Demographics of china this article is about the demographics of the people's republic of china For the demographics of the republic of china (taiwan), see demographics of taiwan. The history of china spans several millennia across a wide geographical area Each region now considered part of the chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. China, [h] officially the people's republic of china (prc), [i] is a country in east asia Census in china forms of chinese census have been held since antiquity and throughout the imperial period
Modern censuses under the republic and people's republic of china were initially irregular From 1990, the national population census of the people's republic of china has been held decennially at the end of each decade. Timeline of chinese history the history of china and its dynasties contain many important legal and territorial changes and political events Dates prior to 841 bc, the beginning of the gonghe regency, are provisional and subject to dispute This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Estimates of historical world population comparison of humans living today with all previous generations this article lists current estimates of the world population in history
