Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	251,670 people	242,343 people	241,587 people
Urbanization rate	14.9%	34.5%	50.1%
Urban population	37,593 people	83,624 people	121,129 people
Male	132,467 people	124,749 people	121,572 people
Female	119,203 people	117,594 people	120,015 people
Households	61,286	67,172	78,990
Average household size	3.98	3.45	2.94

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+	565 people	687 people	1,252 people
80–84	1,264 people	1,428 people	2,692 people
75–79	2,484 people	2,568 people	5,052 people
70–74	3,902 people	3,790 people	7,692 people
65–69	5,325 people	4,919 people	10,244 people
60–64	5,157 people	4,595 people	9,752 people
55–59	8,515 people	7,764 people	16,279 people
50–54	11,638 people	11,161 people	22,799 people
45–49	11,843 people	11,045 people	22,888 people
40–44	7,531 people	6,752 people	14,283 people
35–39	7,952 people	7,861 people	15,813 people
30–34	9,046 people	9,751 people	18,797 people
25–29	7,779 people	8,440 people	16,219 people
20–24	4,909 people	6,644 people	11,553 people
15–19	6,059 people	7,087 people	13,146 people
10–14	9,096 people	8,471 people	17,567 people
5–9	9,812 people	9,158 people	18,970 people
1–4	7,328 people	6,614 people	13,942 people
0	1,367 people	1,280 people	2,647 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	260 people	429 people	689 people
80–84	758 people	903 people	1,661 people
75–79	1,712 people	1,841 people	3,553 people
70–74	3,147 people	3,102 people	6,249 people
65–69	4,344 people	4,002 people	8,346 people
60–64	5,509 people	4,880 people	10,389 people
55–59	6,280 people	5,651 people	11,931 people
50–54	5,909 people	5,127 people	11,036 people
45–49	9,423 people	8,193 people	17,616 people
40–44	12,913 people	11,693 people	24,606 people
35–39	13,232 people	11,809 people	25,041 people
30–34	8,529 people	7,430 people	15,959 people
25–29	8,466 people	8,423 people	16,889 people
20–24	10,028 people	11,445 people	21,473 people
15–19	10,934 people	11,158 people	22,092 people
10–14	7,604 people	7,220 people	14,824 people
5–9	7,254 people	6,796 people	14,050 people
1–4	6,754 people	6,061 people	12,815 people
0	1,693 people	1,431 people	3,124 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	139 people	252 people	391 people
80–84	495 people	700 people	1,195 people
75–79	1,355 people	1,587 people	2,942 people
70–74	2,360 people	2,448 people	4,808 people
65–69	3,651 people	3,253 people	6,904 people
60–64	5,077 people	4,397 people	9,474 people
55–59	5,676 people	4,969 people	10,645 people
50–54	6,599 people	5,768 people	12,367 people
45–49	7,245 people	6,348 people	13,593 people
40–44	6,790 people	5,596 people	12,386 people
35–39	10,803 people	8,935 people	19,738 people
30–34	14,654 people	13,053 people	27,707 people
25–29	14,865 people	13,057 people	27,922 people
20–24	8,794 people	7,987 people	16,781 people
15–19	10,830 people	9,981 people	20,811 people
10–14	13,316 people	12,841 people	26,157 people
5–9	12,424 people	11,513 people	23,937 people
1–4	5,386 people	4,728 people	10,114 people
0	2,008 people	1,790 people	3,798 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.28%

235,759 people

Hui2.67%

6,462 people

Manchu0.02%

51 people

Tibetan0.01%

35 people

Tujia0.00%

8 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Miao0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Zhuang0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

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