Thu, April 28, 2011
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- China held national population censuses in 2010, 2000, 1990, 1982, 1964 and 1953.
The following are the major population statistics for the six censuses:
The sixth national population census in 2010: China's population was 1.3705 billion.
The fifth national population census in 2000: China's population was 1.2953 billion.
The fourth national population census in 1990: China's population was 1.1600 billion.
The third national population census in 1982: China's population was 1.0319 billion.
The second national population census in 1964: China's population was 723.0703 million.
The first national population census in 1953: China's population stood at 601.9380 million.
