This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions and municipalities, in order of their natural growth rate in 2014. Here, natural growth rate refers to the birth rate minus the death rate, i.e. the effects of migration are not considered. The unit is per thousand.
The figures are from the China Statistical Yearbook 2015 published by the Bureau of Statistics of the PRC.
Color Regions of China North China East China Southwestern China Northwestern China South Central China Northeast China
Rank Name Region Growthrate (‰) 1 Xinjiang Northwestern China 11.47 2 Tibet Southwestern China 10.55 3 Hainan South Central China 8.61 4 Ningxia Northwestern China 8.57 5 Qinghai Northwestern China 8.49 6 Guangxi South Central China 7.86 7 Fujian East China 7.50 8 Shandong East China 7.39 9 Jiangxi East China 6.98 10 Anhui East China 6.97 11 Hebei North China 6.95 12 Hunan South Central China 6.63 13 Yunnan Southwestern China 6.20 14 Guangdong South Central China 6.10 15 Gansu Northwestern China 6.10 16 Guizhou Southwestern China 5.80 17 Henan South Central China 5.78 18 Zhejiang East China 5.00 19 Shanxi North China 4.99 20 Hubei South Central China 4.90 21 Beijing North China 4.83 22 Shaanxi Northwestern China 3.87 23 Chongqing Southwestern China 3.62 24 Inner Mongolia North China 3.56 25 Sichuan Southwestern China 3.20 26 Shanghai East China 3.14 27 Jiangsu East China 2.43 28 Tianjin North China 2.14 29 Heilongjiang Northeast China 0.91 30 Jilin Northeast China 0.40 31 Liaoning Northeast China 0.26 32 Hong Kong 33 Macau National Total 5.21
References National Bureau of Statistics