China Sample Survey on Population Changes 2002

The Sample Survey on Population Changes provides estimates for birth rates, death rates, and growth rates in 2002. The survey targeted 1.26 million people in China (0.99% of the population). Household questionnaires gathered information on employment, marital status, births, deaths, household size, and people who have left the household. The survey data suggests a total population of 1,284,530,000 (at the end of 2002). The survey also projects a birth rate of 12.86 per thousand, a death rate of 6.41 per thousand, and a natural growth rate of 6.45 per thousand. Population data are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups for urban, rural, and town areas. Death data are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups.