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Figure 1.14 Migrant population, 1982–2013

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National Bureau of Statistics, 1982, 1990, 2000, and 2010 Population Censuses, (respectively published in 1985, 1993, 2002 and 2012); 1987, 1995 and 2005 One Per cent Population Sample Surveys (respectively published in 1988, 1997 and 2007); Annual Statistical Communiqué on the National Economic and Social Development (2011-2013 data)

Sources: National Bureau of Statistics, 1982, 1990, 2000, and 2010 Population Censuses, (respectively published in 1985, 1993, 2002 and 2012); 1987, 1995 and 2005 One Per cent Population Sample Surveys (respectively published in 1988, 1997 and 2007); Annual Statistical Communiqué on the National Economic and Social Development (2011-2013 data)

Figure 1.14
China has been experiencing enormous domestic mass migration since the 1990s. In 1982, the migrant population totalled only 6.6 million, and has increased substantially, reaching 221 million in 2010 according to the census data. The migrant population continued to rise to 245 million in 2013, accounting for 18 per cent of the total population. The general increase in the number of migrants over the last three decades is related to other processes such as industrialization and urbanization, and brings both opportunities and challenges to the social and economic development of China.

*Specific data on children affected by migration can be found in chapter 10 of this ATLAS.

上一篇:Figure 1.13 Sex ratio at birth, by birth order, 1982–2010
下一篇:Figure 1.15 Migrant population, 2010

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