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Population 2015

Updated: Feb 29, 2016 National Bureau of Statistics Print
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The total Chinese population on the mainland reached 1,374.62 million at the end of 2015, an increase of 6.80 million from 2014, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

Of this total, urban permanent residents numbered 771.16 million, accounting for 56.10 percent of the total population (the urbanization rate of permanent residents), 1.33 percentage points higher than the previous year.

The year 2015 saw 16.55 million births, a crude birth rate of 12.07 per thousand, and 9.75 million deaths, or a crude death rate of 7.11 per thousand.

The natural growth rate was 4.96 per thousand. The population who live in places other than their household registration area reached 294 million, of which 247 million were floating populations. The life expectancy was 76.34 years.

Population and its composition at the end of 2015

Item

Population (Year-end figure)

10,000 persons

 

Proportion (%)

National Total

137462

100.0

Of which: Urban

77116

56.10

Rural

60346

43.90

Of which: Male

70414

51.2

Female

67048

48.8

Of which: Aged 0-15 (under the age of 16)

24166

17.6

Aged 16-59 (under the age of 60)

91096

66.3

Aged 60 and above

22200

16.1

Of which: Aged 65 and above

14386

10.5

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