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Ethnolinguistic map of China China's Autonomous Regions and its Designated Ethnic Minority. The Han people are the largest ethnic group in mainland China.In 2010, 91.51% of the population were classified as Han (~1.2 billion).
Under Mao Zedong, China nearly doubled in population from 540 million in 1949 to 969 million in 1979. This growth slowed because of the one-child policy instituted in 1979. [15] The 2022 data shows a declining population for the first time since 1961. [16] China's population reached 1 billion in 1982, making it the first country to reach this ...
Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han population in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. [1] As of 2020, the combined population of officially-recognized minority groups comprised 8.89% of the population of Mainland China. [2]
The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 第七次全国人口普查; pinyin: Dì Qī Cì Quánguó Rénkǒu Pǔchá), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. [2]
The George Floyd protests have reportedly sparked conversations about race that would have not otherwise occurred in the country, [138] including treatment of China's own ethnic minorities. [ 139 ] In August 2023, Human Rights Watch reported that racist content against Black people is widespread on the internet in China .
The National Bureau of Statistics said the total number of people in China dropped by 2.08 million, or 0.15%, to 1.409 billion in 2023. That was well above the population decline of 850,000 in ...
The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China, comprising approximately 92% of its Mainland population. [6] They comprise approximately 95% of the population of Taiwan, [7] [8] 92% in Hong Kong, [9] and 89% in Macau.
Population in the world increased from 1990 to 2008 with 1,423 billion and 27% growth. Measured by persons, the increase was highest in India (290 million) and China (192 million). Population growth was highest in Qatar (174%) and United Arab Emirates (140%). [89] In 2022 the world population reached the 8 billion.