China releases 7th population census data

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-11 10:02
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More Chinese moving to eastern region

By Zhao Xinying

Tourists visit Hongyadong scenic area in Chongqing, May 2, 2021. [Photo/IC]

The latest population census shows that more people are moving to developed regions and city clusters in the eastern region.

The number of people living in East China comprise of 39.93 percent of the total mainland population, 2.15 percentage points up compared with that of 2010, the census shows.

Meanwhile, those residing in the central region and western region of China take up 25.83 percent and 27.12 percent of the total, respectively, marking a 0.79 percentage point decline and a 0.22 percentage point growth compared with the figures a decade ago.

The proportion of residents in Northeast China fell by 1.2 percentage points during the same period of time.

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