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The People of China Population: 1,384,688,986 Ethnic Groups: Han Chinese               Zhuang, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, buyei, Yao, bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai Age Structure:              0–14 years: 17.22%                (238,390,960)              15–24 years: 12.32%                (170,634,865)               25–54 years: 47.84%               (662,369,118)              55–64 years: 11.35%                  (157,198,197)              65 years and over: 11.27%                (156,105,900) Population Growth Rate:              0.37% Death Rate:              8 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration Rate:              -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 pop. Infant Mortality Rate:              11.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth:              total population:  75.8 years              male: 73.7 years              female: 78.1 years Total Fertility Rate:              1.6 children born/woman Religions:              buddhist, Christian, Muslim, folk,               Hindu, Jewish, Taoist Languages:              Standard Chinese or Mandarin is               the official language, other               dialects, Mongolian, Tibetan Literacy Rate:              96.4%                    Source: www.cia.gov 2018

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