Census data

Population, households, age structure and ethnic composition from modern censuses.

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	297,090 people	272,205 people	240,360 people
Urbanization rate	17.3%	29.2%	44.6%
Urban population	51,274 people	79,430 people	107,140 people
Male	151,579 people	141,553 people	121,361 people
Female	145,511 people	130,652 people	118,999 people
Households	81,841	94,559	99,901
Average household size	3.60	2.76	2.34

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	527 people	760 people	1,287 people
80–84	1,150 people	1,600 people	2,750 people
75–79	1,977 people	2,431 people	4,408 people
70–74	3,878 people	4,576 people	8,454 people
65–69	6,572 people	7,416 people	13,988 people
60–64	9,596 people	9,698 people	19,294 people
55–59	11,255 people	11,527 people	22,782 people
50–54	12,523 people	13,562 people	26,085 people
45–49	12,143 people	11,298 people	23,441 people
40–44	8,055 people	7,316 people	15,371 people
35–39	10,578 people	9,704 people	20,282 people
30–34	10,329 people	9,301 people	19,630 people
25–29	6,781 people	6,124 people	12,905 people
20–24	4,158 people	3,720 people	7,878 people
15–19	4,887 people	4,491 people	9,378 people
10–14	6,492 people	5,922 people	12,414 people
5–9	5,701 people	5,177 people	10,878 people
1–4	3,993 people	3,656 people	7,649 people
0	766 people	720 people	1,486 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	323 people	426 people	749 people
80–84	729 people	909 people	1,638 people
75–79	1,659 people	1,753 people	3,412 people
70–74	2,888 people	3,088 people	5,976 people
65–69	3,510 people	3,605 people	7,115 people
60–64	5,799 people	5,809 people	11,608 people
55–59	8,769 people	8,601 people	17,370 people
50–54	12,284 people	11,024 people	23,308 people
45–49	13,980 people	12,958 people	26,938 people
40–44	15,166 people	15,007 people	30,173 people
35–39	14,562 people	12,441 people	27,003 people
30–34	9,669 people	8,147 people	17,816 people
25–29	12,079 people	10,460 people	22,539 people
20–24	10,828 people	9,546 people	20,374 people
15–19	8,172 people	7,421 people	15,593 people
10–14	7,617 people	7,035 people	14,652 people
5–9	6,795 people	6,386 people	13,181 people
1–4	5,509 people	4,955 people	10,464 people
0	1,215 people	1,081 people	2,296 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	184 people	171 people	355 people
80–84	436 people	452 people	888 people
75–79	1,200 people	1,247 people	2,447 people
70–74	2,058 people	2,211 people	4,269 people
65–69	3,036 people	3,049 people	6,085 people
60–64	4,376 people	4,213 people	8,589 people
55–59	4,640 people	4,553 people	9,193 people
50–54	6,923 people	6,853 people	13,776 people
45–49	10,011 people	9,675 people	19,686 people
40–44	13,092 people	12,284 people	25,376 people
35–39	14,932 people	14,408 people	29,340 people
30–34	16,460 people	16,625 people	33,085 people
25–29	15,799 people	14,150 people	29,949 people
20–24	10,634 people	9,830 people	20,464 people
15–19	13,619 people	13,453 people	27,072 people
10–14	15,320 people	14,829 people	30,149 people
5–9	10,786 people	10,025 people	20,811 people
1–4	6,691 people	6,177 people	12,868 people
0	1,382 people	1,306 people	2,688 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han60.02%

163,368 people

Mongol37.94%

103,284 people

Manchu1.93%

5,248 people

Hui0.06%

153 people

Korean0.03%

84 people

Li0.01%

21 people

Evenki0.00%

11 people

Daur0.00%

10 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Zhuang0.00%

7 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Achang0.00%

2 people

Oroqen0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

1 people

Russian0.00%

1 people

Methodology and sources

Figures are compiled from national statistical yearbooks, census publications and official regional statistics. Each table displays its reference year. Read the data sources page for details.

Data sources