China Population Statistics @ The China Perspective

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Population

Year 1980-2005

1980	987,050,000
1985	1,058,510,000
1990	1,143,330,000
1995	1,211,210,000
2000	1,267,430,0000
2001	1,276,270,000
2002	1,284,530,000
2003	1,292,270,000
2004	1,299,880,000
2005	1,306,280,000

Source : National Bureau of Statics

China ’s populations grew 48% between 1957 and 1978

Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005

China ’s population is ste to hit 1.6 billion by 2030.

Source: http://americanwaymag.com/awbusiness/feature.asp?archive_date= 1/15/2006

Population growth

Year on year %

1980	11.87
1985	14.26
1990	14.39
1995	10.55
2000	7.58
2001	6.95
2002	6.45
2003	6.01
2004	5.87
2005	5.89

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Population density

People per sq km

1980	104
1985	112
1990	120
1995	127
2000	133
2005	137
2010	141
2015	145
2020	148
2025	150
2030	151
2035	150
2040	149
2045	148
2050	145

Source: UNPD

Density by region 2004

People per sq km

1	Shanghai	2,747
2	Beijing	888
3	Tianjin	905
4	Jiangsu	724
5	Henan	581
6	Shandong	585
7	Guangdong	466
8	Anhui	462
9	Zhejiang	483
10	Chongqing	378
11	Hebei	358
12	Hubei	323
13	Hunan	316
14	Fujian	289
15	Liaoning	289
16	Jiangxi	256
17	Hainan	241
18	Guizhou	229
19	Shanxi	213
20	Guangxi	206
21	Shaanxi	180
22	Sichuan	179
23	Jilin	144
24	Yunan	112
25	Ningxia	113
26	Heilongjiang	84
27	Gansu	57
28	Inner Mongolia	20
29	Xinjiang	16
30	Qinghai	7
31	Tibet	2

