China: Year after year, reducing the number of young people

In the period from 2000 to 2005, China gradually reduced the number of young people. This is stated in the report on the situation of young people in China, which was prepared by the Centre for Chinese Studies, adolescents and young adults, the Center for Population Studies and Development at the People's University of China. Data distribution in a national sample of the population, conducted in 2005, shows that at the end of 2005 the number of young people aged 14 to 29 years 294 million people, or 23 percent of the total population of the country. In particular, the number of men in this age group - was 146.8 million Number of people aged 14 to 35 429 700 000 people or 34 percent of the total population of the country, in particular - 147 200 000, women: the number of men - 213 900 000 women - 215.8 million people. Compared to 2000 for five years in the country, the number of residents declined in age from 14 to 29 about 44 million people, and aged between 14 and 35 - 61 million people. At the same time there was a trend decline in the proportion of young people in the general population. The proportion of young people aged 14 to 29 in the total population decreased from 27.2 percent in 2000 to 22.9 percent in 2005, and at the age of 14 to 35 years - from 39.5 to 33.5 percent.