The Population of China
2 min readThe population of China, which is the largest in the world, is over 1.3 billion with 56 ethnic groups.
The Chinese population is unevenly distributed and the population density exceeds 100 persons per square kilometers in most parts of the country east of the line drawn between Harbin and Kunming, and it is more than 400 persons per square kilometers in some areas.
Population density is below 50 persons per square kilometers in the vast region west of the line, and in many areas it is less than one person per square kilometers. The eastern part of China is densely populated, while the western part is sparsely populated.
The population of the Han nationality is the largest, accounting for over 91% of the national total. The Zhuang nationality population is over 16 million, and coming next are the populations of the Manchu, Hui, Uygur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, Bai, Hani, Kazak, Liand Dai nationalities. The population of each of these ethnic groups exceeds one million. That of the smallest ethnic minorities comes to only a few thousands.
The Han population is distributed over vast regions, but most of it is concentratedin eastern China. The areas in which ethnic minority peoples dwell in compact communities are, for the most part, located in Southwest, Northwest and Northeast China that make up more than half of Chinese territory. The populations of many ethnic groups are relatively concentrated in some areas, though many of their members are scattered all over the country.
Such a distribution pattern is conducive to economic and cultural exchanges among the nationalities. This has given rise to a relationship of mutual interdependence and an unbreakable link of friendship among the nationalities in China.
The Han people have their own spoken and written language, known as the Chinese language, which is commonly used throughout China. The Hui and Manchu ethnic groups also use the Han(Chinese) language. The other 5 3 ethnic groups use their own spoken languages and 23 ethnic groups have their own written languages.
