Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	277,716 people	279,679 people	223,832 people
Urbanization rate	13.9%	32.1%	48.1%
Urban population	38,727 people	89,767 people	107,560 people
Male	144,011 people	143,951 people	113,743 people
Female	133,705 people	135,728 people	110,089 people
Households	69,132	76,864	82,357
Average household size	3.90	3.43	2.60

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+	919 people	1,407 people	2,326 people
80–84	1,672 people	2,219 people	3,891 people
75–79	2,893 people	3,461 people	6,354 people
70–74	4,459 people	4,701 people	9,160 people
65–69	6,535 people	6,534 people	13,069 people
60–64	8,069 people	7,636 people	15,705 people
55–59	9,930 people	9,705 people	19,635 people
50–54	11,010 people	10,970 people	21,980 people
45–49	10,387 people	10,556 people	20,943 people
40–44	6,773 people	7,055 people	13,828 people
35–39	6,405 people	5,925 people	12,330 people
30–34	9,042 people	7,959 people	17,001 people
25–29	7,700 people	7,044 people	14,744 people
20–24	4,550 people	3,677 people	8,227 people
15–19	4,276 people	3,450 people	7,726 people
10–14	6,543 people	6,056 people	12,599 people
5–9	6,788 people	6,336 people	13,124 people
1–4	4,906 people	4,536 people	9,442 people
0	886 people	862 people	1,748 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	475 people	620 people	1,095 people
80–84	936 people	1,129 people	2,065 people
75–79	2,110 people	2,498 people	4,608 people
70–74	3,207 people	3,456 people	6,663 people
65–69	4,276 people	4,502 people	8,778 people
60–64	5,949 people	5,773 people	11,722 people
55–59	8,007 people	7,664 people	15,671 people
50–54	9,637 people	9,007 people	18,644 people
45–49	11,998 people	11,506 people	23,504 people
40–44	13,850 people	13,151 people	27,001 people
35–39	13,579 people	13,054 people	26,633 people
30–34	9,414 people	9,186 people	18,600 people
25–29	8,404 people	7,845 people	16,249 people
20–24	11,840 people	11,076 people	22,916 people
15–19	17,018 people	15,764 people	32,782 people
10–14	9,918 people	8,194 people	18,112 people
5–9	6,828 people	5,591 people	12,419 people
1–4	5,331 people	4,640 people	9,971 people
0	1,174 people	1,072 people	2,246 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	219 people	242 people	461 people
80–84	619 people	718 people	1,337 people
75–79	1,514 people	1,500 people	3,014 people
70–74	2,137 people	2,166 people	4,303 people
65–69	3,393 people	3,457 people	6,850 people
60–64	4,582 people	4,518 people	9,100 people
55–59	4,940 people	4,896 people	9,836 people
50–54	6,526 people	6,097 people	12,623 people
45–49	8,417 people	7,938 people	16,355 people
40–44	10,316 people	9,329 people	19,645 people
35–39	12,974 people	11,865 people	24,839 people
30–34	13,788 people	12,686 people	26,474 people
25–29	13,075 people	12,317 people	25,392 people
20–24	8,538 people	8,631 people	17,169 people
15–19	11,372 people	10,292 people	21,664 people
10–14	18,091 people	16,776 people	34,867 people
5–9	14,822 people	13,405 people	28,227 people
1–4	7,018 people	5,601 people	12,619 people
0	1,670 people	1,271 people	2,941 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.77%

279,039 people

Hui0.22%

601 people

Mongol0.01%

17 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Manchu0.00%

10 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