CHINA

Han Chinese make up over 91% of the population of China. The balance of the population are members of various other ethnic Chinese groups. China is officially atheist.

POPULATION GRAPH

Population:	,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 20.8% (male 145,461,833/female 128,445,739) 15-64 years: 71.4% (male 482,439,115/female 455,960,489) 65 years and over: 7.7% (male 48,562,635/female 53,103,902) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:	0.59% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:	13.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:	6.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.
Net migration rate:	-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:	at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 23.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 72.58 years male: 70.89 years female: 74.46 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:	1.73 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:	840,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	44,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:	noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese
Ethnic groups:	Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%
Religions:	Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4% note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Languages:	Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Literacy:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.5% male: 89.9% female: 72.7% (1995 est.)