1960/03/01 by John D. Durand · 74 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · Mathematics · #Historical Economic and Social Studies #Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences #Chinese history and philosophy #China #Statistics #Population #Population statistics #Demographic statistics #Chinese population #Geography #Demography #Mathematics #Research methodology #Sociology #Archaeology #Biology
paper · doi:10.1080/00324728.1960.10405043
published in Population Studies 13(3), 209-256 (Taylor & Francis)
openalex publication_date 1960/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Chinese population statistics are collated from the time of the Western Han Dynasty (A.D. 2) to 19 5 3, including statistics of population and households for provinces as well as for China as a whole. Evidence bearing on the definitions of the statistics, methods of compilation, and reliability of the figures as measures of population size and change, is summarized. An "emended series " of population totals for China proper, A.D. 2 to 1953 is presented, excluding figures which are clearly defective.