What is the population distribution in China?

The main data of the seventh national census show that the population in the eastern region accounts for 39.93%, that in the central region accounts for 25.83%, that in the western region accounts for 27. 12%, and that in the northeast region accounts for 6.98%. The results of the seventh national census show that the eastern part of China has the largest population, accounting for 39.93%, and the proportion continues to rise. The proportion of population in the northeast and central regions decreased. The population is further concentrated in economically developed areas and urban agglomerations.

Compared with 20 10, the population proportion in the eastern region increased by 2. 15 percentage points, the central region decreased by 0.79 percentage points, the western region increased by 0.22 percentage points, and the northeast region decreased by 1.20 percentage points.

Modern distribution

Population distribution is influenced and restricted by natural conditions, economic development and social and historical factors. Different levels of regional economic development have led to significant differences in population distribution across China.

1, the population is gradually sparse from the southeast coast to the northwest inland. The population distribution in China is extremely uneven, with the vast majority of the population concentrated in the southeast and the western half sparsely populated.

2. The plain area is densely populated, and the population decreases with the elevation of the terrain. The population distribution in China is extremely uneven in the horizontal direction, but it also shows a dense population in the plain area in the vertical direction. From the plain to the surrounding hills, plateaus and mountains, there is a law that the population decreases with the elevation of the terrain.

The vast majority of the population is distributed in rural areas. Due to historical reasons, so far, China's industrial production level is not high, the level of urbanization is low, and the proportion of urban population is small. Agriculture still dominates the economic activities of the people throughout the country. This is the current economic characteristics of China, and it is also a sign of the current level of productivity development. This situation has played a decisive role in the basic characteristics of population distribution in China.