Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	132,139 people	147,050 people	157,792 people
Urbanization rate	7.9%	12.0%	22.9%
Urban population	10,462 people	17,634 people	36,083 people
Male	67,592 people	74,801 people	80,191 people
Female	64,547 people	72,249 people	77,601 people
Households	33,911	45,055	51,393
Average household size	3.87	3.24	2.90

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+	245 people	178 people	423 people
80–84	425 people	326 people	751 people
75–79	949 people	788 people	1,737 people
70–74	1,632 people	1,581 people	3,213 people
65–69	2,021 people	2,117 people	4,138 people
60–64	2,439 people	2,362 people	4,801 people
55–59	3,205 people	3,222 people	6,427 people
50–54	4,897 people	4,898 people	9,795 people
45–49	5,835 people	5,764 people	11,599 people
40–44	5,858 people	5,838 people	11,696 people
35–39	7,219 people	6,908 people	14,127 people
30–34	8,108 people	7,901 people	16,009 people
25–29	5,776 people	5,711 people	11,487 people
20–24	3,391 people	3,310 people	6,701 people
15–19	4,881 people	4,737 people	9,618 people
10–14	7,403 people	6,892 people	14,295 people
5–9	11,408 people	10,831 people	22,239 people
1–4	3,908 people	3,659 people	7,567 people
0	591 people	578 people	1,169 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	254 people	178 people	432 people
80–84	401 people	299 people	700 people
75–79	735 people	524 people	1,259 people
70–74	1,246 people	955 people	2,201 people
65–69	1,783 people	1,494 people	3,277 people
60–64	2,711 people	2,503 people	5,214 people
55–59	2,690 people	2,949 people	5,639 people
50–54	3,013 people	2,922 people	5,935 people
45–49	3,664 people	3,652 people	7,316 people
40–44	5,561 people	5,396 people	10,957 people
35–39	6,453 people	6,299 people	12,752 people
30–34	6,472 people	6,422 people	12,894 people
25–29	7,800 people	7,318 people	15,118 people
20–24	8,634 people	8,489 people	17,123 people
15–19	6,247 people	6,169 people	12,416 people
10–14	4,517 people	4,441 people	8,958 people
5–9	5,581 people	5,626 people	11,207 people
1–4	5,200 people	4,911 people	10,111 people
0	1,839 people	1,702 people	3,541 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	275 people	181 people	456 people
80–84	456 people	315 people	771 people
75–79	846 people	587 people	1,433 people
70–74	1,101 people	877 people	1,978 people
65–69	1,278 people	1,080 people	2,358 people
60–64	1,801 people	1,362 people	3,163 people
55–59	2,061 people	1,903 people	3,964 people
50–54	2,747 people	2,991 people	5,738 people
45–49	2,757 people	2,713 people	5,470 people
40–44	2,962 people	2,697 people	5,659 people
35–39	3,604 people	3,523 people	7,127 people
30–34	5,294 people	4,878 people	10,172 people
25–29	6,354 people	6,174 people	12,528 people
20–24	6,810 people	6,789 people	13,599 people
15–19	8,393 people	7,976 people	16,369 people
10–14	9,884 people	9,743 people	19,627 people
5–9	6,496 people	6,330 people	12,826 people
1–4	3,285 people	3,274 people	6,559 people
0	1,188 people	1,154 people	2,342 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur98.10%

144,249 people

Han1.85%

2,724 people

Hui0.03%

39 people

Tibetan0.01%

11 people

Tujia0.01%

7 people

Mongol0.01%

7 people

Yugur0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

4 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Uzbek0.00%

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