Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	40,391 people	55,619 people	57,159 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	8.4%	37.4%
Urban population	0 people	4,644 people	21,385 people
Male	20,031 people	28,988 people	29,135 people
Female	20,360 people	26,631 people	28,024 people
Households	8,247	15,231	20,040
Average household size	4.69	3.53	2.78

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+	62 people	163 people	225 people
80–84	145 people	270 people	415 people
75–79	331 people	404 people	735 people
70–74	474 people	571 people	1,045 people
65–69	564 people	659 people	1,223 people
60–64	454 people	526 people	980 people
55–59	1,010 people	931 people	1,941 people
50–54	1,595 people	1,471 people	3,066 people
45–49	2,205 people	1,994 people	4,199 people
40–44	2,321 people	2,193 people	4,514 people
35–39	2,299 people	2,259 people	4,558 people
30–34	2,526 people	2,315 people	4,841 people
25–29	2,146 people	1,976 people	4,122 people
20–24	2,186 people	2,015 people	4,201 people
15–19	2,409 people	2,225 people	4,634 people
10–14	2,897 people	2,745 people	5,642 people
5–9	3,066 people	3,007 people	6,073 people
1–4	2,067 people	1,917 people	3,984 people
0	378 people	383 people	761 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	40 people	93 people	133 people
80–84	91 people	153 people	244 people
75–79	224 people	288 people	512 people
70–74	360 people	473 people	833 people
65–69	593 people	589 people	1,182 people
60–64	774 people	732 people	1,506 people
55–59	767 people	702 people	1,469 people
50–54	680 people	659 people	1,339 people
45–49	1,361 people	1,109 people	2,470 people
40–44	2,022 people	1,627 people	3,649 people
35–39	2,754 people	2,285 people	5,039 people
30–34	2,819 people	2,502 people	5,321 people
25–29	2,868 people	2,588 people	5,456 people
20–24	2,865 people	2,667 people	5,532 people
15–19	2,399 people	2,179 people	4,578 people
10–14	2,745 people	2,668 people	5,413 people
5–9	2,906 people	2,773 people	5,679 people
1–4	2,043 people	1,999 people	4,042 people
0	677 people	545 people	1,222 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	29 people	60 people	89 people
80–84	32 people	101 people	133 people
75–79	114 people	273 people	387 people
70–74	180 people	341 people	521 people
65–69	311 people	447 people	758 people
60–64	481 people	603 people	1,084 people
55–59	690 people	619 people	1,309 people
50–54	844 people	808 people	1,652 people
45–49	818 people	832 people	1,650 people
40–44	615 people	609 people	1,224 people
35–39	1,372 people	1,118 people	2,490 people
30–34	1,713 people	1,608 people	3,321 people
25–29	2,310 people	2,183 people	4,493 people
20–24	2,222 people	2,313 people	4,535 people
15–19	2,084 people	2,229 people	4,313 people
10–14	2,303 people	2,290 people	4,593 people
5–9	2,076 people	2,095 people	4,171 people
1–4	1,489 people	1,430 people	2,919 people
0	348 people	401 people	749 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan97.10%

55,503 people

Han2.17%

1,241 people

Hui0.47%

270 people

Salar0.12%

70 people

Tu0.04%

22 people

Tujia0.03%

16 people

Dongxiang0.02%

9 people

Mongol0.01%

8 people

Bai0.01%

7 people

Miao0.01%

5 people

Zhuang0.01%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

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