1953 Chinese census

The 1953 Chinese census, officially the First National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, was conducted by the People's Republic of China starting on June 30, 1953. The results were summarized in Chinese newspapers on November 1, 1954. As the full results were not published, they had to subsequently be assembled from Soviet sources over the next five years.

First National Census

30 June 1953

General information
CountryChina
Results
Total population582,603,417
Most populous provinceHenan
Least populous provinceTibet Autonomous Region
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