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China Demographics
Primer: This our page on Chinese trends that will help you do business in China, import from China, export to China, and understanding Chinese culture and modern economic trends. We all know that there are more Chinese than any other ethnic group on Earth. Not only does China have 1.3 billion people as of 2005 but there are also over 350 million Chinese emigrants living abroad who have Chinese last names. But what is interesting is that China has been suffering an economic slump for 200 years. However, that has changed and is changing quickly. According to a recent repot by Merrill Lynch/Capgemini, China now has approximately 236,000 millionaires. That's up 12% in one year and is only second in the world to the 14% growth in the U.S. last year. Furthermore, the Chinese is fastest growth population for luxury goods.
China land wise is one of the largest countries on Earth, ranking only fourth behind Russia, Canada and the United States. Its natural resources is able to support 1.3 billion citizens. One interesting note is that the Chinese population is younger on average than that of the United States and Europe. This will start to change because of the country's one child policy that has been in existence since 1979. The population growth will slow and its average will grow older but for the time a younger population is turning out more engineers and other professionals than the world has ever seen.
Chinese Demographics Statistics |
| Population |
1.3 billion as of June 2005 |
| Population Growth |
1.6 billion projected by 2030 |
| Median age |
Average 32.7 years |
| Male / Female |
672.7 million / 633.6 million
51.5% / 48.5% |
| Life expentancy |
72.27 years |
| Area |
9.596 million sq km - Total Area
9.326 million sq km - Land
0.271 million sq km - Water
Ranked 4th largest country in the world behind Russia, Canada, and the U.S. |
| Land Availability |
15.4% arable land
1.3% permanent crops
83.3% other |
| Ethnic Groups |
Han Chinese majority at 91.9%, 55 ethinic minorities at 8.1%. Large minorities include the Zhuang at 16 million, Manchu at 10 million, Hui at 9 million, Miao at 8 million, Uighor at 7 million, Yi at 7 million, Tujia at 7 million, Mongolian at 5 million, Tibetan at 5 million, Buyi at 3 million and Korean at 2 million. |
| Religions |
Although the country is officially atheist, the dominant religions are Taoism and Buddhism. Other religions account for less than 5%. |
| Birth Rate |
12.98 births per 1,000 |
| Death Rate |
6.92 deaths per 1,000 |
| Literacy |
Population 90.9% |
| Language |
Mandarin is the national language taught in all schools and over 70% of the population speaking it as their first language. There are 6 other major Chinese dialects including Cantonese, Chu-Chow, Shanghainese, Fukenese, Taiwanese, and Hainese. |
| GDP (2004 est) |
$7.26 trillion |
| GDP Rank |
2nd |
| GDP Growth |
9.1% |
| GDP by Sect. |
Industry 53%, Services 33%, Agriculture 14% |
| Labor Force |
780 million |
| Unemployment |
9.8% |
| Labor by Sect. |
Agriculture 49%, Industry 22%, Services 29% |
| Inflation |
4.1% |
| Exports |
$583.1 billion (2004 est) |
| Agricultural Products |
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish |
| Industrial Products |
mining, metals, alloys, coal; machines, armaments; textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemicals; fertilizers, consumer products, food processing, semiconductors, transportation equipment, telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles and satellites |
| Services |
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| Imports |
$552.4 billion |
| Major Imports |
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel |
| Currency |
Yuan, also known as Renminbi (RMB) or Chinese Dollar |
| Telephone lines |
Over 300 million in 2004 est. |
| Cell Phones |
Over 300 million in 2004 est. |
| Internet Users |
Approximately 100 million in 2004 est. |
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