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   China People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

20.4% (male 143,527,634/female 126,607,344) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

71.7% (male 487,079,770/female 460,596,384) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

7.9% (male 49,683,856/female 54,356,900) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

33.2 years 

Median Age - male:

32.7 years  

Median Age - female:

33.7 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

0.606% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

13.45 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

7 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.11 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.134 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.057 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.914 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.06 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.88 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

71.13 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

74.82 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Chinese (singular and plural) 

Ethnic Groups:

Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1% 

Religions:

Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% 

Languages:

Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)