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% population in urban areas
| 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 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 37.1 | 38.2 | 39.2 | 40.3 | 41.3 | 42.4 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 46.6 | 47.6 | 48.7 | 49.7 | 52.4 | 55.0 | 56.1 | 57.1 | 58.2 | 59.3 | 60.3 | |||||||||
| Urban | 100 | 100 | 100 | 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Poor | 13.4 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 29.7 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 36.2 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 31.8 | 29.0 | 26.2 | 23.5 | |||||||||
| Nonpoor | 49.2 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 53.5 | 54.9 | 56.4 | 57.9 | 59.4 | 60.9 | 62.5 | 64.0 | |||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 13.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 25.0 | 26.8 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 39.1 | 42.0 | 42.1 | 42.2 | 42.3 | 42.4 | 42.4 | |||||||||
| Second 25% | 8.33 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 27.4 | 30.6 | 33.8 | 37.0 | 40.1 | 43.3 | 46.5 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 50.4 | 53.7 | 57.1 | 60.5 | 63.8 | |||||||||
| Third 25% | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 55.4 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.6 | |||||||||
| Highest 25% | 87.5 | 85.4 | 83.3 | 81.1 | 79.0 | 76.9 | 74.8 | 72.7 | 70.5 | 68.4 | 66.3 | 64.2 | 62.0 | 64.4 | 66.8 | 69.8 | 72.8 | 75.8 | 78.8 | 81.9 | |||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 13.1 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 27.7 | 32.6 | 37.5 | 42.3 | 47.2 | 52.1 | 56.9 | 61.8 | 66.7 | 71.6 | 71.8 | 72.1 | 67.1 | 62.1 | 57.1 | 52.2 | 47.2 | |||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 59.9 | 56.4 | 52.8 | 49.3 | 45.8 | 42.2 | 38.7 | 35.1 | 31.6 | 28.1 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 33.2 | 49.0 | 47.9 | 46.9 | 45.9 | 44.8 | 43.8 | |||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 48.1 | 49.4 | 50.8 | 52.1 | 53.5 | 54.8 | 56.2 | 57.5 | 58.9 | 60.2 | 61.6 | 62.9 | 64.3 | 59.8 | 55.3 | 59.7 | 64.0 | 68.4 | 72.7 | 77.0 | |||||||||
| 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 | 33.9 | 36.7 | 41.1 | 45.5 | 49.9 | 54.3 | 58.7 | |||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 50.6 | 49.3 | 47.9 | 46.6 | 45.2 | 43.9 | 42.5 | 41.2 | 39.8 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 35.7 | 34.4 | 42.2 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 54.1 | 55.1 | |||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 18.0 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 32.5 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 38.7 | 40.8 | 42.8 | 47.4 | 51.9 | 50.7 | 49.5 | 48.3 | 47.0 | 45.8 | |||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 40.3 | 41.5 | 42.7 | 44.0 | 45.2 | 46.4 | 47.6 | 48.8 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 52.5 | 53.7 | 54.9 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 62.6 | 68.7 | 74.8 | 80.9 | 86.9 | |||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 44.5 | 45.1 | 45.7 | 46.4 | 47.0 | 47.6 | 48.2 | 48.9 | 49.5 | 50.1 | 50.7 | 51.4 | 52.0 | 57.5 | 63.0 | 64.2 | 65.4 | 66.6 | 67.8 | 69.0 | |||||||||
| Anhui | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 27.7 | 31.7 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 24.7 | 23.0 | |||||||||
| Beijing | 67.5 | 70.2 | 72.9 | 75.7 | 78.4 | 81.1 | 83.8 | 86.5 | 89.2 | 91.9 | 94.6 | 97.3 | 100 | 93.7 | 87.5 | 87.2 | 86.9 | 86.7 | 86.4 | 86.1 | |||||||||
| Chongqing | 28.1 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 34.6 | 36.0 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 39.9 | 41.2 | 42.5 | 43.8 | 58.6 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.6 | |||||||||
| Fujian | 27.8 | 30.2 | 32.5 | 34.9 | 37.2 | 39.6 | 41.9 | 44.3 | 46.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gansu | 13.7 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 31.3 | 33.8 | 36.3 | 38.8 | 41.3 | 43.9 | 47.9 | 51.9 | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.5 | |||||||||
| Guangdong | 44.2 | 44.9 | 45.5 | 46.2 | 46.9 | 47.6 | 48.2 | 48.9 | 49.6 | 50.2 | 50.9 | 51.6 | 52.3 | 50.8 | 49.4 | 54.7 | 60.0 | 65.3 | 70.6 | 75.9 | |||||||||
