Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	485,338 people	420,840 people	395,376 people
Urbanization rate	14.3%	26.0%	40.0%
Urban population	69,531 people	109,476 people	158,088 people
Male	256,008 people	215,018 people	202,547 people
Female	229,330 people	205,822 people	192,829 people
Households	140,395	146,342	177,069
Average household size	3.39	2.74	2.14

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+	2,128 people	2,716 people	4,844 people
80–84	3,397 people	3,806 people	7,203 people
75–79	6,169 people	6,444 people	12,613 people
70–74	9,244 people	9,019 people	18,263 people
65–69	13,948 people	13,501 people	27,449 people
60–64	13,298 people	12,356 people	25,654 people
55–59	19,126 people	17,785 people	36,911 people
50–54	21,697 people	19,912 people	41,609 people
45–49	16,532 people	15,063 people	31,595 people
40–44	12,278 people	11,741 people	24,019 people
35–39	14,184 people	13,306 people	27,490 people
30–34	13,391 people	13,903 people	27,294 people
25–29	9,659 people	9,206 people	18,865 people
20–24	5,948 people	5,506 people	11,454 people
15–19	8,585 people	7,656 people	16,241 people
10–14	12,354 people	11,614 people	23,968 people
5–9	11,381 people	10,855 people	22,236 people
1–4	7,724 people	7,023 people	14,747 people
0	1,504 people	1,417 people	2,921 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,034 people	1,375 people	2,409 people
80–84	2,643 people	2,884 people	5,527 people
75–79	4,715 people	4,751 people	9,466 people
70–74	6,605 people	6,328 people	12,933 people
65–69	8,858 people	8,461 people	17,319 people
60–64	11,742 people	10,539 people	22,281 people
55–59	16,711 people	15,175 people	31,886 people
50–54	15,403 people	13,821 people	29,224 people
45–49	20,824 people	19,334 people	40,158 people
40–44	22,789 people	21,106 people	43,895 people
35–39	16,930 people	15,683 people	32,613 people
30–34	11,920 people	12,100 people	24,020 people
25–29	13,089 people	13,618 people	26,707 people
20–24	11,126 people	12,243 people	23,369 people
15–19	15,307 people	14,927 people	30,234 people
10–14	11,695 people	11,283 people	22,978 people
5–9	11,302 people	10,726 people	22,028 people
1–4	9,667 people	9,054 people	18,721 people
0	2,658 people	2,414 people	5,072 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	533 people	668 people	1,201 people
80–84	1,383 people	1,725 people	3,108 people
75–79	3,412 people	3,608 people	7,020 people
70–74	6,293 people	5,939 people	12,232 people
65–69	7,688 people	7,197 people	14,885 people
60–64	8,859 people	8,100 people	16,959 people
55–59	10,489 people	9,816 people	20,305 people
50–54	13,159 people	11,468 people	24,627 people
45–49	18,559 people	16,355 people	34,914 people
40–44	17,203 people	14,734 people	31,937 people
35–39	24,716 people	21,247 people	45,963 people
30–34	27,877 people	23,473 people	51,350 people
25–29	22,039 people	18,292 people	40,331 people
20–24	16,888 people	15,784 people	32,672 people
15–19	23,178 people	20,702 people	43,880 people
10–14	24,884 people	23,050 people	47,934 people
5–9	17,042 people	15,721 people	32,763 people
1–4	9,724 people	9,450 people	19,174 people
0	2,082 people	2,001 people	4,083 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tujia50.17%

211,114 people

Han49.50%

208,321 people

Miao0.24%

1,019 people

Manchu0.02%

87 people

Hui0.01%

46 people

Zhuang0.01%

43 people

Yi0.01%

28 people

Dong0.01%

27 people

Bouyei0.01%

27 people

Mongol0.01%

19 people

Yao0.01%

19 people

Tibetan0.00%

17 people

Uyghur0.00%

12 people

Li0.00%

11 people

Korean0.00%

9 people

Dai0.00%

9 people

Bai0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

Nu0.00%

4 people

Other groups0.00%

4 people

She0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

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