Source : National Bureau of Statics

Largest cities by population *

Million

		Land area (sq km)
1 Shanghai	12.89	5,299
2 Beijing	10.93	12,484
3 Chongqing	10.18	7,152
4 Wuhan(Hubei)	7.86	8,494
5 Tianjin	7.64	7,418
6 Guangzhou(Guangdong)	6.00	3,718
7 Xi’an(Shaanxi)	5.16	3,547
8 Nanjing(Jiangsu)	5.01	4,723
9 Shenyang(Liaoning)	4.92	3,495
10 Shantou(Guangdong)	4.80	1,956
11 Chengdu(Sichuan)	4.65	2,177
12 Hangzhou(Zhejiang)	4.02	3,068
13 Harbin(Heilongjiang)	3.95	4,272
14 Foshan(Guangdong)	3.51	3,848
15Jinan(Shandong)	3.42	3,257
16 Changchun(jilin)	3.15	3,603
17 Tangshan(heibei)	2.97	1,230
18 Dalian(Liaoning)	2.78	2,415
19 Zibo(Shandong)	2.75	2,970
20 Huaian(Jiangsu)	2.71	3,171
21Qingdao(Shandong)	2.58	1,411
22Taiyuan(Shanxi)	2.55	1,460
23Zhengzhou(Henan)	2.52	1,010
24Kunming(Yunan)	2.26	3,946
25 Wuxi(Jiangsu)	2.24	1,623
26 Suzhou(Jiangsu)	2.21	1,650
27 Xiangfan(Hubei)	2.19	3,672
28 Shijiazhuang(hebei)	2.17	456
30 Changzhou(Jiangsu)	2.17	1,864
31Ningbo(Zhejiang)	2.10	2,560
32 Zaozhuang(Shandong)	2.08	3,089
33Nanchang ?(jiangxi)	2.01	617
34 Guiyang(Guizhou)	2.03	2,404
35 Putian( Fujian)	2.03	145
36 Changsha(Hunan)	2.02	556
37 Lanzhou(Gansu)	1.99	1,632
38 Linyi (Shandong)	1.92	1,749
29 Nanchong( Sichuan)	1.88	2,527
40 Fuyang (Anhui)	1.85	1,796
41 Jilin(Jilin)	1.79	3,636
42 Liuan(Anhui)	1.78	3,583
43 Urumqi(Xinjiang)	1.78	7,740
44 Guiyang( Guangxi)	1.76	3,543
45 Yantai(Shandong)	1.74	2,722
46 Suzhou (Anhui)	1.73	2,868
47 Fuzhou (Fujian)	1.71	1,043
48 Nanyang( Henan)	1.68	1,981
49 Xuzhou (Jiangsu)	1.67	1,038
50 Suizhou (Hubei)	1.66	6,989
51 Shenzhen(Guangdong)	1.65	1,953
52 Hefei(Anhui)	1.64	596
53 Huainan(Anhui)	1.63	1,490
54 Donguan(Guangdong)	1.62	2,465
55 Taian(Shangdong)	1.60	2,087
56 Shangqiu(Henan)	1.56	1,600
57 Suqian(Jiangsu)	1.53	2,110
58 Yancheng(Jiangsu)	1.52	1,728
59 Nanning (Guangxi)	1.50	1,799
60 Luoyang(Henan)	1.49	544
61 Taizhou (Zhejiang)	1.47	1,536
62 Xiamen(Fujian)	1.47	1,569
63 Anshan(Liaoning)	1.46	624
64 Suining(Sichuan)	1.46	1,875
65 Zhanjiang(Guangdong)	1.44	1,460
66 Weifang(Shandong)	1.44	1,575
67 Haikou(Hainan)	1.43	2,305
68 Qiqihar (Heilongjiang)	1.43	4,310
69 Datong (Shanxi)	1.43	2,080
70 Bozhou(Anhui)	1.42	2,226
71 Fushun (Liaoning)	1.41	714
72 Luzhou(Sichuan)	1.40	2,155
73 Zhongshan(Guangdong)	1.39	1,800
74 Handan(Hebei)	1.39	434
75 Heze(Shangdong)	1.39	1,415
76 Neijiang(Sichuan)	1.39	1,569
77 Xinyang(Henan)	1.38	3,604
78 Changde(Hunan)	1.37	2,749
79 Wenzhou(Zhejiang)	1.37	1,187
80 Baotou(Inner Mogolia)	1.35	2,969
81 Jiangmen(Guangdong)	1.33	1,818
82 Bazhong (Sichuan)	1.29	2,566
83 Yiyang(Hunan)	1.29	1,935
84 Laiwu(Shandong)	1.24	2,246
85 Qinzhou(Guangxi)	1.23	4,772
86 Guang’an (Sichuan)	1.23	1,536
87 Tianshui(Gansu)	1.22	5,850
88 Yichang(Hubei)	1.21	4,248
89 Daqing (Heilongjiang)	1.21	5,107
90 Maoming(Guangdong)	1.20	874
91 Rizhao (Shandong)	1.19	1,915
92 Yangzhou(JIangsu)	1.14	980
93 Leshan (Sichuan)	1.13	2,514
94 Chifeng(Inner Mongolia)	1.13	7,012
95 Mianyang(Sichuan)	1.13	1,570
96 Huizhou (Guangdong)	1.12	2,672
97 Jingzhou(Hubei)	1.11	1,576
98 Hohehot(Inner Mongolia)	1.10	2,054
99 Wuhu(Anhui)	1.08	1,566
100 Zigong(Sichuan)	1.07	813
101 Yongzhou(Hunan)	1.07	3,177
102 Jining(Shangdong)	1.06	905
103 Ziyang(Sichuan)	1.05	1,633
104 Ezhou(Hubei)	1.05	1,504
105 Fuzhou(Fujian)	1.04	2,121
106 Anyang(Henan)	1.02	544
107 Zhenjiang (Jiangsu)	1.01	1,082
108 Liaocheng (Shandong)	1.01	1,254
109 Xining(Qinghai)	1.01	350

*Over 1 million persons. Figures represent urban area population.

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Population by region*

Million

5	Henan	97.17
6	Shandong	91.80
22	Sichuan	87.25
7	Guangdong	83.04
4	Jiangsu	74.33
11	Hebei	68.09
13	Hunan	66.98
8	Anhui	64.61
12	Hubei	60.16
20	Guangxi	48.89
9	Zhejiang	47.20
24	Yunan	44.15
16	Jiangxi	42.84
15	Liaoning	42.17
18	Guizhou	39.04
26	Heilongjiang	38.17
21	Shaanxi	37.05
14	Fujian	35.11
19	Shanxi	33.35
10	Chongqing	31.22
23	Jilin	27.09
27	Gansu	26.19
28	Inner Mongolia	23.84
29	Xinjiang	19.63
1	Shanghai	17.42
2	Beijing	14.93
3	Tianjin	10.24
17	Hainan	8.18
25	Ningxia	5.88
30	Qinghai	5.39
31	Tibet	2.74

*Numbers recorded in 2004

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Population in major cities

Million

	Beijing	Shanghai	Guangzhou	Shenzhen
1950	3.91	5.33	1.34	0.01
1980	9.03	11.74	3.14	0.28
1999	10.82	13.34	6.30	0.87
2000	10.84	12.89	9.94	1.13

Source: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen statistical Bureaus.

www.population.mongabay.com

More than half of Asia’s cities with populations of more than 1 million are in China.

