Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	241,517 people	250,633 people	227,911 people
Urbanization rate	18.1%	26.5%	42.2%
Urban population	43,614 people	66,316 people	96,140 people
Male	125,616 people	129,245 people	116,549 people
Female	115,901 people	121,388 people	111,362 people
Households	63,384	63,979	77,982
Average household size	3.60	3.82	2.87

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+	1,169 people	1,069 people	2,238 people
80–84	5,958 people	5,275 people	11,233 people
75–79	9,861 people	8,843 people	18,704 people
70–74	11,529 people	9,938 people	21,467 people
65–69	5,496 people	4,965 people	10,461 people
60–64	3,384 people	3,515 people	6,899 people
55–59	4,320 people	4,683 people	9,003 people
50–54	9,130 people	9,067 people	18,197 people
45–49	7,960 people	7,568 people	15,528 people
40–44	7,100 people	6,665 people	13,765 people
35–39	9,202 people	7,896 people	17,098 people
30–34	10,792 people	10,423 people	21,215 people
25–29	9,580 people	9,421 people	19,001 people
20–24	6,803 people	5,953 people	12,756 people
15–19	5,824 people	5,840 people	11,664 people
10–14	3,852 people	4,028 people	7,880 people
5–9	2,255 people	2,913 people	5,168 people
1–4	1,500 people	1,917 people	3,417 people
0	834 people	1,383 people	2,217 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,304 people	1,992 people	4,296 people
80–84	9,433 people	8,041 people	17,474 people
75–79	8,525 people	7,621 people	16,146 people
70–74	5,968 people	5,581 people	11,549 people
65–69	6,913 people	6,514 people	13,427 people
60–64	12,749 people	13,148 people	25,897 people
55–59	11,003 people	10,674 people	21,677 people
50–54	9,205 people	8,571 people	17,776 people
45–49	10,891 people	9,152 people	20,043 people
40–44	12,309 people	11,321 people	23,630 people
35–39	10,668 people	10,057 people	20,725 people
30–34	7,712 people	6,571 people	14,283 people
25–29	6,781 people	6,404 people	13,185 people
20–24	4,903 people	4,726 people	9,629 people
15–19	3,475 people	3,721 people	7,196 people
10–14	3,010 people	3,096 people	6,106 people
5–9	2,140 people	2,458 people	4,598 people
1–4	921 people	1,162 people	2,083 people
0	335 people	578 people	913 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,263 people	1,154 people	2,417 people
80–84	4,428 people	4,246 people	8,674 people
75–79	7,180 people	6,587 people	13,767 people
70–74	15,899 people	14,868 people	30,767 people
65–69	12,483 people	11,100 people	23,583 people
60–64	9,523 people	9,139 people	18,662 people
55–59	11,657 people	9,991 people	21,648 people
50–54	13,457 people	12,276 people	25,733 people
45–49	11,731 people	10,835 people	22,566 people
40–44	8,483 people	7,066 people	15,549 people
35–39	7,456 people	6,832 people	14,288 people
30–34	5,518 people	5,243 people	10,761 people
25–29	4,245 people	4,106 people	8,351 people
20–24	4,621 people	4,215 people	8,836 people
15–19	3,645 people	3,559 people	7,204 people
10–14	2,236 people	2,175 people	4,411 people
5–9	1,185 people	1,465 people	2,650 people
1–4	436 people	687 people	1,123 people
0	170 people	357 people	527 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Manchu59.14%

148,229 people

Han37.53%

94,051 people

Bouyei1.31%

3,288 people

Yao0.94%

2,363 people

Hui0.66%

1,654 people

Tujia0.16%

412 people

Korean0.07%

171 people

Dai0.06%

139 people

Dong0.05%

120 people

Kyrgyz0.03%

76 people

Tibetan0.02%

37 people

Bai0.01%

17 people

Zhuang0.01%

12 people

Yi0.01%

12 people

Gelao0.00%

11 people

Maonan0.00%

10 people

Miao0.00%

7 people

Kazakh0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Mulao0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

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