Facts about China

Facts about China presents POPULATION STRUCTURE of China
POPULATION STRUCTURE:

Population structure
China
Inhabitants: 1.313.973.713 (2006)
0-14 years:20,8%
of it male: 145.461.833
of it female: 128.445.739

15-64 years: 71,4%
of it male: 482.439.115
of it female: 455.960.489

over 65 years: 7,7%
of it male: 48.562.635
of it female: 53.103.902

Average age: 32.7 years
of it male: 32.3 years
of it female: 33.2 years

Population growth:
0,59% (2006)

Birth rate:
13.25 born/1.000 inhabitants (2006)
Mortality rate:
6,97/1,000 inhabitants (2006)
Births ever 1000 Einw.
Children for each woman: 1,73
Child number of deaths: 23.12 deaths/1.000 births
Boys: 20.6 deaths/1.000 births
Girls: 25.94 deaths/1.000 births (2006)

Average life expectancy: 72.58 years
Men: 70.89 years
Women: 74.46 years

Education degree (2002)
15 years old and older can read and write:
90,9% Men
95,1% Women

Ethnical groups
Chinese 92.0 %, other 8.0 %