Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	22,088 people	27,185 people	31,794 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	16.1%	31.1%
Urban population	0 people	4,370 people	9,892 people
Male	11,270 people	14,138 people	16,649 people
Female	10,818 people	13,047 people	15,145 people
Households	5,024	7,588	10,077
Average household size	4.34	3.51	3.09

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+	40 people	99 people	139 people
80–84	85 people	152 people	237 people
75–79	160 people	205 people	365 people
70–74	254 people	250 people	504 people
65–69	297 people	329 people	626 people
60–64	236 people	236 people	472 people
55–59	640 people	515 people	1,155 people
50–54	967 people	796 people	1,763 people
45–49	1,206 people	1,065 people	2,271 people
40–44	1,221 people	1,083 people	2,304 people
35–39	1,126 people	1,097 people	2,223 people
30–34	1,350 people	1,214 people	2,564 people
25–29	1,447 people	1,259 people	2,706 people
20–24	1,367 people	1,094 people	2,461 people
15–19	1,168 people	949 people	2,117 people
10–14	1,445 people	1,362 people	2,807 people
5–9	1,893 people	1,799 people	3,692 people
1–4	1,471 people	1,373 people	2,844 people
0	276 people	268 people	544 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	31 people	104 people	135 people
80–84	63 people	112 people	175 people
75–79	126 people	145 people	271 people
70–74	223 people	262 people	485 people
65–69	298 people	316 people	614 people
60–64	364 people	321 people	685 people
55–59	423 people	394 people	817 people
50–54	355 people	290 people	645 people
45–49	803 people	611 people	1,414 people
40–44	1,142 people	850 people	1,992 people
35–39	1,381 people	1,185 people	2,566 people
30–34	1,299 people	1,259 people	2,558 people
25–29	1,234 people	1,257 people	2,491 people
20–24	1,260 people	1,226 people	2,486 people
15–19	1,225 people	1,049 people	2,274 people
10–14	1,385 people	1,262 people	2,647 people
5–9	1,375 people	1,306 people	2,681 people
1–4	914 people	867 people	1,781 people
0	237 people	231 people	468 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	8 people	52 people	60 people
80–84	34 people	89 people	123 people
75–79	83 people	157 people	240 people
70–74	125 people	188 people	313 people
65–69	194 people	249 people	443 people
60–64	252 people	291 people	543 people
55–59	321 people	351 people	672 people
50–54	423 people	371 people	794 people
45–49	510 people	396 people	906 people
40–44	337 people	329 people	666 people
35–39	842 people	691 people	1,533 people
30–34	1,105 people	905 people	2,010 people
25–29	1,317 people	1,171 people	2,488 people
20–24	1,187 people	1,153 people	2,340 people
15–19	983 people	1,015 people	1,998 people
10–14	1,155 people	1,077 people	2,232 people
5–9	1,200 people	1,153 people	2,353 people
1–4	918 people	946 people	1,864 people
0	276 people	234 people	510 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan92.55%

29,426 people

Han5.94%

1,887 people

Hui0.71%

225 people

Tu0.27%

85 people

Salar0.25%

79 people

Mongol0.09%

30 people

Qiang0.07%

23 people

Tujia0.04%

13 people

Dongxiang0.03%

8 people

Other groups0.02%

6 people

Manchu0.01%

3 people

Miao0.01%

2 people

Bouyei0.01%

2 people

Bai0.01%

2 people

Bonan0.01%

2 people

Yi0.00%

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