Appendix 1.13: Basic Statistics of National Population Censuses since the Founding of the People s Republic of China


Data in this table excluded the population of Hong Kong , Macao and Taiwan. (10,000 persons)

Item

1953

1964

1982

1990

2000

Total Population (10,000 persons)

59,435

69,458

100,818

113,368

126,583

       Male

30,799

35,652

51,944

58,495

65,355

       Female

28,636

33,806

48,874

54,873

61,228

       Sex ratio

107.56

105.46

106.30

106.60

106.74

Average Family Size (person/household)

4.33

4.43

4.41

3.96

3.44

Population by Age Group (%)

         

       Age 0 “14

36.28

40.69

33.59

27.69

22.89

       Age 15 “64

59.31

55.75

61.50

66.74

70.15

       Age 65 and Over

4.41

3.56

4.91

5.57

6.96

Nationality Population (10,000 persons, %)

         

       Han Nationality

54,728

65,456

94,088

104,248

115,940

       % of Total Population

93.94

94.24

93.32

91.96

91.59

       Minority Nationalities

3,532

4,002

6,730

9,120

10,643

       % of Total Population

6.06

5.76

6.68

8.04

8.41

Population with Various Education Attainment

         

Per 100 000 from Population Censuses (person)

         

       Junior College and Above

 

416

615

1,422

3,611

       Senior Secondary/Secondary Technical School

 

1,319

6,779

8,039

11,146

       Junior Secondary School

 

4,680

17,892

23,344

33,961

       Primary School

 

28,330

35,237

37,057

35,701

IlliteratePopulation and Illiterate Rate

         

Illiterate Population (10 000 persons)

 

23,327

22,996

18,003

8,507

Illiterate Rate (%)

 

33.58

22.81

15.88

6.72

Population By Residence (10,000 persons)

         

Urban Population

7,726

12,710

21,082

29,971

45,844

Rural Population

50,534

56,748

79,736

83,397

80,739

a) Total population from population censuses included the military personnel. Military personnel were listed in urban population in population by residence.

b) Total population of 1953 census included the population from indirect survey, but excluded in the nationality population and urban/rural population.

c) Illiterate population of 1964 census referred to people of 13 years old and over who could not read. Illiterate population of 1982, 1990 and 2000 censuses referred to people of 15 years old and over who could not read or could read very little.

Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001




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ISBN: 1905050089
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Year: 2003
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