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China demographic information
China is currently the most populous country in the
whole world with a total population of 1.321 billion
as at 31 Dec 2007. With the "one-child campaign" in
place, the rate of population growth has slowed down
significantly. However, China will face the issue of
aging population with more elderly group of people
that need care from the working group.
Over the
last 10 years after the economic reform, people from
all over the country travelled in to the hottest developed
area to earn more money and to achieve higher education.
However, it is still a long way before China reaches
70% urbanization which is an average for developed
countries. The Chinese government continuously come
out with polices to improve urbanization and has been
successful over the years.
Education in China also
improved due to the enforcement of the nine-year compulsory
education in 1990s. According to the Fifth National
Population Census 2004, the illiteracy rate of population
of age 15 and above was 6.72%, down 9.16% from the
rate of 15.88% in the 1990 census.
From these sections below, you are able to find
details of on China's demographic:
2. China population by regions - provinces and cities
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3. Industrialization and urbanization
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