4-1      Population and Its Composition

 

 

 

 

Data in this table include the military personnel, but exclude the population of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10 000 persons)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

1979

97542

50192

51.46

47350

48.54

18495

18.96

79047

81.04

 

 

 

 

1980

98705

50785

51.45

47920

48.55

19140

19.39

79565

80.61

 

 

 

 

1981

100072

51519

51.48

48553

48.52

20171

20.16

79901

79.84

 

 

 

 

1982

101654

52352

51.50

49302

48.50

21480

21.13

80174

78.87

 

 

 

 

1983

103008

53152

51.60

49856

48.40

22274

21.62

80734

78.38

 

 

 

 

1984

104357

53848

51.60

50509

48.40

24017

23.01

80340

76.99

 

 

 

 

1985

105851

54725

51.70

51126

48.30

25094

23.71

80757

76.29

 

 

 

 

1986

107507

55581

51.70

51926

48.30

26366

24.52

81141

75.48

 

 

 

 

1987

109300

56290

51.50

53010

48.50

27674

25.32

81626

74.68

 

 

 

 

1988

111026

57201

51.52

53825

48.48

28661

25.81

82365

74.19

 

 

 

 

1989

112704

58099

51.55

54605

48.45

29540

26.21

83164

73.79

 

 

 

 

1990

114333

58904

51.52

55429

48.48

30191

26.41

84142

73.59

 

 

 

 

1991

115823

59466

51.34

56357

48.66

30543

26.37

85280

73.63

 

 

 

 

1992

117171

59811

51.05

57360

48.95

32372

27.63

84799

72.37

 

 

 

 

1993

118517

60472

51.02

58045

48.98

33351

28.14

85166

71.86

 

 

 

 

1994

119850

61246

51.10

58604

48.90

34301

28.62

85549

71.38

 

 

 

 

1995

121121

61808

51.03

59313

48.97

35174

29.04

85947

70.96

 

 

 

 

1996

122389

62200

50.82

60189

49.18

35950

29.37

86439

70.63

 

 

 

 

1997

123626

63131

51.07

60495

48.93

36989

29.92

86637

70.08

 

 

 

 

1998

124810

63629

50.98

61181

49.02

37942

30.40

86868

69.60

 

 

 

 

1999

125909

64189

50.98

61720

49.02

38892

30.89

87017

69.11

 

 

 

 

2000

126583

65355

51.63

61228

48.37

45844

36.22

80739

63.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)Data before 1982 were taken from the annual reports of the Ministry of Public Security. Data in 1982-1989 were adjusted on the basis of the 1982

   and 1990 national population censuses. Data in 1990-1999 have been estimated on the basis of the annual national sample surveys on population

   changes (the next table is the same), Data of 2000 are obtained from the advance tabulation of the 5th national population census, with

 

 

 

   zero hour of November 1, 2000 as the reference time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)Urban Population include the military personnel.