According to the "China Statistical Yearbook 2025", China registered 9.54 million births in 2024, an increase of 520,000 from 2023. Among them, Guangdong reported 1.133 million newborns, maintaining its position as China's leading province in birth numbers for seven consecutive years. It also became the only province nationwide to exceed one million annual births for five consecutive years.

Meanwhile, Guangdong's permanent population continues to grow, reaching 127.8 million by the end of 2024, up by 740,000 from 2023, and ranking first in both total population and population growth nationwide. In 2024, at least one in every ten newborns in China was born in Guangdong.

In terms of permanent population size, China's total population stood at 1.41 billion by the end of 2024. Two provinces had populations exceeding 100 million, including Guangdong (nearly 128 million) and Shandong (100 million). Notably, permanent population growth includes both natural growth and mechanical growth (net population inflow). Data show that Guangdong recorded 1.13 million births in 2024, with a birth rate of 8.89‰ and a death rate of 5.20‰, resulting in a natural population increase of 470,000. Mechanical growth contributed another 270,000 to the overall population increase.

At present, Guangdong has about 128 million permanent residents and 150 million daily transient individuals. Its robust economy, inclusive demographic structure (driven by the continuous influx of young migrants), and distinctive local fertility culture together form the "triple pillars" supporting Guangdong's sustained population growth.

广东连续5年出生人口破百万

据《中国统计年鉴2025》显示，2024年，全国出生人口为954万人，比2023年增加52万人。其中，广东出生人口达到113.3万人，连续7年稳坐“第一生育大省”之位，并成为全国唯一连续5年出生人口突破百万的省份。

与此同时，广东的常住人口规模也持续扩大。截至2024年年末，全省常住人口达12780万人，较上年增加74万人，人口总量与增量双双位居全国第一，人气爆棚。去年，平均10个新生儿中，至少就有一个出生在广东。

从常住人口规模来看，2024年年末，全国总人口为14.08亿人。常住人口过亿的省份有两个，分别为广东（近1.28亿）和山东（1亿）。值得注意的是，常住人口增长包括自然增长和机械增长（即“人口净流入”）。数据显示，2024年广东全年出生人口113.3万人，出生率8.89‰，死亡率5.20‰，自然增长人口为47万，机械增长贡献了27万的人口增量。

目前，广东有近1.28亿常住人口、1.5亿实时在粤人口。经济活力、包容性的人口结构（尤其是年轻外来人口的持续流入）及独特的本地生育文化，共同构成了支撑广东人口增长的“三角基石”。

文｜记者 陈泽云
译丨盛嘉
英文审校丨赵凡