ChinaCensus2024 was the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a year of great significance in the course of Guangdong's reform and development. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Guangdong fully implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee. It firmly implemented the decision-making arrangements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, fully, accurately and comprehensively implemented the new development concept, served and integrated into the new development pattern. Facing difficulties and pressures, Guangdong made every effort to ensure the overall stability and progress of the economic operation. The economic aggregate reached a new level, and with a high-spirited attitude of being at the forefront, it vigorously promoted new and solid steps in Guangdong's practice of Chinese-style modernization.
I. General
According to the unified accounting of the National Bureau of Statistics, the regional gross domestic product (preliminary accounting figure) of Guangdong throughout the year was 1,4163.381 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 583.703 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%, contributing 4.1% to the growth of the regional gross domestic product; the added value of the secondary industry was 5436.547 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4%, contributing 48.0% to the growth of the regional gross domestic product; the added value of the tertiary industry was 8143.131 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8%, contributing 47.9% to the growth of the regional gross domestic product. The proportion of the three industries was 4.1:38.4:57.5. The per capita regional gross domestic product was 111,146 yuan (converted to 15,606.67 US dollars at the average annual exchange rate), an increase of 3.0%.
At the end of the year, the permanent resident population of the province was 127.80 million, an increase of 740,000 compared with the end of the previous year. Among them, the permanent urban resident population was 97.01 million, accounting for 75.91% of the permanent resident population (urbanization rate of the permanent resident population), an increase of 0.49 percentage points compared with the end of the previous year. Throughout the year, 1.13 million people were born, with a birth rate of 8.89‰; 660,000 people died, with a mortality rate of 5.20‰; the natural growth population was 470,000, with a natural growth rate of 3.69‰.
Throughout the year, 1.4356 million new urban jobs were created, and 95,900 people with employment difficulties achieved employment. The average surveyed urban unemployment rate throughout the year was 5.0%.
Throughout the year, the consumer price index remained the same as that of the previous year. By category, the prices of clothing increased by 2.2%, other goods and services increased by 1.4%, education, culture and entertainment increased by 1.0%, household goods and services increased by 0.3%, food, tobacco and alcohol increased by 0.2%, and medical care increased by 0.2%; transportation and communication decreased by 2.4%, and housing decreased by 0.1%. The ex-factory prices of industrial producers throughout the year decreased by 1.6% compared with the previous year. Among them, the prices of means of production decreased by 2.1%, and the prices of means of subsistence decreased by 0.6%. The purchasing prices of industrial producers decreased by 1.3%. Among them, the prices of primary products decreased by 4.1%, and the prices of intermediate products decreased by 1.1%. The producer prices of agricultural products increased by 2.6%.
New and high-quality productive forces were accelerated in cultivation. Among industrial enterprises above designated size throughout the year, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 10.2% compared with the previous year, accounting for 32.0% of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size; the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.6%, accounting for 47.9% of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size. The added value of advanced manufacturing increased by 6.6% compared with the previous year, accounting for 57.1% of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size. The output of new energy vehicles was 3.6178 million, an increase of 43.0% compared with the previous year; the output of industrial robots was 246,800 sets, an increase of 31.2%; the output of civilian drones was 6.9369 million, an increase of 74.2%. Among service enterprises above designated size throughout the year, the operating income of strategic emerging service industries increased by 5.1%, and the operating income of high-tech service industries increased by 8.0%. The investment in high-tech manufacturing increased by 8.7%, accounting for 10.5% of the fixed asset investment. Among them, the investment in the electronics and communication equipment manufacturing industry increased by 14.3%, and the investment in the medical equipment and instrumentation manufacturing industry increased by 6.4%. Throughout the year, the retail sales of goods realized by units above the designated size through public networks increased by 7.0%, accounting for 14.9% of the retail sales of goods of units above the designated size. Throughout the year, 2.8316 million new business entities were registered, with an average of 3,500 new enterprises registered per day. At the end of the year, the total number of business entities was 19.0488 million.
Urban-rural and regional coordinated development was solidly promoted. The regional gross domestic product of the Pearl River Delta region increased by 3.7% throughout the year, and those of eastern, western and northern Guangdong increased by 2.4%, 2.1% and 3.2% respectively. The "High-quality Development Project for Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns and Ten Thousands of Villages" was solidly promoted, and the regional gross domestic product of 57 counties (cities) increased by 3.6% year-on-year, faster than the provincial average growth rate.
