Total population: 27.2799 million.
Population growth rate: 0.98 per thousand.
Ethnicity:
In the province there are altogether 44 ethnical groups. Besides the Han, there are minority ethnical groups such as the Korean, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui and Sibo, who have been living in the province for ages. The number of the Han people is 24.8163 million, accounting for 90.97 percent of the total. The population of other ethnical groups is 2.4636 million, accounting for 9.03 percent. The Koreans are distributed in Yanbian, Jilin, Tonghua, Baishan and other cities in the eastern part; The Mongolians and Sibos are mainly distributed in Baicheng and Songyuan in the western part; and the Manchus and Huis mostly live in the cities of Changchun, Jilin, Tonghua and Siping.
Autonomous administrative areas for ethnic minorities have been established in the province. These include the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, the Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, the Changbai Korean Autonomous County, and the Yitong Manchu Autonomous County. In addition, there are 34 minority ethnical townships (towns), of which 10 are for Mongolians, 10 are for Manchus, seven are for Koreans, two are for the Huis, and five for both Manchu and Korean people. The population of minority ethnical groups and their ratio of the total provincial population rank the ninth and 11th in the country respectively.
Literacy:
There are 1.3438 million people who have received college education, accounting for 4.93 percent of the total population. And 4.1126 million people have received secondary education (including vocational and professional education), accounting for 15.08 percent of the total; a total of 9.7354 million people have received middle school education, accounting for 35.69 percent of the total. The number of people who have received primary education is 9.1655 million, accounting for 33.6 percent of the total. The number of illiterate (15 years old or older and cannot read or can read only a few words) is 1.2476 million, accounting for 4.57 percent of the total.
