PopulationYear Total Population Urban Population Rural Population 1995 1.21121 billion 1996 1.22389 billion 359.5 million 864.39 million 1997 1.23626 billion 369.89 million 866.37 million 1998 1.24810 billion Year Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Growth Rate Unit: per thousand 1995 17.12 6.57 1996 16.98 6.56 10.42 1997 16.57 6.51 10.06 1998 16.30 6.50 9.53 The year of 1998 saw19.91 million births, 8.07 million deaths of the population, with a net growth polulation of 11.84 million (compared with 12.37 million in 1997). China population is distributed unevenly with more in the east
(more than 300 persons per square kilometer) and fewer in the west (about 40 persons per
square kilometer. The national average density of population is 119 per square kilometer
(1990 census). For basic urban population data, please visit "ChinaToday.com"
Provinces and Cities page. The average size of household was 3.7 persons. The proportion
of population aged at 0-14 was 26.4 percent, those aged 15-64 was 67.2 percent, and that
of the people aged 65 and over was 6.4 percent. The Average Chinese Life-Span of the
population was 70.8 years, that for male was 68.71, and female, 73.04. |