In 2023
At least 1 out of every 10 newborns in the country
was born in Guangdong
Not long ago
The Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics released
"Guangdong Province National Economy
and Social Development Statistical Bulletin in 2023"
Data show
Born in Guangdong in 2023 The population has reached 1.03 million.
The birth rate is 8.12‰
It has been the country's most fertile province for 6 consecutive years
It has become a fact that Guangdong can have children.
In the published data
Which city in Guangdong is the most "fertile"?
As the fertility rate continues to decline,
in order to maintain a moderate population size,
what other aspects can Guangdong make efforts?
The birth rate in many cities in Guangdong exceeds the national average
Guangdong has always been able to give birth to many children.
According to the Guangdong Provincial Statistical Yearbook, Guangdong Province has had more than one million births for more than 40 consecutive years. After the implementation of the "universal two-child" policy, Guangdong ushered in the peak of birth population in the past 40 years in 2017 - 1.5163 million people, ranking second in the country, second only to Shandong. Since then, although the number of births has been decreasing, starting in 2018, Guangdong became the province with the largest number of births and has continued to do so to this day. The number of births in 2023 will reach 1.03 million.
In 2023, one out of every 10 new Cantonese born will be born in Guangzhou. Looking at various cities in Guangdong, in 2023, Guangzhou's registered birth population was 115,800, ranking first among cities that have published data; Zhanjiang's annual birth population was 74,200, and Shantou's was 61,300.
Although the fertility rate continues to decline, Guangdong still maintains a high enthusiasm for childbirth. In fact, if you want to understand the true fertility status of a place, in addition to paying attention to the birth population, you can also refer to the birth rate data. In 2023, Guangdong's annual birth rate was 8.12‰, higher than the national average of 6.39‰, and ranked among the top among provinces that have published birth rates.
The birth rate, also known as the crude birth rate, refers to the average number of births per thousand people in a certain period (usually within one year). It reflects the birth level of the population in a certain period.
Judging from the internal structure of Guangdong Province, in 2023, the birth rates of many cities exceeded the national average. The birth rates in Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Shantou, Zhanjiang and other places all exceed 10‰, which is much higher than the national average. Among them, the birth rate is 11.07‰ in Guangzhou, 10.58‰ in Shantou, 10.51‰ in Zhanjiang, 10.5‰ in Dongguan, and 10.42‰ in Foshan. The birth rates in Zhuhai, Chaozhou, and Huizhou all exceed 8‰.
Some cities that have not yet been announced will also perform well. Look at the numbers in 2022: the birth rate in Jieyang is 10.43‰, Maoming is 9.66‰, Shenzhen is 9.23‰, and Zhaoqing is 8.96‰. It is the contribution of each city that has allowed Guangdong to secure the "top spot" as a major fertility province.
"Peacock flies southeast"
Supports Guangdong's "popularity"
In Guangdong, whether it is the Pearl River Delta region with relatively developed economy and industry, or the eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong and northern Guangdong regions that have been vigorous in recent years, birth rates are generally higher than the national average. level.
Among them, the Chaoshan area, represented by Shantou, has a strong sense of clan and attaches great importance to the inheritance of offspring. "More children, more blessings" is still the fertility value concept of some people. For a long time, the birth population in Chaoshan has remained at a high level. In recent years, although the local birth rate has also been declining, traditional family concepts still profoundly affect Chaoshan people's fertility wishes and behavior.
To maintain a high birth rate, the cultural tradition of marriage and childbirth is the foundation. Dong Yuzheng, a special researcher at the Counselor's Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government, analyzed that the strong "family culture" concept is integrated with national laws, regulations and policies on marriage and childbirth, forming a new marriage and childbearing culture based on respecting the social value of marriage and childbearing.
The results of a survey on mass fertility status conducted by the Guangdong Provincial Population Development Research Institute show that the willingness of the people in Guangdong to have a second child has increased slightly, and more than 50% of the "post-90s" generation have an ideal number of children of two.
Let’s look at the Pearl River Delta region.
Many experts believe that economic development will spontaneously reduce people's willingness to have children. The more economically developed areas are, the lower the fertility rate will be.But why is the birth rate in the Pearl River Delta so bright?
"Popularity" is the secret. Dong Yuzheng analyzed that the Pearl River Delta regions such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan have developed economies, good industrial foundations, and many employment opportunities, attracting countless young people from other places to "fly southeast", making the population age structure of the Pearl River Delta region relatively young.
According to the seventh national census, in terms of the proportion of working-age population, Dongguan’s population aged 15 to 59 accounts for 81.41%, ranking first in the province. Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Guangzhou, and Foshan also accounted for 79.53% and 75.44 respectively. %, 74.72% and 74.37%, all are worthy of the name “City of Youth”. In 2023, Guangzhou's registered immigrant population will be 220,500, an increase of 2,800 over the previous year, and the population will increase mechanically by a total of 177,700. Among the people who have moved into the household registration system, many people have reached the age suitable for marriage and childbirth.
