Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	309,541 people	340,740 people	346,435 people
Urbanization rate	8.8%	31.7%	46.3%
Urban population	27,351 people	108,044 people	160,257 people
Male	158,090 people	174,756 people	177,540 people
Female	151,451 people	165,984 people	168,895 people
Households	71,488	77,769	93,864
Average household size	4.24	4.26	3.46

Age pyramid

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

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,884 people	1,527 people	3,411 people
80–84	10,128 people	8,818 people	18,946 people
75–79	16,369 people	14,207 people	30,576 people
70–74	18,978 people	15,605 people	34,583 people
65–69	11,969 people	9,544 people	21,513 people
60–64	9,734 people	8,437 people	18,171 people
55–59	10,660 people	9,719 people	20,379 people
50–54	11,865 people	12,085 people	23,950 people
45–49	10,541 people	10,332 people	20,873 people
40–44	13,275 people	12,712 people	25,987 people
35–39	15,401 people	13,986 people	29,387 people
30–34	13,928 people	13,847 people	27,775 people
25–29	10,236 people	10,505 people	20,741 people
20–24	7,441 people	7,954 people	15,395 people
15–19	6,122 people	6,932 people	13,054 people
10–14	4,033 people	4,838 people	8,871 people
5–9	2,411 people	3,334 people	5,745 people
1–4	1,760 people	2,745 people	4,505 people
0	805 people	1,768 people	2,573 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,518 people	2,107 people	4,625 people
80–84	14,095 people	9,994 people	24,089 people
75–79	15,326 people	11,542 people	26,868 people
70–74	17,039 people	14,092 people	31,131 people
65–69	16,178 people	13,634 people	29,812 people
60–64	12,961 people	14,024 people	26,985 people
55–59	11,910 people	11,961 people	23,871 people
50–54	13,883 people	13,818 people	27,701 people
45–49	15,429 people	14,810 people	30,239 people
40–44	13,461 people	14,016 people	27,477 people
35–39	10,393 people	10,699 people	21,092 people
30–34	8,224 people	8,472 people	16,696 people
25–29	7,164 people	7,503 people	14,667 people
20–24	5,389 people	5,534 people	10,923 people
15–19	3,924 people	4,268 people	8,192 people
10–14	3,635 people	4,255 people	7,890 people
5–9	1,940 people	2,686 people	4,626 people
1–4	860 people	1,523 people	2,383 people
0	427 people	1,046 people	1,473 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,874 people	2,374 people	5,248 people
80–84	12,132 people	9,256 people	21,388 people
75–79	16,611 people	13,876 people	30,487 people
70–74	18,479 people	17,493 people	35,972 people
65–69	12,678 people	11,709 people	24,387 people
60–64	13,540 people	13,107 people	26,647 people
55–59	15,339 people	14,233 people	29,572 people
50–54	14,675 people	14,713 people	29,388 people
45–49	11,218 people	11,540 people	22,758 people
40–44	8,881 people	9,039 people	17,920 people
35–39	7,917 people	7,849 people	15,766 people
30–34	6,049 people	5,633 people	11,682 people
25–29	4,637 people	4,799 people	9,436 people
20–24	5,432 people	5,326 people	10,758 people
15–19	3,474 people	3,902 people	7,376 people
10–14	2,247 people	2,971 people	5,218 people
5–9	1,171 people	1,937 people	3,108 people
1–4	528 people	1,040 people	1,568 people
0	208 people	654 people	862 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.62%

345,111 people

Dongxiang0.27%

924 people

Tujia0.02%

83 people

Manchu0.02%

69 people

Korean0.02%

61 people

Yi0.01%

29 people

Tibetan0.01%

27 people

Hui0.01%

24 people

Yao0.01%

24 people

Bouyei0.01%

21 people

Bai0.00%

15 people

Uyghur0.00%

11 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Miao0.00%

6 people

Maonan0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

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