Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	242,181 people	238,169 people	197,919 people
Urbanization rate	6.9%	26.3%	50.6%
Urban population	16,755 people	62,616 people	100,137 people
Male	128,205 people	124,243 people	101,931 people
Female	113,976 people	113,926 people	95,988 people
Households	79,790	82,641	98,779
Average household size	2.99	2.80	1.96

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+	1,793 people	1,730 people	3,523 people
80–84	2,684 people	2,410 people	5,094 people
75–79	3,132 people	2,798 people	5,930 people
70–74	5,570 people	4,805 people	10,375 people
65–69	8,885 people	7,996 people	16,881 people
60–64	9,740 people	8,510 people	18,250 people
55–59	9,761 people	8,593 people	18,354 people
50–54	10,486 people	9,392 people	19,878 people
45–49	7,119 people	7,208 people	14,327 people
40–44	5,440 people	5,727 people	11,167 people
35–39	5,524 people	5,571 people	11,095 people
30–34	5,349 people	5,732 people	11,081 people
25–29	3,198 people	3,116 people	6,314 people
20–24	2,745 people	2,638 people	5,383 people
15–19	5,013 people	4,808 people	9,821 people
10–14	7,135 people	6,841 people	13,976 people
5–9	4,833 people	4,713 people	9,546 people
1–4	2,927 people	2,821 people	5,748 people
0	597 people	579 people	1,176 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	658 people	720 people	1,378 people
80–84	1,808 people	1,605 people	3,413 people
75–79	3,640 people	2,765 people	6,405 people
70–74	5,157 people	3,928 people	9,085 people
65–69	4,326 people	3,563 people	7,889 people
60–64	6,578 people	5,578 people	12,156 people
55–59	10,033 people	8,622 people	18,655 people
50–54	10,998 people	9,498 people	20,496 people
45–49	11,181 people	9,683 people	20,864 people
40–44	12,311 people	10,783 people	23,094 people
35–39	8,772 people	8,711 people	17,483 people
30–34	7,163 people	7,360 people	14,523 people
25–29	7,372 people	7,428 people	14,800 people
20–24	7,014 people	7,313 people	14,327 people
15–19	5,798 people	5,749 people	11,547 people
10–14	5,856 people	5,795 people	11,651 people
5–9	7,628 people	7,384 people	15,012 people
1–4	6,528 people	6,156 people	12,684 people
0	1,422 people	1,285 people	2,707 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	355 people	319 people	674 people
80–84	884 people	830 people	1,714 people
75–79	2,182 people	1,877 people	4,059 people
70–74	3,863 people	3,056 people	6,919 people
65–69	5,723 people	4,065 people	9,788 people
60–64	6,819 people	4,939 people	11,758 people
55–59	4,902 people	4,039 people	8,941 people
50–54	7,225 people	6,058 people	13,283 people
45–49	10,884 people	9,309 people	20,193 people
40–44	11,690 people	10,063 people	21,753 people
35–39	11,973 people	10,354 people	22,327 people
30–34	12,608 people	11,021 people	23,629 people
25–29	8,687 people	8,521 people	17,208 people
20–24	6,421 people	7,323 people	13,744 people
15–19	9,168 people	8,564 people	17,732 people
10–14	11,588 people	11,026 people	22,614 people
5–9	6,789 people	6,488 people	13,277 people
1–4	4,829 people	4,653 people	9,482 people
0	1,615 people	1,471 people	3,086 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.72%

235,127 people

Manchu0.59%

1,393 people

Mongol0.40%

953 people

Hui0.24%

568 people

Miao0.01%

23 people

Tujia0.01%

19 people

Bouyei0.01%

15 people

Yi0.01%

12 people

Gelao0.01%

11 people

Korean0.00%

10 people

Tu0.00%

9 people

Zhuang0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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