(Guangzhou News) Affected by factors such as crown disease epidemic, decreased demand for corporate employment, and foreign population return, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two major cities in Guangdong Province, had a negative growth in the population in 2022.

According to the Daily Economic News, the Statistics of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics on May 12th of the 2022 National Economic and Social Development Statistics Bulletin shows that as of the end of 2022, the city's permanent population was 18.7344100, a year -on -year decrease of 70,000, a year -on -year decrease of 70,0006,500 people.

In response to the decline in the permanent population, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics said that Guangzhou was the most severe epidemic since the end of 2022, which was influenced by the Spring Festival factors.Part of the return of the foreign population in a short period of time has caused a phased contraction in the city's permanent population.

The data released by the Shenzhen Municipal Government last week also showed that the city's permanent population was 17.6618 million, a year -on -year decrease of 19,800.This is the first negative growth in Shenzhen since the establishment of Shenzhen in 1979.

Except for Zhuya, the other eight cities in the Pearl River Delta have all declined in 2022.

In addition, Shanghai's permanent population has also decreased by 135,400, and Beijing has decreased by 43,000.This means that the four -line large -scale cities in China have increased negative growth last year, with a total of about 275,000.