China's Population Statistics
- Population (Mid-2012): 1,350,378,000
- Density (people per sq. km): 41
- Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): -0
- Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 12
- Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 7
- Rate of Natural Increase: 0.5%
- Population Growth Rate: 0.5
- Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 17.0
- Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 1.5
- Population Age <15 %: 16%
- Population Ages 65+ %: 9%
- Dependency Rate (add together Population Age <15 % and
Ages 65+ %): 25% - Life Expectancy at Birth (total): 74
- Life Expectancy at Birth Females: 77
- Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 72
- Primary School Completion Rate Females: 98%
- Primary School Completion Rate Males: 94%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: Data unavailable,
inapplicable, or not collected. - Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: Data unavailable,
inapplicable, or not collected. - GNI PPP per capita in US$: $6,890
- Population Living Below US$2 per day: 36%
- Economically Active Females 15+: 67%
- Economically Active Males 15+: 80%
- Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 48
- Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): 24
- Undernourished Population: 12.0%
- Underweight Children Under Age 5: 6.00%
- HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.1%
I believe that China is in Stage 4 of the demographic transition. China has a low birth rate of 12, and a low death rate of 7. The rate of natural increase is low with only 0.5%. China has a stable population growth rate of 0.5. China has a high life expectancy of 74 and a low fertility rate of 4. The information I have gathered leads me to believe that China is in Stage 4 of the demographic transition.