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Demographics of China, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
The government's goal is to stabilize the population and population growth early in the 21st century, although some current projections estimate a population of anywhere ranging from 1.4 billion to 1.6 billion by 2025.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognizes 56 distinct ethnic groups, the largest of which are Han Chinese, who constitute about 91.9% of the total population.
By the most inclusive definition China consists of the People's Republic of China (which includes Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The population of Mainland China, at over 1.2 billion, greatly exceeds that of the remainder of China.
The population of Mainland China is 1,261,832,482 (July 2000 estimate).
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