Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	286,729 people	254,596 people	223,622 people
Urbanization rate	19.4%	33.2%	45.7%
Urban population	55,740 people	84,639 people	102,160 people
Male	152,650 people	133,100 people	117,216 people
Female	134,079 people	121,496 people	106,406 people
Households	80,793	76,451	83,257
Average household size	3.47	3.19	2.54

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+	1,145 people	1,308 people	2,453 people
80–84	1,794 people	1,828 people	3,622 people
75–79	3,733 people	3,662 people	7,395 people
70–74	5,991 people	5,462 people	11,453 people
65–69	8,850 people	7,715 people	16,565 people
60–64	7,816 people	6,423 people	14,239 people
55–59	12,418 people	9,875 people	22,293 people
50–54	13,802 people	12,379 people	26,181 people
45–49	9,808 people	8,862 people	18,670 people
40–44	7,650 people	6,965 people	14,615 people
35–39	7,216 people	6,826 people	14,042 people
30–34	8,707 people	8,508 people	17,215 people
25–29	6,037 people	5,755 people	11,792 people
20–24	2,296 people	2,203 people	4,499 people
15–19	3,162 people	2,780 people	5,942 people
10–14	5,580 people	5,307 people	10,887 people
5–9	5,748 people	5,363 people	11,111 people
1–4	4,592 people	4,371 people	8,963 people
0	871 people	814 people	1,685 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	541 people	750 people	1,291 people
80–84	1,375 people	1,526 people	2,901 people
75–79	3,030 people	2,853 people	5,883 people
70–74	3,889 people	3,502 people	7,391 people
65–69	5,659 people	5,089 people	10,748 people
60–64	7,705 people	6,591 people	14,296 people
55–59	10,447 people	8,958 people	19,405 people
50–54	9,023 people	7,323 people	16,346 people
45–49	13,757 people	11,081 people	24,838 people
40–44	15,021 people	13,348 people	28,369 people
35–39	10,903 people	9,784 people	20,687 people
30–34	8,975 people	8,387 people	17,362 people
25–29	8,601 people	8,556 people	17,157 people
20–24	9,751 people	10,419 people	20,170 people
15–19	8,861 people	8,507 people	17,368 people
10–14	4,165 people	4,130 people	8,295 people
5–9	5,182 people	4,803 people	9,985 people
1–4	4,878 people	4,671 people	9,549 people
0	1,337 people	1,218 people	2,555 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	225 people	429 people	654 people
80–84	815 people	1,146 people	1,961 people
75–79	2,092 people	2,243 people	4,335 people
70–74	3,657 people	3,531 people	7,188 people
65–69	5,184 people	4,543 people	9,727 people
60–64	5,425 people	4,567 people	9,992 people
55–59	6,696 people	6,056 people	12,752 people
50–54	8,711 people	7,389 people	16,100 people
45–49	11,674 people	9,689 people	21,363 people
40–44	9,877 people	7,783 people	17,660 people
35–39	15,330 people	11,635 people	26,965 people
30–34	17,435 people	14,490 people	31,925 people
25–29	13,132 people	10,801 people	23,933 people
20–24	11,394 people	9,999 people	21,393 people
15–19	11,838 people	11,224 people	23,062 people
10–14	15,058 people	14,863 people	29,921 people
5–9	9,853 people	9,505 people	19,358 people
1–4	3,414 people	3,382 people	6,796 people
0	840 people	804 people	1,644 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.83%

254,166 people

Hui0.08%

207 people

Zhuang0.02%

38 people

Miao0.01%

33 people

Manchu0.01%

33 people

Tujia0.01%

31 people

Uyghur0.01%

20 people

Mongol0.01%

15 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Tu0.00%

8 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Salar0.00%

5 people

Dong0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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