What is the population of China?
Population | 1,394,015,977 |
Population Growth Rate | 0.46% |
Urban Population | 50.6% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | Shanghai 20.208 million; BEIJING (capital) 15.594 million; Guangzhou 10.849 million; Shenzhen 10.63 million; Chongqing 9.977 million; Wuhan 9.158 million |
Nationality Noun | Chinese (singular and plural) |
Nationality Adjective | Chinese |
Ethnic Groups | Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% |
Languages Spoken |
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages Note: Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) |
Language Note | Standard Chinese (putonghua), based on the Mandarin dialect, is the national language and is spoken by more than 70 percent of the population. Other dialects are also spoken, including Wu (in Shanghai), Min, Yue (Cantonese), and Kejja. Each of the 55 minorities speaks its own language or dialect. In some cases, education and all official transactions may be conducted in the local minority language. Chinese does not have a phonetic alphabet; it uses characters to express words, thoughts, or principles. A Romanized alphabet Pinyin is used to help teach Chinese in school and for international communication. Even though there are over 50,000 characters in the Chinese alphabet, only about 8,000 are actually in use. The Chinese language requires that one knows 1,500 to 2,000 characters to be considered fluent in the language. |
What is school like in China?
What are the health conditions in China?
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 84.6% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 7.31 |
Diseases - note | Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 84.9% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 8.1% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 98.4% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.2% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 26,000 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | 3.8 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 15.25 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 15.16 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 15.2 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | Intermediate |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 37 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.7% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 740,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | 1.46 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 34.7% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 74.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 55.8% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 1.55 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 3.4% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | Japanese encephalitis |
How long do people live in China?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 74 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 77 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 72 Years |
Median Age | 36 Years |
Median Age - female | 37 Years |
Median Age - male | 35 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 12 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 7.31 |
Median Age | 36 Years |
Median Age - female | 37 Years |
Median Age - male | 35 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.33 |
Population Growth Rate | 0.46% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.16 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.13 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.11 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .92 |
What are the health conditions in China?
What is school like in China?
Literacy - female | 88.5% |
Literacy - male | 96% |
Literacy - total population | 92.2% |
Literacy Definition | Age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 13 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 13 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 13 Years |
Can people in China read?
Literacy - female | 88.5% |
Literacy - male | 96% |
Literacy - total population | 92.2% |
Literacy Definition | Age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language |
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages Note: Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) |
Is China a safe place to visit?