Hubei has a large population. By the endof 2018, the resident population of Hubei was 59.17million, an increase of 150,000.The number of newly-born population for Hubei was 682,00, with a birth rate of 11.54‰, a dropof 1.06 permillage points compared with 2017.The death toll was 413,700 and the death rate was 7‰.The population naturally increased by 268,300 people with a natural growth rate of 4.54‰, down1.05 permillage points over 2017.