Guangzhou: Fifth Largest City in China

By the end of 2001, Guangzhou had a permanent population of 10.15 million, ranking the fifth largest city in China, only next to Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin, according to a recently published White Paper on Socioeconomic Development in Guangzhou. The white paper pointed out that last year the number of newborns reached 63,767, with a birth rate of 9.1 per thousand and a natural increase rate of 3.94 per thousand. By the end of this year, the total permanent population of the …     

China''''s Impoverished Population Down to 30 Million

China'impoverished population dropped from 250 million in 1978 to 30 million in 2000, according to a white paper published by the State Council Information Office in October 2001. That number represents 3% of the total rural population. The Chinese government in the 1980s had set a goal of clothing and feeding the rural poor by the end of the century. That goal has been met. This was the result of a systematic effort to alleviate poverty. In view of the fact that the impoverishe…     

Beijing Tries Active Means to Halt Disordered and Rapid Population Growth

According to Xinhua Net,as Beijing is becoming a new world city,it faces the challenge every huge city has to encounter population problem.The rapid growth of population has brought problems like traffic congestion,water shortage and environmental pollution.As a famous historical city with over 800 years of development,Beijing is struggling with these problems. In the Government Work Report this year, as mayor of Beijing,Guo Jinlong emphasized     

Suzhou: Explore New Approaches for Management of and Services for Migrants

By the end of 2005, Suzhou had a migrant population of nearly four million, accounting for 62.7% of the permanent population, according to local statistics. This group of people has become critical to the local socioeconomic development, and family planning management and services among these people has also constituted an important component of the work of local family planning authorities.     

Zhejiang: Improve the Management and Service Mechanism for Population and Family Planning among the Floating Population

Basic Data in 2005 At the end of 2005, the whole province of Zhejiang had a total number of 11.22 million immigrants of childbearing age, of whom 4.32 million were women and 2.99 million were married women. The number of children born to the floating population totaled 17,315, of which 2,943 were out-of-plan births. The fertility rate of the married women of childbearing     

12.0055 Million Registered Floating Population Accounts for 82% of the Total Population in Shenzhen

According to Yangcheng Evening News, as of May 18, 2010, the total registered floating population of Shenzhen has reached 12.0055 million, along with the 2.46 million existing resident population, making the total population of Shenzhen 14.4655 million, of which the floating population takes up 82%.     

Challenges to China''''s Old-Age Support System

Many agree that China will become an agedsociety at the turn of the century. By the endof 1998, China had a population of 1.248billion, and a net 11 million is added annually,according to the State Statistical Bureau. At this rate,Xiao Zhenyu, a researcher from the China Old-AgeResearch Center, estimated that China's totalpopulation already hit1 .259 billion by theend of 1999 and 1.27in 2000. Specifically,the aged population(people aged 60 andover) numbered 127million in 1999 and approxim…     

China Has Already Included 97.12 Million Senior Residents Aged over 65 into Health Management

On October 11,2012,Ministry of Public Health held a routine press conference.Kong Lingzhi,Deputy Director General of Bureau for Disease Control and Prevention of Ministry of Public Health introduced relevant work in elderly healthcare. Kong said the number of the aging population aged over 60 in China had reached 178 million by the end of 2010, accounting for 13.26%of the total population;and those aged over 65 had reached 119 million,accounting for 8.9%of the total population.China is the only nation in the world with more than 100 million old people. Characteristics of population aging in China are large population size,fast population growth and advanced age.Incidence and     

Education Takes Off in China

In 2001, China's spending in education was 3.19% of the nation's GDP, up from 2.41% in 1995 but still a far cry from world average. By the end of 2001, adult illiteracy in China had dropped to less than 30 million from 61.71 million in 1990 (less than 5%). The gross enrolment rate for higher education among the 18-22-year-old population rose from 7.2% in 1995 to 13.3% in 2001. By the end of 2001, privately-run educational institutions had numbered 56,274 enrolling 9.23 million students; h…     

