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China's most recent national census data
have revealed the demographic changes and trends of the world's most
populous country, offering strong statistical support for its efforts in
advancing high-quality development.
China's
population on the mainland maintained steady growth, reaching 1.41178
billion in 2020, an increase of 5.38 percent from 2010, the National
Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. Between
2010 and 2020, the education level of China's citizens improved
continuously, the gender ratio became more balanced, changes in
family-planning policy led to a rebound of new births, population
mobility increased and the urbanization rate further elevated, the
census data show. Ning Jizhe, head of
the NBS, told a press conference that such major changes reflect the
historical course of economic, social and demographic development, but
the census data also point to challenges that the country will be
actively addressing. POSITIVE CHANGES China
maintains its position as the most populous country on the planet, with
its population on the mainland accounting for about 18 percent of the
world's total. "China's advantage as a super-large domestic market will exist for a long time," said Ning. He
attributed the basically steady growth over the past decade to China's
large population base, which has ensured more than 10 million newborn
babies every year, as well as a shift to the two-child policy, which
resulted in a rebound in the number of births. In
2020, China's population aged between zero and 14 hit 253.38 million,
an increase of 30.92 million from 10 years ago, or 1.35 percentage
points in proportion to the total population. The
country saw the male-to-female ratio hit a record low of 105.07 in
2020, the most balanced gender ratio since the first census in 1953. Over
the past decade, China accomplished positive achievements in vigorously
developing higher education and eliminating illiteracy among young
adults. The number of people who had
received or were receiving college-level education reached 218.36
million in 2020, while the illiteracy rate declined to 2.67 percent from
4.08 percent in 2010. "Talent dividends will gradually emerge following the improved education level," said Ning.
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