The achievements of Green and Beautiful Guangdong were remarkable. In 2024, the proportion of days with up-to-standard ambient air quality (AQI compliance rate) in the province was 95.8%, an increase of 1.0 percentage point compared with the previous year. The province added 9 newly built sewage treatment facilities in cities (county towns), with an additional treatment capacity of 426,000 tons per day. Among the 270 surface water provincial assessment monitoring sections in the province, the proportion of sections with Class I-II water quality was 70.9%, the proportion of sections with Class III water quality was 23.1%, the proportion of sections with Class IV water quality was 6.0%, and the sections with Class V and inferior Class V water quality were all cleared.
II. Agriculture
Throughout the year, the sown area of grain crops was 33.5513 million mu, an increase of 0.3% compared with the previous year; the planting area of sugarcane was 1.7624 million mu, a decrease of 4.2%; the planting area of oil crops was 5.4976 million mu, an increase of 1.2%; the planting area of vegetables was 22.3400 million mu, an increase of 2.4%; the planting area of Chinese herbal medicines was 1.1281 million mu, an increase of 1.0%.
Throughout the year, the grain output was 13.1343 million tons, an increase of 2.2% compared with the previous year; the sugarcane output was 10.5264 million tons, a decrease of 3.2%; the output of oil crops was 1.2315 million tons, an increase of 1.8%; the vegetable output was 42.4501 million tons, an increase of 3.6%; the output of garden fruits was 20.5619 million tons, an increase of 3.2%; the tea output was 191,700 tons, an increase of 7.2%.
Throughout the year, the output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry meat was 5.0064 million tons, an increase of 0.4% compared with the previous year. Among them, the pork output was 3.0518 million tons, an increase of 2.4%; the poultry meat output was 1.8948 million tons, a decrease of 2.6%. At the end of the year, the number of live pigs on hand was 22.4746 million, an increase of 9.7%; the number of live pigs slaughtered was 38.1771 million, an increase of 0.6%.
Throughout the year, the aquatic product output was 9.6635 million tons, an increase of 4.6% compared with the previous year. Among them, the output of marine products was 5.0834 million tons, an increase of 6.3%; the output of freshwater products was 4.5801 million tons, an increase of 2.7%. At the end of the year, the total power of agricultural machinery was 26.1570 million kilowatts, an increase of 1.1% compared with the previous year.
III. Industry and Construction
Throughout the year, the added value of all industries increased by 4.4% compared with the previous year. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 4.2%. By economic type, the added value of shareholding enterprises increased by 5.6% year-on-year, that of foreign-funded enterprises and enterprises with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 1.7%, and that of state-controlled enterprises increased by 2.8%. By enterprise size, the added value of large enterprises increased by 3.6%, that of medium-sized enterprises increased by 2.5%, and that of small and micro enterprises increased by 6.5%. By sector, the added value of the mining industry increased by 1.2% year-on-year, that of the manufacturing industry increased by 4.3%, and that of the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased by 5.2%. By major industry, the added value of the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry increased by 13.4% year-on-year, that of the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 2.7%, and that of the automobile manufacturing industry decreased by 1.2%.
Among high-tech manufacturing industries above designated size throughout the year, the electronics and communication equipment manufacturing industry increased by 11.9%, the aviation, aerospace and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 17.6%, the computer and office equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.4%, and the medical instrument and apparatus manufacturing industry increased by 4.6%. Among advanced manufacturing industries above designated size, the high-end electronic information manufacturing industry increased by 12.9%, the petrochemical industry increased by 9.0%, and the new material manufacturing industry increased by 5.0%.
Throughout the year, industrial enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 1,036.723 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.6% compared with the previous year. By economic type, the profit of state-controlled enterprises was 148.925 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.9%; that of shareholding enterprises was 686.787 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.0%, and that of foreign-funded enterprises and enterprises with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was 345.408 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.6%. By industry, the profit of the mining industry was 58.382 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.4%; that of the manufacturing industry was 874.608 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.8%; that of the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water was 103.733 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%. Throughout the year, the cost per 100 yuan of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size was 83.60 yuan, an increase of 0.18 yuan; the profit rate of operating income was 5.3%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points.
Throughout the year, the added value of the construction industry in the whole society was 701.020 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9% compared with the previous year. Throughout the year, there were 13,281 general contracting or specialized contracting construction enterprises with qualification grades, an increase of 7.5%; the total output value of construction completed by general contracting or specialized contracting was 2,636.431 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8%.
IV. Service Industry
The added value of the wholesale and retail industry throughout the year was 1,347.239 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6% compared with the previous year; the added value of the transportation, storage and postal industry was 510.611 billion yuan, an increase of 9.9%; the added value of the accommodation and catering industry was 241.815 billion yuan, an increase of 3.6%; the added value of the financial industry was 1,238.997 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0%; the added value of the real estate industry was 1,045.587 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.2%. The added value of modern service industries was 5,253.977 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3%.
