Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,424,518 people	1,141,347 people	950,939 people
Urbanization rate	8.8%	19.9%	30.7%
Urban population	125,492 people	226,648 people	291,881 people
Male	737,046 people	582,654 people	478,209 people
Female	687,472 people	558,693 people	472,730 people
Households	412,383	374,046	402,117
Average household size	3.42	3.00	2.30

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+	8,542 people	11,213 people	19,755 people
80–84	11,007 people	11,741 people	22,748 people
75–79	19,944 people	19,419 people	39,363 people
70–74	31,198 people	28,493 people	59,691 people
65–69	43,317 people	43,394 people	86,711 people
60–64	27,595 people	27,990 people	55,585 people
55–59	31,795 people	35,154 people	66,949 people
50–54	38,019 people	43,245 people	81,264 people
45–49	38,573 people	41,350 people	79,923 people
40–44	20,555 people	22,018 people	42,573 people
35–39	21,241 people	19,774 people	41,015 people
30–34	33,467 people	29,902 people	63,369 people
25–29	16,947 people	15,514 people	32,461 people
20–24	16,535 people	14,331 people	30,866 people
15–19	27,239 people	24,486 people	51,725 people
10–14	42,469 people	39,193 people	81,662 people
5–9	29,842 people	27,389 people	57,231 people
1–4	17,103 people	15,537 people	32,640 people
0	2,821 people	2,587 people	5,408 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,766 people	7,103 people	11,869 people
80–84	8,729 people	9,562 people	18,291 people
75–79	14,006 people	13,290 people	27,296 people
70–74	19,462 people	17,650 people	37,112 people
65–69	28,034 people	24,308 people	52,342 people
60–64	38,981 people	33,597 people	72,578 people
55–59	48,779 people	48,319 people	97,098 people
50–54	30,791 people	31,623 people	62,414 people
45–49	35,896 people	37,952 people	73,848 people
40–44	46,353 people	48,016 people	94,369 people
35–39	50,602 people	50,890 people	101,492 people
30–34	29,271 people	30,582 people	59,853 people
25–29	29,656 people	28,466 people	58,122 people
20–24	45,701 people	44,375 people	90,076 people
15–19	31,049 people	27,942 people	58,991 people
10–14	36,658 people	31,612 people	68,270 people
5–9	41,801 people	36,575 people	78,376 people
1–4	35,353 people	31,032 people	66,385 people
0	6,766 people	5,799 people	12,565 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,333 people	5,160 people	7,493 people
80–84	4,771 people	7,380 people	12,151 people
75–79	10,429 people	11,988 people	22,417 people
70–74	17,656 people	17,235 people	34,891 people
65–69	22,872 people	20,361 people	43,233 people
60–64	27,361 people	23,728 people	51,089 people
55–59	34,814 people	29,758 people	64,572 people
50–54	45,978 people	38,780 people	84,758 people
45–49	59,638 people	55,876 people	115,514 people
40–44	40,524 people	37,623 people	78,147 people
35–39	52,828 people	53,271 people	106,099 people
30–34	69,753 people	71,276 people	141,029 people
25–29	71,687 people	70,518 people	142,205 people
20–24	38,953 people	42,040 people	80,993 people
15–19	53,437 people	45,370 people	98,807 people
10–14	98,791 people	86,694 people	185,485 people
5–9	45,471 people	38,886 people	84,357 people
1–4	33,053 people	26,045 people	59,098 people
0	6,697 people	5,483 people	12,180 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

1,140,426 people

Tibetan0.02%

198 people

Yi0.01%

160 people

Miao0.01%

129 people

Bouyei0.01%

55 people

Bai0.01%

55 people

Tujia0.00%

47 people

Wa0.00%

35 people

Zhuang0.00%

29 people

Dai0.00%

27 people

Qiang0.00%

27 people

Hani0.00%

24 people

Jino0.00%

22 people

Hui0.00%

15 people

Lahu0.00%

11 people

Dong0.00%

10 people

Lisu0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Naxi0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Blang0.00%

6 people

Maonan0.00%

6 people

Manchu0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Pumi0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

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