China has a long history of census. What is the earliest census figure in China?

The first accurate census in the history of China was conducted at the end of the Western Han Dynasty in AD 2, when the national population was 59.6 million.

China's population survey has a history of nearly 4000 years, leaving a wealth of population historical data. However, under the feudal system, successive governments conducted population surveys in order to collect taxes, collect taxes and crowd people, so the phenomenon of concealing population was very serious, and the caliber of investigation and statistics was very inconsistent.

Development history

After the founding of New China, there were three censuses at 1953, 1964 and 1982. 1990 census is the fourth national census. The first three censuses were conducted irregularly. According to the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China and the decision of the State Council, it will be held regularly from 1990, that is, once every 10 year, and the bottom number of each year is "0" year. Between the two censuses, a simple census is conducted.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-China Census