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China releases 7th population census data

Updated: May 12, 2021 chinadaily.com.cn Print
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The State Council Information Office holds a news conference on the outcome of the seventh national population census on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

The State Council Information Office held a news conference on the outcome of the seventh national population census on Tuesday. Here are the highlights:

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Total population numbers 1.41 billion

Chinese mainland registers a population of 1.41 billion, with an annual growth rate of 0.53 percent in the past decade, down from 0.57 percent recorded from 2000 to 2010.

Chinese aged 60 and above reached 264.02 million, or 18.70 percent of population, up 5.44 percentage points from 2010.

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