Total population20,937,757 peopleSeventh census

Households7,419,822Average household size 2.49

Urbanization rate78.8%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)101.0Minority population share 1.9%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	11,108,534 people	14,047,625 people	20,937,757 people
Urbanization rate	53.7%	65.8%	78.8%
Urban population	5,967,819 people	9,237,015 people	16,492,980 people
Male	5,706,928 people	7,138,705 people	10,522,641 people
Female	5,401,606 people	6,908,920 people	10,415,116 people
Households	3,317,526	4,547,109	7,419,822
Average household size	3.09	2.72	2.49

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+	107,999 people	132,876 people	240,875 people
80–84	145,843 people	158,985 people	304,828 people
75–79	232,370 people	248,596 people	480,966 people
70–74	344,621 people	367,310 people	711,931 people
65–69	528,537 people	584,046 people	1,112,583 people
60–64	449,189 people	463,697 people	912,886 people
55–59	707,573 people	729,364 people	1,436,937 people
50–54	948,740 people	950,633 people	1,899,373 people
45–49	991,089 people	962,919 people	1,954,008 people
40–44	644,133 people	620,398 people	1,264,531 people
35–39	725,127 people	690,451 people	1,415,578 people
30–34	1,071,667 people	1,032,235 people	2,103,902 people
25–29	905,812 people	893,024 people	1,798,836 people
20–24	812,825 people	805,745 people	1,618,570 people
15–19	467,103 people	434,023 people	901,126 people
10–14	411,182 people	381,887 people	793,069 people
5–9	491,225 people	456,424 people	947,649 people
1–4	453,296 people	423,742 people	877,038 people
0	84,310 people	78,761 people	163,071 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	41,288 people	53,935 people	95,223 people
80–84	74,379 people	78,519 people	152,898 people
75–79	125,573 people	126,935 people	252,508 people
70–74	189,652 people	178,828 people	368,480 people
65–69	249,864 people	245,375 people	495,239 people
60–64	330,538 people	330,682 people	661,220 people
55–59	458,481 people	479,065 people	937,546 people
50–54	371,105 people	353,068 people	724,173 people
45–49	589,261 people	534,496 people	1,123,757 people
40–44	778,628 people	708,507 people	1,487,135 people
35–39	803,922 people	746,680 people	1,550,602 people
30–34	516,107 people	497,438 people	1,013,545 people
25–29	548,915 people	552,860 people	1,101,775 people
20–24	783,335 people	792,792 people	1,576,127 people
15–19	479,891 people	490,656 people	970,547 people
10–14	298,326 people	278,833 people	577,159 people
5–9	237,212 people	217,499 people	454,711 people
1–4	215,461 people	199,460 people	414,921 people
0	46,767 people	43,292 people	90,059 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	18,071 people	31,491 people	49,562 people
80–84	38,341 people	46,898 people	85,239 people
75–79	81,239 people	83,155 people	164,394 people
70–74	133,487 people	125,408 people	258,895 people
65–69	177,893 people	164,607 people	342,500 people
60–64	228,335 people	202,388 people	430,723 people
55–59	267,127 people	251,312 people	518,439 people
50–54	330,462 people	317,214 people	647,676 people
45–49	444,151 people	447,982 people	892,133 people
40–44	347,885 people	323,202 people	671,087 people
35–39	537,926 people	484,769 people	1,022,695 people
30–34	690,960 people	628,328 people	1,319,288 people
25–29	670,021 people	637,442 people	1,307,463 people
20–24	410,163 people	393,973 people	804,136 people
15–19	390,634 people	379,532 people	770,166 people
10–14	373,387 people	351,519 people	724,906 people
5–9	307,112 people	289,529 people	596,641 people
1–4	210,970 people	197,372 people	408,342 people
0	48,764 people	45,485 people	94,249 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.14%

20,548,248 people

Tibetan0.48%

99,415 people

Yi0.46%

95,647 people

Hui0.17%

35,625 people

Qiang0.16%

33,256 people

Tujia0.14%

29,205 people

Miao0.10%

20,778 people

Manchu0.08%

16,783 people

Zhuang0.05%

11,007 people

Mongol0.05%

9,523 people

Bouyei0.03%

5,623 people

Dong0.02%

4,734 people

Uyghur0.02%

4,175 people

Bai0.02%

3,974 people

Korean0.01%

2,357 people

Yao0.01%

2,297 people

Gelao0.01%

1,887 people

Dai0.01%

1,390 people

Li0.01%

1,364 people

Hani0.01%

1,351 people

Lisu0.01%

1,025 people

Other groups0.00%

836 people

Naxi0.00%

768 people

She0.00%

703 people

Tu0.00%

688 people

Dongxiang0.00%

657 people

Kazakh0.00%

565 people

Sui0.00%

508 people

Wa0.00%

489 people

Mulao0.00%

465 people

Xibe0.00%

456 people

Lahu0.00%

373 people

Daur0.00%

240 people

Salar0.00%

221 people

Jingpo0.00%

184 people

Maonan0.00%

115 people

Blang0.00%

99 people

Russian0.00%

98 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

84 people

Pumi0.00%

56 people

Achang0.00%

45 people

Yugur0.00%

45 people

Gaoshan0.00%

39 people

Monba0.00%

37 people

Evenki0.00%

35 people

Gin0.00%

28 people

Jino0.00%

27 people

Derung0.00%

27 people

Bonan0.00%

26 people

Nu0.00%

25 people

Tatar0.00%

23 people

De'ang0.00%

16 people

Oroqen0.00%

14 people

Nanai0.00%

14 people

Tajik0.00%

11 people

Lhoba0.00%

10 people

Uzbek0.00%

9 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