23-1  Number of Deputies to All the Previous National People's Congresses 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 (person)
Congress 　 　 　 　 As Percentage to Total Deputies (%)
　    Total  Female  Minority 　 　
Year Number of  Deputies Deputies Female  Minority
　 Deputies 　 　 Deputies Deputies
　 　 　 　 　 　 　
  First Congress 1954 1226 147 178 12.0 14.5
  Second Congres 1959 1226 150 179 12.2 14.6
  Third Congress 1964 3040 542 372 17.8 12.2
  Fourth Congress 1975 2885 653 270 22.6 9.4
  Fifth Congress 1978 3497 742 381 21.2 10.9
  Sixth Congress 1983 2978 632 403 21.2 13.5
  Seventh Congress 1988 2978 634 445 21.3 14.9
  Eighth Congress 1993 2978 626 439 21.0 14.8
  Ninth Congress 1998 2979 650 428 21.8 14.4
  Tenth Congress 2002 2985 604 414 20.2 13.9