Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,185,862 people	1,126,167 people	719,038 people
Urbanization rate	18.7%	42.4%	66.6%
Urban population	221,889 people	477,235 people	478,878 people
Male	616,323 people	571,095 people	359,109 people
Female	569,539 people	555,072 people	359,929 people
Households	312,339	334,439	257,344
Average household size	3.76	3.29	2.62

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+	3,008 people	3,834 people	6,842 people
80–84	5,899 people	6,604 people	12,503 people
75–79	11,696 people	12,735 people	24,431 people
70–74	17,729 people	17,707 people	35,436 people
65–69	21,366 people	23,478 people	44,844 people
60–64	16,300 people	16,524 people	32,824 people
55–59	20,762 people	21,736 people	42,498 people
50–54	29,939 people	30,825 people	60,764 people
45–49	31,697 people	32,137 people	63,834 people
40–44	21,553 people	21,947 people	43,500 people
35–39	16,616 people	17,048 people	33,664 people
30–34	28,724 people	28,139 people	56,863 people
25–29	27,168 people	26,265 people	53,433 people
20–24	19,983 people	19,767 people	39,750 people
15–19	21,360 people	20,247 people	41,607 people
10–14	21,619 people	20,509 people	42,128 people
5–9	23,566 people	21,857 people	45,423 people
1–4	17,053 people	15,727 people	32,780 people
0	3,071 people	2,843 people	5,914 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,165 people	4,430 people	7,595 people
80–84	6,054 people	6,883 people	12,937 people
75–79	8,817 people	8,790 people	17,607 people
70–74	17,502 people	17,058 people	34,560 people
65–69	28,836 people	27,309 people	56,145 people
60–64	38,687 people	36,882 people	75,569 people
55–59	40,525 people	44,686 people	85,211 people
50–54	26,919 people	28,735 people	55,654 people
45–49	31,353 people	32,245 people	63,598 people
40–44	46,422 people	46,392 people	92,814 people
35–39	48,222 people	50,329 people	98,551 people
30–34	32,197 people	33,975 people	66,172 people
25–29	23,891 people	25,128 people	49,019 people
20–24	39,268 people	38,974 people	78,242 people
15–19	57,696 people	48,199 people	105,895 people
10–14	55,120 people	46,193 people	101,313 people
5–9	36,811 people	32,598 people	69,409 people
1–4	24,076 people	21,411 people	45,487 people
0	5,534 people	4,855 people	10,389 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,532 people	2,757 people	4,289 people
80–84	4,183 people	5,384 people	9,567 people
75–79	7,480 people	8,027 people	15,507 people
70–74	12,519 people	12,251 people	24,770 people
65–69	13,613 people	12,402 people	26,015 people
60–64	22,984 people	21,010 people	43,994 people
55–59	32,469 people	29,696 people	62,165 people
50–54	41,299 people	37,973 people	79,272 people
45–49	44,774 people	46,482 people	91,256 people
40–44	30,755 people	30,720 people	61,475 people
35–39	39,214 people	38,892 people	78,106 people
30–34	56,417 people	56,770 people	113,187 people
25–29	56,287 people	57,102 people	113,389 people
20–24	37,735 people	37,164 people	74,899 people
15–19	33,366 people	27,232 people	60,598 people
10–14	66,591 people	54,244 people	120,835 people
5–9	64,488 people	51,732 people	116,220 people
1–4	41,746 people	32,786 people	74,532 people
0	8,871 people	6,915 people	15,786 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.98%

1,125,990 people

Hui0.01%

65 people

Miao0.00%

19 people

Zhuang0.00%

18 people

Tujia0.00%

14 people

Yi0.00%

13 people

Uyghur0.00%

11 people

Qiang0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

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