Service enterprises above designated size achieved an operating income of 5,742.407 billion yuan throughout the year, an increase of 8.1% compared with the previous year; the total profit was 674.175 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. By industry, the operating income of the information transmission, software and information technology service industry increased by 8.9%, that of the transportation, storage and postal industry increased by 14.5%, that of the leasing and business service industry increased by 7.3%, that of the real estate industry (excluding real estate development and operation) increased by 0.4%, that of the scientific research and technical service industry increased by 0.3%, that of the culture, sports and entertainment industry increased by 1.1%, and that of the resident service, repair and other service industry increased by 2.4%.
The total volume of freight transportation throughout the year was 3.848 billion tons, an increase of 0.5% compared with the previous year. The freight turnover volume was 3,110.743 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 4.8%. The cargo throughput of ports reached 2.283 billion tons, an increase of 3.1%. Among them, the foreign trade cargo throughput was 820 million tons, an increase of 11.2%; the domestic trade cargo throughput was 1.461 billion tons, a decrease of 1.0%. The container throughput of ports was 77.4989 million TEUs, an increase of 7.5%.
The total volume of passenger transportation throughout the year was 914.06 million people, an increase of 10.6% compared with the previous year. The passenger turnover volume was 415.822 billion person-kilometers, an increase of 17.8%.
At the end of the year, the highway mileage open to traffic was 224,000 kilometers, of which the expressway mileage was 11,743 kilometers, an increase of 2.3% compared with the end of the previous year. At the end of the year, the railway operation mileage was 5,965 kilometers, of which the operation mileage of high-speed and express railways with a standard of 200km/h or above was 2,960 kilometers. The proportion of high-speed rail passenger volume in the total railway passenger volume was 84.8%. At the end of the year, the number of civilian motor vehicles in stock was 32.3528 million, an increase of 5.4%, of which the number of private cars was 27.2602 million, an increase of 6.4%. The number of civilian sedans in stock was 18.4757 million, an increase of 4.0%, of which the number of private sedans was 17.4082 million, an increase of 4.5%.
The total volume of postal and telecommunications services completed throughout the year was 644.734 billion yuan, an increase of 17.4% compared with the previous year. Among them, the total volume of postal services was 448.901 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1%; the express delivery business volume was 42.589 billion pieces, an increase of 19.5%; the express delivery business income was 304.154 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; the total volume of telecommunications services was 195.834 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%. At the end of the year, the total number of telephone users was 199.5251 million, an increase of 6.0%; among them, the number of fixed-line telephone users was 16.7121 million, a decrease of 6.3%; the number of mobile phone users was 182.8130 million, an increase of 7.2%. At the end of the year, the number of (fixed) Internet broadband users was 50.4954 million, an increase of 4.7%. At the end of the year, the number of mobile Internet users was 165.7290 million, an increase of 5.4%.
V. Domestic Trade
The total retail sales of social consumer goods throughout the year was 4,502.918 billion yuan, an increase of 0.8% compared with the previous year. By operation location, the retail sales of consumer goods in urban areas was 3,993.039 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6%; the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas was 509.879 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. By consumption type, the retail sales of goods was 3,968.041 billion yuan, an increase of 0.8%; the catering income was 534.876 billion yuan, an increase of 0.2%.
Among the retail sales of goods by units above the designated size, the sales of grain, oil, food, beverages, tobacco and alcohol increased by 8.3% compared with the previous year, the sales of clothing, shoes, hats, and textile products decreased by 2.4%, the sales of cosmetics increased by 4.9%, the sales of gold, silver and jewelry decreased by 6.1%, the sales of daily necessities increased by 5.6%, the sales of sports and entertainment products increased by 11.8%, the sales of books, newspapers and magazines decreased by 7.4%, the sales of household appliances and audio-visual equipment increased by 16.7%, the sales of traditional Chinese and Western medicines increased by 3.4%, the sales of cultural and office supplies increased by 11.7%, the sales of furniture increased by 12.7%, the sales of communication equipment decreased by 1.5%, the sales of petroleum and its products decreased by 7.0%, the sales of building and decoration materials increased by 16.6%, and the sales of automobiles decreased by 10.6%.
VI. Fixed Asset Investment
The fixed asset investment throughout the year decreased by 4.5% compared with the previous year, of which the investment in equipment, tools and appliances increased by 18.5%. By region, the Pearl River Delta decreased by 4.3%, eastern Guangdong decreased by 5.2%, western Guangdong decreased by 3.4%, and northern Guangdong decreased by 5.5%.
