人均

• Pinyin: rén jūn
• Hanzi breakdown: 人 = 人 (person); 均 = 土 + 匀 (earth + even — to level out; equal distribution)

Meaning

Per capita; per person. Expresses an average value obtained by dividing a total quantity by the number of people in a given population.

Essential in economic reporting and policy documents: 人均GDP, 人均收入 (per capita income), 人均寿命 (life expectancy), 人均耕地 (arable land per person). Used attributively before nouns or predicatively with 达到/超过.

Examples

1. 该省去年人均可支配收入突破五万元，城乡居民的生活水平得到了显著提升。 Last year, the province’s per capita disposable income surpassed 50,000 yuan, significantly improving living standards for both urban and rural residents.
2. 世界卫生组织建议，各国政府应将医疗卫生支出提高至人均不低于某一基准线，以保障基本医疗服务。 The World Health Organization recommends that governments raise health spending to at least a certain per capita benchmark to ensure basic medical services.
3. 与发达国家相比，我国人均水资源占有量相当匮乏，水资源的合理调配与节约利用至关重要。 Compared with developed countries, our country’s per capita water resources are quite scarce, making the sensible allocation and conservation of water extremely important.

Usage Guide

Context: economics, statistics, policy, demographics

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 根据国家统计局最新数据，过去十年间全国人均粮食产量稳步增长，粮食安全形势总体向好。(According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, per capita grain output nationwide has grown steadily over the past decade, with the overall food security situation showing positive trends.)
• 这座城市的人均公园绿地面积已达十五平方米，跻身全国宜居城市排名前列。(The per capita area of park green space in this city has reached fifteen square metres, placing it among the top-ranked liveable cities in the country.)

Don't Say

• 这个城市人均了很多 — use 这个城市人均收入增加了很多; 人均 is an attributive modifier, not a standalone predicate verb

Origin & History

人 (person) + 均 (equal/average) — distributed equally among each person

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal