2010 Chinese census
2010 census of the population of China
The 2010 Chinese census , officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China with a zero hour of November 1, 2010.[ 1]
Census procedure
Census procedure was governed by the Regulations on National Population Census and the Circular of the State Council on the Conduct of the 6th National Population Census.[ 1] The census cost 700 million RMB .[ 2]
Results
The main findings of the census were published on April 28, 2011.
Total population
Some of the forms used to collect census data
It found the total population of Mainland China to be 1,339,724,852 persons, an increase of 73,899,804 persons from the previous census conducted in 2000 .[ 3] This represented a growth rate of 5.84% over the decade, and an average annual growth rate of 0.57%. The population undercount rate of the census was estimated at 0.12%. The census also listed the population of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as 7,097,600 persons, the population of Macau Special Administrative Region as 552,300 persons, and the population of Taiwan as 23,162,123 persons.[ 1] [ 4]
Population composition and demographics
The census found a total of 401,517,330 family households in Mainland China, with an average of 3.10 persons per household, a decrease of 0.34 persons from the 2000 census. 51.27% of the population is male, and 48.73% is female, giving a male to female ratio of 105.20 men for every 100 women, a decrease from the 2000 figure of 106.74. 49.68% of the population resided in urban areas, and 50.32% resided in rural areas, an increase of 13.46% in the proportion of the urban population . 261,386,075 people had lived in a place different from their household registration for at least six months, with 221,426,652 of these living in a different city from their registration.[ 1]
According to the 2010 census, males account for 51.27% of China's 1.34 billion people, while females made up 48.73% of the total. The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) at birth was 118.06 boys to every 100 girls (54.14%) in 2010.[ 5] [ 6]
16.60% of the population was aged 0–14, 70.14% was aged 15–59, and 13.26% were aged 60 or over. This represented a decrease of 6.29% in the share of the population in the youngest age group, and increases of 3.36% and 2.93% for the 15-59 and 60+ shares, respectively. 91.51% of the population was of the Han Chinese nationality, and 8.49% was of other ethnic groups . The Han population increased by 5.74%, and the population of other groups increased by a combined 6.92%.[ 1]
Prefectural-level "Population"
Name
Province
Population (2010)
Hefei
Anhui
5,702,000
Anqing
Anhui
5,311,000
Bengbu
Anhui
3,164,000
Bozhou
Anhui
4,851,000
Chizhou
Anhui
1,403,000
Chuzhou
Anhui
3,938,000
Fuyang
Anhui
7,600,000
Huaibei
Anhui
2,114,000
Huainan
Anhui
2,334,000
Huangshan
Anhui
1,359,000
Lu'an
Anhui
5,612,000
Ma'anshan
Anhui
1,366,000
Suzhou, Anhui
Anhui
5,353,000
Tongling
Anhui
724,000
Wuhu
Anhui
2,263,000
Xuancheng
Anhui
2,533,000
Fuzhou, Fujian
Fujian
7,115,370
Xiamen
Fujian
3,531,347
Longyan
Fujian
2,559,545
Nanping
Fujian
2,645,549
Ningde
Fujian
2,821,996
Putian
Fujian
2,778,508
Quanzhou
Fujian
8,128,530
Sanming
Fujian
2,503,388
Zhangzhou
Fujian
4,809,983
Jiuquan
Gansu
1,095,947
Jiayuguan
Gansu
231,853
Zhangye
Gansu
1,199,515
Jinchang
Gansu
464,050
Wuwei
Gansu
1,815,054
Baiyin
Gansu
1,708,751
Lanzhou
Gansu
3,616,163
Linxia
Gansu
1,946,677
Gannan
Gansu
689,132
Dingxi
Gansu
2,698,622
Longnan
Gansu
2,567,718
Tianshui
Gansu
3,262,548
Pingliang
Gansu
2,068,033
Qingyang
Gansu
2,211,191
Qingyuan
Guangdong
3,698,394
Shaoguan
Guangdong
2,826,612
Heyuan
Guangdong
2,953,019
Meizhou
Guangdong
4,240,139
Chaozhou
Guangdong
2,669,844
Zhaoqing
Guangdong
3,918,085
Yunfu
Guangdong
2,360,128
Foshan
Guangdong
7,194,311
Guangzhou
Guangdong
12,700,800
Dongguan
Guangdong
8,220,237
Huizhou
Guangdong
4,597,002
Shanwei
Guangdong
2,935,717
Jieyang
Guangdong
5,877,025
Shantou
Guangdong
5,391,028
Zhanjiang
Guangdong
6,993,304
Maoming
Guangdong
5,817,753
Yangjiang
Guangdong
2,421,812
Jiangmen
Guangdong
4,448,871
Zhongshan
Guangdong
3,120,884
Zhuhai
Guangdong
1,560,229
Shenzhen
Guangdong
10,357,938
Baise
Guangxi
3,466,800
Hechi
Guangxi
3,369,200
Liuzhou
Guangxi
3,758,700
Guilin
Guangxi
4,748,000
Hezhou
Guangxi
1,954,100
Chongzuo
Guangxi
1,994,300
Nanning
Guangxi
6,661,600
Laibin
Guangxi
2,099,700
Guigang
Guangxi
4,118,800
Wuzhou
Guangxi
2,882,200
Fangchenggang
Guangxi
866,900
Qinzhou
Guangxi
3,079,700
Beihai
Guangxi
1,539,300
Yulin, Guangxi
Guangxi
5,487,400
Bijie
Guizhou
6,536,370
Zunyi
Guizhou
6,127,009
Tongren
Guizhou
3,092,365
Liupanshui
Guizhou
2,851,180
Anshun
Guizhou
2,297,339
Guiyang
Guizhou
4,324,561
Qianxinan
Guizhou
2,805,857
Qiannan
Guizhou
3,231,161
Qiandongnan
Guizhou
3,480,626
Haikou
Hainan
2,046,189
Sanya
Hainan
685,408
Sansha
Hainan
444
Shijiazhuang
Hebei
10,163,788
Baoding
Hebei
11,194,379
Cangzhou
Hebei
7,134,053
Chengde
Hebei
3,473,197
Handan
Hebei
9,174,679
Hengshui
Hebei
4,340,773
Langfang
Hebei
4,358,839
Qinhuangdao
Hebei
2,987,605
Tangshan
Hebei
7,577,284
Xingtai
Hebei
7,104,114
Zhangjiakou
Hebei
4,345,491
Harbin
Heilongjiang
10,635,971
Daqing
Heilongjiang
2,904,532
Hegang
Heilongjiang
1,058,665
Heihe
Heilongjiang
1,673,898
Jiamusi
Heilongjiang
2,552,097
Jixi
Heilongjiang
1,862,161
Mudanjiang
Heilongjiang
2,798,723
Qiqihar
Heilongjiang
5,367,003
Qitaihe
Heilongjiang
920,419
Shuangyashan
Heilongjiang
1,462,626
Suihua
Heilongjiang
5,416,439
Yichun, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
1,148,126
Daxing'anling
Heilongjiang
511,564
Zhengzhou
Henan
8,626,505
Anyang
Henan
5,172,834
Hebi
Henan
1,569,100
Jiaozuo
Henan
3,539,860
Kaifeng
Henan
4,676,159
Luohe
Henan
2,544,103
Luoyang
Henan
6,549,486
Nanyang
Henan
10,263,006
Pingdingshan
Henan
4,904,367
Puyang
Henan
3,598,494
Sanmenxia
Henan
2,233,872
Shangqiu
Henan
7,362,472
Xinxiang
Henan
5,707,801
