摘要
Large-scale population migration has accompanied China's industrialization and urbanization,becoming a normal characteristic of population development in China.Since the 1980s,the size of the migrant population in China has increased rapidly.According to data issued by National Bureau of Statistics,by the end of 2015,the size of the migrant population in China had reached 247 million.(People who have remained in the same locale as their household registration but at a different address than that listed on their household registrations are not included in this total.)This number accounts for 18%of the total population of China;that is,about one out of six Chinese is migrating.This massive movement of people has made tremendous contributions to China's economic development.
