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% of women in 50+ population
| 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 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 48.0 | 48.3 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 51.0 | ||||||||
| Urban | 47.5 | 47.9 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 52.0 | ||||||||
| Rural | 46.9 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.7 | ||||||||
| Poor | 46.0 | 46.4 | 46.8 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 50.3 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 47.9 | 47.4 | ||||||||
| Nonpoor | 47.5 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 50.9 | ||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 45.9 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.2 | ||||||||
| Second 25% | 46.3 | 46.8 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 51.1 | 51.6 | 51.2 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.7 | 51.9 | ||||||||
| Third 25% | 47.3 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 50.4 | ||||||||
| Highest 25% | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.3 | ||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 47.2 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 48.7 | 49.2 | 49.7 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 51.8 | 52.3 | 52.8 | 53.3 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 51.9 | ||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.1 | ||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 46.6 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.4 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.4 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 48.1 | ||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 48.5 | 48.1 | 47.7 | 47.4 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 46.3 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 45.1 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 47.1 | 50.1 | 51.1 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 54.9 | ||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 49.2 | 49.2 | 49.2 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | ||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 46.2 | 46.5 | 46.9 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.6 | 49.0 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.6 | ||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 48.4 | 48.7 | 49.0 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 52.3 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 52.8 | 52.9 | ||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 45.5 | 45.9 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 51.2 | ||||||||
| Anhui | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 47.7 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 50.4 | 51.1 | 51.7 | 52.4 | ||||||||
| Beijing | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 51.1 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 53.7 | 52.5 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.3 | 52.7 | 53.2 | 53.7 | ||||||||
| Chongqing | 46.2 | 46.5 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.5 | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 49.7 | 49.1 | 48.5 | 49.3 | 50.1 | 50.9 | 51.7 | 52.5 | ||||||||
| Fujian | 48.3 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gansu | 51.8 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 47.6 | 47.2 | 48.9 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 51.6 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 53.2 | ||||||||
| Guangdong | 46.5 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.2 | ||||||||
| Guangxi Zhuang | 43.8 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 46.2 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 48.2 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.8 | ||||||||
| Guizhou | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.9 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 51.9 | 52.6 | ||||||||
| Hainan | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.0 | 48.8 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.3 | 48.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei | 44.7 | 45.1 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 48.4 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 51.0 | ||||||||
| Heilongjiang | 55.5 | 55.0 | 54.6 | 54.1 | 53.6 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Henan | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 49.5 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.2 | ||||||||
| Hubei | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 51.3 | ||||||||
| Hunan | 44.3 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 47.4 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.7 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 49.9 | ||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | 51.4 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.7 | 51.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu | 46.2 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.8 | 49.2 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 51.5 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.4 | ||||||||
| Jiangxi | 44.5 | 45.0 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 47.2 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 50.3 | 50.9 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.2 | ||||||||
| Jilin | 47.4 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 50.9 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 51.1 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.6 | ||||||||
| Liaoning | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.4 | 50.7 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 51.3 | 51.0 | 50.6 | ||||||||
| Ningxia | 51.2 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 52.4 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Qinghai | 71.2 | 67.2 | 63.2 | 59.3 | 55.3 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 53.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.6 | ||||||||
| Shandong | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 53.0 | 52.8 | 52.6 | 52.2 | 51.8 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 50.6 | ||||||||
| Shanghai | 56.8 | 55.6 | 54.5 | 53.3 | 52.1 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 51.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shanxi | 44.8 | 45.2 | 45.5 | 45.9 | 46.3 | 46.6 | 47.0 | 47.4 | 47.8 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 50.1 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.4 | 51.6 | 51.7 | ||||||||
| Sichuan | 44.3 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 47.1 | 47.5 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 49.9 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 50.7 | 50.0 | 49.4 | 48.7 | 48.0 | ||||||||
| Tianjin | 54.2 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 53.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xinjiang | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunnan | 56.3 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 54.7 | 54.2 | 53.6 | 53.1 | 52.5 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 50.9 | 50.4 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.7 | ||||||||
| Zhejiang | 42.2 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.9 | 47.6 | 48.4 | 49.2 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 51.5 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 48.9 | ||||||||