Total population3,321,853 peopleSeventh census
Households1,213,467Average household size 2.57
Urbanization rate57.0%2020
Sex ratio (male per 100 female)102.9Minority population share 0.5%

Census data

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

ValueFifth censusSixth censusSeventh census
Total population3,594,215 people3,716,737 people3,321,853 people
Urbanization rate29.4%41.4%57.0%
Urban population1,055,647 people1,538,015 people1,894,757 people
Male1,861,050 people1,918,290 people1,684,526 people
Female1,733,165 people1,798,447 people1,637,327 people
Households958,4551,028,5781,213,467
Average household size3.583.382.57

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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MaleFemale85+ · Male: 0.45%85+ · Female: 0.41%85+80–84 · Male: 2.27%80–84 · Female: 2.12%80–8475–79 · Male: 2.92%75–79 · Female: 2.73%75–7970–74 · Male: 2.69%70–74 · Female: 2.46%70–7465–69 · Male: 2.30%65–69 · Female: 2.01%65–6960–64 · Male: 2.07%60–64 · Female: 1.78%60–6455–59 · Male: 3.22%55–59 · Female: 2.81%55–5950–54 · Male: 4.09%50–54 · Female: 4.00%50–5445–49 · Male: 3.23%45–49 · Female: 3.23%45–4940–44 · Male: 3.04%40–44 · Female: 3.13%40–4435–39 · Male: 4.38%35–39 · Female: 4.46%35–3930–34 · Male: 4.66%30–34 · Female: 4.60%30–3425–29 · Male: 4.22%25–29 · Female: 4.08%25–2920–24 · Male: 3.54%20–24 · Female: 3.31%20–2415–19 · Male: 3.07%15–19 · Female: 3.11%15–1910–14 · Male: 2.10%10–14 · Female: 2.22%10–145–9 · Male: 1.33%5–9 · Female: 1.47%5–91–4 · Male: 0.73%1–4 · Female: 0.91%1–40 · Male: 0.40%0 · Female: 0.46%0

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census.age_groupMaleFemaleTotal
85+ 14,902 people 13,582 people 28,484 people
80–84 75,466 people 70,422 people 145,888 people
75–79 96,903 people 90,685 people 187,588 people
70–74 89,209 people 81,791 people 171,000 people
65–69 76,482 people 66,872 people 143,354 people
60–64 68,866 people 58,974 people 127,840 people
55–59 106,864 people 93,239 people 200,103 people
50–54 135,735 people 132,709 people 268,444 people
45–49 107,381 people 107,152 people 214,533 people
40–44 101,099 people 103,921 people 205,020 people
35–39 145,545 people 148,040 people 293,585 people
30–34 154,934 people 152,787 people 307,721 people
25–29 140,036 people 135,526 people 275,562 people
20–24 117,718 people 110,060 people 227,778 people
15–19 101,853 people 103,393 people 205,246 people
10–14 69,889 people 73,683 people 143,572 people
5–9 44,134 people 48,788 people 92,922 people
1–4 24,283 people 30,303 people 54,586 people
0 13,227 people 15,400 people 28,627 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.51%
3,698,623 people
Hui0.41%
15,279 people
Dong0.04%
1,374 people
Tujia0.01%
285 people
Zhuang0.01%
248 people
Korean0.01%
242 people
Manchu0.00%
151 people
Miao0.00%
82 people
Yi0.00%
77 people
Uyghur0.00%
70 people
Mongol0.00%
45 people
Tibetan0.00%
40 people
Yao0.00%
34 people
Mulao0.00%
26 people
Tajik0.00%
23 people
Dai0.00%
18 people
Jingpo0.00%
17 people
Bouyei0.00%
11 people
Hani0.00%
11 people
Li0.00%
11 people
Maonan0.00%
11 people
Kazakh0.00%
8 people
Dongxiang0.00%
8 people
Lisu0.00%
6 people
Sui0.00%
5 people
Salar0.00%
5 people
Bai0.00%
3 people
Lahu0.00%
3 people
Uzbek0.00%
3 people
Naxi0.00%
2 people
Xibe0.00%
2 people
She0.00%
1 people
Qiang0.00%
1 people
Kyrgyz0.00%
1 people
Blang0.00%
1 people
Achang0.00%
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