Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	3,138,991 people	3,334,565 people	3,180,884 people
Urbanization rate	28.6%	41.8%	56.5%
Urban population	896,487 people	1,395,030 people	1,796,139 people
Male	1,621,512 people	1,710,681 people	1,618,349 people
Female	1,517,479 people	1,623,884 people	1,562,535 people
Households	817,897	923,466	1,152,912
Average household size	3.73	3.41	2.59

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+	9,109 people	13,603 people	22,712 people
80–84	16,738 people	20,237 people	36,975 people
75–79	27,791 people	30,142 people	57,933 people
70–74	56,183 people	60,636 people	116,819 people
65–69	89,055 people	88,769 people	177,824 people
60–64	100,541 people	96,466 people	197,007 people
55–59	126,376 people	119,268 people	245,644 people
50–54	145,302 people	135,860 people	281,162 people
45–49	151,038 people	142,889 people	293,927 people
40–44	121,484 people	113,169 people	234,653 people
35–39	113,845 people	108,642 people	222,487 people
30–34	128,473 people	121,860 people	250,333 people
25–29	111,505 people	106,591 people	218,096 people
20–24	77,054 people	77,428 people	154,482 people
15–19	76,109 people	70,457 people	146,566 people
10–14	93,994 people	91,558 people	185,552 people
5–9	89,533 people	84,993 people	174,526 people
1–4	70,390 people	66,513 people	136,903 people
0	13,829 people	13,454 people	27,283 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,098 people	5,482 people	8,580 people
80–84	9,037 people	12,487 people	21,524 people
75–79	21,890 people	24,939 people	46,829 people
70–74	34,799 people	33,850 people	68,649 people
65–69	43,720 people	39,835 people	83,555 people
60–64	75,517 people	72,224 people	147,741 people
55–59	106,513 people	98,730 people	205,243 people
50–54	114,518 people	104,745 people	219,263 people
45–49	138,463 people	127,145 people	265,608 people
40–44	156,927 people	144,826 people	301,753 people
35–39	167,298 people	156,580 people	323,878 people
30–34	136,863 people	127,216 people	264,079 people
25–29	122,377 people	118,427 people	240,804 people
20–24	130,702 people	127,596 people	258,298 people
15–19	148,163 people	145,991 people	294,154 people
10–14	116,805 people	109,700 people	226,505 people
5–9	93,281 people	87,468 people	180,749 people
1–4	72,755 people	69,898 people	142,653 people
0	17,955 people	16,745 people	34,700 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,432 people	2,517 people	3,949 people
80–84	4,968 people	7,549 people	12,517 people
75–79	12,719 people	17,131 people	29,850 people
70–74	25,308 people	28,891 people	54,199 people
65–69	40,730 people	39,098 people	79,828 people
60–64	53,400 people	45,295 people	98,695 people
55–59	54,006 people	46,043 people	100,049 people
50–54	85,236 people	78,683 people	163,919 people
45–49	113,632 people	103,213 people	216,845 people
40–44	118,106 people	106,680 people	224,786 people
35–39	139,716 people	127,650 people	267,366 people
30–34	154,865 people	143,346 people	298,211 people
25–29	160,457 people	150,360 people	310,817 people
20–24	124,914 people	119,463 people	244,377 people
15–19	130,401 people	125,833 people	256,234 people
10–14	151,978 people	144,201 people	296,179 people
5–9	140,478 people	131,305 people	271,783 people
1–4	86,680 people	79,816 people	166,496 people
0	22,486 people	20,405 people	42,891 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.29%

3,310,727 people

Hui0.66%

22,125 people

Manchu0.02%

575 people

Mongol0.01%

191 people

Tujia0.00%

144 people

Miao0.00%

143 people

Qiang0.00%

135 people

Yi0.00%

115 people

Uyghur0.00%

66 people

Zhuang0.00%

62 people

Wa0.00%

37 people

Korean0.00%

35 people

She0.00%

31 people

Dong0.00%

29 people

Bouyei0.00%

18 people

Dai0.00%

17 people

Li0.00%

16 people

Tibetan0.00%

15 people

Bai0.00%

14 people

Lisu0.00%

14 people

Yao0.00%

12 people

Lahu0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

4 people

Xibe0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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