China Population, Chinese Population
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China’s population has always drawn the attention of economists, as this Asian nation is the world’s most populated country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2008, China’s population stood at 1,328.02 million people. This staggering number represented an increase of 6.73 million from the previous year’s figure.
China’s population has always drawn the attention of economists, as this Asian nation is the world’s most populated country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2008, China’s population stood at 1,328.02 million people. This staggering number represented an increase of 6.73 million from the previous year’s figure.
In 2008, China witnessed 16.08 million births with the birth rate reaching 12.14 per thousand. The total number of deaths was at 9.35 million and the death rate stood at 7.06 per thousand. The Chinese population grew by 5.08% with a sex ratio (at birth) of 120.56.
The break up of the Chinese population according to age and gender is given below:
Items Population (Year-end figure)Unit: in millions Percentage (%) National Total* 1,328.02 100.0 Of which: Urban 606.67 45.7 Rural 721.35 54.3 Of which: Male 683.57 51.5 Female 644.45 48.5 Of which: 0-14 years 251.66 19.0 15-59 years 916.47 69.0 60 years 159.89 12.0 Of which: 65 years and over 109.56 8.3
hina Population: Most Populated Regions
While estimating the extent of China’s population, all the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities under the jurisdiction of the central government and the military were included. However, people residing in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative region and Taiwan Province were not a part of the survey. Even the military personnel were excluded from the population estimates. In 2007, the total population of China’s different regions was:
Region Total Population(in millions) Beijing 16.33 Tianjin 11.15 Hebei 69.43 Shanxi 33.93 Inner Mongolia 24.05 Liaoning 42.98 Heilongjiang 38.24 Jilin 27.30 Shanghai 18.58 Jiangsu 76.25 Zhejiang 50.60 Anhui 61.18 Fujian 35.81 Jiangxi 43.68 Shangdong 93.67 Henan 93.60 Hubei 56.99 Hunan 63.55 Guangdong 94.49 Guangxi 47.68 Hainan 8.45 Chongqing 28.16 Sichuan 81.27 Guizhou 37.62 Yunnan 45.14 Tibet 2.84 Shaanxi 37.48 Gansu 26.17 Qinghai 5.52 Ningxia 6.10 Xinjiang 20.95
China Population: Densely Populated Cities
China is home to some of the most populated cities in the world. The country’s most populated cities and their population figures are given below:
City Total Urban Population (in millions) Shanghai 17 Beijing 13.2 Guangzhou 12 Shenzhen 8.615 Tianjin 8.2 Chongqing 7.5 Dongguan 6.95 Nanjing 6.8 Wuhan 6.6 Hangzhou 6.3 Shenyang 5.06 Harbin 4.75 Chengdu 4.75 Zhengzhou 4.36 Jinan 4 Qingdao 3.8
