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
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 and 2002 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
