China People
China People: A summary of information about China People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
China: People
Population
1,261,832,482 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25% (male 168,040,006; female 152,826,953) 15-64 years: 68% (male 439,736,737; female 413,454,673) 65 years and over: 7% (male 41,200,297; female 46,573,816) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.9% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
16.12 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
28.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.38 years male: 69.6 years female: 73.33 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.82 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese
Ethnic groups
Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%
Religions
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian 1% (est.) note: officially atheist
Languages
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.5% male: 89.9% female: 72.7% (1995 est.)
