CPC members    

78.00 million

 2.065 million more than in 2008

Grassroots CPC organizations         

3.792 million

 74,000 more than in 2008

Grassroots Party Committees

183,000

General Party branches

  235,000

Grassroots Party branches

 3.374 million

The gender, nationality and education level of CPC members

Female Party members

16.94 million   

21.7 % of all CPC members

CPC members from ethnic minorities

5.13 million

 6.6 % of all CPC members

CPC members with junior college level education or higher

27.873 million  

35.7 % of all CPC members

In terms of age groups

CPC members under the age of 35 

18.5 million

CPC members between the age of 36 and 45

16.876 million

CPC members between the age of 46 and 59

22.835 million

CPC members above the age of 60

19.811 million

In terms of when members joined the CPC

CPC members joined before the founding of the PRC

675,000

CPC members joined between the founding of the PRC and the Cultural Revolution   

 7.606 million

CPC members joined during the Cultural Revolution  

 12.115 million

CPC members joined between the crushing of the Gang of Four and the 16th National Congress of the CPC  

 38.578 million 

CPC members have joined the CPC since the 16th National Congress

19.022 million 

In terms of occupations of members

CPC members were workers   

6.937 million

Farmers, herdsmen and fishermen

24.02 million  

CPC members worked in Party and government offices 

 6.596 million

CPC members worked as managing, professional and technical personnel in enterprises and public institutions

 17.725 million

Students   

2.269 million

Retired CPC members  

14.525 million

CPC members worked in other occupations

5.923 million