Xinyang
Henan
6,108,683
Xuchang
Henan
4,307,199
Zhoukou
Henan
8,953,172
Zhumadian
Henan
7,230,744
Wuhan
Hubei
9,785,392
Ezhou
Hubei
1,048,672
Huanggang
Hubei
6,162,072
Huangshi
Hubei
2,429,318
Jingmen
Hubei
2,873,687
Jingzhou
Hubei
5,691,707
Shiyan
Hubei
3,340,843
Suizhou
Hubei
2,162,222
Xiangyang
Hubei
5,500,307
Xianning
Hubei
2,462,583
Xiaogan
Hubei
4,814,542
Yichang
Hubei
4,059,686
Enshi
Hubei
3,290,294
Changsha
Hunan
7,044,118
Changde
Hunan
5,747,218
Chenzhou
Hunan
4,581,778
Hengyang
Hunan
7,141,462
Huaihua
Hunan
4,741,948
Loudi
Hunan
3,785,627
Shaoyang
Hunan
7,071,826
Xiangtan
Hunan
2,748,552
Yiyang
Hunan
4,313,084
Yongzhou
Hunan
5,180,235
Yueyang
Hunan
5,477,911
Zhangjiajie
Hunan
1,476,521
Zhuzhou
Hunan
3,855,609
Xiangxi
Hunan
2,547,833
Alxa
Inner Mongolia
231,334
Bayannur
Inner Mongolia
1,669,915
Wuhai
Inner Mongolia
532,902
Ordos
Inner Mongolia
1,940,653
Baotou
Inner Mongolia
2,650,364
Hohhot
Inner Mongolia
2,866,615
Ulanqab
Inner Mongolia
2,143,590
Xilingol
Inner Mongolia
1,028,022
Chifeng
Inner Mongolia
4,341,245
Tongliao
Inner Mongolia
3,139,153
Hinggan
Inner Mongolia
1,613,250
Hulunbuir
Inner Mongolia
2,549,278
Nanjing
Jiangsu
8,004,680
Changzhou
Jiangsu
4,591,972
Huai'an
Jiangsu
4,799,889
Lianyungang
Jiangsu
4,393,914
Nantong
Jiangsu
7,282,835
Suqian
Jiangsu
4,715,553
Suzhou, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
10,465,994
Taizhou, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
4,618,558
Wuxi
Jiangsu
6,372,624
Xuzhou
Jiangsu
8,580,500
Yancheng
Jiangsu
7,260,240
Yangzhou
Jiangsu
4,459,760
Zhenjiang
Jiangsu
3,113,384
Nanchang
Jiangxi
5,042,565
Fuzhou, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
3,912,312
Ganzhou
Jiangxi
8,368,440
Ji'an
Jiangxi
4,810,340
Jingdezhen
Jiangxi
1,587,477
Jiujiang
Jiangxi
4,728,763
Pingxiang
Jiangxi
1,854,510
Shangrao
Jiangxi
6,579,714
Xinyu
Jiangxi
1,138,873
Yichun, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
5,419,575
Yingtan
Jiangxi
1,124,906
Changchun
Jilin
7,677,089
Baicheng
Jilin
2,033,058
Baishan
Jilin
1,296,575
Jilin
Jilin
4,414,681
Liaoyuan
Jilin
1,176,645
Siping
Jilin
3,386,325
Songyuan
Jilin
2,881,082
Tonghua
Jilin
2,325,242
Yanbian
Jilin
2,271,600
Shenyang
Liaoning
8,106,171
Dalian
Liaoning
6,690,432
Anshan
Liaoning
3,645,884
Benxi
Liaoning
1,709,538
Chaoyang
Liaoning
3,044,641
Dandong
Liaoning
2,444,697
Fushun
Liaoning
2,138,090
Fuxin
Liaoning
1,819,339
Huludao
Liaoning
2,623,541
Jinzhou
Liaoning
3,126,463
Liaoyang
Liaoning
1,858,768
Panjin
Liaoning
1,392,493
Tieling
Liaoning
2,717,732
Yingkou
Liaoning
2,428,534
Yinchuan
Ningxia
1,993,088
Shizuishan
Ningxia
725,482
Wuzhong
Ningxia
1,273,792
Zhongwei
Ningxia
1,080,832
Guyuan
Ningxia
1,228,156
Haixi
Qinghai
489,338
Haibei
Qinghai
273,304
Xining
Qinghai
2,208,708
Haidong
Qinghai
1,396,846
Hainan
Qinghai
441,689
Huangnan
Qinghai
256,716
Yushu
Qinghai
378,439
Golog
Qinghai
181,682
Xi'an
Shaanxi
8,467,837
Ankang
Shaanxi
2,629,906
Baoji
Shaanxi
3,716,731
Hanzhong
Shaanxi
3,416,196
