Total population The census found the total population of
Mainland China in 1982 as 1,008,180,738. Official Chinese sources such as
Xinhua, however, sometimes still report a result of 1,031,900,000. From two newspaper cuttings (China Daily) dated Thursday October 28, 1982 the figure was 1,031,882,511.
Demographics The census found approximately 519,440,000 men and 488,740,000 women living in China, a ratio of 106.30 to 100. The average household size was 4.41, almost unchanged since the previous census. 33.59% of the population was 14 or under; 61.50% of the population was between 15 and 64; and 4.91% of the population was 65 or older. Life expectancy was estimated to be 66.28 years for males and 69.27 years for females.
Han Chinese accounted for approximately 940,880,000 persons (93.32% of the total).
Minorities accounted for approx. 67,300,000 persons (6.68%). Early accounts listed an urbanized population of 206.59 million,
Provincial distribution Surnames In 2004, the 1982 census results were used to create a series of postage stamps honoring the 100 then–most common surnames:
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