Dong Yuzheng analyzed that in demography, birth rate and fertility rate are two different concepts. Fertility rate is the ratio of the number of live babies in a certain period to the average number of women of childbearing age in the same period. It represents the average number of children of women of childbearing age. In terms of quantity, although the fertility rate in the Pearl River Delta is low, because there are many young people, the proportion of the population of childbearing age will be higher, and the base of the birth population will also be larger.
In short, more and more young people from other places choose to take root in big cities, and become "new citizens" from "Guangdiao" and "Deeppiao", providing support for the birth of the population in the Pearl River Delta.
How to maintain a moderate population size in Guangdong?
How can Guangdong do this?
Demography believes that in order to achieve normal population replacement levels and maintain population reproduction, that is, the intergenerational population is basically stable, the total fertility rate of women must reach at least 2.1. Dong Yuzheng believes that maintaining a moderate population size requires two-way efforts in fertility and migration. In addition to "robbing people", also needs more policies to stimulate more families to be willing and dare to have children.
Although Guangdong has been the "popular king" in the country for 17 consecutive years, the trends of declining birthrate, aging, and regional population growth and decrease are also very obvious.
How can we strive to maintain a moderate population size?
With the fertility rate declining, hospitals in Guangdong have provided obstetric diagnosis and treatment services throughout the prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum stages, providing "one-stop" fertility services for pregnant women and striving to explore new ways to improve services and optimize technology. .
In order to facilitate maternal check-ups and consultations, many hospitals have extended their consultation cycles, opened noon clinics, night clinics, weekend clinics, and provided personalized services such as family integrated delivery rooms, VIP wards, labor analgesia, and doula delivery. In response to the increasing proportion of older pregnant women, many hospitals have set up high-risk delivery rooms, where multidisciplinary experts conduct joint consultations to monitor high-risk pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, strictly guard the safety of mother and child, and continuously improve the sense of security and happiness of pregnant women.
In 2023, Guangdong issued a document proposing to "accelerate the construction of a fertility-friendly province" and "a health and high-quality development demonstration province." The Guangdong Provincial Health Commission and other departments have issued a number of measures to improve and implement active childbearing support, including housing policies that favor families with multiple children, encouraging employers to provide welfare childcare services for employees, and actively supporting public medical institutions to provide childcare services. Employers are encouraged to incorporate measures to help employees balance work and family relationships into collective contracts and special collective contract provisions for the protection of the rights and interests of female employees.
Whether it is the top-level design of government departments or the measures taken by hospitals, they all point to a common goal - to make young people "willing to give birth", "give birth with peace of mind" and "have a good life".
In the next stage, how can Guangdong move forward steadily?
Liu Guocheng, director of the Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, suggested strengthening the top-level design of fertility support policies, introducing a comprehensive policy system to support fertility, giving full play to the advantages of social forces, reducing the cost of fertility, parenting, and education, protecting women’s employment rights after childbirth, and solving problems during the childbearing years. Women’s “worries”.
Dong Yuzheng said that it is necessary to strengthen cultural support, advocate social values that respect marriage and childbearing, attach importance to family construction, promote the reform of marriage customs, accelerate the construction of a fertility-friendly province and an age-friendly society, and guide the masses to actively engage in marriage and childbirth, age-appropriate marriage and childbirth, and eugenics and eugenics. , share the responsibility for marriage and childbirth, legal marriage and childbirth, civilized marriage and childbirth, maintain and give full play to the potential energy advantage of the total population, promote long-term balanced and high-quality development of the population, and provide solid population support for "rebuilding a new Guangdong".
Foshan's population is growing against the trend
Data show that at the end of 2023, Foshan's permanent population was 961.540,000, a record high ; the population growth was 263,400, exceeding 13 trillion in cities including Chongqing, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Suzhou. Among the 22 trillion-dollar cities that have published data, ranks first among prefecture-level cities; the birth rate is 210.42‰, and ranks third among trillion-dollar cities. Against the backdrop of negative population growth across the country, Foshan has delivered a highly valuable answer.
22 cities with a trillion yuan will increase their permanent population in 2023.
Foshan’s permanent population since 1997.
Since 2010, Foshan’s birth rate has remained above 10‰. In 2017, the year with the largest number of births, an average of 271 babies were born in Foshan every day. Against the background that young people are increasingly reluctant to have children, the cultural gene of "more children, more blessings" certainly plays an important role in why Foshan is still "enable to have children"; but it cannot be denied that 's constantly optimized public services, The reproductive environment provides a solid guarantee for young people to dare, want and be able to have children.
Foshan’s birth population and birth rate since 2010.
Among the 22 trillion-dollar cities that have published statistical bulletins, Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Foshan dominate the top three, with birth rates higher than 10‰; while five cities, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing, Changzhou, and Suzhou, have birth rates The average rate is only 5.61‰.
2023 birth rate in 2 trillion cities.
Source: Southern+, Guangdong Publishing, Foshan News Media Center
