Population Stats for China

Interesting facts and data about China


China has a population of around 1,367,485,388 (CIA Factbook, July 2015) and is the highest populated country in the world.

Chinese, by virtue of these numbers, is the most spoken language in the world, accounting for over 800 million speakers.




While in most countries females outnumber males, in China the sex ratio is 1.06 males/females




(CIA Factbook, 2015)

Here are some additional statistics:


Population growth rate: 0.45%

Birth rate: 12.49 births/1,000 population (2105 est.)

Death rate: 7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: - total population: 75.41 years

- male: 73.38 years

- female: 77.73 years

Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman


China is part of what it is referred to as the BRIC countries: countries that are rapidly developing and are thought to be opportunities for investment. This chart is interesting because it shows the difference in literacy rate among China and other developing countries.





China is a relatively safe place to travel to, there are no reccomendations against travelling there even though Avian Influenza can be a concern. Tourists and visitors in general are advised to avoid contact with poultry and birds in general.

Thematic maps

A thematic map is a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. These maps can portray physical, social, political,cultural, economic, sociological, agricultural, or any other aspects of a city, state, region, nation,or continent.


Choropleth maps

A map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas.



In this map, ethnolinguistic distribution of China is displayed


Isoline maps

An isoline map is a map with continuous lines joining points of the same value.



In this map, population density of China is displayed


Cartograms

A cartogram is a map in which some thematic mapping variable – such as travel time,population, or Gross National Product – is substituted for land area or distance The geometry or space of the map is distorted in order to convey the information of this alternate variable.





In this map, GNP(or GNI) per capita for China is displayed