3-1 Population and Its Composition
Data in this table do not include the population of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province.									(10 000 persons)
Year	Total			By Sex		By Residence
	Population	Male		Female		Urban		Rural
	(year-end)	Population	Proportion	Population	Proportion	Population	Proportion	Population	Proportion
1949	54167.00	28145.00	51.96	26022	48.04	5765	10.64	48402	89.36
1950	55196.00	28669.00	51.94	26527	48.06	6169	11.18	49027	88.82
1951	56300.00	29231.00	51.92	27069	48.08	6632	11.78	49668	88.22
1955	61465.00	31809.00	51.75	29656	48.25	8285	13.48	53180	86.52
1960	66207.00	34283.00	51.78	31924	48.22	13073	19.75	53134	80.25
1965	72538.00	37128.00	51.18	35410	48.82	13045	17.98	59493	82.02
1970	82992.00	42686.00	51.43	40306	48.57	14424	17.38	68568	82.62
1971	85229.00	43819.00	51.41	41410	48.59	14711	17.26	70518	82.74
1972	87177.00	44813.00	51.40	42364	48.60	14935	17.13	72242	82.87
1973	89211.00	45876.00	51.42	43335	48.58	15345	17.20	73866	82.80
1974	90859.00	46727.00	51.43	44132	48.57	15595	17.16	75264	82.84
1975	92420.00	47564.00	51.47	44856	48.53	16030	17.34	76390	82.66
1976	93717.00	48257.00	51.49	45460	48.51	16341	17.44	77376	82.56
1977	94974.00	48908.00	51.50	46066	48.50	16669	17.55	78305	82.45
1978	96259.00	49567.00	51.49	46692	48.51	17245	17.92	79014	82.08
1979	97542.00	50192.00	51.46	47350	48.54	18495	18.96	79047	81.04
1980	98705.00	50785.00	51.45	47920	48.55	19140	19.39	79565	80.61
1981	100072.00	51519.00	51.48	48553	48.52	20171	20.16	79901	79.84
1982	101654.00	52352.00	51.50	49302	48.50	21480	21.13	80174	78.87
1983	103008.00	53152.00	51.60	49856	48.40	22274	21.62	80734	78.38
1984	104357.00	53848.00	51.60	50509	48.40	24017	23.01	80340	76.99
1985	105851.00	54725.00	51.70	51126	48.30	25094	23.71	80757	76.29
1986	107507.00	55581.00	51.70	51926	48.30	26366	24.52	81141	75.48
1987	109300.00	56290.00	51.50	53010	48.50	27674	25.32	81626	74.68
1988	111026.00	57201.00	51.52	53825	48.48	28661	25.81	82365	74.19
1989	112704.00	58099.00	51.55	54605	48.45	29540	26.21	83164	73.79
1990	114333.00	58904.00	51.52	55429	48.48	30195	26.41	84138	73.59
1991	115823.00	59466.00	51.34	56357	48.66	31203	26.94	84620	73.06
1992	117171.00	59811.00	51.05	57360	48.95	32175	27.46	84996	72.54
1993	118517.00	60472.00	51.02	58045	48.98	33173	27.99	85344	72.01
1994	119850.00	61246.00	51.10	58604	48.90	34169	28.51	85681	71.49
1995	121121.00	61808.00	51.03	59313	48.97	35174	29.04	85947	70.96
1996	122389.00	62200.00	50.82	60189	49.18	37304	30.48	85085	69.52
1997	123626.00	63131.00	51.07	60495	48.93	39449	31.91	84177	68.09
1998	124761.00	63940.00	51.25	60821	48.75	41608	33.35	83153	66.65
1999	125786.00	64692.00	51.43	61094	48.57	43748	34.78	82038	65.22
2000	126743.00	65437.00	51.63	61306	48.37	45906	36.22	80837	63.78
2001	127627.00	65672.00	51.46	61955	48.54	48064	37.66	79563	62.34
2002	128453.00	66115.00	51.47	62338	48.53	50212	39.09	78241	60.91
2003	129227.00	66556.00	51.50	62671	48.50	52376	40.53	76851	59.47
2004	129988.00	66976.00	51.52	63012	48.48	54283	41.76	75705	58.24
2005	130756.00	67375.00	51.53	63381	48.47	56212	42.99	74544	57.01
2006	131448.00	67728.00	51.52	63720	48.48	57706	43.90	73742	56.10
2007	132129.00	68048.00	51.50	64081	48.50	59379	44.94	72750	55.06
2008	132802.00	68357.00	51.47	64445	48.53	60667	45.68	72135	54.32
2009	133474.00	68652.00	51.44	64822	48.56	62186	46.59	71288	53.41
a) 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, 2006-2009
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.
b) 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.