In fixed asset investment, the investment in the primary industry decreased by 15.8% compared with the previous year, the investment in the secondary industry increased by 6.6%, and the investment in the tertiary industry decreased by 9.9%. Private investment accounted for 43.6% of fixed asset investment. Industrial investment increased by 6.7%, accounting for 37.2% of fixed asset investment. Infrastructure investment increased by 0.2%, accounting for 29.4% of fixed asset investment. Among them, the investment in the production and supply of electricity and heat increased by 5.5%, the investment in railway transportation increased by 17.7%, the investment in air transportation increased by 26.2%, and the investment in the Internet and related services decreased by 0.2%.
The real estate development investment throughout the year was 1,119.797 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.2% compared with the previous year. By region, it was 977.409 billion yuan in the Pearl River Delta, a decrease of 16.8%; 50.033 billion yuan in eastern Guangdong, a decrease of 17.9%; 47.273 billion yuan in western Guangdong, a decrease of 29.2%; and 45.082 billion yuan in northern Guangdong, a decrease of 32.0%. By use, the investment in the development of commercial housing was 801.552 billion yuan, a decrease of 19.4%; the investment in office buildings was 81.923 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.3%; and the investment in commercial business premises was 85.998 billion yuan, a decrease of 17.5%.
The sales area of newly built commercial housing throughout the year was 74.8848 million square meters, a decrease of 21.8% compared with the previous year; among them, the sales area of commercial housing was 58.9101 million square meters, a decrease of 23.1%.
Throughout the year, 286,800 sets (rooms) of affordable housing were started and raised in the province. 2,500 urban old communities were newly started to be renovated, involving 600,000 households.
VII. Foreign Economy
The total value of goods import and export throughout the year was 9,112.64 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8% compared with the previous year, accounting for 20.8% of the national total. Among them, the export was 5,891.56 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%; the import was 3,221.07 billion yuan, an increase of 12.5%. The trade surplus was 2,670.49 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8%. Among them, the import and export volume to countries (regions) along the Belt and Road Initiative was 2,547.26 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8%. The import and export volume of private enterprises was 5,799.05 billion yuan, an increase of 15.2% compared with the previous year, accounting for 63.6% of the total import and export volume. The export of high-tech products was 1,828.46 billion yuan, an increase of 10.0%, accounting for 31.0% of the total export volume.
Throughout the year, 26,213 newly established foreign direct investment enterprises were set up, an increase of 20.9% compared with the previous year. The actual use of foreign capital was 101.20 billion yuan, of which the actual investment amount from ASEAN countries was 8.95 billion yuan, an increase of 28.1%.
The newly approved actual investment amount of Chinese parties overseas throughout the year was 21.07 billion US dollars. The turnover of overseas contracted projects completed was 14.20 billion US dollars; the total contract wage amount of newly signed labor service personnel in foreign labor cooperation was 2.08 billion US dollars, and the actual income amount of labor service personnel was 1.20 billion US dollars; the number of people working overseas at the end of the year for contracted projects and labor cooperation was 89,000.
VIII. Finance and Banking
The local general public budget revenue of the whole province throughout the year was 1,353.327 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.3%; among them, the tax revenue was 981.710 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%. The local general public budget expenditure throughout the year was 1,795.640 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.0%. Among them, the education expenditure was 404.922 billion yuan, an increase of 1.0%; the social security and employment expenditure was 228.074 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%. The expenditure on people's livelihood was 1,278.921 billion yuan, accounting for 71.2% of the local general public budget expenditure.
At the end of the year, the balance of various deposits in local and foreign currencies of financial institutions in the whole province was 36,649.345 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5% compared with the end of the previous year; the balance of various loans was 28,395.607 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. At the end of the year, the balance of deposits in local and foreign currencies of rural cooperative institutions in the whole province was 4,320.140 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2%; the balance of loans was 2,992.262 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5%. The profit (after tax) of banking financial institutions in the year was 181.863 billion yuan. At the end of the year, the non-performing loan ratio of banking financial institutions was 1.55%.
At the end of the year, there were 875 listed companies on the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing Stock Exchanges in the province's securities market, with a market value of 14.04 trillion yuan; there were 846 enterprises listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations System (New Third Board). Throughout the year, various enterprises directly financed 947.389 billion yuan through the capital market; among them, the IPO financing was 11.315 billion yuan, the refinancing of listed companies in the stock market was 30.745 billion yuan, the financing in the Beijing Stock Exchange and the New Third Board market was 1.160 billion yuan, and the financing of corporate bonds, convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds, enterprise bonds and asset-backed securities (ABS) was 904.168 billion yuan. There were 30 securities companies, 1,619 branches of securities companies, and the number of stock accounts was 268.0773 million, an increase of 8.6%; among them, the stock trading volume was 87.24 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.7%. There were 36 fund companies, managing a total of 4,051 public funds; the fund scale was 10.32 trillion shares, an increase of 11.1%; the net value of the fund was 11.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.5%. There were 23 futures companies, and the agency trading volume of the companies throughout the year was 294.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.7%. There were 4,731 private fund managers registered and filed with the Asset Management Association of China, managing 31,380 private funds, with a fund scale of 3,255.57 billion yuan.