Shangluo
Shaanxi
2,341,742
Tongchuan
Shaanxi
834,437
Weinan
Shaanxi
5,286,077
Xianyang
Shaanxi
4,894,834
Yan'an
Shaanxi
2,187,009
Yulin, Shaanxi
Shaanxi
3,351,437
Jinan
Shandong
6,814,000
Qingdao
Shandong
8,715,100
Binzhou
Shandong
3,748,500
Dezhou
Shandong
5,568,200
Dongying
Shandong
2,035,300
Heze
Shandong
8,287,800
Jining
Shandong
8,081,900
Laiwu
Shandong
1,298,500
Liaocheng
Shandong
5,789,900
Linyi
Shandong
10,039,400
Rizhao
Shandong
2,801,100
Tai'an
Shandong
5,494,200
Weifang
Shandong
9,086,200
Weihai
Shandong
2,804,800
Yantai
Shandong
6,968,200
Zaozhuang
Shandong
3,729,300
Zibo
Shandong
4,530,600
Taiyuan
Shanxi
4,201,591
Changzhi
Shanxi
3,334,564
Datong
Shanxi
3,318,057
Jincheng
Shanxi
2,279,151
Jinzhong
Shanxi
3,249,425
Linfen
Shanxi
4,316,612
Lüliang
Shanxi
3,727,057
Shuozhou
Shanxi
1,714,857
Xinzhou
Shanxi
3,067,501
Yangquan
Shanxi
1,368,502
Yuncheng
Shanxi
5,134,794
Garzê
Sichuan
1,091,872
Ngawa
Sichuan
898,713
Mianyang
Sichuan
4,613,862
Guangyuan
Sichuan
2,484,123
Nanchong
Sichuan
6,278,622
Bazhong
Sichuan
3,283,771
Dazhou
Sichuan
5,468,092
Ya'an
Sichuan
1,507,264
Chengdu
Sichuan
14,047,625
Deyang
Sichuan
3,615,759
Suining
Sichuan
3,252,551
Guang'an
Sichuan
3,205,476
Meishan
Sichuan
2,950,548
Ziyang
Sichuan
3,665,064
Leshan
Sichuan
3,235,756
Neijiang
Sichuan
3,702,847
Zigong
Sichuan
2,678,898
Yibin
Sichuan
4,472,001
Luzhou
Sichuan
4,218,426
Liangshan
Sichuan
4,532,809
Panzhihua
Sichuan
1,214,121
Ngari
Tibet
95,465
Nagqu Prefecture
Tibet
462,382
Qamdo Prefecture
Tibet
657,505
Xigazê Prefecture
Tibet
703,292
Lhasa
Tibet
559,423
Lhoka/Shannan Prefecture
Tibet
328,990
Nyingchi Prefecture
Tibet
195,109
Altay
Xinjiang
603,280
Bortala
Xinjiang
443,680
Tacheng
Xinjiang
1,219,212
Karamay
Xinjiang
391,008
Changji
Xinjiang
1,428,592
Ürümqi Ürümqi
Xinjiang
3,110,280
Turpan
Xinjiang
622,679
Kumul
Xinjiang
572,400
Ili
Xinjiang
2,482,627
Kizilsu
Xinjiang
525,599
Kashgar
Xinjiang
3,979,362
Aksu
Xinjiang
2,370,887
Hotan
Xinjiang
2,014,365
Bayingolin
Xinjiang
1,278,492
Kunming
Yunnan
6,432,000
Qujing
Yunnan
5,855,000
Yuxi
Yunnan
2,304,000
Baoshan
Yunnan
2,506,000
Zhaotong
Yunnan
5,213,000
Lijiang
Yunnan
1,245,000
Pu'er
Yunnan
2,543,000
Lincang
Yunnan
2,430,000
Dehong
Yunnan
1,211,000
Nujiang
Yunnan
534,000
Dêqên
Yunnan
400,000
Dali
Yunnan
3,456,000
Chuxiong
Yunnan
2,684,000
Honghe
Yunnan
4,501,000
Wenshan
Yunnan
3,518,000
Xishuangbanna
Yunnan
1,134,000
Hangzhou
Zhejiang
8,700,400
Ningbo
Zhejiang
7,605,700
Huzhou
Zhejiang
2,893,500
Jiaxing
Zhejiang
4,501,700
Jinhua
Zhejiang
5,361,600
Lishui
Zhejiang
2,117,000
Quzhou
Zhejiang
2,122,700
Shaoxing
Zhejiang
4,912,200
Taizhou, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
5,968,800
Wenzhou
Zhejiang
9,122,100
Zhoushan
Zhejiang
1,121,300
Educational attainment
