Table 2 The Number of GPs in different regions of China (2012–2021)
Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Average growth rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 109 794 | 145 511 | 172 597 | 188 649 | 209 083 | 252 717 | 308 740 | 365 082 | 408 820 | 434 868 | 16.53 |
Eastern region | 66 401 | 84 464 | 96 979 | 104 015 | 116 537 | 139 473 | 170 362 | 192 116 | 207 862 | 224 229 | 14.48 |
Beijing | 8137 | 8458 | 8221 | 8269 | 8402 | 8591 | 8861 | 9267 | 9918 | 9303 | 1.50 |
Tianjin | 1095 | 1427 | 1622 | 2144 | 2403 | 3749 | 4138 | 4568 | 5051 | 5615 | 19.92 |
Hebei | 3493 | 6730 | 8637 | 9286 | 9355 | 10 017 | 11 292 | 18 407 | 18 995 | 24 410 | 24.11 |
Liaoning | 3304 | 3513 | 3777 | 3624 | 4195 | 6273 | 9002 | 10 847 | 11 771 | 11 922 | 15.32 |
Shanghai | 5323 | 5957 | 6925 | 7352 | 7967 | 8491 | 8629 | 9924 | 9876 | 10 673 | 8.04 |
Jiangsu | 15 068 | 17 650 | 19 748 | 20 841 | 25 162 | 27 578 | 47 794 | 47 601 | 49 628 | 49 433 | 14.11 |
Zhejiang | 12 251 | 17 041 | 19 640 | 21 627 | 22 571 | 30 467 | 26 047 | 27 406 | 27 628 | 23 446 | 7.48 |
Fujian | 2594 | 3634 | 4310 | 5122 | 5786 | 6897 | 8182 | 9157 | 10 145 | 11 644 | 18.16 |
Shandong | 6775 | 7709 | 8967 | 9920 | 11 372 | 13 565 | 17 426 | 21 034 | 24 760 | 35 914 | 20.36 |
Guangdong | 7940 | 11 765 | 14 404 | 14 955 | 18 338 | 22 712 | 27 638 | 31 950 | 37 177 | 39 016 | 19.35 |
Hainan | 421 | 580 | 728 | 875 | 986 | 1133 | 1353 | 1955 | 2913 | 2853 | 23.69 |
Middle region | 22 192 | 29 674 | 39 020 | 45 344 | 49 944 | 63 269 | 75 302 | 94 847 | 106 306 | 113 757 | 19.91 |
Shanxi | 2552 | 2958 | 3618 | 4014 | 4175 | 6372 | 5962 | 6516 | 7033 | 7441 | 12.63 |
Jilin | 1231 | 1680 | 2299 | 2891 | 3384 | 5130 | 4965 | 7536 | 7992 | 8272 | 23.57 |
Heilongjiang | 2081 | 2889 | 3730 | 4320 | 4454 | 4493 | 5637 | 6593 | 6942 | 6906 | 14.26 |
Anhui | 3191 | 4319 | 6814 | 7360 | 8625 | 10 430 | 12 917 | 15 116 | 18 501 | 17,101 | 20.51 |
Jiangxi | 2081 | 2429 | 3020 | 3319 | 3641 | 5268 | 5620 | 6705 | 8031 | 9624 | 18.55 |
Henan | 4722 | 6427 | 8394 | 10 349 | 12 129 | 15 567 | 20 497 | 22 763 | 24 358 | 33 830 | 24.46 |
Hubei | 3752 | 5044 | 6090 | 6970 | 7020 | 8969 | 10 863 | 12 857 | 13 847 | 12 625 | 14.43 |
Hunan | 2582 | 3928 | 5055 | 6121 | 6516 | 7040 | 8841 | 16 761 | 19 602 | 17 958 | 24.05 |
Western region | 21 201 | 31 373 | 36 598 | 39 290 | 42 602 | 49 975 | 63 076 | 78 119 | 94 652 | 96 882 | 18.39 |
Inner Mongolia | 1679 | 2374 | 2937 | 3085 | 3178 | 3986 | 4894 | 5801 | 6042 | 6103 | 15.42 |
Guangxi | 3087 | 4039 | 4527 | 4671 | 5104 | 6275 | 7958 | 10 662 | 13 149 | 13 091 | 17.41 |
Chongqing | 1632 | 2187 | 2527 | 2872 | 3127 | 3866 | 6348 | 8117 | 8769 | 8944 | 20.81 |
Sichuan | 4665 | 8983 | 9819 | 10 394 | 10 360 | 11 343 | 13 404 | 17 838 | 25 213 | 20 776 | 18.05 |
Guizhou | 1032 | 1511 | 2416 | 3147 | 3714 | 5014 | 6238 | 6466 | 7572 | 9269 | 27.62 |
Yunnan | 3212 | 4261 | 4106 | 4289 | 4737 | 5253 | 6381 | 8812 | 9481 | 9250 | 12.47 |
Tibet | 34 | 67 | 109 | 161 | 202 | 247 | 352 | 642 | 730 | 467 | 33.79 |
Shaanxi | 1824 | 1978 | 2770 | 2126 | 2738 | 3578 | 4979 | 5300 | 8098 | 13 255 | 24.65 |
Gansu | 1389 | 2106 | 2710 | 3312 | 3773 | 3824 | 4835 | 5994 | 6516 | 7422 | 20.47 |
Qinghai | 462 | 758 | 881 | 961 | 993 | 1230 | 1315 | 1514 | 1625 | 1686 | 15.47 |
Ningxia | 260 | 392 | 471 | 565 | 654 | 926 | 1279 | 1500 | 1638 | 1627 | 22.60 |
Xinjiang | 1925 | 2717 | 3325 | 3707 | 4022 | 4433 | 5093 | 5473 | 5819 | 4992 | 11.17 |