34m more men than women on mainland
Source: Xinhua |
April 29, 2011, Friday
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CHINA has about 34 million more men than women on its mainland, but it has its most balanced gender ratio since the first national population census in 1953, according to data released yesterday.
Males accounted for 51.27 percent of the mainland's 1.339 billion people, while females made up 48.73 percent of the total, according to the census.
The ratio of males was 0.36 percentage points lower than that in 2000.
This same figure was 0.06 percentage points lower than the previous record low of 51.33 percent in 1964, according to bureau data.
Despite this, China still faces challenges in balancing its gender ratio, as its sex ratio at birth was 118.06 percent in 2010, higher than the 116.86 percent of 2000, said Ma Jiantang, head of the statistics bureau.
The 2010 sex ratio at birth was 0.53 points lower than the ratio of 118.59 percent obtained from a population sample survey carried out in 2005 or 1.39 points lower than the ratio of 119.45 percent recorded from another population sample survey carried out in 2009, indicating that China is still making progress, according to Ma.
"The gender ratio of 118.06 was still beyond the normal range. We must pay great attention to this problem and take more effective measures to promote sex equality in terms of employment and salaries," he said.
China's first national population census took place in 1953.
Results of that census showed that males made up 51.82 percent of the population on the mainland at that time, while females accounted for 48.18 percent.
Males accounted for 51.27 percent of the mainland's 1.339 billion people, while females made up 48.73 percent of the total, according to the census.
The ratio of males was 0.36 percentage points lower than that in 2000.
This same figure was 0.06 percentage points lower than the previous record low of 51.33 percent in 1964, according to bureau data.
Despite this, China still faces challenges in balancing its gender ratio, as its sex ratio at birth was 118.06 percent in 2010, higher than the 116.86 percent of 2000, said Ma Jiantang, head of the statistics bureau.
The 2010 sex ratio at birth was 0.53 points lower than the ratio of 118.59 percent obtained from a population sample survey carried out in 2005 or 1.39 points lower than the ratio of 119.45 percent recorded from another population sample survey carried out in 2009, indicating that China is still making progress, according to Ma.
"The gender ratio of 118.06 was still beyond the normal range. We must pay great attention to this problem and take more effective measures to promote sex equality in terms of employment and salaries," he said.
China's first national population census took place in 1953.
Results of that census showed that males made up 51.82 percent of the population on the mainland at that time, while females accounted for 48.18 percent.
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