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CHINA
Population
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China
has over a billion inhabitants, making it the most populous country in
the world. One quarter of the earth's population lives there.
Although there are many minority groups, over 91 percent of the population
is ethnic (Han) Chinese. China has implemented a rigorous birth control
program that limits couples to only one child.
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% Note:
China has 56 ethnic groups.
Population:
1,261,832,482
(July 2000 est.)
Age
structure:
0-14
years: 25%
15-64
years: 68%
65 years
and over: 7%
Population
growth rate: 0.9% (2000 est.)
Birth
rate: 16.12 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex
ratio: 1.06 male(s)/female (2000 est.) total population
Death
rate: 6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Infant
mortality rate: 28.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life
expectancy at birth: 71.38 years total population
male:
69.6 years
female:
73.33 years (2000 est.)
Total
fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total
population: 81.5%
male:
89.9%
female:
72.7% (1995 est.)
Links
to More Information
World
Population
CIA
World Factbook: China People
China's
Demographics
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Sources:
Central
Intelligence Agency
Chinatown
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