Hebei province seeing rebound in population

The steady improvement of the business environment and living conditions in Hebei province has led to a demographic shift, with the permanent population transitioning from a long-term net outflow to net inflow.

Hebei's total permanent population recorded a net inflow of 20,000 residents at the end of last year, according to the Hebei Provincial Bureau of Statistics.

Among those moving into the province, 88.2 percent were of working age, between 16 and 59, and males accounted for 60.5 percent of the total, the bureau said.