Urbanization in the People's Republic of China

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Urbanization in the People's Republic of China increased in speed following the initiation of the reform and opening policy. At the end of 2009, mainland China's total population was 1.334 billion, with 712 million (53.4%) and 622 million (46.6%) residing in the rural and urban areas respectively. (Mainland China does not include Hong Kong or Macau.) The rural population fraction was 64% in 2001 and 74% in 1990. The annual population growth rate was estimated at 0.59% (2006 estimate).About 94% of population lives on approximately 46% of land.Concurrent with the decreasing rural population and increasing urban population, China's main focus of its industry and economic activities has also moved from the rural to urban areas.