| Number of Deputies to the Previous NPCs | ||||||||||
| (person) | ||||||||||
| Item | First (1954) |
Second (1959) |
Third (1964) |
Fourth (1975) |
Fifth (1978) |
Sixth (1983) |
Seventh (1988) |
Eighth (1993) |
Ninth (1998) |
10 th (2003) |
| Total Number of Deputies | 1226 | 1226 | 3040 | 2885 | 3497 | 2978 | 2978 | 2977 | 2980 | 2985 |
| Of Which | ||||||||||
| Female Deputies | 147 | 150 | 542 | 653 | 742 | 632 | 634 | 626 | 650 | 604 |
| As Percentage to Total | 12.0 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 20.2 |
| Of Which | ||||||||||
| Deputies From Ethnic Minorities |
178 | 179 | 372 | 270 | 381 | 403 | 445 | 439 | 428 | 414 |
| As Percentage to Total | 14.5 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.9 |