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People and Society of China
Demographics, health, education, religion, and languages of China.
Demographic Profile
Ethnic composition, age structure, and growth.
- Nationality
- noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese
- Ethnic Groups
- Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities)
- Population
- 1,419,321,278
- Population (Male / Female)
- male: 722,201,504 female: 693,841,766
- Population Distribution
- overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang
- Urban Population
- urban population: 64.6% of total population rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change note: data do not include Hong Kong and Macau
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- 29.211 million Shanghai, 21.766 million BEIJING (capital), 17.341 million Chongqing, 14.284 million Guangzhou, 14.239 million Tianjin, 13.073 million Shenzhen
- Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 16.3% (male 122,644,111/female 107,926,176) 15-64 years: 69.3% (male 505,412,555/female 476,599,793) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 94,144,838/female 109,315,797)
- Median Age
- total: 40.2 years male: 39 years female: 41.5 years
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female
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The standards of medical care in China are not equivalent to those in the United States. If you plan to travel outside of major Chinese cities, you should consider making special preparations. Travelers have reported difficulty passing through customs inspection when arriving with large quantities of prescription medications. If you regularly take over-the-counter or prescription medication, bring your own supply in the original container, including each drug's generic name, and carry the doctor's prescription with you. Many commonly-used U.S.
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