Source: http://www.citymayors.com/features/largest_cities.html

300 million rural residents will move to urban areas over the next 20 years.

Source: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 2006-08-03

In four years, 125 Chinese cities will have a population of over 1 million.

Source: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 2006-08-03

In four years, 50 Chinese cities will have a population of over 2 million.

Source: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 2006-08-03

Population by age and sex

	Age	Male	Female	Total
1980	0-34	365.001	340.304	705.306
	35-69	138.668	127.606	266.274
	70-100+	11.042	16.255	27.298
2000	0-34	395.774	366.217	761.989
	35-69	236.744	223.065	459.807
	70-100+	22.695	29.487	52.184
2005	0-34	373.603	342.842	716.446
	35-69	274.549	262.092	536.640
	70-100+	27.700	35.058	62.757
2020	0-34	343.999	310.883	654.883
	35-69	338.866	331.299	670.167
	70-100+	44.070	54.819	98.890
2030	0-34	310.703	281.210	591.912
	35-69	356.567	347.716	704.283
	70-100+	66.582	83.676	150.258
2050	0-34	278.202	253.930	532.132
	35-69	316.027	297.416	613.443
	70-100+	106.244	140.490	246.732

Source: UNPD

Average household size

Persons

1999	3.58
2002	3.44
2003	3.38
2004	3.36
2005	3.13

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Life expectancy

	Male	Female	Combined
1980-1985	65.5	67.8	66.6
1985-1990	65.8	68.4	67.1
1990-1995	66.5	70.0	68.1
1995-2000	67.8	71.9	69.7
2000-2005	69.8	73.3	71.5
2005-2010*	70.8	74.6	72.6
2010-2015*	71.3	75.5	73.3
2015-2020*	71.7	76.2	73.8
2020-2025*	72.2	76.9	74.4
2025-2030*	73.0	77.7	75.3
2030-2035*	74.0	78.6	76.2
2035-2040*	74.9	79.4	77.4
2040-2045*	75.8	80.2	78.0
2045-2050*	76.6	80.9	78.7

*Projected

Source: UNPD

Life expectancy rose from 57 years in 1958 to 67 years on 1978.

Source: John Gittings. TheCchanging Face of China. 2005

Life and death

Per 1,000 of population

	Crude birth	Crude death	Infant mortality
1980-1985	20.4	6.6	52.0
1985-1990	22.1	6.7	50.0
1990-1995	18.3	7.3	47.1
1995-2000	16.0	7.0	41.5
2000-2005	13.6	6.8	34.7
2005-2010*	13.2	7.1	30.7
2010-2015*	13.5	7.6	27.1
2015-2020*	12.9	8.2	24.1
2020-2025*	11.6	8.9	21.5
2025-2030*	10.7	9.7	19.3
2030-2035*	10.4	10.7	17.3
2035-2040*	10.6	11.7	15.5
2040-2045*	10.5	12.6	14.0
2045-2050*	10.2	13.4	12.7

*Projected

Source: UNPD

Age and sex

	Median age	Sex ratio*
1980	22.1	106.3
1985	23.8	106.3
1990	25.3	106.5
1995	27.6	106.3
2000	30.1	105.9
2005	32.6	105.6
2010**	34.9	105.3
2015**	36.5	104.8
2020**	37.9	104.3
2025**	39.5	103.7
2030**	41.5	103.0
2035**	43.0	102.4
2040**	44.1	101.8
2045**	44.7	101.5
2050**	44.8	101.5

*Males per 100 females

**Projected

Source: UNPD

Dependency

	Total	Child	Old-age
1980	67	59	8
1985	55	47	8
1990	50	41	8
1995	48	39	9
2000	46	36	10
2005	41	30	11
2010*	38	27	11
2015*	39	26	13
2020*	43	26	17
2025*	46	26	20
2030*	50	25	24
2035*	55	25	31
2040*	61	25	36
2045*	63	26	37
2050*	65	26	39

*Projected

Source: UNPD

Pensioners*

Million

1990	9.65
1995	22.41
2000	31.69
2001	33.80
2002	36.07
2003	38.60
2004	41.02

*Retired and resigned persons who receive pensions

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Dialects

% of population

Name	Distribution	Representative
Beiyu	Northern China ,	Mandarin	70
	Guizhou , Sichuan,
	Yunnan
Wuyu	Jiangsu , Zhejiang	Suzhou Dialect	8
Minyu	Fujian , Taiwan	Xiamen Dialect	5
Xiangyu	Hunnan	Changsha Dialect	5
Yueyu	Guangdong	Guangzhou Dialect	5
Keyu	Guangdong , Fujian	Meixian Dialect	4
Ganyu	Jiangxi	Nanchang Didlect	3

