The national population was 1,411.78 million persons, increased by 72.06 million persons compared with the population of 1,339.72 million persons in 2010, up by 5.38 percent. The average annual growth rate was 0.53 percent. The data showed that the population of China maintained a mild growth momentum in the past decade.
In the country, there were 494.16 million family households. The average size of a family household was 2.62 persons. Of the national population, 723.34 million persons or 51.24 percent were males while 688.44 million persons or 48.76 percent were females. The sex ratio (female=100, male to female) was 105.07, basically the same level with a slight decline compared with that in 2010.
There were 218.36 million persons with university education. There were 901.99 million persons living in urban areas, accounting for 63.89 percent; 509.79 million persons living in rural areas, accounting for 36.11 percent. Compared with 2010, the share of urban population went up by 14.21 percentage points.