| 3-3 Major Data of All Previous Provincial Population Census | ||||||
| Item | The First (1953.7.1) |
The Second (1964.7.1) |
The Third (1982.7.1) |
The Fourth (1990.7.1) |
The Fifth (2000.11.1) |
The Sixth (2010.11.1) |
| Total (person) | 48876548 | 55496219 | 74419054 | 84392104 | 89971789 | 95793065 |
| By Sex | ||||||
| Male (person) | 24311397 | 27904495 | 37737424 | 42913185 | 45542060 | 48447124 |
| Female (person) | 24565151 | 27591724 | 36681630 | 41478919 | 44429729 | 47345941 |
| Total Households (unit) | 11097668 | 12770814 | 17390448 | 21975648 | 27320402 | 30794243 |
| Households (unit) | 17335456 | 21874449 | 26709328 | 30105042 | ||
| Average Household Size (person) | 4.20 | 3.75 | 3.22 | 2.98 | ||
| Nationalities | ||||||
| The number of Nationalities (unit) | 17 | 32 | 39 | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Population of Han | 48624003 | 55200442 | 74011440 | 83886204 | 89339046 | 95071377 |
| Nationality (person) | ||||||
| Total Population of Minority | 252386 | 295464 | 407408 | 505900 | 632743 | 721688 |
| Nationalities (person) | ||||||
| Population of City and Town (person) | 3579208 | 7175677 | 14190511 | 23076729 | 34325909 | 47620714 |
| Life Expectancy (year old) | 69.2 | 70.2 | 73.4 | |||
| Population by Education | ||||||
| University and Above (person) | 263176 | 822863 | 3000752 | 8328685 | ||
| Senior Middle Schools (person) | 4387201 | 6033615 | 9946434 | 13322604 | ||
| Junior Middle Schools (person) | 13169660 | 21254691 | 32973455 | 38468155 | ||
| Primary Schools (person) | 25108087 | 30611980 | 29469710 | 23912363 | ||
| Illiterate or Semiliterate Persons (person) | 20457244 | 14256068 | 7654312 | 4757293 | ||
| (Aged 15 and Over) | ||||||
| Years of education of Population | ||||||
| Aged 6 and Over (year) | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | ||
| Economically Active Population (person) | 40097853 | 50772124 | 54774086 | |||
| Economically Unactive Population (person) | 11224180 | 11171614 | 16171024 | |||