Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	43,814 people	48,649 people	49,967 people
Urbanization rate	13.4%	17.5%	27.7%
Urban population	5,882 people	8,518 people	13,855 people
Male	22,203 people	24,572 people	25,353 people
Female	21,611 people	24,077 people	24,614 people
Households	9,193	10,929	12,360
Average household size	4.67	4.34	3.71

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+	96 people	119 people	215 people
80–84	130 people	267 people	397 people
75–79	335 people	438 people	773 people
70–74	552 people	698 people	1,250 people
65–69	703 people	777 people	1,480 people
60–64	679 people	737 people	1,416 people
55–59	1,140 people	1,023 people	2,163 people
50–54	1,873 people	1,674 people	3,547 people
45–49	2,213 people	2,063 people	4,276 people
40–44	2,055 people	1,918 people	3,973 people
35–39	1,992 people	1,835 people	3,827 people
30–34	2,039 people	1,852 people	3,891 people
25–29	2,010 people	1,963 people	3,973 people
20–24	1,874 people	1,723 people	3,597 people
15–19	1,933 people	2,046 people	3,979 people
10–14	1,967 people	1,931 people	3,898 people
5–9	2,060 people	1,994 people	4,054 people
1–4	1,480 people	1,327 people	2,807 people
0	222 people	229 people	451 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	43 people	59 people	102 people
80–84	71 people	122 people	193 people
75–79	152 people	227 people	379 people
70–74	308 people	475 people	783 people
65–69	653 people	681 people	1,334 people
60–64	835 people	907 people	1,742 people
55–59	917 people	918 people	1,835 people
50–54	922 people	913 people	1,835 people
45–49	1,432 people	1,235 people	2,667 people
40–44	2,055 people	1,852 people	3,907 people
35–39	2,383 people	2,255 people	4,638 people
30–34	2,265 people	2,156 people	4,421 people
25–29	2,189 people	2,132 people	4,321 people
20–24	2,152 people	2,049 people	4,201 people
15–19	2,108 people	2,388 people	4,496 people
10–14	2,242 people	2,063 people	4,305 people
5–9	2,138 people	2,061 people	4,199 people
1–4	1,417 people	1,339 people	2,756 people
0	290 people	245 people	535 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	15 people	57 people	72 people
80–84	45 people	116 people	161 people
75–79	101 people	178 people	279 people
70–74	227 people	358 people	585 people
65–69	360 people	475 people	835 people
60–64	652 people	955 people	1,607 people
55–59	981 people	930 people	1,911 people
50–54	1,107 people	1,135 people	2,242 people
45–49	1,174 people	1,155 people	2,329 people
40–44	1,046 people	983 people	2,029 people
35–39	1,546 people	1,297 people	2,843 people
30–34	2,075 people	1,844 people	3,919 people
25–29	2,440 people	2,205 people	4,645 people
20–24	2,282 people	2,101 people	4,383 people
15–19	2,150 people	2,007 people	4,157 people
10–14	2,074 people	1,981 people	4,055 people
5–9	2,080 people	2,091 people	4,171 people
1–4	1,476 people	1,396 people	2,872 people
0	372 people	347 people	719 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan94.04%

45,751 people

Han5.73%

2,785 people

Bai0.07%

36 people

Hui0.04%

19 people

Yi0.04%

18 people

Manchu0.02%

8 people

Naxi0.01%

7 people

Korean0.01%

6 people

Qiang0.01%

5 people

Mongol0.01%

4 people

Dong0.01%

3 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

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