Family Planning Program in Guangxi

Located in southwest China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has the largest ethnic population in China. By the end of 1998, ethnic population had totaled 18.7 million, representing 40% of the nation's total (46.75 million). Of those, 15.45 million (33%) were ZhuanR DeoDle. Besides Hall alld Zhuang, there are 10 other ethnic groups livillg in this region. Guangxi started to practice family planning in 1964. In June 1978, a Family Planning Office was set up.…     

Tibet''''s Population Grows

Tibet, covering an area of 1.2 million square km with an average elevation of 3,000 meters, is known as the 搑oof of the world? Notwithstanding the plateau scenery and Buddhist culture there, Tibet is a harsh place to live. However, the Tibetan population in the region is growing fast thanks to improved socioeconomic conditions. In fact, now is the fastest-growing period of population growth in the history of Tibet. Statistics show that today, Tibet抯 total population stands at 2.615 millio…     

Urbanization Accelerates

Asampling survey, conducted in 1999 by the StateStatistical Bureau, of 150,000 residents in 226cities and counties indicated that China's ruralpopulation had declined to less than 70% of its totalpopulation, compared to more than 80% two decadesago.Before 1978, urban population made up only 17.9% ofChina's total population. In 1998, it increased to 30.4%.Statistics showed that in 1998, 60 million, or 5% of therural population had left their home village for morethan half a year, most of them…     

Statistical Communique on the Development of China＇s Undertakings for the Elderly in 2010 （Excerpts）

Basic Information of the elderly population in 2010 According to data of the sixth national census in 2010, the size of population aged 60 or above had reached 177.65 million, accounting for 13.26% of the total     

Future migrant population of China will remain at 200 million to 300 million

Indicated by the 2010 volume of China Urban Development Report issued by China Mayors Association on May 30 in Beijing, migrant population of China in the coming 20 and 30 years will remain at 200 million to 300 million. Its complex changes     

National Floating Population Reached 200 Million,Equalization of Family Planning Public Services in 49 Pilot Cities

The main characters of today’s floating population have changed. Following the progress of urbanization,China is experiencing the greatest migration of floating population in history. By 2010,the floating population had reached 221 million,and the Post- 80s generation became the majority.How to promote social integration for the floating population turned to be an issue needed to be considered. On 28 Februaryist March,National Population and Family Planning Commission held the meeting of"strengthening and innovating in service ma-     

Population Pressure: When Will It End?

[China's fifth census shed much light on the population trends of the country. Recently, Beijing Youth Daily, a popular newspaper published in Beijing, had an interview with Zhang Yi, a demographer at the Institute of Demography, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Following are excerpts of that interview Editor.] Question: One noticeable feature of the fifth census is that the sex ratio at birth has risen remarkably and this imbalance is especially serious in some regions such as Guan…     

Elderly Population Aged 60 and above in China Reached 185 million by the End of 2011

The National Conference on Aging was held in Beijing on March 1, 2012. It was revealed that, by the end of 2011, the elderly population aged over 60 reached 185 million, accounting for 13.7% of the total population. It is reported that population aging in China has already entered a phase     

Middle Class Society Still a Long Way Off

There is still a long way to go before the much-anticipated middle class becomes the mainstream in China, according to experts. Talk about China's middle class among research institutes and experts has been growing as the country's economic advancement gallops apace. According to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, there were 35.18million “middle class” members in China last year, about 2.8% of the total population. BNP Paribas, a French bank, defines members …     

Population Control Targets Set in Beijing,Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen How Much Room Is Still There for Permanent Residency

Places including Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou and Shenzhen have announcedtheir local Thirteenth Five-year Plans,all of which have specified their population control targets by 2020.Beijing proposesto control the size of its permanent population within 23 million,Shanghai within 25 million,Guangzhou within     

Population Control Targets Set in Beijing,Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen How Much Room Is Still There for Permanent Residency

Places including Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou and Shenzhen have announcedtheir local Thirteenth Five-year Plans,all of which have specified their population control targets by 2020.Beijing proposesto control the size of its permanent population within 23 million,Shanghai within 25 million,Guangzhou within