2000 Chinese census

Fifth National Census

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General information
CountryChina
Results
Total population1,245,110,826 (Increase 9.8%)
Most populous ​provinceHenan
91,236,854
Least populous ​provinceTibet Autonomous Region
2,616,329

The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国第五次全国人口普查), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calculated as 1,295,330,000.[1][note 1] The census also covered population growth, number of households, sex, age, ethnicity, educational attainment, and urban and rural population.[note 2]

The census did not include the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

  1. ^ "Communiqué on Major Figures of the 2000 Population Census (No. 1)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2002-04-23. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.


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