Shanghai Population
The following data is valid at the end of 2006 and is based on some official news release and the statistics by Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics from a sample of 280 thousand Shanghai residents which is about 1.54% of the total population of Shanghai. Among the current population in Shanghai, there were about 119,876 expats working and living in Shanghai by September, 2006, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau.
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Current Population of Shanghai
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17.4 Million
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Permanent Residents
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12 Million
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Non-permanent Residents
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5.4 Million
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Population Density
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995 per square kilometer
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Age Structure
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0-14 years
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9.6%
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15-64 years
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80.2%
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65 years and over
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10.2%
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Population growth rate
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8.32%
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Birth rate
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4.92%
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Death rate
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3.40%
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Population by sex
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Female
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49.56%
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Male
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50.44%
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Sex ratio
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101.8 (Male to female)
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Infant mortality rate
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Total
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3.89%
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Male
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N/A
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Female
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N/A
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Life expectancy at birth
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Total population
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80.24 years
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Male
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N/A
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Female
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N/A
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Nationality
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Han Chinese
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95.33% (2005)
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Ethnic groups
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4.67% (2005)
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Literacy (age 15 and over can read and write)
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Total population
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96.08%
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Male
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98.49%
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Female
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93.63%
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