1990 Chinese census

Fourth National Census

July 1990

General information
CountryChina
Results
Total population1,133,683,417
Most populous provinceSichuan
Least populous provinceTibet Autonomous Region

The 1990 Chinese census, officially the Fourth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Based on the fourth census of July 1990, mainland China's population was estimated to be 1.133 billion. Among them, the Han Chinese had a population of 1.042 billion (94% of overall population).