Urbanization
China has urbanized significantly in recent decades. The percent of the country's population living in urban areas increased from 20% in 1980 to over 60% in 2019.[512][513][514] It is estimated that China's urban population will reach one billion by 2030, potentially equivalent to one-eighth of the world population.[513][514]China has over 160 cities with a population of over one million,[515] including the 10 megacities\516\ of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Harbin, Guangzh...
Urbanization
China has urbanized significantly in recent decades. The percent of the country's population living in urban areas increased from 20% in 1980 to over 60% in 2019.[512][513][514] It is estimated that China's urban population will reach one billion by 2030, potentially equivalent to one-eighth of the world population.[513][514]China has over 160 cities with a population of over one million,[515] including the 10 megacities\516\ of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Harbin, Guangzh...
Languages
There are as many as 292 living languages in China.[506] The languages most commonly spoken belong to the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, which contains Mandarin (spoken by 70% of the population),[507] and other varieties of Chinese language: Yue (including Cantonese and Taishanese), Wu (including Shanghainese and Suzhounese), Min (including Fuzhounese, Hokkien and Teochew), Xiang, Gan and Hakka. Languages of the Tibeto-Burman branch, including Tibetan, Qiang, Naxi and Yi,...
Languages
There are as many as 292 living languages in China.[506] The languages most commonly spoken belong to the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, which contains Mandarin (spoken by 70% of the population),[507] and other varieties of Chinese language: Yue (including Cantonese and Taishanese), Wu (including Shanghainese and Suzhounese), Min (including Fuzhounese, Hokkien and Teochew), Xiang, Gan and Hakka. Languages of the Tibeto-Burman branch, including Tibetan, Qiang, Naxi and Yi,...
Demographics
The national census of 2010 recorded the population of the People's Republic of China as approximately 1,370,536,875. About 16.60% of the population were 14 years old or younger, 70.14% were between 15 and 59 years old, and 13.26% were over 60 years old.[486] The population growth rate for 2013 is estimated to be 0.46%.[487] China used to make up much of the world's poor; now it makes up much of the world's middle class.[488] Although a middle-income country by Western standard...
Demographics
The national census of 2010 recorded the population of the People's Republic of China as approximately 1,370,536,875. About 16.60% of the population were 14 years old or younger, 70.14% were between 15 and 59 years old, and 13.26% were over 60 years old.[486] The population growth rate for 2013 is estimated to be 0.46%.[487] China used to make up much of the world's poor; now it makes up much of the world's middle class.[488] Although a middle-income country by Western standard...
