Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	42,013 people	56,290 people	59,524 people
Urbanization rate	7.5%	7.6%	23.0%
Urban population	3,168 people	4,274 people	13,705 people
Male	21,120 people	26,688 people	29,882 people
Female	20,893 people	29,602 people	29,642 people
Households	8,253	10,596	15,773
Average household size	4.92	4.56	3.29

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+	87 people	215 people	302 people
80–84	164 people	261 people	425 people
75–79	403 people	623 people	1,026 people
70–74	630 people	942 people	1,572 people
65–69	660 people	795 people	1,455 people
60–64	633 people	656 people	1,289 people
55–59	1,158 people	1,029 people	2,187 people
50–54	2,097 people	1,836 people	3,933 people
45–49	2,631 people	2,324 people	4,955 people
40–44	2,533 people	2,519 people	5,052 people
35–39	2,391 people	2,408 people	4,799 people
30–34	2,623 people	2,799 people	5,422 people
25–29	2,703 people	2,553 people	5,256 people
20–24	2,331 people	2,226 people	4,557 people
15–19	1,809 people	1,690 people	3,499 people
10–14	2,541 people	2,412 people	4,953 people
5–9	2,541 people	2,463 people	5,004 people
1–4	1,738 people	1,686 people	3,424 people
0	209 people	205 people	414 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	89 people	182 people	271 people
80–84	121 people	226 people	347 people
75–79	247 people	419 people	666 people
70–74	485 people	612 people	1,097 people
65–69	732 people	966 people	1,698 people
60–64	870 people	1,122 people	1,992 people
55–59	887 people	891 people	1,778 people
50–54	795 people	867 people	1,662 people
45–49	1,299 people	1,299 people	2,598 people
40–44	2,241 people	2,582 people	4,823 people
35–39	2,634 people	2,889 people	5,523 people
30–34	2,808 people	3,937 people	6,745 people
25–29	2,577 people	3,423 people	6,000 people
20–24	2,572 people	2,458 people	5,030 people
15–19	2,152 people	1,899 people	4,051 people
10–14	2,054 people	1,898 people	3,952 people
5–9	2,001 people	1,943 people	3,944 people
1–4	1,801 people	1,714 people	3,515 people
0	323 people	275 people	598 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	33 people	95 people	128 people
80–84	75 people	146 people	221 people
75–79	167 people	304 people	471 people
70–74	267 people	460 people	727 people
65–69	418 people	612 people	1,030 people
60–64	639 people	740 people	1,379 people
55–59	899 people	1,006 people	1,905 people
50–54	972 people	1,045 people	2,017 people
45–49	1,132 people	1,057 people	2,189 people
40–44	922 people	846 people	1,768 people
35–39	1,514 people	1,279 people	2,793 people
30–34	2,184 people	1,998 people	4,182 people
25–29	2,625 people	2,450 people	5,075 people
20–24	2,614 people	2,456 people	5,070 people
15–19	1,977 people	1,983 people	3,960 people
10–14	1,717 people	1,744 people	3,461 people
5–9	1,499 people	1,304 people	2,803 people
1–4	1,146 people	1,088 people	2,234 people
0	320 people	280 people	600 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan95.50%

53,755 people

Han4.16%

2,340 people

Hui0.17%

97 people

Yi0.08%

46 people

Bai0.03%

16 people

Qiang0.02%

11 people

Manchu0.01%

7 people

Tujia0.01%

6 people

Dong0.01%

4 people

Mongol0.01%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

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