Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	241,774 people	245,504 people	225,065 people
Urbanization rate	4.5%	30.4%	50.5%
Urban population	10,985 people	74,534 people	113,588 people
Male	121,934 people	123,946 people	112,855 people
Female	119,840 people	121,558 people	112,210 people
Households	64,769	68,307	83,307
Average household size	3.68	3.57	2.63

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+	826 people	1,549 people	2,375 people
80–84	1,270 people	1,705 people	2,975 people
75–79	2,562 people	3,168 people	5,730 people
70–74	4,983 people	5,867 people	10,850 people
65–69	7,427 people	7,680 people	15,107 people
60–64	6,982 people	7,179 people	14,161 people
55–59	8,006 people	8,724 people	16,730 people
50–54	10,118 people	10,245 people	20,363 people
45–49	7,040 people	7,030 people	14,070 people
40–44	8,141 people	7,664 people	15,805 people
35–39	8,779 people	8,516 people	17,295 people
30–34	9,692 people	9,373 people	19,065 people
25–29	4,943 people	4,869 people	9,812 people
20–24	3,147 people	2,634 people	5,781 people
15–19	5,237 people	4,916 people	10,153 people
10–14	9,768 people	8,412 people	18,180 people
5–9	8,675 people	7,698 people	16,373 people
1–4	4,447 people	4,218 people	8,665 people
0	812 people	763 people	1,575 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	440 people	948 people	1,388 people
80–84	1,048 people	1,598 people	2,646 people
75–79	1,814 people	2,260 people	4,074 people
70–74	2,628 people	2,666 people	5,294 people
65–69	3,786 people	3,970 people	7,756 people
60–64	6,316 people	6,756 people	13,072 people
55–59	8,440 people	8,422 people	16,862 people
50–54	8,002 people	8,014 people	16,016 people
45–49	9,112 people	9,593 people	18,705 people
40–44	11,081 people	11,140 people	22,221 people
35–39	7,880 people	7,635 people	15,515 people
30–34	9,264 people	8,833 people	18,097 people
25–29	10,490 people	10,428 people	20,918 people
20–24	12,030 people	11,670 people	23,700 people
15–19	7,354 people	7,011 people	14,365 people
10–14	5,620 people	4,802 people	10,422 people
5–9	8,403 people	7,237 people	15,640 people
1–4	8,063 people	6,692 people	14,755 people
0	2,175 people	1,883 people	4,058 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	328 people	664 people	992 people
80–84	659 people	1,111 people	1,770 people
75–79	1,500 people	2,052 people	3,552 people
70–74	2,705 people	3,088 people	5,793 people
65–69	3,305 people	3,275 people	6,580 people
60–64	3,824 people	3,315 people	7,139 people
55–59	4,696 people	4,367 people	9,063 people
50–54	7,217 people	7,397 people	14,614 people
45–49	9,177 people	8,916 people	18,093 people
40–44	8,324 people	8,223 people	16,547 people
35–39	9,517 people	9,911 people	19,428 people
30–34	11,677 people	11,461 people	23,138 people
25–29	8,506 people	8,372 people	16,878 people
20–24	10,260 people	9,671 people	19,931 people
15–19	12,412 people	12,729 people	25,141 people
10–14	14,426 people	13,613 people	28,039 people
5–9	6,847 people	6,218 people	13,065 people
1–4	4,873 people	4,156 people	9,029 people
0	1,681 people	1,301 people	2,982 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.96%

245,395 people

Manchu0.02%

43 people

Hui0.01%

22 people

Zhuang0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

9 people

Tujia0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

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