Li Hongzhong: strengthen cultural self-confidence, carry forward the Chinese spirit, be loyal and unswervingly continue to walk the new great long March road, the Inner-Party Statistical Bulletin of the Communist Party of China

As of December 31, 2021, the total number of CPC members was 96.712 million, a net increase of 3.434 million, or 3.7 percent, from the end of 2020.
The CPC now has 4.936 million grassroots organizations, a net increase of 117000 from the end of 2020, an increase of 2.4 percent. Among them, there are 278000 grass-roots party committees, 316000 general branches and 4.342 million branches.
Situation of 1. Party Members
Gender, nationality and educational background of Party members. there are 28.431 million women party members, accounting for 29.4 percent of the total number of party members. There are 7.285 million ethnic minority party members, accounting for 7.5 per cent. There are 51.461 million party members with college education or above, accounting for 53.2 per cent.
The age of the party members. There are 12.624 million party members aged 30 and below, 11.535 million party members aged 31 to 35, 9.78 million party members aged 36 to 40, 8.775 million party members aged 41 to 45, 9.364 million party members aged 46 to 50, 8.776 million party members aged 51 to 55, 8.648 million party members aged 56 to 60, and 27.21 million party members aged 61 and above.
Party membership time. 119000 who joined the party before the founding of New China, 14.175 million who joined the party after the founding of New China to the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, 60.825 million who joined the party after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party to the 18th National Congress of the Party, 21.594 million who joined the party since the 18th National Congress of the Party.
profession of party members. There are 6.594 million workers (skilled workers), 25.923 million farmers, animal husbandry and fishermen, 15.487 million professional and technical personnel of enterprises, institutions and social organizations, 10.948 million managers of enterprises, institutions and social organizations, 7.805 million staff of party and government organs, 3.052 million students, 7.482 million other professionals and 19.421 million retirees.
2. development of party members
In 2021, a total of 4.383 million party members were recruited, an increase of 1.956 million over the previous year.
The gender, nationality, age and educational background of the party members to be recruited. 2.042 million female party members, or 46.6 per cent, were recruited. 400000 minority party members, or 9.1 per cent, were recruited. The number of party members aged 35 and below is 3.54 million, accounting for 80.8 per cent. 2.115 million party members, or 48.3 per cent, have been recruited with a college degree or above.
Career development of party members. There are 280000 workers (skilled workers), 687000 farmers, animal husbandry and fishermen, 655000 professional and technical personnel of enterprises, institutions and social organizations, 468000 managers of enterprises, institutions and social organizations, 232000 staff of party and government organs, 1.765 million students and 294000 other professionals. In the production, work front line development party members 2.311 million.
3. inner-party commendation
On the occasion of celebrating the 100 anniversary of the founding of the party, the Party Central Committee awarded 29 comrades including Ma Maojie the "July 1 Medal", commending 400 national outstanding party members, 300 national outstanding party workers, and 499 national advanced grassroots party organizations. A commemorative medal of "50 years of glory in the party" was issued to 7.293 million qualified veteran party members. In 2021, party organizations at all levels nationwide commended 1.531 million outstanding party members, 555000 outstanding party workers, and 444000 advanced grassroots party organizations.
4. Application for Party Membership
By the end of 2021, there were 20.625 million applicants and 10.091 million activists nationwide.
5. Party organizations
local party committees. There are 3198 local Party committees at all levels throughout the country. Among them, there are 31 provincial (district and municipal) committees, 397 municipal (prefecture) committees and 2770 county (city, district and banner) committees.
Party organizations in urban streets, townships, communities (neighborhood committees) and administrative villages. Party organizations have been established in 9034 urban streets, 29649 townships, 114065 communities (neighborhood committees) and 491129 administrative villages, with a coverage rate of more than 99.9 per cent.
Party organizations in government organs, institutions, enterprises and social organizations. There are 745000 grass-roots party organizations in public institutions, 949000 grass-roots party organizations in public institutions, 1.532 million grass-roots party organizations in enterprises and 171000 grass-roots party organizations in social organizations.
　　(Note: No mechanical adjustment has been made for the calculation error of partial total or relative numbers in this bulletin due to different unit trade-offs.)

Source: People's Daily