of 480,000 over the end of the previous year . The annual birth population was 10.62 million, with a birth rate of 7.52‰; the death population was 10.14 million, with a population death rate of 7.18‰; the natural population growth rate was 0.34‰.