Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	478,708 people	453,565 people	407,578 people
Urbanization rate	19.5%	29.4%	40.4%
Urban population	93,329 people	133,524 people	164,808 people
Male	248,476 people	235,151 people	211,242 people
Female	230,232 people	218,414 people	196,336 people
Households	129,460	133,479	156,514
Average household size	3.65	3.32	2.57

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+	2,253 people	3,681 people	5,934 people
80–84	3,691 people	4,618 people	8,309 people
75–79	5,939 people	6,416 people	12,355 people
70–74	9,576 people	9,745 people	19,321 people
65–69	12,282 people	12,639 people	24,921 people
60–64	11,369 people	10,811 people	22,180 people
55–59	14,339 people	14,432 people	28,771 people
50–54	18,873 people	18,670 people	37,543 people
45–49	17,584 people	15,595 people	33,179 people
40–44	12,574 people	10,975 people	23,549 people
35–39	13,597 people	12,065 people	25,662 people
30–34	16,805 people	15,232 people	32,037 people
25–29	9,827 people	8,679 people	18,506 people
20–24	6,546 people	5,703 people	12,249 people
15–19	9,574 people	7,270 people	16,844 people
10–14	15,446 people	13,368 people	28,814 people
5–9	16,716 people	14,137 people	30,853 people
1–4	12,125 people	10,356 people	22,481 people
0	2,126 people	1,944 people	4,070 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,323 people	2,124 people	3,447 people
80–84	2,710 people	3,295 people	6,005 people
75–79	4,816 people	5,095 people	9,911 people
70–74	7,132 people	7,070 people	14,202 people
65–69	8,754 people	8,227 people	16,981 people
60–64	12,805 people	11,687 people	24,492 people
55–59	15,123 people	14,843 people	29,966 people
50–54	13,369 people	12,796 people	26,165 people
45–49	16,914 people	16,298 people	33,212 people
40–44	22,455 people	20,956 people	43,411 people
35–39	22,437 people	19,551 people	41,988 people
30–34	16,665 people	15,201 people	31,866 people
25–29	17,507 people	17,064 people	34,571 people
20–24	19,452 people	20,053 people	39,505 people
15–19	12,862 people	11,370 people	24,232 people
10–14	10,845 people	9,178 people	20,023 people
5–9	14,331 people	11,051 people	25,382 people
1–4	12,509 people	10,145 people	22,654 people
0	3,142 people	2,410 people	5,552 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	746 people	1,321 people	2,067 people
80–84	1,351 people	1,913 people	3,264 people
75–79	2,915 people	3,302 people	6,217 people
70–74	5,289 people	5,298 people	10,587 people
65–69	6,984 people	6,758 people	13,742 people
60–64	9,052 people	8,266 people	17,318 people
55–59	9,911 people	9,190 people	19,101 people
50–54	13,917 people	12,667 people	26,584 people
45–49	16,292 people	15,824 people	32,116 people
40–44	15,148 people	13,713 people	28,861 people
35–39	19,641 people	18,730 people	38,371 people
30–34	25,691 people	23,949 people	49,640 people
25–29	24,159 people	22,245 people	46,404 people
20–24	17,898 people	16,932 people	34,830 people
15–19	22,317 people	18,780 people	41,097 people
10–14	29,123 people	27,395 people	56,518 people
5–9	16,694 people	14,475 people	31,169 people
1–4	8,580 people	7,333 people	15,913 people
0	2,768 people	2,141 people	4,909 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han90.55%

410,722 people

Yao7.98%

36,205 people

Miao1.04%

4,713 people

Tujia0.25%

1,130 people

Dong0.09%

397 people

Hui0.03%

134 people

Zhuang0.02%

68 people

Tu0.01%

47 people

Bai0.01%

43 people

Manchu0.01%

37 people

Bouyei0.00%

18 people

Yi0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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