Basic Statistics on National Population Censuses
(Data in this table exclud the population of Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan.)
Item 1953 1964 1982 1990 2000
Total Population (10000 persons) 59435 69458 100818 113368 126583
  Male 30799 35652 51944 58495 65355
  Female 28636 33806 48874 54873 61228
  Sex Ratio 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
Population by Ethnic Group (10000 persons, %)          
  Han Ethnic Group 54728 65456 94088 104248 115940
    Percentage to Total Population 93.94 94.24 93.32 91.96 91.59
  Minority Ethnic Groups 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 100000 Persons (person)		          
  Junior College and Above   416 615 1422 3611
  Senior Secondary/Secondary Technical 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 (10000 persons)   23327 22996 18003 8507
  Illiterate Rate (%)   33.58 22.81 15.88 6.72
Population by Residence (10000 persons)          
  Urban Population 7726 12710 21082 29971 45844
  Rural Population 50534 56748 79736 83397 80739
a) Total population from population censuses includes military personnel. Military personnel is listed as urban
population in terms of population by residence.
b) Total population of 1953 census included the population from indirect surveys, but excluded in the population by
ethnic group and urban/rural population.
c)Illiterate population of 1964 census referred to people of 13 years old and over who could not read. Illiterate
population of 1982, 1990 and 2000 censuses referred to people of 15 years old and over who could not read or could
read very little.