The census found that, in Mainland China, 119,636,790 people had completed higher education, 187,985,979 had completed only senior secondary education, 519,656,445 had completed only junior secondary education, 358,764,003 had completed only primary education, and 54,656,573 were illiterate. Since 2000, out of every 100,000 people, the number with higher education has increased from 3,611 to 8,930, the number with senior secondary education has increased from 11,146 to 14,032, the number with junior secondary education increased from 33,961 to 38,788, and the number of people with only primary education decreased from 35,701 to 26,779. The illiteracy rate declined from 6.72% to 4.08%.[ 1]
Provincial-level "Educational attainment"
Administrative region
Completed higher education
Completed higher education (%)
For every 100,000 people higher education
Completed senior secondary education
Some senior secondary education (%)
Completed senior secondary education (%)
Completed junior secondary education
Some junior secondary education (%)
Completed junior secondary education (%)
Completed primary education
Some primary education (%)
Completed primary education (%)
Illiterate
Illiterate (%)
Illiteracy rate (%)
National total
119,637
8.93
8,930
187,986
14.03
22.96
519,656
38.79
61.75
358,764
26.78
88.53
54,657
4.08
4.89
Beijing
6,178
31.50
31,501
4,162
21.22
52.72
6,157
31.39
84.12
1,953
9.96
94.07
333
1.70
1.86
Shanghai
5,053
21.95
21,952
4,826
20.97
42.92
8,393
36.46
79.38
3,116
13.54
92.91
631
2.74
3.00
Tianjin
2,262
17.48
17,480
2,672
20.65
38.13
4,936
38.15
76.28
2,206
17.05
93.33
271
2.10
2.33
Liaoning
5,234
11.96
11,965
6,469
14.79
26.75
19,829
45.33
72.08
9,365
21.41
93.49
844
1.93
2.18
Jiangsu
8,507
10.81
10,815
12,698
16.14
26.96
30,418
38.67
65.63
19,017
24.18
89.80
2,995
3.81
4.38
Xinjiang
2,320
10.64
10,635
2,526
11.58
22.22
7,874
36.10
58.31
6,560
30.08
88.39
516
2.36
2.98
Shaanxi
3,940
10.56
10,556
5,888
15.77
26.33
14,981
40.14
66.46
8,741
23.42
89.88
1,398
3.74
4.39
Inner Mongolia
2,522
10.21
10,208
3,737
15.13
25.33
9,689
39.22
64.55
6,280
25.42
89.97
1,005
4.07
4.74
Jilin
2,716
9.89
9,890
4,632
16.87
26.76
11,553
42.07
68.83
6,607
24.06
92.88
527
1.92
2.18
Hubei
5,456
9.53
9,533
9,502
16.60
26.13
22,676
39.62
65.75
13,091
22.87
88.62
2,619
4.58
5.31
Zhejiang
5,078
9.33
9,330
7,381
13.56
22.89
19,964
36.68
59.57
15,685
28.82
88.39
3,061
5.62
6.48
Ningxia
577
9.15
9,152
785
12.45
21.60
2,121
33.65
55.26
1,879
29.83
85.08
392
6.22
7.92
Heilongjiang
3,474
9.07
9,067
5,743
14.99
24.06
17,272
45.08
69.14
9,225
24.08
93.22
788
2.06
2.34
Shanxi
3,114
8.72
8,721
5,619
15.73
24.45
16,115
45.13
69.58
7,805
21.85
91.43
762
2.13
2.57
Shandong
8,329
8.69
8,694
13,323
13.91
22.60
38,468
40.16
62.76
23,912
24.96
87.72
4,757
4.97
5.89
Chongqing
2,493
8.64
8,642
3,811
13.21
21.86
9,514
32.98
54.84
9,747
33.79
88.63
1,239
4.30
5.17
Qinghai
485
8.62
8,616
587
10.43
19.04
1,428
25.37
44.42
1,984
35.27
79.68
576
10.23
12.94
Fujian
3,085
8.36
8,361
5,119
13.88
22.24
13,978
37.89
60.12
10,995
29.80
89.92
900
2.44
2.89
Guangdong
8,567
8.21
8,214
17,807
17.07
25.29
44,760
42.91
68.20
23,944
22.96
91.16
2,042
1.96
2.36
