Earlier this year, several Chinese provinces and regions published their population data for 2023. Among them, both Liaoning and Jilin provinces, located in the country’s northeast, announced they had achieved rarely seen net population inflows.
To be specific, Jilin had a net population inflow of 43,400 people, which was its first in nearly 13 years. Liaoning reported a net inflow of 86,000 people, also reversing an outflow trend that began in 2012.
The three northeastern provinces, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, account for more than 8 percent of the country’s total landmass. According to data from the seventh national census, conducted in 2020, the region was home to a permanent population of more than 98
