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People's Life
According to the statistical communiqué, at the end of 2005, China's population totaled 1.30756 billion, increasing 7.68 million over the previous year. The year 2005 saw 16.17 million births nationwide, representing a birth rate of 12.40 per thousand, and 8.49 million deaths, or a mortality rate of 6.51 per thousand. The years natural growth rate was 5.89 per thousand.
Population Composition 2005
|
Index |
Number at the end of the year (million) |
Proportion (%) |
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Total Population |
1,307.56 |
100 |
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Urban |
562.12 |
43 |
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Rural |
745.44 |
57 |
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Male |
673.75 |
51.5 |
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Female |
633.81 |
48.5 |
|
Aged 0-14 |
265.04 |
20.3 |
|
Aged 15-64 |
941.97 |
72 |
|
Aged 65 and up |
100.55 |
7.7 |
In 2005, the annual per-capita net income of rural households was 3,255 yuan, a real increase of 6.2 percent after allowing for price factors. The per-capita disposable income of urban households was 10,493 yuan, a real increase of 9.6 percent. The Engel coefficient (which refers to the proportion of food expenditure to the total consumption expenditure of households) was 45.5 percent for rural households and 36.7 percent for urban households. The population in absolute poverty in rural areas (calculated on the basis of annual per-capita net income of 683 yuan) was 23.65 million at the end of 2005, a decline of 2.45 million over the previous year. The low-income population in rural areas (based on the standard of annual per-capita net income between 684 and 944 yuan) was 40.67 million, a decline of 9.1 million.
Rise in Living Standards for Urban and Rural Households 2001-05
|
Index |
Unit |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Per-capita disposable income of urban
households |
yuan |
6,860 |
7,703 |
8,472 |
9,422 |
10,493 |
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Per-capita net income of rural households |
yuan |
2,366 |
2,476 |
2,622 |
2,936 |
3,255 |
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Engel coefficient for urban households |
% |
38.2 |
37.7 |
37.1 |
37.7 |
36.7 |
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Engel coefficient for rural households |
% |
47.7 |
46.2 |
45.6 |
47.2 |
45.5 |
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