Contents

Preface

Chapter One

Tibet's Population: Past and Present

I. Historical Population: Conjecture and Estimation

II. Modern Population: From Estimation to Verification

III. Ethnic Composition and Development of Tibet's Population

Chapter Two

Distribution of the Tibetan Population in China

I. Changes in Distribution of Tibetan Population in China

II. Ethnic Composition of the Population in Tibetan-Inhabited Areas

III. Population Distribution in Urban and Rural Tibet

IV. Population Growth and the Increase in the Population Density in Tibet

Chapter Three

Marriage and Family

I. Marriage

II. Family Structure

Chapter Four

Changes in Birth and Fertility Rates

I. Changes in the Number of Births and the Birth Rate in th 1980s

II. Changes in the Fertility Rate of Women

III. Characteristics and Progress of the Family Planning Program

Chapter Five

An Analysis of the Sex and Age Compositions

I. Characteristics of the Sex Composition

II. An Analysis of the Age Composition

III. An Analysis of Population Age Pyramids

Chapter Six

Changes in Physical Quality

I. Physical Development of Teenagers and the Situation of the Disabled

II. Mortality Rate and Average Life Expectancy

III. An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Physical Quality of Tibet's Population

Chapter Seven

Improvement of the Educational Level and Existing Problems

I. Backward Education and a High Illiteracy Rate in Old Tibet

II. Improvement of the Educational Level of the Population in New Tibet and Existing Problems

III. The Illiteracy Pyramid Demands a Transition

IV. Educational Situation of the Population Aged 10-14

V. Conclusions

Chapter Eight

The Quality of Life of Tibet's Population

Chapter Nine

An Analysis of Population and Economic Issues

I. An Analysis of Population and Labor Force Resources

II. An Analysis of the Employment Situation of the Working-age Population

III. An Analysis of Population and the Technological-Eco-nomic Structure

IV. The Strategy for Population and Economic Development

Chapter Ten

Trends of Population Development and the Study of Some Problems

I. Population Projection in Tibet Autonomous Region

II. Projection of the Tibetan Population in China

Bibliography

Postscript