CHINA FACTS & FIGURES 2002

Population and Its Composition
Data in this table include the military personnel, but exclude the population of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
(10 000 persons)
Year	Total Popula-tion (year end)	By Sex						By Residence
		Male			Female			Urban			Rural
			Population	Proportion		Population	Proportion		Population	Proportion		Population	Proportion
1978	96259		49567	51.49		46692	48.51		17245	17.92		79014	82.08
1980	98705		50785	51.45		47920	48.55		19140	19.39		79565	80.61
1985	105851		54725	51.70		51126	48.30		25094	23.71		80757	76.29
1986	107507		55581	51.70		51926	48.30		26366	24.52		81141	75.48
1987	109300		56290	51.50		53010	48.50		27674	25.32		81626	74.68
1988	111026		57201	51.52		53825	48.48		28661	25.81		82365	74.19
1989	112704		58099	51.55		54605	48.45		29540	26.21		83164	73.79
1990	114333		58904	51.52		55429	48.48		30191	26.41		84142	73.59
1991	115823		59466	51.34		56357	48.66		30543	26.37		85280	73.63
1992	117171		59811	51.05		57360	48.95		32372	27.63		84799	72.37
1993	118517		60472	51.02		58045	48.98		33351	28.14		85166	71.86
1994	119850		61246	51.10		58604	48.90		34301	28.62		85549	71.38
1995	121121		61808	51.03		59313	48.97		35174	29.04		85947	70.96
1996	122389		62200	50.82		60189	49.18		35950	29.37		86439	70.63
1997	123626		63131	51.07		60495	48.93		36989	29.92		86637	70.08
1998	124810		63629	50.98		61181	49.02		37942	30.40		86868	69.60
1999	125909		64189	50.98		61720	49.02		38892	30.89		87017	69.11
2000	126743		65437	51.63		61306	48.37		45906	36.22		80837	48.37
2001	127627		65672	51.46		61955	48.54		48064	37.66		79563	48.54
Data in 1985-1989 were adjusted on the basis of the 1982 and 1990 National Population Censuses. Since 1990, data have
been estimated on the basis of the annual National Sample Surveys on Population Changes. Data of other years were
taken from the annual reports of the Ministry of Public Security. (The next table is the same).