Hainan
674
7.77
7,768
1,272
14.67
22.43
3,620
41.74
64.17
1,972
22.74
86.91
354
4.08
5.11
Hunan
4,989
7.59
7,595
10,129
15.42
23.01
25,963
39.53
62.54
17,594
26.79
89.33
1,754
2.67
3.24
Gansu
1,923
7.52
7,520
3,245
12.69
20.21
7,983
31.21
51.42
8,313
32.50
83.92
2,223
8.69
10.62
Hebei
5,243
7.30
7,296
9,132
12.71
20.00
31,903
44.40
64.40
17,720
24.66
89.06
1,877
2.61
3.14
Jiangxi
3,052
6.85
6,847
5,493
12.33
19.17
16,842
37.79
56.96
13,373
30.01
86.97
1,394
3.13
4.00
Anhui
3,985
6.70
6,697
6,410
10.77
17.47
22,619
38.01
55.49
16,629
27.95
83.43
4,965
8.34
10.17
Sichuan
5,368
6.68
6,675
9,045
11.25
17.92
28,057
34.89
52.81
27,847
34.63
87.44
4,377
5.44
6.56
Henan
6,016
6.40
6,398
12,423
13.21
19.61
39,923
42.46
62.07
22,668
24.11
86.18
3,991
4.25
5.37
Guangxi
2,751
5.98
5,978
5,079
11.03
17.01
17,842
38.76
55.78
14,581
31.68
87.45
1,249
2.71
3.47
Yunnan
2,656
5.78
5,778
3,850
8.38
14.15
12,631
27.48
41.63
19,944
43.39
85.02
2,770
6.03
7.60
Tibet
165
5.51
5,507
131
4.36
9.87
386
12.85
22.72
1,098
36.59
59.31
—
—
—
Guizhou
1,839
5.29
5,292
2,530
7.28
12.57
10,351
29.79
42.36
13,681
39.37
81.74
3,039
8.74
11.69
Population distribution
Map displaying provinces whose population as a proportion of Mainland China's total population increased (green) and decreased (red)
Rank
Administrative region
Population as of2000 Census
[ 7]
Population as of2010 Census [ 8]
Numerical change
1
Guangdong
85,225,007
104,303,132
19,078,125
6.83%
7.79%
2
Shandong
89,971,789
95,793,065
5,821,276
7.17%
7.15%
3
Henan
91,236,854
94,023,567
2,786,713
7.31%
7.02%
4
Sichuan
82,348,296
80,418,200
1,930,096
6.58%
6.00%
5
Jiangsu
73,043,577
78,659,903
5,616,326
5.88%
5.87%
6
Hebei
66,684,419
71,854,202
5,169,783
5.33%
5.36%
7
Hunan
63,274,173
65,683,722
2,409,549
5.09%
4.90%
8
Anhui
58,999,948
59,500,510
500,562
4.73%
4.44%
9
Hubei
59,508,870
57,237,740
2,271,130
4.76%
4.27%
10
Zhejiang
45,930,651
54,426,891
8,496,240
3.69%
4.06%
11
Guangxi
43,854,538
46,026,629
2,172,091
3.55%
3.44%
12
Yunnan
42,360,089
45,966,239
3,606,150
3.39%
3.43%
13
Jiangxi
40,397,598
44,567,475
4,169,877
3.27%
3.33%
14
Liaoning
41,824,412
43,746,323
1,921,911
3.35%
3.27%
15
Heilongjiang
36,237,576
38,312,224
2,074,648
2.91%
2.86%
16
Shaanxi
35,365,072
37,327,378
1,962,306
2.85%
2.79%
17
Fujian
34,097,947
36,894,216
2,796,269
2.74%
2.75%
18
Shanxi
32,471,242
35,712,111
3,240,869
2.60%
2.67%
19
Guizhou
35,247,695
34,746,468
501,227
2.78%
2.59%
20
Chongqing
30,512,763
28,846,170
1,666,593
2.44%
2.15%
21
Jilin
26,802,191
27,462,297
660,106
2.16%
2.05%
22
Gansu
25,124,282
25,575,254
450,972
2.02%
1.91%
23
Inner Mongolia
23,323,347
24,706,321
1,382,974
1.88%
1.84%
24
Shanghai
16,407,734
23,019,148
6,611,414
1.32%
1.72%
25
Xinjiang
18,459,511
21,813,334
3,353,823
1.52%
1.63%
26
Beijing
13,569,194
19,612,368
6,043,174
1.09%
1.46%
27
Tianjin
9,848,731
12,938,224
3,089,493
0.79%
0.97%
28
Hainan
7,559,035
8,671,518
1,112,483
0.62%
0.65%
29
Ningxia
5,486,393
6,301,350
814,957
0.44%
