Editing Harbin (section)

==Demographics==

===Population===
{{Historical populations
|type=China
|1934|500526
|1944|711818
|1953|1162962
|1964|1962000
|1982|2542832
|1990|4219516
|2000|9413359
|2010|10635971
|2020|10009854
|footnote = Population size may be affected by changes on administrative divisions.
}}

The 2020 census revealed total population in Harbin was 10,009,854, representing a 5.62 percent decrease over the previous decade.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=黑龙江省人口普查年鉴-2020 |trans-title=Heilongjiang Province Census Yearbook-2020 |url=https://tjj.hlj.gov.cn/tjjnianjian/2020rkpc/indexch.htm |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=Heilongjiang Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> The built-up area, made up of all urban districts but Acheng and Shuangcheng not urbanized yet, had a population of 5,282,083 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/china-heilongjiang-admin.php|title=China: Administrative Division of Hēilóngjiāng / 黑龙江省 (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708202109/https://www.citypopulation.de/php/china-heilongjiang-admin.php|archive-date=8 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 70.61 percent lived in urban areas, while 29.39 lived in rural areas.<ref name=":4" />

The [[demographic profile]] for the Harbin metropolitan area in general is relatively old: 10.46 percent are under the age of 14, while 14.65 percent are over 65. Harbin has a higher percentage of males (50.02 percent) than females (49.98 percent).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2011/05/13/053162730.shtml | script-title=zh:哈尔滨人口突破千万 外来人口增速超本地 | publisher=Dongbeiwang | date=2011-05-13 | access-date=2013-02-09 | language=zh | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524184451/http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2011/05/13/053162730.shtml | archive-date=2013-05-24 | url-status=live }}</ref> Harbin currently has a lower [[birth rate]] than other parts of China, with 6.95 births per 1,000 inhabitants, compared to the Chinese average of 12.13 births.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.harbin.gov.cn/info/news/index/detail/211381.htm|publisher=www.harbin.gov.cn|script-title=zh:哈市最新常住人口1063.59万 居副省级城市第三位|date=11 November 2011|language=zh|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513001651/http://www.harbin.gov.cn/info/news/index/detail/211381.htm|archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

===Ethnic groups===
Most of Harbin's residents belong to the [[Han Chinese]] majority (93% in 2000). Ethnic minorities include the [[Manchu people|Manchu]], [[Hui people|Hui]], and [[Mongol]]. There is a minor community of [[Harbin Russians|Russians]]. The ethnic composition according to the 2020 census:<ref name=":4" />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+'''Demographic Profile''' of the Harbin
!Ethnicity
![[Han Chinese|Han]]
![[Manchu people|Manchu]]
![[Koreans in China|Korean]]
![[Hui people|Hui]]
![[Mongols in China|Mongol]]
![[Sibe people|Sibe]]
![[Daur people|Duar]]
![[Uyghurs|Uyghur]]
![[Zhuang people|Zhuang]]
![[Tujia people|Tujia]]
!Other
|-
!Population
|9,550,738
|296,221
|91,706
|29,435
|18,707
|3,418
|2,763
|2,317
|2,124
|1,939
|10,486
|-
!'''%'''
|95.41
|2.96
|0.92
|0.29
|0.19
|0.03
|0.03
|0.02
|0.02
|0.02
|0.10
|-
!'''%''' of ethnic minorities
|–
|64.52
|19.97
|6.41
|4.07
|0.74
|0.60
|0.50
|0.46
|0.42
|2.28
|}

===Religion===
The Catholic minority is pastorally served by the [[Apostolic Administration of Harbin]], a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction. It also has the [[Eastern Catholic]] former cathedral of the [[Russian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Harbin]]. The badly damaged Church of the Iver Icon of the Mother of God was previously used by Russian soldiers of the Outer Amur Military Region, then garrisoned in Harbin.<ref name="Tone">{{cite magazine |translator-first=Brian |translator-last=Bies |editor1-first=Wu |editor1-last=Haiyun |editor2-first=Matthew |editor2-last=Walsh |url=http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000760/orthodox-churches%2C-unorthodox-histories-in-chinas-far-northeast |magazine=Sixth Tone |title=Orthodox Churches, Unorthodox Histories in China's Far Northeast |first=Ma |last=Te |date=28 August 2017 |access-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065720/http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000760/orthodox-churches%2C-unorthodox-histories-in-chinas-far-northeast?mc_cid=acc5f04be5&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |archive-date=20 January 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A small percentage (0.4% in 2000) of the city's population consists of Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethnic Minority Groups, Peoples & Religions in Harbin, China Ice Festival|url=http://www.harbinice.com/fact-v4-ethnic-groups-religions-in-harbin.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.harbinice.com|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114235910/http://www.harbinice.com/fact-v4-ethnic-groups-religions-in-harbin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Daowai Mosque]] is located in Harbin and is the largest mosque in Heilongjiang province. Harbin had a small Jewish community centered on Zhongyang Main Street, which was home to many European Jewish refugees.<ref name="Tone"/>