At the end of 2011, Sichuan has a resident population of 80.5 million, increasing by 80,000 compared to last year’ number. The urban population is 33.67 million and the rural population is 46.83 million. The urbanization rate is 41.83%, 1.65% higher than that of last year. There are a total 788,800 newborns in 2011. The birth rate is 9.79‰, growing by 0.86‰. The death population is 548,700 with the death rate being 6.81‰. The population growth rate is 2.98‰.