Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	900,759 people	900,995 people	780,969 people
Urbanization rate	10.3%	24.9%	34.6%
Urban population	93,168 people	223,995 people	270,402 people
Male	473,408 people	461,547 people	399,177 people
Female	427,351 people	439,448 people	381,792 people
Households	250,611	249,745	280,859
Average household size	3.56	3.53	2.69

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+	5,487 people	6,990 people	12,477 people
80–84	8,646 people	9,368 people	18,014 people
75–79	11,303 people	11,412 people	22,715 people
70–74	17,544 people	16,741 people	34,285 people
65–69	24,296 people	22,786 people	47,082 people
60–64	21,619 people	19,835 people	41,454 people
55–59	33,580 people	31,766 people	65,346 people
50–54	39,965 people	37,633 people	77,598 people
45–49	34,663 people	31,648 people	66,311 people
40–44	24,502 people	23,448 people	47,950 people
35–39	21,831 people	21,784 people	43,615 people
30–34	31,294 people	29,743 people	61,037 people
25–29	14,816 people	14,681 people	29,497 people
20–24	12,001 people	11,449 people	23,450 people
15–19	16,619 people	15,854 people	32,473 people
10–14	28,934 people	27,800 people	56,734 people
5–9	29,215 people	27,254 people	56,469 people
1–4	19,266 people	18,220 people	37,486 people
0	3,596 people	3,380 people	6,976 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,300 people	3,830 people	7,130 people
80–84	6,094 people	6,021 people	12,115 people
75–79	10,377 people	9,820 people	20,197 people
70–74	15,382 people	13,880 people	29,262 people
65–69	15,682 people	14,284 people	29,966 people
60–64	21,851 people	19,404 people	41,255 people
55–59	28,391 people	25,434 people	53,825 people
50–54	24,655 people	22,384 people	47,039 people
45–49	37,660 people	34,817 people	72,477 people
40–44	47,461 people	42,563 people	90,024 people
35–39	44,466 people	39,340 people	83,806 people
30–34	33,302 people	32,579 people	65,881 people
25–29	30,913 people	33,540 people	64,453 people
20–24	41,647 people	45,790 people	87,437 people
15–19	21,145 people	20,698 people	41,843 people
10–14	20,969 people	20,265 people	41,234 people
5–9	26,919 people	25,798 people	52,717 people
1–4	24,984 people	23,234 people	48,218 people
0	6,349 people	5,767 people	12,116 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,745 people	2,176 people	3,921 people
80–84	3,774 people	3,715 people	7,489 people
75–79	7,181 people	6,454 people	13,635 people
70–74	11,562 people	10,002 people	21,564 people
65–69	15,510 people	13,250 people	28,760 people
60–64	19,946 people	17,296 people	37,242 people
55–59	18,356 people	16,082 people	34,438 people
50–54	24,373 people	21,010 people	45,383 people
45–49	31,084 people	27,368 people	58,452 people
40–44	27,327 people	24,047 people	51,374 people
35–39	41,880 people	37,669 people	79,549 people
30–34	51,984 people	47,249 people	99,233 people
25–29	46,306 people	39,547 people	85,853 people
20–24	33,243 people	31,601 people	64,844 people
15–19	35,441 people	31,884 people	67,325 people
10–14	56,389 people	53,565 people	109,954 people
5–9	26,313 people	24,724 people	51,037 people
1–4	16,318 people	15,344 people	31,662 people
0	4,676 people	4,368 people	9,044 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.91%

900,200 people

Miao0.02%

186 people

Tujia0.02%

131 people

Zhuang0.01%

111 people

Yao0.01%

81 people

Kazakh0.01%

62 people

Hui0.01%

58 people

Bouyei0.00%

33 people

Li0.00%

24 people

Dong0.00%

14 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Hani0.00%

12 people

Wa0.00%

11 people

Yi0.00%

10 people

Tu0.00%

8 people

Blang0.00%

7 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

Other groups0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

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