According to the sampling survey of population changes in 20 13 years, the permanent population of Minqin county was 24 12000 at the end of the year. Male 124200, female 1 17000. The urban resident population is 6 1.900, and the rural resident population is 1.793, and the urbanization rate is 25.65%. The population born in 20 13 was 2407, with a birth rate of 9.98 ‰; The death population is 147 1, and the mortality rate is 6.10 ‰; In 2001, the population naturally increased by 936 people, with a natural growth rate of 3.88‰.