This file photo shows the national flag-raising ceremony held at Tian'anmen Square during a ceremony marking the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The number of the Communist Party of China members reached 98.04 million at the end of 2022, and the total membership was 1.4 percent up from the 2021 figure, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee said Friday.

The Party had nearly 5.07 million primary-level organizations as of the end of 2022, with a yearly growth rate of 2.6 percent, the department said in a report ahead of the 102nd anniversary of the Party on July 1.

The Party has tempered itself through revolution and grown stronger with even greater vitality over the course of a century of endeavor, particularly the past decade of the new era, the department said

The Party has tempered itself through revolution and grown stronger with even greater vitality over the course of a century of endeavor, particularly the past decade of the new era, the department said.

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The Party's organizational system has been further strengthened, and the foundation of the Party's governance has been constantly reinforced, the department added.

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Nearly 2.45 million people joined the CPC in 2022, official data showed. The Party convened its 20th national congress last year.

The composition of Party membership has improved with higher levels of education and steady growth in the proportion of female members and those from ethnic minority groups.

This file photo shows the art performance titled "The Great Journey" held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, on June 28, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

About 53.65 million Party members, or 54.7 percent of the overall membership, hold junior college degrees or above, 1.5 percentage points higher than that at the end of 2021.

As of the end of 2022, the CPC had 29.3 million female members, accounting for 29.9 percent of the total membership, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous year. The proportion of members from ethnic minority groups grew by 0.1 percentage points to 7.6 percent.

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Data showed that workers and peasants continue to make up the majority of the CPC members, accounting for 33.3 percent of the total.