In late 2007, the population of Beijing was 17,430,000. As compare to late 2004, the population increased 453,000, as compare to late 2000, it increased 1,744,000. Based on public statistic, the population of Beijing resident is 11,807,000, which increased 178,000 as compare to 2004, and increased 732,000 as compare to 2000. The average population density of Beijing is 937 per km^2. The entire city of birth rate is 6.3%, and death rate is 5.2% in 2005. 11,940,000 people of Beijing population are the resident of Beijing, rest of people are temporary permission of residence. But there are lots of people live in Beijing illegally. The population of center of Beijing is 7,500,000. Beijing includes 56 ethnic races in entire China. Among the number of ethnic races, Han is 95.7%, which is 13,229,000 people. Manchu, Hui, Mongol are over 10,000 as average. The problems cause by increasing population could be a scarcity of food and gap between the rich and poor. So China government enforces a birth control which is one child per household. Beijing is the most highest GDP in China. It's nominal GDP is 2011 was $247.7 billion, which equates to a per capita GDP of $12,447. Tianjin ($13,058) and Shanghai ($12,783) are the only Chinese cities to have a higher per capita GDP.
