Guangdong newborn figure tops country in 2021

More than 1.18 million newborn babies were born in the neighboring province of Guangdong last year, topping the countrywide table and making it the only province to have a newborn count surpassing one million. The province’s natural population growth was 571,900 people. At the end of the year, the province had nearly 127 million habitual residents. In contrast, 10 provinces have recorded decreases in natural population change figures, including some more well-known provinces or municipalities, such as Chongqing, Shanghai and Jiangsu. In the same year, Macau has seen 100 more people in terms of population and 5,026 newborn babies. The number of newborns was down by 519.