Since the founding of New China, China has successfully conducted seven national censuses, namely 1953, 1964, 1982, 1990, 2000, 20 10 and 2020.
The first population census 1953 includes six items, including address, name, gender, age, nationality and relationship with the head of household.
1964 the second population census included nine items, and in addition to retaining six items from the previous census, three items were added: personal composition, education level and occupation.
1982 The content of the third population census was increased to 19, and the computer was used for data processing for the first time.
1990 on the basis of the third census, the fourth census added two items: the status of permanent residence five years ago and the reasons for moving to the local area, reaching 2 1.
The fifth population census in 2000 has many new highlights: first, it has added 49 census items, which are divided into household report items and personal report items, 28 more than the fourth population census; The second is to adopt the long and short table technology for the first time; The third is to change the standard of permanent residents; The fourth is to change the census time; Fifth, the "temporary population table" has been added; Sixth, the photoelectric input technology is adopted for the first time; Seventh, a population geographic information system was established.
20 10 the contents of the sixth population census include: gender, age, nationality, education level, industry, occupation, migration and mobility, social security, marriage and childbirth, death, housing situation, etc.
The seventh population census in 2020 mainly investigates the basic situation of population and households, including name, citizenship number, gender, age, nationality, education level, industry, occupation, marriage and childbearing, housing, etc.