On the morning of May 11, the State Council Information Office will hold a press conference to introduce the main data results of the seventh national census. Do you know all about the census? What do
census results contain? According to the announcement, the seventh national census mainly investigates residents' names, citizenship numbers, gender, age, ethnicity, education level, industry, occupation, migration, marriage and childbirth, death, housing, etc. After
this information is aggregated, what data can we get?
The results of the sixth national census include total population, household size, gender composition, age composition, ethnic composition, population with various educational levels, urban and rural composition, regional distribution, population mobility, etc. 9 major item.

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The population census can help to comprehensively find out the latest situation of my country's population, structure, distribution, etc. The basis for policy measures also provides decision-making basis for the layout of educational and medical institutions, and the construction of service facilities for children and the elderly.
How many schools will our city need to build? How to plan the direction and scale of the road? How many elderly care facilities should be added? How can we maintain the normal operation of the city? These are inseparable from the data support of the census.
goes through multiple firsts! Look at the census spanning 67 years. The first national census in 1953
The total population of the mainland was 582 million. This is the first time that the new China has used a comprehensive and scientific survey method to carry out the census . The method of registering the permanent population is adopted, and the head of the household is registered at the registration station.

1964
The second national census
The population of mainland China is 695 million.For the first time, added "educational level" and "occupation" to the census item , which provided a reliable basis for the formulation of the third five-year plan and long-term planning.

The third national census in 1982
The total population of mainland China was 1.008 billion. is the first time for the computer to process the data , which is a milestone in the development of China's modern census work. On June 30 of the same year, issued the census commemorative stamp for the first time.

The fourth national census in 1990
The total population of mainland China was 1.134 billion. It provides a reliable basis for formulating population policies and population planning, and provides detailed data for determining population and social problems. The number of investigation items has increased and expanded to 21 items, and the summary data is rich.

The fifth national census in 2000
The total population of mainland China is 1.265 billion. The standard time of the census is adjusted to 0:00 on November 1. Not only is the first time to use the photoelectric input technology (directly scan reports with photoelectricity, convert images into data to form a database) and establish a population geographic information system, it is also the first time that adopts the survey method that combines long and short tables.

The sixth national census in 2010
The total population of mainland China is 1.339 billion. The State Council promulgated the "National Census Regulations" on May 2, 2010. For the first time, included Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreigners living in China into the census.

The seventh national census in 2020
On November 1, 2020, the registration of the seventh national census was officially launched. This census is the first time that the census subjects fill in the report independently , and the households fill in the census short form independently.

Tomorrow
"seven people" results will be announced
Let's look forward to it together!