Source: www.china-language.gov.cn,http://jw.yytc.net.cn/yuwei_Article_show1.asp?Atcicle*D=298

Marriage & divorce

	Marriages(millions)	Divorce rate(%)
1985	8.31	0.90
1990	9.51	1.40
1995	9.34	1.80
2000	8.49	1.90
2001	8.05	2.00
2002	7.86	1.80
2003	8.11	2.10
2004	8.67	2.50
2005	8.23	2.73

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Major ethnic groups

Million

	Geographical distribution	Population
		1990	2000
Han	Nation wide	1,042.48	1,159.40
Zhuang	Guangxi	15.55	16.18
Manchu	Liaoning	9.84	10.68
Hui	Ningxia	8.61	9.82
Miao	Guizhou	7.38	8.94
Uighur	Xinjiang	7.20	8.39
Yi	Yunan	6.58	7.76
Mongolian	Inner Mongolia	4.80	5.81
Tibetan	Tibet	4.59	5.41
Buyi	Guizhou	2.55	2.97

Source: State Ethnic Affairs Commission, National Bureau of Statistics, http://www.seac.gov.cn/homepage/homepage.jsp?refsubportal=ptre057bb0dc82b4

Religion

Million

	PRC Government estimates	US State Dept. estimates
Muslim	18.00	18.20
Catholic	4.00	15.60
Protestant	10.00	48.10
Buddhist*	0.20	104.00
Taoist*	0.03

*Monks and nuns

Source: State Administration of Religion Affairs, US State Department, http://www.humanrights.cn/zt/03102407/2003120031121160916.htm

Incomes levels relative to other developing countries

US$

			Developing Countries
	China	Low	Lower middle	Upper middle	High
1980	290	410	420-1,410	14,42-4,500	4,510-26,850
1990	370	610	611-2,465	2,466-7,619	7,620-32,680
1994	490	695	696-2,785	2,786-8,626	8,626-35,760
1998	750	760	761-3,030	3,031-9,360	9,361-40,080
2000	840	755	756-2,995	2,996-9,265	9,266-40,080
2002	940	735	736-2,935	2,936-9,075	9,076-
2003	1,100	765	736-3,035	3,036-9,385	9,286-

Source: Development Research Center of the State Council, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTDECABCTOK2006/Resources/Li_Shantong/ppt

The number of Chinese people n abject poverty was reduced by more than 100 million between 1985 and 2005.

Source: http://english.people.com.cn/200608/23/eng20060823_295946.html

There are still more than 100 million “needy” people in China if the international income standard of US $1 per day is applies.

Source: Wu Zhong, head of the international Cooperation and Social Poverty Relief Department of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, 2006-08-23

23.65 million people in China had a per capita annual income f less than US$85 in 2005.

Source: Liu Jian, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, 2006-08-23

More than half of China’s poverty-stricken population lives in mountainous areas.

Source: http://english.people.com.cn/200608/23/eng20060823_295946.html

The Chinese government allocated US41.675 billion to poverty reduction in 2006.

Source: Liu Jian, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, 2006-08-23

Annual per capita net income

	Rural		Urban
	RMB	Index*	RMB	Index*
1978	134	100	343	100
1980	191	139	478	127
1985	398	269	739	160
1990	686	311	1,510	198
1995	1,578	384	4,283	290
2000	2,253	484	6,280	384
2001	2,366	504	6,860	416
2002	2,476	528	7,703	472
2003	2,622	551	8,473	515
2004	2,936	588	9,422	554

*1978=100

Source: National Bureau of Statistics

Average income in 1976 was RMB114

Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005

Persons naturalized from China

	US*	Canada	Australia *	UK
1996	34,195	17,533	11,247	1,180
1997	20,879	18,526	7,761	1,125
1998	16,090	19,789	6,133	1,545
1999	38,347	29,138	6,809	1,525
2000	54,443	36,746	8,762	1,710
2001	34,353	40,363	6,708	1,515
2002	31,987	33,294	6,664	1,705
2003	23,991	33,236	8,784	2,540
2004	27,309	36,411	11,095	2,315
2005	31,708	n/a	5,102	n/a

*Fiscal year

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, UK Immigration and Nationality directorate

Chinese living in Japan

1985	74,924
1990	150,339
1995	222,991
2000	335,575
2001	381,225
2002	424,282
2003	462,396
2004	487,570

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

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