Unit: million people
| Items | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| State-owned units | 109.2 | 112.14 | 112.61 | 112.44 | 107.65 |
| Urban collective units Units | 33.93 | 32.85 | 31.47 | 30.16 | 28.17 |
| Joint owned units | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.42 |
| Share holding units | 1.64 | 2.92 | 3.17 | 3.63 | 4.6 |
| Foreign funded units | 1.33 | 1.95 | 2.41 | 2.75 | 2.9 |
| HK, Macao and Taiwan | 1.55 | 2.11 | 2.72 | 2.65 | 2.74 |
| Urban private units | 1.86 | 3.32 | 4.85 | 6.2 | |
| Urban individuals | 9.3 | 12.25 | 12.6 | 17.09 | |
| Township enterprises | 123.45 | 120.17 | 128.62 | 135.08 | |
| Rural private units | 1.87 | 3.16 | 4.71 | 5.51 | |
| Rural individuals | 20.1 | 25.51 | 30.54 | 33.08 |
Last Updated on 10/23/98
By China Data Center