4-5Basic Statistics
on National Population Census in 1953, 1964, 1982, 1990 and 2000
Data in this
table excluded the population of Hong Kong , Macao and Taiwan.
Item
1953
1964
1982
1990
2000
Total Population(10 000 persons)
59435
69458
100818
113368
126583
Male
30799
35652
51944
58495
65355
Female
28636
33806
48874
54873
61228
Sex Ratio
(female=100)
107.56
105.46
106.30
106.60
106.74
Average Family Size(person/household)
4.33
4.43
4.41
3.96
3.44
Population by Age Group(%)
0-14
36.28
40.69
33.59
27.69
22.89
15-64
59.31
55.75
61.50
66.74
70.15
65 and Over
4.41
3.56
4.91
5.57
6.96
Nationality Population
Han
Nationality(10 000 persons)
54728
65456
94088
104248
115940
Percentage to
Total Population(%)
93.94
94.24
93.32
91.96
91.59
Minority
Nationalities(10 000 persons)
3532
4002
6730
9120
10643
Percentage to
Total Population(%)
6.06
5.76
6.68
8.04
8.41
Population with Various Education
Attainments
Per 100 000 Persons(person)
Junior College
and Above
416
615
1422
3611
Senior
Secondary/SecondaryTechnical
School
1319
6779
8039
11146
Junior
Secondary School
4680
17892
23344
33961
Primary School
28330
35237
37057
35701
Illiterate Population and Illiterate
Rate
Illiterate Population(10 000 persons)
23327
22996
18003
8507
Illiterate Rate(%)
33.58
22.81
15.88
6.72
Population by Residence(10 000
persons)
Urban
Population
7726
12710
21082
29971
45844
Rural
Population
50534
56748
79736
83397
80739
Life Expectancy(years)
67.77*
68.55
71.40
Male
66.28*
66.84
69.63
Female
69.27*
70.47
73.33
a)
Total population from population censuses includes the military personnel.
Military personnel is listed asurban population in population byresidence.
b)
Total population of 1953 census includes the population from indirect survey,
but excludes in the nationality population and urban/rural population.
