This statistic shows the share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010. The 6th National Population Census of the Republic of China estimated that nearly 22 percent of all children in China grew up away from their parents.
Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010
Characteristic
Share of children
Share of rural children
37.7%
Share of total children
21.88%
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All-China Women's Federation, & Baidu. (May 10, 2013). Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/
All-China Women's Federation, und Baidu. "Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010." Chart. May 10, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/
All-China Women's Federation, Baidu. (2013). Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/
All-China Women's Federation, and Baidu. "Share of Migrant Worker Children Growing up Away from Their Parents in Rural Areas and Total Number of Children in China in 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/
All-China Women's Federation & Baidu, Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Share of migrant worker children growing up away from their parents in rural areas and total number of children in China in 2010 [Graph], All-China Women's Federation, & Baidu, May 10, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258445/share-of-left-behind-children-in-rural-and-total-number-of-children-of-china/
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