Demographics
The population is mostly Han Chinese with minorities of Mongol, Manchu, and Hui Chinese. Hebei Province has the largest Catholic Christian population in China, nearly 1 million.
| Ethnic groups in Hebei, 2000 census | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
| Han Chinese | 63,781,603 | 95.65% |
| Manchu | 2,118,711 | 3.18% |
| Hui | 542,639 | 0.78% |
| Mongol | 169,887 | 0.26% |
| Zhuang | 20,832 | 0.031% |
Excludes members of the People's Liberation Army in active service.
Source: Department of Population, Social, Science and Technology Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics of China and Department of Economic Development of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China, eds. Tabulation on Nationalities of 2000 Population Census of China. 2 vols. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House (民族出版社), 2003. (ISBN 7-105-05425-5)
In 2004, the birth rate was 11.98 births per 1,000 people, while the death rate was 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people. The sex ratio was 104.52 males to 100 females.
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