| Guangxi Zhuang | 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 | 32.2 | 64.3 | 63.9 | 63.5 | 63.1 | 62.7 | 62.2 | |||||||||
| Guizhou | 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 | 22.4 | 44.9 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 43.0 | 42.4 | 41.8 | |||||||||
| Hainan | 42.8 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 43.5 | 43.6 | 43.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.16 | 8.32 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 20.8 | 25.0 | 29.1 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 42.9 | 48.3 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 44.6 | 43.7 | |||||||||
| Heilongjiang | 81.4 | 76.8 | 72.1 | 67.4 | 62.7 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henan | 16.8 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 32.6 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 38.5 | 38.1 | |||||||||
| Hubei | 37.1 | 36.8 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 40.7 | 48.3 | 47.6 | 46.9 | 46.2 | 45.6 | 44.9 | |||||||||
| Hunan | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.27 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 31.6 | 36.9 | 42.1 | 47.4 | 48.0 | 48.6 | 47.3 | 46.1 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 42.4 | |||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | 57.5 | 58.2 | 58.8 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 60.8 | 61.5 | 62.1 | 62.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu | 28.1 | 31.2 | 34.3 | 37.5 | 40.6 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 49.9 | 53.1 | 56.2 | 59.3 | 62.4 | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.9 | 66.0 | 65.1 | 64.1 | 63.2 | 62.2 | |||||||||
| Jiangxi | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.24 | 8.48 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 29.7 | 33.9 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 38.3 | 37.8 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 36.0 | |||||||||
| Jilin | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.42 | 10.8 | 16.3 | 21.7 | 27.1 | 32.5 | 37.9 | 43.4 | 48.8 | 46.4 | 44.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 34.1 | |||||||||
| Liaoning | 54.3 | 53.9 | 53.5 | 53.2 | 52.8 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 50.6 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 52.8 | 55.7 | 61.2 | 66.7 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 83.3 | |||||||||
| Ningxia | 68.3 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.2 | 67.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Qinghai | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100 | 78.9 | 57.8 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 57.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi | 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 | 33.6 | 67.1 | 69.5 | 71.8 | 74.1 | 76.4 | 78.7 | |||||||||
| Shandong | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.82 | 15.6 | 23.5 | 31.3 | 39.1 | 46.9 | 54.8 | 62.6 | 70.4 | 70.0 | 69.7 | 65.1 | 60.5 | 55.9 | 51.3 | 46.7 | |||||||||
| Shanghai | 51.7 | 61.3 | 71.0 | 80.7 | 90.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shanxi | 21.8 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 30.1 | 32.8 | 35.6 | 38.4 | 41.1 | 43.9 | 46.6 | 49.4 | 52.1 | 54.9 | 47.6 | 40.2 | 38.0 | 35.8 | 33.5 | 31.3 | 29.0 | |||||||||
| Sichuan | 15.8 | 18.4 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 31.7 | 34.3 | 36.9 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 44.9 | 47.5 | 58.6 | 69.7 | 68.8 | 68.0 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 65.5 | |||||||||
| Tianjin | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100 | 93.9 | 87.8 | 87.7 | 87.7 | 87.6 | 87.5 | 87.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xinjiang | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunnan | 20.8 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 27.8 | 44.9 | 44.8 | 44.7 | 44.6 | 44.5 | 44.4 | |||||||||
| Zhejiang | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.27 | 8.54 | 12.8 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 25.6 | 29.9 | 34.2 | 38.4 | 42.8 | 47.3 | 49.7 | 52.2 | 54.6 | 57.1 | 59.5 | |||||||||