Basic Statistics on National Population Census in 1953,1964,1981,1990,2000,2010 item 195319641981199020002010 Total population(mio0543569458110081811368126583137054 male 30799356525194458495653,556868 female 28636338064887454873612286528 Average family house hold size 4.33 4.43 4.41 3.96 344 3.10 Population by age group(%) 0-14 3628406933592769 22.891660% 15-64 59315537561.506617470.157460% 65 and over 4.41 3.56 4.91 5.57 6.96 8.8% Population by ethnicity (%) Han 93949424933291.9691.5991.51% Ethnic minorities 606576668804 841 84% Population by residence(%) urban population 18 21 26 36 49.68 rural population 87 82 79 74 64 50.32 Life expectancy (year old 67 68.55 7140725 male 662866846963NA female 6927704773.33NABasic Statistics on National Population Census in 1953,1964,1981,1990,2000,2010 item 1953 1964 1981 1990 2000 2010 Total population (million) 594.35 694.58 1008.18 1133.68 1265.83 1370.54 male 307.99 356.52 519.44 584.95 653.55 686.8 female 286.36 338.06 488.74 548.73 612.28 652.8 Average family household size 4.33 4.43 4.41 3.96 3.44 3.10 Population by age group(%) 0-14 36.28 40.69 33.59 27.69 22.89 16.60% 15-64 59.31 55.75 61.50 66.74 70.15 74.60% 65 and over 4.41 3.56 4.91 5.57 6.96 8.8% Population by ethnicity(%) Han 93.94 94.24 93.32 91.96 91.59 91.51% Ethnic Minorities 6.06 5.76 6.68 8.04 8.41 8.4% Population by residence(%) urban population 13 18 21 26 36 49.68 rural population 87 82 79 74 64 50.32 Life expectancy (year old) 67.77 68.55 71.40 72.5 male 66.28 66.84 69.63 NA female 69.27 70.47 73.33 NA