The premium income achieved throughout the year was 730.085 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0% compared with the previous year. Among them, the premium income of life insurance business was 407.231 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%; the premium income of property insurance business was 179.109 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%; the premium income of health insurance and accidental injury insurance business was 143.745 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1%. The cumulative indemnity and benefit payment throughout the year was 269.446 billion yuan, an increase of 21.1%. Among them, the indemnity payment of life insurance business was 107.681 billion yuan, an increase of 54.4%; the indemnity payment of property insurance business was 113.359 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3%; the indemnity payment of health insurance and accidental injury insurance was 48.41 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%.
IX. Residents' Income, Consumption and Social Security
The per capita disposable income of residents across the province throughout the year was 51,474 yuan, an increase of 4.4% compared with the previous year. By urban and rural areas, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 61,629 yuan, an increase of 3.9%; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 26,729 yuan, an increase of 6.3%.
The per capita consumption expenditure of residents across the province throughout the year was 35,818 yuan, an increase of 4.3% compared with the previous year. By urban and rural areas, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 41,055 yuan, an increase of 4.4%; the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 23,057 yuan, an increase of 3.8%. The Engel coefficient of residents across the province was 32.7%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared with the previous year; among them, it was 31.4% in urban areas and 38.4% in rural areas.
At the end of the year, 54.7381 million people in the province participated in the basic old-age insurance for urban employees (including retirees), an increase of 2.0% compared with the previous year. The number of people participating in the basic old-age insurance for urban and rural residents was 27.4517 million, the number of people participating in the basic medical insurance for employees was 49.9781 million, the number of people participating in the basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents was 61.8982 million, the number of people participating in unemployment insurance was 37.3060 million, the number of people participating in work-related injury insurance was 42.0279 million, and the number of people participating in maternity insurance was 39.5085 million.
The total income of the old-age, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance funds across the province throughout the year (excluding transactions between levels) was 847.427 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6% compared with the previous year, and the cumulative balance at the end of the year was 2,105.577 billion yuan, an increase of 14.0%. The total income of the coordinated funds for basic medical insurance and maternity insurance across the province throughout the year was 249.830 billion yuan; the cumulative balance at the end of the year was 435.514 billion yuan, an increase of 10.3%. At the end of the year, the number of urban residents receiving the minimum living allowance was 145,000, and the number of rural residents receiving the minimum living allowance was 1.061 million. Throughout the year, 1.2363 million urban employees received unemployment insurance benefits.
There were 241,000 beds in various civil affairs service institutions providing accommodation, and 110,000 people were adopted and rescued. There were 32,000 community comprehensive service institutions and facilities across the province, and 21,000 community elderly care service institutions and facilities. Throughout the year, a total of 22.65 billion yuan worth of welfare lottery tickets were issued and sold, raising 6.52 billion yuan in public welfare funds from welfare lottery tickets. At the end of the year, there were 71,000 social organizations per 10,000 people. The number of registered volunteers was 22.2605 million, and the average cumulative hours of volunteer service per registered volunteer was 26.23 hours.
X. Science, Technology and Education
The total number of patent authorizations in the province was 692,600, ranking first in the country; among them, the number of invention patent authorizations was 168,800, an increase of 17.9%. The number of PCT international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty throughout the year was 23,400. As of the end of the year, the effective number of invention patents in the province was 792,300, and the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people was 28.94. Throughout the year, 113,100 enterprises obtained 592,200 patent authorizations, among which 36,300 enterprises obtained 146,100 invention patent authorizations. Throughout the year, 47,630 technical contracts were registered with science and technology administrative departments at all levels; the transaction volume of technical contracts was 284.547 billion yuan.
There were 77,000 high-tech enterprises in the province. There were 26 national key laboratories, 23 national engineering technology research centers, and 8,054 provincial engineering technology research centers. There were 6 national manufacturing innovation centers and 33 provincial manufacturing innovation centers; 138 enterprise technology centers approved by the National Development and Reform Commission and 1,744 provincial enterprise technology centers (including 361 enterprise technology centers in Shenzhen).
There were 87 national product quality inspection and testing centers that have been completed or are under construction in the province, and 233 provincial-level authorized product quality supervision and inspection institutions. There were 7 national industrial metrology testing centers that have been completed or are under construction in the province, and 28 provincial-level industrial metrology testing centers that have been completed or are under construction; 90 national legal metrology verification institutions, 17 metrology technical institutions with special authorizations from the Provincial Market Supervision Administration, and 7 comprehensive inspection institutions for special equipment; 13 standardization technical institutions, 6 national technical standard innovation bases that are under construction and completed, and 4 national standard verification inspection and testing points.
