A: According to the fifth national census of 2001, the population of Tibet increased
by 420,300 over the past decade.
According to the 2001 national census, the
total population of Tibet is 2.6263 million, an increase of 420,300 over the 2.196
million figure recorded in 1990, which denotes an average increase of 40,700 annually,
and an annual population growth rate of 1.7 percent.
Of the total 2.6163 million
inhabitants of the region, 2.4111 million are Tibetan, making up 92.2 percent
of the total. The remainder comprises 155,300 Han, making up 5.9 percent, and
49,900 various other ethnic groups, making up 1.9 percent.
The fifth national
census also shows that the number of educated inhabitants in Tibet has increased
sharply. According to its findings, 33,000 have received college education, making
up 1.3 percent of the total; 88,880 have received senior secondary or professional
secondary education, making up 3.4 percent; 160,500 have received junior secondary
education, making up 6.1 percent; and 801,000 have received elementary education,
making up 30.6 percent.
When comparing these figures with those of the fourth
national census in 1990, it can be seen that the number of college graduates in
Tibet has increased from 565 to 1,262 per 100,000; those receiving senior secondary
education have increased from 2,120 to 3,395 per 100,000; those at the junior
secondary education level have increased from 3,849 to 6,136 per 100,000; and
those who have received primary education have increased from 18,576 to 30,615
per 100,000. |
