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% population in urban areas
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 37.5 | 38.4 | 39.3 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 46.9 | 47.8 | 48.8 | 49.7 | 50.7 | 51.6 | 52.6 | |||||||||||
| Urban | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||
| Rural | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Poor | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 | |||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 49.7 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 51.2 | 51.4 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 52.3 | 52.5 | 52.7 | |||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 15.1 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 37.9 | |||||||||||
| Second 25% | 10.3 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 30.6 | 33.1 | 35.6 | 38.2 | 40.7 | 43.3 | 45.8 | 48.3 | 50.9 | |||||||||||
| Third 25% | 46.7 | 47.4 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 49.5 | 50.2 | 50.9 | 51.6 | 52.3 | 53.0 | 53.7 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 55.8 | 56.5 | 57.2 | 57.9 | |||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 86.8 | 84.9 | 83.0 | 81.1 | 79.2 | 77.3 | 75.4 | 73.5 | 71.6 | 69.7 | 67.8 | 65.9 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 60.2 | 58.3 | 56.4 | |||||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 14.6 | 19.0 | 23.3 | 27.7 | 32.1 | 36.5 | 40.9 | 45.3 | 49.6 | 54.0 | 58.4 | 62.8 | 67.2 | 71.6 | 75.9 | 80.3 | 84.7 | |||||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 58.9 | 55.7 | 52.5 | 49.3 | 46.1 | 42.9 | 39.7 | 36.6 | 33.4 | 30.2 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 7.89 | |||||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 48.5 | 49.7 | 50.9 | 52.1 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 55.8 | 57.0 | 58.2 | 59.4 | 60.6 | 61.8 | 63.1 | 64.3 | 65.5 | 66.7 | 67.9 | |||||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 31.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | |||||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 50.3 | 49.0 | 47.8 | 46.6 | 45.4 | 44.1 | 42.9 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 36.8 | 35.6 | 34.4 | 33.2 | 31.9 | 30.7 | |||||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 18.6 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 33.5 | 35.4 | 37.2 | 39.1 | 41.0 | 42.8 | 44.7 | 46.5 | 48.4 | |||||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 40.7 | 41.8 | 42.9 | 44.0 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 47.2 | 48.3 | 49.4 | 50.5 | 51.6 | 52.7 | 53.8 | 54.9 | 56.0 | 57.1 | 58.2 | |||||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 44.7 | 45.2 | 45.8 | 46.4 | 46.9 | 47.5 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 49.7 | 50.3 | 50.9 | 51.4 | 52.0 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 53.7 | |||||||||||