As of the end of the year, there were 5,364 inspection and testing institutions that have obtained the qualification recognition and metrology certification, 137,899 enterprises that have obtained the certifications of the three management systems of quality, environment, and occupational health, 65,451 and 49,541 respectively, and 19,162 enterprises that have obtained the 3C product certification.
There were 13 S-band weather radars, 72 X-band phased array radars, and 1 satellite cloud image receiving station in the province. There were 1,448 seismic monitoring stations and 4 seismic networks. There were 239 various marine observation and monitoring stations in the inshore waters of the province (including county bureaus along the coast). The map publishing department published a total of 82 kinds of maps, including 21 new editions and 61 reprints.
Throughout the year, the enrollment of various types of education at all levels (excluding non-degree training and technical schools) was 7.4025 million, the number of students enrolled was 28.0386 million, and the number of graduates was 7.5209 million. The number of postgraduate students enrolled was 223,500, the number of students enrolled in general and vocational undergraduate and junior college programs was 2.6876 million, the number of students enrolled in special education schools was 79,100, and the number of children in preschool education was 4.1397 million.
XI. Culture, Health and Sports
At the end of the year, there were 73 various professional art performance groups in the province, 144 mass art centers and cultural centers, 150 public libraries at or above the county level, and 224 museums. There were 2 radio stations, 3 television stations, and 95 radio and television stations in the province. The comprehensive population coverage rates of radio and television were both 99.98%. At the end of the year, the number of cable television users was 17.4391 million households; the number of IPTV users was 22.2479 million households; the number of OTT users was 289.384 billion households, an increase of 1.4%; the number of 4K users was 29.1117 million households, an increase of 6.5%. In 2024, a total of 9 Guangdong-produced TV dramas with 147 episodes passed the review and obtained the distribution license. Throughout the year, 1.204 billion copies of newspapers were published, 72 million copies of various periodicals were published, and the total printed volume of books was 570 million copies. There were 144 comprehensive archives in the province. In 2023, the added value of the culture and related industries was 780.6 billion yuan, accounting for 5.66% of the regional gross domestic product.
At the end of the year, there were a total of 66,000 various medical and health institutions in the province (including village clinics), among which there were 1,895 hospitals, 1,160 health centers, 2,816 community health service institutions, 132 maternal and child health care institutions, 121 specialized disease prevention and control institutions, 144 disease prevention and control centers, 85 health supervision institutions, 25,000 village clinics, and 34,000 outpatient clinics (offices). The number of health technical personnel in the province was 1.0095 million, an increase of 3.1%; among them, there were 375,100 practicing (assistant) physicians and 462,600 registered nurses; there were 644,400 medical beds, of which 533,000 were in hospitals. The 1,160 health centers in the province had 94,000 health technical personnel and 67,000 beds; the 144 disease prevention and control centers had 9,000 health technical personnel, and the 85 health supervision institutions had 2,000 health technical personnel.
Throughout the year, athletes from the province won 54 world championships and 153 national championships in major domestic and international competitions.
XII. Resources, Environment and Emergency Management
The total water resources throughout the year were 230 billion cubic meters, 17.6% more than the previous year (195.6 billion cubic meters); the average annual precipitation was 2,133.8 millimeters, 19% more than the normal year (1,798.8 millimeters); the average annual sunshine hours were 1,717.7 hours, similar to the normal year (1,747.7 hours).
The comprehensive energy consumption of industrial enterprises above designated size throughout the year was 224.8143 million tons of standard coal, an increase of 1.3% compared with the previous year. The energy consumption per unit of industrial added value decreased by 1.1%. The electricity consumption of the whole society was 912.103 billion kWh, an increase of 7.3%. Among them, the electricity consumption of industry was 521.625 billion kWh, an increase of 6.8%.
The area of inshore sea waters in the province that met the first-class seawater quality standard accounted for 81.5%, the second-class seawater accounted for 9.1%, the third-class seawater accounted for 2.0%, the fourth-class seawater accounted for 1.7%, and the seawater of inferior fourth-class accounted for 5.7%.
The average annual concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), inhalable particulate matter (PM10), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone (the 90th percentile of the maximum 8-hour average value of O3), and carbon monoxide (the 95th percentile of the daily average value of CO) in 21 cities at or above the prefecture level in the province were 7 micrograms per cubic meter, 18 micrograms per cubic meter, 35 micrograms per cubic meter, 21 micrograms per cubic meter, 138 micrograms per cubic meter, and 0.8 milligrams per cubic meter respectively. The average annual value of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in 21 cities reached the first-class standard; the average annual value of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 21 cities reached the second-class standard; the average annual value of inhalable particulate matter (PM10) in 21 cities reached the second-class standard; the average annual value of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in 21 cities reached the second-class standard; the concentration of ozone (the 90th percentile of the maximum 8-hour average value of O3) in 19 cities reached the second-class standard; the concentration of carbon monoxide (the 90th percentile of the daily average value of CO) in 21 cities reached the first-class standard.
