Population and Its Composition in China, 1978-2008
| Year |
Total |
By Sex |
By Residence |
| Population |
Male |
Female |
Urban |
Rural |
| (year-end) |
Population |
Proportion |
Population |
Proportion |
Population |
Proportion |
Population |
Proportion |
| 1978 |
96259 |
49567 |
51.49 |
46692 |
48.51 |
17245 |
17.92 |
79014 |
82.08 |
| 1980 |
98705 |
50785 |
51.45 |
47920 |
48.55 |
19140 |
19.39 |
79565 |
80.61 |
| 1985 |
105851 |
54725 |
51.70 |
51126 |
48.30 |
25094 |
23.71 |
80757 |
76.29 |
| 1990 |
114333 |
58904 |
51.52 |
55429 |
48.48 |
30195 |
26.41 |
84138 |
73.59 |
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| 1991 |
115823 |
59466 |
51.34 |
56357 |
48.66 |
31203 |
26.94 |
84620 |
73.06 |
| 1992 |
117171 |
59811 |
51.05 |
57360 |
48.95 |
32175 |
27.46 |
84996 |
72.54 |
| 1993 |
118517 |
60472 |
51.02 |
58045 |
48.98 |
33173 |
27.99 |
85344 |
72.01 |
| 1994 |
119850 |
61246 |
51.10 |
58604 |
48.90 |
34169 |
28.51 |
85681 |
71.49 |
| 1995 |
121121 |
61808 |
51.03 |
59313 |
48.97 |
35174 |
29.04 |
85947 |
70.96 |
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| 1996 |
122389 |
62200 |
50.82 |
60189 |
49.18 |
37304 |
30.48 |
85085 |
69.52 |
| 1997 |
123626 |
63131 |
51.07 |
60495 |
48.93 |
39449 |
31.91 |
84177 |
68.09 |
| 1998 |
124761 |
63940 |
51.25 |
60821 |
48.75 |
41608 |
33.35 |
83153 |
66.65 |
| 1999 |
125786 |
64692 |
51.43 |
61094 |
48.57 |
43748 |
34.78 |
82038 |
65.22 |
| 2000 |
126743 |
65437 |
51.63 |
61306 |
48.37 |
45906 |
36.22 |
80837 |
63.78 |
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| 2001 |
127627 |
65672 |
51.46 |
61955 |
48.54 |
48064 |
37.66 |
79563 |
62.34 |
| 2002 |
128453 |
66115 |
51.47 |
62338 |
48.53 |
50212 |
39.09 |
78241 |
60.91 |
| 2003 |
129227 |
66556 |
51.50 |
62671 |
48.50 |
52376 |
40.53 |
76851 |
59.47 |
| 2004 |
129988 |
66976 |
51.52 |
63012 |
48.48 |
54283 |
41.76 |
75705 |
58.24 |
| 2005 |
130756 |
67375 |
51.53 |
63381 |
48.47 |
56212 |
42.99 |
74544 |
57.01 |
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| 2006 |
131448 |
67728 |
51.52 |
63720 |
48.48 |
57706 |
43.90 |
73742 |
56.10 |
| 2007 |
132129 |
68048 |
51.50 |
64081 |
48.50 |
59379 |
44.94 |
72750 |
55.06 |
| 2008 |
132802 |
68357 |
51.47 |
64445 |
48.53 |
60667 |
45.68 |
72135 |
54.32 |
| Note: 1). Data in this table do not include the population of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province. |
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| 2). Data before 1982 were taken from the statistics of household registration. Data in 1982-1989 were adjusted on the basis of the 1990 National Population Census. Data in 1990-2000 were adjusted on the basis of the 2000 National Population Census. |
| Data in 2001-2004, 2006-2008 have been estimated on the basis of the annual national sample surveys on population changes. |
| Data in 2005 are estimated on the National 1% Population Sample Survey. The same applies to the two tables following. |
| 3). Total population and population by sex include the military personnel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the military |
| personnel are classified as urban population in the item of population by residence. |
| Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China. China Statistical Yearbook, 2009. |
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