NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography China (CHN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 07/1982 - 07/1982 Data type Census: De jureHousehold Summary The 1982 Population and Housing Census provides statistics on population, sex and age distribution, education, employment, number of births and surviving children, and number of deaths. The total population of China in 1982 was 1,003,942,528. Census interviews occurred in all 29 provinces from July 1st to July 20th, 1982. Keywords Adult mortality, Child mortality, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family size, Fertility, Household deaths, Live births, Marital status, Mortality, Occupations, Population, Summary birth history Citation Contributors National Bureau of Statistics of China Suggested citation National Bureau of Statistics of China. China National Population Census 1982. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 15, 2021