Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	765,740 people	809,535 people	905,436 people
Urbanization rate	3.4%	32.1%	57.6%
Urban population	26,259 people	259,565 people	521,702 people
Male	392,362 people	403,756 people	447,456 people
Female	373,378 people	405,779 people	457,980 people
Households	183,724	201,140	274,905
Average household size	4.15	3.91	3.07

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+	2,634 people	6,275 people	8,909 people
80–84	4,244 people	5,909 people	10,153 people
75–79	10,706 people	13,684 people	24,390 people
70–74	17,107 people	17,377 people	34,484 people
65–69	21,404 people	22,327 people	43,731 people
60–64	16,704 people	17,930 people	34,634 people
55–59	21,719 people	26,247 people	47,966 people
50–54	31,586 people	39,115 people	70,701 people
45–49	26,813 people	29,823 people	56,636 people
40–44	25,131 people	27,897 people	53,028 people
35–39	24,813 people	28,970 people	53,783 people
30–34	37,005 people	44,840 people	81,845 people
25–29	24,918 people	28,341 people	53,259 people
20–24	22,458 people	18,801 people	41,259 people
15–19	33,318 people	22,511 people	55,829 people
10–14	46,938 people	36,435 people	83,373 people
5–9	47,060 people	40,047 people	87,107 people
1–4	28,040 people	26,672 people	54,712 people
0	4,858 people	4,779 people	9,637 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,854 people	4,060 people	5,914 people
80–84	3,060 people	4,798 people	7,858 people
75–79	3,775 people	5,095 people	8,870 people
70–74	6,514 people	7,288 people	13,802 people
65–69	13,310 people	14,932 people	28,242 people
60–64	18,940 people	18,278 people	37,218 people
55–59	21,682 people	22,093 people	43,775 people
50–54	16,616 people	18,812 people	35,428 people
45–49	21,458 people	26,488 people	47,946 people
40–44	30,925 people	38,280 people	69,205 people
35–39	26,209 people	28,937 people	55,146 people
30–34	26,805 people	28,508 people	55,313 people
25–29	27,047 people	30,032 people	57,079 people
20–24	41,602 people	46,175 people	87,777 people
15–19	37,249 people	35,209 people	72,458 people
10–14	33,636 people	24,815 people	58,451 people
5–9	37,514 people	25,792 people	63,306 people
1–4	30,845 people	21,968 people	52,813 people
0	4,715 people	4,219 people	8,934 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	948 people	2,115 people	3,063 people
80–84	2,718 people	4,458 people	7,176 people
75–79	5,027 people	6,842 people	11,869 people
70–74	6,935 people	8,620 people	15,555 people
65–69	6,504 people	7,262 people	13,766 people
60–64	9,248 people	8,921 people	18,169 people
55–59	16,727 people	17,707 people	34,434 people
50–54	22,335 people	19,662 people	41,997 people
45–49	25,519 people	24,179 people	49,698 people
40–44	19,287 people	18,942 people	38,229 people
35–39	27,103 people	27,780 people	54,883 people
30–34	40,299 people	40,456 people	80,755 people
25–29	33,074 people	30,253 people	63,327 people
20–24	29,978 people	28,654 people	58,632 people
15–19	33,803 people	33,958 people	67,761 people
10–14	53,380 people	49,511 people	102,891 people
5–9	32,332 people	25,407 people	57,739 people
1–4	22,287 people	14,203 people	36,490 people
0	4,858 people	4,448 people	9,306 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.91%

904,601 people

Hui0.06%

550 people

Manchu0.01%

46 people

Mongol0.00%

40 people

Yi0.00%

36 people

Miao0.00%

26 people

Tibetan0.00%

24 people

Tujia0.00%

19 people

Hani0.00%

16 people

Zhuang0.00%

14 people

Bouyei0.00%

13 people

Bai0.00%

12 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Salar0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

De'ang0.00%

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