Natural Growth Rate of Population refers to the ratio of natural increase in population (number of births minus number of deaths) in a certain period of time (usually a year) to the average population (or mid-period population) of the same period, expressed in ‰. The following formula is applied: (Number of births - NUmber of deaths)/(Annual average population)*1000‰. Natural Growth Rate of Population = Birth Rate-Death Rate.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 0.90 | 1.09 | 3.07 | 4.02 | 4.74 | 4.41 | 4.83 | 3.01 | 4.12 | 3.76 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 0.96 |
| Tianjin | 1.55 | 1.43 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.63 | 2.28 | 2.14 | 0.23 | 1.83 | 2.60 | 1.25 | 1.43 | -0.93 |
| Hebei | 5.10 | 6.09 | 6.81 | 6.50 | 6.47 | 6.17 | 6.95 | 5.56 | 6.06 | 6.60 | 4.88 | 4.71 | -0.43 |
| Shanxi | 6.10 | 6.02 | 5.30 | 4.86 | 4.87 | 5.24 | 4.99 | 4.42 | 4.77 | 5.61 | 4.31 | 3.27 | -0.26 |
| Inner Mongolia | 4.40 | 4.62 | 3.76 | 3.51 | 3.65 | 3.36 | 3.56 | 2.40 | 3.34 | 3.73 | 2.40 | 2.57 | -1.28 |
| Liaoning | 4.00 | 0.97 | 0.42 | -0.34 | -0.39 | -0.03 | 0.26 | -0.42 | -0.18 | -0.44 | -1.00 | -0.80 | -4.18 |
| Jilin | 4.46 | 2.57 | 2.03 | 1.02 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.34 | -0.05 | 0.26 | 0.36 | -0.85 | -3.38 |
| Heilongjiang | 2.67 | 2.32 | 1.07 | 1.27 | 0.78 | 0.91 | -0.60 | -0.49 | -0.41 | -0.69 | -1.01 | -5.11 | |
| Shanghai | -1.90 | 0.96 | 1.98 | 1.87 | 4.20 | 2.94 | 3.14 | 2.45 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 1.80 | 1.50 | -0.92 |
| Jiangsu | 2.56 | 2.21 | 2.85 | 2.61 | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.02 | 2.73 | 2.68 | 2.29 | 2.08 | -1.12 |
| Zhejiang | 4.17 | 5.02 | 4.73 | 4.07 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 5.00 | 5.02 | 5.70 | 6.36 | 5.44 | 4.99 | 1.00 |
| Anhui | 7.64 | 6.20 | 6.75 | 6.32 | 6.86 | 6.82 | 6.97 | 6.98 | 7.06 | 8.17 | 6.45 | 5.99 | 0.05 |
| Fujian | 5.75 | 5.98 | 6.11 | 6.21 | 7.01 | 6.19 | 7.50 | 7.80 | 8.30 | 8.80 | 7.00 | 6.80 | 1.98 |
| Jiangxi | 9.48 | 7.83 | 7.66 | 7.50 | 7.32 | 6.91 | 6.98 | 6.96 | 7.29 | 7.71 | 7.37 | 6.56 | 1.63 |
| Shandong | 4.68 | 5.83 | 5.39 | 5.10 | 4.95 | 5.01 | 7.39 | 5.88 | 10.84 | 10.14 | 6.08 | 4.27 | 0.02 |
| Henan | 7.14 | 5.25 | 4.95 | 4.94 | 5.16 | 5.51 | 5.78 | 5.65 | 6.15 | 5.98 | 4.92 | 4.18 | 0.64 |
| Hubei | 3.70 | 3.05 | 4.34 | 4.38 | 4.88 | 4.93 | 4.90 | 4.91 | 5.07 | 5.59 | 4.54 | 4.27 | -0.88 |
| Hunan | 4.66 | 5.15 | 6.40 | 6.55 | 6.57 | 6.54 | 6.63 | 6.72 | 6.56 | 6.19 | 5.11 | 3.11 | -1.15 |
| Guangdong | 9.92 | 7.02 | 6.97 | 6.10 | 6.95 | 6.02 | 6.10 | 6.80 | 7.44 | 9.16 | 8.24 | 8.08 | 4.52 |
| Guangxi | 7.90 | 8.16 | 8.65 | 7.67 | 7.89 | 7.93 | 7.86 | 7.90 | 7.87 | 8.92 | 8.16 | 7.17 | 2.88 |
| Hainan | 9.87 | 8.93 | 8.98 | 8.97 | 8.85 | 8.69 | 8.61 | 8.57 | 8.57 | 8.72 | 8.47 | 6.76 | 3.73 |
| Chongqing | 3.45 | 3.00 | 2.77 | 3.17 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.86 | 4.53 | 3.91 | 3.48 | 2.91 | -1.55 |
| Sichuan | 5.10 | 2.90 | 2.31 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.36 | 3.49 | 4.23 | 4.04 | 3.61 | -1.89 |
| Guizhou | 13.06 | 7.38 | 7.41 | 6.38 | 6.31 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 7.10 | 7.05 | 6.70 | 4.98 |
| Yunnan | 11.48 | 7.97 | 6.54 | 6.35 | 6.22 | 6.17 | 6.20 | 6.40 | 6.61 | 6.85 | 6.87 | 6.43 | 1.23 |
| Tibet | 12.90 | 10.79 | 10.25 | 10.26 | 10.27 | 10.38 | 10.55 | 10.65 | 10.68 | 11.05 | 10.64 | 10.14 | 8.70 |
| Shaanxi | 4.01 | 3.72 | 3.69 | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.87 | 3.82 | 4.41 | 4.87 | 4.43 | 4.27 | 0.51 | |
| Gansu | 7.97 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 6.05 | 6.06 | 6.08 | 6.10 | 6.21 | 6.00 | 6.02 | 4.42 | 3.85 | 1.42 |
| Qinghai | 13.10 | 9.49 | 8.63 | 8.31 | 8.24 | 8.03 | 8.49 | 8.55 | 8.52 | 8.25 | 8.06 | 7.58 | 4.31 |
| Ningxia | 11.92 | 10.98 | 9.04 | 8.97 | 8.93 | 8.62 | 8.57 | 8.04 | 8.97 | 8.69 | 7.78 | 8.03 | 5.53 |
| Xinjiang | 12.17 | 11.38 | 10.56 | 10.57 | 10.84 | 10.92 | 11.47 | 11.08 | 11.08 | 11.40 | 6.13 | 3.69 | 0.56 |