4-1 Population and Its Composition

　

　

　

　

　

　

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data in this table exclude the population of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province.

　

　

 

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

(10 000 persons)

　

 

　

　

By Sex

By Residence

　

 

　

Total

Male

Female

Urban

Rural

　

 

Year

Population

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

 

　

(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

 

1989

112704

58099

51.55

54605

48.45

29540

26.21

83164

73.79

 

1990

114333

58904

51.52

55429

48.48

30195

26.41

84138

73.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

 

 

 

 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 1990

 

 

     national population censuses.  Data in 1990-2000 were adjusted on the basis of the estimated on the basis of the 2000 national population censuses.

 

 

     Data in 2001-2003 have been estimated on the basis of the annual national sample surveys on population changes. (the next table is the same).

 

 

 b) Total population and population by sex include the military personnel of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the military personnel are classified as

 

 

     urban population in the item of population by residence.