Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	260,034 people	278,169 people	238,792 people
Urbanization rate	15.0%	30.6%	45.5%
Urban population	39,093 people	85,117 people	108,556 people
Male	136,690 people	144,351 people	124,282 people
Female	123,344 people	133,818 people	114,510 people
Households	66,666	68,023	77,837
Average household size	3.83	3.88	2.83

Age pyramid

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

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,439 people	2,317 people	3,756 people
80–84	2,256 people	2,753 people	5,009 people
75–79	3,541 people	3,803 people	7,344 people
70–74	5,866 people	6,023 people	11,889 people
65–69	7,279 people	6,859 people	14,138 people
60–64	4,822 people	4,284 people	9,106 people
55–59	8,538 people	8,079 people	16,617 people
50–54	11,236 people	10,077 people	21,313 people
45–49	10,740 people	9,081 people	19,821 people
40–44	7,500 people	6,543 people	14,043 people
35–39	6,939 people	6,205 people	13,144 people
30–34	9,825 people	8,191 people	18,016 people
25–29	7,755 people	6,769 people	14,524 people
20–24	5,552 people	5,067 people	10,619 people
15–19	6,898 people	6,213 people	13,111 people
10–14	8,939 people	8,288 people	17,227 people
5–9	8,573 people	7,820 people	16,393 people
1–4	5,454 people	5,066 people	10,520 people
0	1,130 people	1,072 people	2,202 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	687 people	1,184 people	1,871 people
80–84	1,543 people	2,062 people	3,605 people
75–79	2,762 people	3,083 people	5,845 people
70–74	3,924 people	3,845 people	7,769 people
65–69	5,020 people	4,686 people	9,706 people
60–64	7,396 people	6,991 people	14,387 people
55–59	8,656 people	7,713 people	16,369 people
50–54	5,739 people	5,014 people	10,753 people
45–49	10,282 people	9,183 people	19,465 people
40–44	13,708 people	11,728 people	25,436 people
35–39	13,579 people	11,447 people	25,026 people
30–34	10,089 people	9,268 people	19,357 people
25–29	9,589 people	9,435 people	19,024 people
20–24	12,773 people	12,742 people	25,515 people
15–19	10,830 people	10,558 people	21,388 people
10–14	8,780 people	8,273 people	17,053 people
5–9	9,600 people	8,397 people	17,997 people
1–4	7,356 people	6,490 people	13,846 people
0	2,038 people	1,719 people	3,757 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	329 people	579 people	908 people
80–84	704 people	1,067 people	1,771 people
75–79	1,717 people	2,086 people	3,803 people
70–74	3,107 people	3,268 people	6,375 people
65–69	4,239 people	3,956 people	8,195 people
60–64	5,038 people	4,637 people	9,675 people
55–59	5,538 people	5,050 people	10,588 people
50–54	7,758 people	7,108 people	14,866 people
45–49	9,179 people	7,897 people	17,076 people
40–44	6,008 people	5,175 people	11,183 people
35–39	10,844 people	9,537 people	20,381 people
30–34	14,114 people	11,956 people	26,070 people
25–29	13,476 people	11,107 people	24,583 people
20–24	9,477 people	8,885 people	18,362 people
15–19	9,639 people	8,317 people	17,956 people
10–14	15,479 people	14,544 people	30,023 people
5–9	11,847 people	10,841 people	22,688 people
1–4	6,241 people	5,663 people	11,904 people
0	1,956 people	1,671 people	3,627 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tujia59.45%

165,368 people

Miao21.63%

60,175 people

Han18.30%

50,905 people

Yao0.49%

1,359 people

Hui0.04%

103 people

Dong0.02%

51 people

Bai0.02%

46 people

Kazakh0.02%

44 people

Zhuang0.01%

40 people

Mongol0.01%

17 people

Manchu0.01%

14 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Li0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

7 people

Wa0.00%

5 people

Nu0.00%

5 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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