Nor does it include the former British and Portuguese colonies of Hong Kong and Macau, which are governed as special administrative regions. China is classified as an upper middle-income country by the World Bank, and its rapid growth over the decades has pulled hundreds of millions of its citizens out of poverty. Although 56 different ethnic groups are officially recognized in China, Because of this, no accurate figures regarding religious demographics are available.
China's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, although any religious organization without official approval faces state persecution. Chinese culture and civilization has been influenced by many religious movements over the past 1, years, and Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism are considered the country's "Three Teachings" based on their cultural and historical impact.
China has also seen an interesting syncing of these three religions in the form of a folk religion that is common throughout the country.
China has had a rocky population history, littered with war, famine, and natural disasters. Six of the twelve most deadly wars across the globe took place in China, killing an estimated total of over million people. The most deadly was the Three Kingdoms period AD - AD , where an estimated 40 million people died from war, famine, and disease. During the 15 years of the rebellion, an estimated million people died, primarily due to plague and famine.
China Population Live 1,,, China Population Projections China's has slowed significantly since the implementation of the one-child policy, and that slowing is projected to continue. Population Rank. The current population of China is 1,,, based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, population at 1,,, China Population Live.
Show Source. China Population Estimator Estimate as of October 23, is: 1,,, Components of Population Change One birth every 2 seconds One death every 3 seconds One net migrant every 1 minutes Net gain of one person every 7 seconds. China Population Clock.
Name Population Shanghai 22,, Beijing 11,, Tianjin 11,, Guangzhou 11,, Shenzhen 10,, Wuhan 9,, Dongguan 8,, Chongqing 7,, Chengdu 7,, Nanjing 7,, China Population Density Map. Taken together, the changes portend a gathering crisis.
Second, more than million Chinese are 60 years old or older. Third, more than million. But the relative size of these three Chinese population groups of million will soon change. The era of uninterrupted supplies of young, cheap Chinese labor is over. The number of families with only one child, which is also on a continued rise, only underscores the challenge of supporting the growing numbers of elderly Chinese.
Political legitimacy in China over the past three decades has been built around fast economic growth, which in turn has relied on a cheap and willing young labor force. An aging labor force will compel changes in this economic model and may make political rule more difficult. An aging population will force national reallocations of resources and priorities, as more funds flow to health care and pensions. In combination, a declining labor supply and increased public and private spending obligations will result in an economic growth model and a society that have not been seen in China before.
The changes may also affect international peace and security. An aging population is likely to lead to a more peaceful society. Still, the fact that such a large number of Chinese men will not be able to marry is clearly a serious social concern, and the issue should not be neglected. It is also due in part to a continued tendency in China and elsewhere to believe that overpopulation is the root cause of all problems. China has entered a new demographic era.
Its mortality rate has dropped to a level not very different from that of the developed countries. It fertility has dropped to a level lower than that of many developed countries, including the United States, Britain, and France—indeed, it is among the lowest in the world. And China has witnessed the largest flow of internal migrants in world history, resulting in an urbanization process that is of comparable historical proportions.
These forces combined have created a population that is rapidly aging and rapidly urbanizing. The latest numbers based on nationally representative surveys put life expectancy at birth at Longer life expectancy means more old people in the population and an increasing demand for services and expenditures related to health care. For nearly two decades, the average number of children a couple is expected to produce has been less than 2, recently falling as low as approximately 1.
Such a number is below the replacement level the level required for a population to maintain its size in the long run. The current period of fertility decline began quietly and remained unnoticed for almost a decade.
When the first signs that fertility had dropped below the replacement level were reported in the early s, they were quickly dismissed in the context of what was believed to be widespread underreporting of births. Today the national fertility level is around 1.
The ripple effects of fertility decline have begun to emerge everywhere in China these days. In , primary schools nationwide enrolled By , that number had shrunk by one-third, to only In , China had over , primary schools. By , due to the combined effects of fertility decline and educational reforms, the number of primary schools nationwide had fallen to about , In a country where getting into a university has always been a matter of intense competition and anxiety, the number of applicants to universities has begun to decline in the past couple of years.
The challenges posed by these demographic changes will be more daunting in China than in other countries that have experienced mortality and fertility declines. World Population Prospects: The Revision. For forecasted years, the U. For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.
Yearly Change : For absolute change in total population increase or decrease in number of people over the last year from July 1, to June 30 For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period. Migrants net : The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years , or subsequent five year period for data.
A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants. Median Age : age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.
It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period 15 to 49 years old based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality. Urban Population : Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.
Country's Share of World Pop : Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.
0コメント