Census of the People's Republic of China 2010/2011
The 2010 Census of the People's Republic of China was held in November 2010 and was the 6th census in the People's Republic of China . The reference date was November 1, 2010 at midnight. It is the most extensive in history worldwide. The first results of the census were announced in Beijing on April 27, 2011 . Accordingly, the areas of the People's Republic of China in which the census was conducted had a total population of 1,339,724,852 people on November 1, 2010. In addition, the proportion of people over 60 and city dwellers increased.
precursor
The previous count took place in 2000 and was considered extremely inaccurate because migrant workers, children born “illegally” according to the Chinese one-child policy, or people who were not found by the counters or who refused to provide information were sometimes not counted. The revised and corrected result for all of China was a population of 1,295,246,561; of which accounted for:
- Areas in which the census was carried out: 1,245,110,826 (counted), 1,265,830,000 (extrapolated) inhabitants;
- Hong Kong : 6,708,389 residents;
- Macau : 431,500 residents;
- Areas under the control of the Taiwanese authorities : 22,276,672;
- Southeast Tibet : no information.
target
The aim of the census was to get reliable figures for future birth control policy, social security, town planning or water supply. The planning of new settlements or traffic routes also depends on the data.
execution
method
6.5 million government employees were involved. The census takers are made up of neighborhood committees and local residents.
The greatest challenge was the recording of migrant workers , who were not or only insufficiently recorded in the previous censuses. Many of the group, estimated at around 200 million people, feared that they would have problems with reporting if they let themselves be counted.
The recording of children who were illegally born under the strict one-child policy was viewed critically . The government lowered the penalties in advance to encourage parents to have their children counted. The number of these children has been estimated at 10 to 40 million.
The cost was estimated at 700 million yuan (equivalent to 75 million euros ).
Scope
With the exception of Hong Kong and Macao, the census took place in all areas in which the government of the PRC exercises actual administrative power, e.g. B. not in Taiwan , Penghu , Jinmen , Mazu , Taiping , Dongsha and southeast Tibet.
What is recorded
All Chinese were counted who were born before midnight on November 1, 2010.
In addition, 18 questions about names, age, gender, education, number of children, official place of residence and ethnicity should be recorded. There were protests in advance about data protection and the government's promise to heed it. Questions about income or religion do not need to be answered.
For the first time, residents were counted where they actually lived and not in the place where they were registered. The first-time recording of foreigners living in China was also a premiere.
Results
On April 27, 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing announced the first results.
According to the census, the areas of China where the census was conducted lived 1.3397 billion people. That is, the population grew by 73.9 million in the ten years before the census. That corresponded to 5.84 percent or an annual 0.57 percent. For the areas in which the census was not or could not be carried out, the following population figures were determined for the reference date: Hong Kong: 7,097,600; Macau: 552,300; all areas controlled by the Taiwanese authorities: 23,162,123; Southeast Tibet: no information. This results in a total population of China of 1,370,536,875 people, a total growth for the last ten years of 75.3 million.
With 16.6 percent of the population, people under the age of 14 represented a 6.29 percent lower proportion than in the 2000 census. The group of over 60s, on the other hand, grew by 2.93 percentage points to 13.26 percent of the population.
The ethnic minorities grew faster than the Han Chinese group.
Urbanization was also evident. The proportion of people living in a city had risen by 13.46 percent compared to 2000 to 49.68 percent.
For six months, 261 million people had lived elsewhere than stated on their report. 40 million of them within one city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Till Fähnders: The largest census in the world. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . November 2, 2010, accessed November 2, 2010 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Till Fähnders: More and more old Chinese. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011 .
- ↑ The z. The higher figure of 1,295,330,000, which is also officially widespread, is based on a reversal of numbers when transferring the population of Hong Kong (6.780 million instead of 6.7808 million correctly) and the generous rounding of the population of Macao to 440,000.
- ↑ National Bureau of Statistics of China: 省 、 自治区 、 直辖市 的 分 性别 、 户口 登记 状况 的 人口. April 2001, accessed October 4, 2012 (Chinese).
- ↑ 知识 词典: 对 中国 2000 年 人口普查 准确性 的 估计. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 4, 2012 (Chinese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Jutta Lietsch: The search for “illegal” offspring. In: the daily newspaper . November 1, 2010, accessed November 3, 2010 .
- ↑ National Bureau of Statistics of China: 2010 年 第六 次 全国 人口普查 主要 数据 公报 （第 1 号）. (No longer available online.) April 28, 2011, archived from the original on June 18, 2012 ; Retrieved October 4, 2012 (Chinese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ National Bureau of Statistics of China: Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census (No. 2). (No longer available online.) April 29, 2011, archived from the original on July 27, 2013 ; accessed on October 4, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
