China 's Communist Party Members ?(by the end of 2009) | ||
CPC members ??? |
78.00 million |
?2.065 million more than in 2008 |
Grassroots CPC organizations ???? ??? |
3.792 million |
?74,000 more than in 2008 |
Grassroots Party Committees |
183,000 | |
General Party branches |
? 235,000 | |
Grassroots Party branches |
?3.374 million | |
The gender, nationality and education level of CPC members | ||
Female Party members |
16.94 million ?? |
21.7 % of all CPC members |
CPC members from ethnic minorities |
5.13 million |
?6.6 % of all CPC members |
CPC members with junior college level education or higher |
27.873 million ? |
35.7 % of all CPC members |
In terms of age groups | ||
CPC members under the age of 35? |
18.5 million | |
CPC members between the age of 36 and 45 |
16.876 million | |
CPC members between the age of 46 and 59 |
22.835 million | |
CPC members above the age of 60 |
19.811 million | |
In terms of when members joined the CPC | ||
CPC members joined before the founding of the PRC |
675,000 | |
CPC members joined between the founding of the PRC and the Cultural Revolution ?? |
?7.606 million | |
CPC members joined during the Cultural Revolution ? |
?12.115 million | |
CPC members joined between the crushing of the Gang of Four and the 16th National Congress of the CPC?? |
?38.578 million? | |
CPC members have joined the CPC since the 16th National Congress |
19.022 million? | |
In terms of occupations of members | ||
CPC members were workers ?? |
6.937 million | |
Farmers, herdsmen and fishermen |
24.02 million?? | |
CPC members worked in Party and government offices? |
?6.596 million | |
CPC members worked as managing, professional and technical personnel in enterprises and public institutions |
?17.725 million | |
Students??? |
2.269 million | |
Retired CPC members?? |
14.525 million | |
CPC members worked in other occupations |
5.923 million? |