0.47%
30
Qinghai
4,822,963
5,626,722
803,759
0.41%
0.42%
31
Tibet
2,616,329
3,002,166
385,837
0.21%
0.22%
—
Military
2,498,600
2,300,000
198,600
—
—
—
Residence Difficult to Determine
—
4,649,985
—
—
—
—
National total (excluding below)
1,245,110,826
1,339,724,852
94,614,026
100%
100%
*
Hong Kong S.A.R.
6,708,389
7,061,200
352,811
—
—
*
Macau S.A.R.
431,500
552,300
120,800
—
—
*
Taiwan Area
22,276,672
23,162,123
885,451
—
—
Foreign nationals and residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
A breakdown of foreign nationals in Mainland China at the time of the census.[ 9]
The census also recorded 593,832 foreign nationals, 234,829 residents of Hong Kong SAR, 21,201 residents of Macau SAR, and 170,283 residents of Taiwan residing in Mainland China, a total of 1,020,145 additional persons. 605,821 of these were male, and 414,324 were female. Of the foreign nationals, 120,750 were from the Republic of Korea , 71,493 were from the United States , 66,159 were from Japan , 39,776 were from Myanmar , 36,205 were from Vietnam , 19,990 were from Canada , 15,087 were from France , 15,051 were from India , 14,446 were from Germany , and 13,286 were from Australia . The remaining 181,589 were from other countries.[ 9]
Naturalisation
According to The Economist , China had only 1,448 naturalised Chinese in total at the 2010 census.[ 10]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census[1] (No. 1)" . National Bureau of Statistics of China . 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16 .
^ Branigan, Tania (November 1, 2010). "China census could be first to record true population" . The Guardian . Retrieved May 7, 2011 .
^ This figure excludes foreign nationals, residents of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau temporarily staying in Mainland China, and Chinese citizens who have permanently settled abroad, but includes Chinese citizens who were temporarily abroad when the census was taken.
^ These three figures were obtained from the relevant authorities in each region.
^ "Chinese mainland gender ratios most balanced since 1950s: census data" . News.xinhuanet.com . 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2013 .
^ "China Releases First 2010 Census Results" .
^ 省、自治区、直辖市的分性别、户口登记状况的人口 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. April 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2011 .
^ a b c "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census[1] (No. 2)" . National Bureau of Statistics of China . 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16 .
^ a b "Major Figures on Residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Foreigners Covered by 2010 Population Census" . National Bureau of Statistics of China . 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16 .
^ Who is Chinese? The upper Han , The Economist , 19 November 2016 (page visited on 19 November 2016).
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