Statistical Communique on China's 2014 National Economic and Social Development

In 2014, faced with the complicated and volatile international environment and the heavy tasks to maintain the domestic development, reform and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council led the people of all nationalities of China to seize the momentum of international and domestic development, adhere to the general tone of "moving forward while maintaining stability", fully deepen the reform and opening up, focus on the innovation of macro control, tap into the vitality of the market and foster the driving force of innovation. As a result, the national economy performed steadily under the new normal with proactive structure adjustment, enhanced quality and improved people’s livelihood. The economy and society realized sustainable and stable development.

I. General Outlook

By the end of 2014, the total number of Chinese population at the mainland reached 1,367.82 million, an increase of 7.10 million over that at the end of 2013. Of this total, urban permanent residents numbered 749.16 million, accounting for 54.77 percent. The year 2014 saw 16.87 million births, a crude birth rate of 12.37 per thousand, and 9.77 million deaths, or a crude death rate of 7.16 per thousand. The natural growth rate was 5.21 per thousand. The number of population who live in places other than their household registration[2] reached 298 million, of which 253 million were floating population[3].

National economy maintained stable growth in 2014. According to preliminary accounting, the gross domestic product (GDP)[5] of the year was 63,646.3 billion yuan, up by 7.4 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 5,833.2 billion yuan, up by 4.1 percent, that of the secondary industry was 27,139.2 billion yuan, up by 7.3 percent and the tertiary industry was 30,673.9 billion yuan, up by 8.1 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 9.2 percent of the GDP, that of the secondary industry accounted for 42.6 percent, and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 48.2 percent.