Jiangxi Population and Environment

Jiangxi has a population of 42.2243 million people of 39 nationalities, of which Han takes over 99%, followed by Hui, She, Zhuang, Man, Yao, Gu, Tong, Chaoxian, Tujia and Buyi.
According to the statistics sample survey, the birth rate in 2002 was 1.474%, the death rate,0.602% and the natural growth rate, 0.872%.By the end of 2002, the total population in Jiangxi was 42.2243 million, an increase of 366,600 over the previous year.

Social welfare services have developed rapidly. By the end of 2002, there were 2,518 social welfare institutions in Jiangxi caring for 58,000 inmates. 171,000 people in need received fixed state relief funds at fixed time, some 444,000 other people received temporary relief funds. The lowest-living-standard system was set up across the province.

Environmental protection was further enhanced. there were 3,617 people working in environmental protection systems in the province. Setting up 80 environmental monitoring stations. 20 natural protection areas, 28 scenic spots and 50 forests were set up throughout the province. A total of 134 pollution prevention projects absorbed a combined investment of 102 million Yuan. There were 48 smoke/dust control zones in 19 cities , covering an area of 381.6 square kilometers, and there were another 29 zones covering 205.4 square kilometers where the noise pollution was under control.