Characteristics of the population of 21 provinces in urban China during 2012–2016
| Characteristic | Total | UEBMI | URBMI | |
| Total no (million) | 429.62 | 226.74 | 202.88 | |
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 42.51 (17.30) | 41.98 (15.86) | 43.10 (18.77) |
| Age groups, n (%, million) | 18–29 | 130.53 (30.38) | 62.65 (27.63) | 67.88 (33.46) |
| 30–34 | 44.00 (10.24) | 29.67 (13.09) | 14.33 (7.06) | |
| 35–39 | 35.65 (8.30) | 23.19 (10.23) | 12.47 (6.14) | |
| 40–44 | 39.00 (9.08) | 22.90 (10.10) | 16.10 (7.94) | |
| 45–49 | 41.53 (9.67) | 22.49 (9.92) | 19.04 (9.38) | |
| 50–54 | 38.12 (8.87) | 19.68 (8.68) | 18.45 (9.09) | |
| 55–59 | 22.28 (5.19) | 11.52 (5.08) | 10.77 (5.31) | |
| 60–64 | 24.99 (5.82) | 11.62 (5.12) | 13.37 (6.59) | |
| 65–69 | 17.81 (4.15) | 7.64 (3.37) | 10.18 (5.02) | |
| 70–74 | 12.22 (2.84) | 5.24 (2.31) | 6.97 (3.44) | |
| 75–79 | 9.81 (2.28) | 4.52 (1.99) | 5.29 (2.61) | |
| 80–84 | 7.29 (1.70) | 3.22 (1.42) | 4.07 (2.01) | |
| ≥85 | 6.39 (1.49) | 2.42 (1.07) | 3.97 (1.96) | |
| Sex, n (%, million) | Female | 205.08 (47.73) | 100.24 (44.21) | 104.84 (51.68) |
| Male | 224.54 (52.27) | 126.51 (55.79) | 98.04 (48.32) | |
| Area, n (%, million) | East | 169.73 (39.51) | 81.20 (35.81) | 88.53 (43.64) |
| North | 18.00 (4.19) | 9.08 (4.00) | 8.92 (4.40) | |
| Northeast | 44.51 (10.36) | 27.98 (12.34) | 16.53 (8.15) | |
| Northwest | 11.04 (2.57) | 5.55 (2.45) | 5.49 (2.71) | |
| Southcentral | 133.58 (31.09) | 85.40 (37.67) | 48.17 (23.74) | |
| Southwest | 52.76 (12.28) | 17.53 (7.73) | 35.23 (17.37) |
The East area contains Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Shandong (five provinces). The North area contains Shanxi and Inner Mongolia (two provinces). The Northeast area contains Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang (three provinces). The Northwest area contains Shaanxi and Gansu (two provinces). The Southcentral area contains Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan (six provinces). The Southwest area contains Chongqing, Guizhou and Yunan (three provinces).
UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI, Urban Residence Basic Medical Insurance.