The affected area of crops throughout the year was 174.41 thousand hectares, and the direct economic loss caused by floods was 17.561 billion yuan. A total of 264 geological disasters occurred, with a direct economic loss of 284 million yuan.
Throughout the year, 13,100 hectares of artificial afforestation were completed, 29,200 hectares of mountains were newly closed for afforestation, and 208,000 hectares of degraded forests were restored. There were 15 national nature reserves in the province, with an approved area of 336,600 hectares; 11 national geological parks, with an approved area of 109,600 hectares; and 6 nature reserves of geological relics at or above the provincial level, with an approved area of 37,200 hectares.
Throughout the year, 2,104 production safety accidents occurred, resulting in 1,875 deaths, 916 injuries, and a direct economic loss of 511.362 million yuan; among them, there were 17 relatively large accidents, resulting in 56 deaths, 1 major production safety accident, resulting in 13 deaths, and no extremely major production safety accidents occurred. Throughout the year, 41,019 road traffic accidents occurred, a decrease of 7.9% compared with the previous year; 6,670 people died, a decrease of 13.7%; 38,661 people were injured, a decrease of 12.0%; the direct economic loss was 101.572 million yuan, a decrease of 10.1%. The number of deaths in road traffic accidents per 10,000 vehicles was 1.51 people.
Notes:
1. The data in this communiqué for 2024 are preliminary statistics.
2. The absolute figures of regional gross domestic product, the added values of the three industries and related industries are calculated at current prices, and the growth rates are calculated at constant prices.
3. The Pearl River Delta refers to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing; eastern Guangdong refers to Shantou, Shanwei, Chaozhou and Jieyang; western Guangdong refers to Yangjiang, Zhanjiang and Maoming; northern Guangdong refers to Shaoguan, Heyuan, Meizhou, Qingyuan and Yunfu.
4. The statistical scope of industrial enterprises above designated size is industrial enterprises with an annual main business income of 20 million yuan or more.
5. The statistical scope of fixed asset investment projects is projects with a planned total investment of 5 million yuan or more, and the growth rate is calculated on a comparable basis.
6. The statistical standards for wholesale and retail enterprises above the designated size are: the annual main business income of the wholesale industry is 20 million yuan or more; the annual main business income of the retail industry is 5 million yuan or more.
7. The scope of service enterprises above designated size is: (1) Service legal entities with an annual operating income of 20 million yuan or more. Including: three categories of transportation, warehousing and postal industry, information transmission, software and information technology service industry, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management industry, and the major category of the health industry; (2) Service legal entities with an annual operating income of 10 million yuan or more. Including: three categories of leasing and business service industry, scientific research and technical service industry, education, as well as four small industry categories of property management, real estate intermediary services, real estate leasing operation and other real estate industries; (3) Service legal entities with an annual operating income of 5 million yuan or more. Including: two categories of resident service, repair and other service industry, culture, sports and entertainment industry, and the major category of the social work industry.
9. High-tech manufacturing industries include pharmaceutical manufacturing, aerospace vehicle and equipment manufacturing, electronic and communication equipment manufacturing, computer and office equipment manufacturing, medical instrument and meter manufacturing, and information chemical products manufacturing.
10. The six high-energy-consuming industries include the processing of petroleum, coal and other fuels, the manufacturing of raw chemical materials and chemical products, the manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products, the smelting and pressing of ferrous metals, the smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals, and the production and supply of electric power and heat power.
11. Infrastructure investment includes investment in the production and supply of electric power, heat power, gas and water, the transportation and postal industries, the telecommunications, radio and television and satellite transmission services, the Internet and related services, and the management of water conservancy, environment and public facilities.
12. Strategic emerging service industries: According to the Classification of Strategic Emerging Industries (2018) issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, they include service - related industries in nine major industries such as the new - generation information technology industry, high - end equipment manufacturing industry, new materials industry, biological industry, new energy vehicle industry, new energy industry, energy - saving and environmental protection industry, digital creative industry and related services.
13. High - tech service industries: According to the Classification of High - tech Industries (Service Industries) (2018) issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, they include 9 major categories and 97 sub - categories such as information services, e - commerce services, inspection and testing services, high - tech services in professional technical services, R & D and design services, technology transfer services, intellectual property and related legal services, environmental monitoring and governance services, and other high - tech services.
