Total population61,027,171 peopleSeventh census

Households21,910,377Average household size 2.61

Urbanization rate58.3%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)103.9Minority population share 0.7%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	58,999,948 people	59,500,468 people	61,027,171 people
Urbanization rate	26.7%	43.0%	58.3%
Urban population	15,766,389 people	25,577,117 people	35,595,103 people
Male	30,437,820 people	30,245,513 people	31,103,394 people
Female	28,562,128 people	29,254,955 people	29,923,777 people
Households	16,313,885	18,861,956	21,910,377
Average household size	3.54	3.00	2.61

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+	307,434 people	475,102 people	782,536 people
80–84	473,816 people	545,596 people	1,019,412 people
75–79	824,152 people	856,751 people	1,680,903 people
70–74	1,203,061 people	1,204,256 people	2,407,317 people
65–69	1,625,526 people	1,643,717 people	3,269,243 people
60–64	1,187,345 people	1,122,480 people	2,309,825 people
55–59	2,265,681 people	2,318,885 people	4,584,566 people
50–54	2,842,607 people	2,940,759 people	5,783,366 people
45–49	2,476,430 people	2,437,152 people	4,913,582 people
40–44	1,913,653 people	1,875,778 people	3,789,431 people
35–39	1,772,207 people	1,779,787 people	3,551,994 people
30–34	2,413,901 people	2,460,495 people	4,874,396 people
25–29	2,108,084 people	1,987,486 people	4,095,570 people
20–24	1,583,913 people	1,394,602 people	2,978,515 people
15–19	1,777,277 people	1,466,556 people	3,243,833 people
10–14	2,161,728 people	1,801,911 people	3,963,639 people
5–9	2,246,453 people	1,908,376 people	4,154,829 people
1–4	1,615,120 people	1,434,212 people	3,049,332 people
0	305,006 people	269,876 people	574,882 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	135,105 people	254,011 people	389,116 people
80–84	296,820 people	388,671 people	685,491 people
75–79	573,513 people	621,380 people	1,194,893 people
70–74	825,287 people	781,920 people	1,607,207 people
65–69	1,150,478 people	1,057,363 people	2,207,841 people
60–64	1,475,884 people	1,371,101 people	2,846,985 people
55–59	1,846,009 people	1,795,281 people	3,641,290 people
50–54	1,324,934 people	1,233,594 people	2,558,528 people
45–49	2,462,328 people	2,465,498 people	4,927,826 people
40–44	3,078,803 people	3,150,647 people	6,229,450 people
35–39	2,672,730 people	2,678,457 people	5,351,187 people
30–34	1,989,930 people	2,017,816 people	4,007,746 people
25–29	1,738,599 people	1,881,739 people	3,620,338 people
20–24	2,353,868 people	2,558,334 people	4,912,202 people
15–19	2,468,849 people	2,275,383 people	4,744,232 people
10–14	1,943,519 people	1,613,691 people	3,557,210 people
5–9	1,844,189 people	1,481,405 people	3,325,594 people
1–4	1,643,659 people	1,301,414 people	2,945,073 people
0	421,009 people	327,250 people	748,259 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	49,800 people	118,405 people	168,205 people
80–84	144,444 people	260,445 people	404,889 people
75–79	365,541 people	485,422 people	850,963 people
70–74	644,102 people	687,880 people	1,331,982 people
65–69	890,269 people	833,664 people	1,723,933 people
60–64	1,087,299 people	932,119 people	2,019,418 people
55–59	1,281,585 people	1,116,456 people	2,398,041 people
50–54	1,594,372 people	1,439,189 people	3,033,561 people
45–49	1,953,481 people	1,844,591 people	3,798,072 people
40–44	1,346,733 people	1,234,054 people	2,580,787 people
35–39	2,641,751 people	2,604,841 people	5,246,592 people
30–34	3,228,594 people	3,258,255 people	6,486,849 people
25–29	2,726,415 people	2,728,547 people	5,454,962 people
20–24	2,062,715 people	2,022,520 people	4,085,235 people
15–19	2,300,178 people	2,076,084 people	4,376,262 people
10–14	3,427,107 people	3,118,165 people	6,545,272 people
5–9	2,841,959 people	2,374,783 people	5,216,742 people
1–4	1,470,522 people	1,132,383 people	2,602,905 people
0	380,953 people	294,325 people	675,278 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.29%

60,594,623 people

Hui0.49%

297,740 people

Miao0.04%

24,975 people

Yi0.03%

15,844 people

Tujia0.03%

14,981 people

Zhuang0.02%

12,337 people

Manchu0.02%

12,067 people

Bouyei0.01%

8,052 people

Dong0.01%

6,119 people

Mongol0.01%

5,809 people

Uyghur0.01%

4,026 people

Tibetan0.01%

3,694 people

Yao0.00%

2,390 people

Hani0.00%

2,233 people

Bai0.00%

2,156 people

She0.00%

2,141 people

Korean0.00%

1,840 people

Li0.00%

1,636 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1,559 people

Other groups0.00%

1,498 people

Dai0.00%

1,432 people

Gelao0.00%

1,355 people

Wa0.00%

1,332 people

Sui0.00%

1,327 people

Lisu0.00%

1,242 people

Lahu0.00%

1,213 people

Mulao0.00%

379 people

Jingpo0.00%

377 people

Qiang0.00%

329 people

Tu0.00%

327 people

Kazakh0.00%

288 people

Salar0.00%

231 people

Xibe0.00%

228 people

Blang0.00%

179 people

Maonan0.00%

153 people

Daur0.00%

145 people

Naxi0.00%

122 people

Achang0.00%

112 people

Gaoshan0.00%

66 people

De'ang0.00%

65 people

Bonan0.00%

57 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

52 people

Nu0.00%

48 people

Russian0.00%

44 people

Pumi0.00%

38 people

Derung0.00%

29 people

Gin0.00%

26 people

Evenki0.00%

25 people

Oroqen0.00%

17 people

Jino0.00%

13 people

Yugur0.00%

9 people

Nanai0.00%

9 people

Monba0.00%

7 people

Tajik0.00%

6 people

Tatar0.00%

6 people

Lhoba0.00%

5 people

Uzbek0.00%

3 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