4-10  Age Composition and Dependency Ratio of Population by Region (2005)
Data in this table are obtained from the 1% Population Sample Survey in 2005. The sampling fraction is 1.325%.
Region
	Population	Age 0-14	Age 15-64	Age 65	Gross
	(person)			and Over	Dependency	Children	Old
					Ratio	Dependency	Dependency
					(%)	Ratio	Ratio
National Total	16985766	3321029	12123681	1541056	40.10	27.39	12.71
Beijing	203582	20932	160636	22014	26.74	13.03	13.70
Tianjin	138060	17488	107195	13377	28.79	16.31	12.48
Hebei	906856	160282	672457	74117	34.86	23.84	11.02
Shanxi	444096	94573	315280	34244	40.86	30.00	10.86
Inner Mongolia	315884	53884	236945	25056	33.32	22.74	10.57
Liaoning	558727	79560	424584	54583	31.59	18.74	12.86
Jilin	359512	52084	279851	27577	28.47	18.61	9.85
Heilongjiang	505647	74876	392334	38437	28.88	19.08	9.80
Shanghai	235351	21182	186010	28159	26.53	11.39	15.14
Jiangsu	989454	153721	728207	107525	35.88	21.11	14.77
Zhejiang	648340	103086	476673	68581	36.01	21.63	14.39
Anhui	810095	187067	541274	81754	49.66	34.56	15.10
Fujian	467922	86487	340481	40954	37.43	25.40	12.03
Jiangxi	570672	143226	379303	48143	50.45	37.76	12.69
Shandong	1224142	194922	907427	121794	34.90	21.48	13.42
Henan	1241616	262380	876943	102292	41.58	29.92	11.66
Hubei	755824	142736	543773	69314	39.00	26.25	12.75
Hunan	837363	156693	595873	84797	40.53	26.30	14.23
Guangdong	1217005	260401	866533	90071	40.45	30.05	10.39
Guangxi	616837	146466	411440	58931	49.92	35.60	14.32
Hainan	109601	25964	74277	9360	47.56	34.96	12.60
Chongqing	370367	76551	253202	40614	46.27	30.23	16.04
Sichuan	1087009	237516	730821	118672	48.74	32.50	16.24
Guizhou	493715	139899	313312	40504	57.58	44.65	12.93
Yunnan	589039	142052	402662	44325	46.29	35.28	11.01
Tibet	36666	10010	24397	2259	50.29	41.03	9.26
Shaanxi	492410	96302	353629	42480	39.25	27.23	12.01
Gansu	343364	80364	238196	24804	44.15	33.74	10.41
Qinghai	71903	17307	50254	4341	43.08	34.44	8.64
Ningxia	78892	20438	53701	4753	46.91	38.06	8.85
Xinjiang	265815	62580	186012	17223	42.90	33.64	9.26