14. The software and information technology service industry includes industries such as software development, integrated circuit design, information system integration and Internet of Things technology services, operation and maintenance services, information processing and storage support services, information technology consulting services, digital content services, and other information technology services.
15. The Internet and related service industries include industries such as Internet access and related services, Internet information services, Internet platforms, Internet security services, Internet data services, and other Internet services.
16. The total volume of postal services is calculated at the constant prices of 2020, and the total volume of telecommunications services is calculated at the constant prices of 2023.
17. The data on the total retail sales of consumer goods are revised according to the results of the fifth national economic census.
18. The newly put - into - operation backbone power generation capacity includes nuclear power, coal - fired power, gas - fired power, wind power, and photovoltaic power generation.
19. Goods trade and foreign capital utilization are denominated in RMB. Due to technical reasons, foreign investment and foreign - contracted projects are still mainly denominated in US dollars.
20. The observation elements of the marine observation stations in the in - shore waters of the province include marine observation elements such as waves, surface ocean currents, surface water temperature, salinity, and tidal levels.
21. The number of IPTV users refers to the number of users who have activated interactive network television (IPTV). The number of OTT (Over The Top) users refers to the cumulative number of activated users of Internet TV (OTT) services. Since 2021, the statistical scope has been changed to the number of valid users nationwide.
22. Since 2019, merged radio stations and television stations have been included in the statistics of the "radio and television stations" indicator. "Radio and television stations" include provincial, municipal, and county (city, district) radio and television stations.
23. The power generation data are from the statistical scope of industrial enterprises above designated size.
24. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Education, students of open education at the Guangdong Open University were previously included in the statistics of adult undergraduate and junior college students. Since 2021, they have been included in the statistics of online undergraduate and junior college students.
25. General and vocational undergraduate and junior college programs include general undergraduate, vocational undergraduate, and higher vocational (junior college) programs.
26. The number of students enrolled, currently studying, and graduating from special education includes the number of students in special schools and attached special education classes, as well as the number of students studying in regular primary and secondary schools in regular classes and those receiving home - delivered education.
27. The financial data are for the whole province.
28. The area of degraded forest restoration includes the area of artificial regeneration.
Source of data:
The data on new urban employment and social security in this communiqué are from the Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and the Medical Insurance Bureau; the financial data are from the Provincial Department of Finance; the data on newly put - into - operation backbone power generation capacity are from the Provincial Energy Bureau; the data on national engineering research centers and enterprise technology centers are from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission; the data on provincial - level enterprise technology centers are from the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology; the data on newly built roads, the newly added throughput capacity of 10,000 - ton port berths, road transportation, waterway transportation, and port cargo throughput are from the Provincial Department of Transportation; the data on housing renovation and urban sewage treatment are from the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban - Rural Development; the data on goods import and export are from the Guangdong Sub - administration of the General Administration of Customs; the data on the actual utilization of foreign capital, foreign direct investment, foreign - contracted projects, and foreign labor cooperation are from the Provincial Department of Commerce; the data on the volume of express delivery services are from the Provincial Postal Administration; the data on newly built 5G mobile communication base stations are from the Provincial Communications Administration; the financial data are from the Guangdong Branch of the People's Bank of China; the securities data are from the Guangdong Securities Regulatory Bureau and the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau; the data on banking profits and the insurance industry are from the Guangdong Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration; the data on technical contracts are from the Provincial Department of Science and Technology; the education data are from the Provincial Department of Education; the data on business entities, patents, and quality inspections are from the Provincial Market Supervision Administration; the meteorological data are from the Provincial Meteorological Bureau; the seismic data are from the Provincial Earthquake Administration; the data on in - shore marine monitoring stations and various geological disasters are from the Provincial Department of Natural Resources; the data on the total power of agricultural machinery and the output of aquatic products are from the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; the radio and television data are from the Provincial Radio and Television Bureau; the cultural data are from the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism; the data on movies, newspapers, periodicals, books, surveying and mapping, and maps are from the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee; the map data are from the Provincial Press and Publication Bureau; the archive data are from the Provincial Archives Bureau; the sports data are from the Provincial Sports Bureau; the health data are from the Provincial Health Commission; the data on the number of people receiving the minimum living allowance, social service institutions, welfare lottery tickets, and social organizations are from the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; the data on forestry, nature reserves, and nature reserves of geological relics are from the Provincial Forestry Bureau; the data on volunteers are from the Communist Youth League Provincial Committee; the environmental monitoring and marine data are from the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment; the water resources data are from the Provincial Department of Water Resources; the data on work safety, the affected area of crops, and the direct economic losses caused by floods and droughts are from the Provincial Emergency Management Department; the data on road traffic accidents are from the Provincial Public Security Department; other data are from the Provincial Bureau of Statistics and the Guangdong Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics.