Total population32,054,159 peopleSeventh census

Households12,040,234Average household size 2.45

Urbanization rate69.5%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)102.2Minority population share 6.8%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	30,512,763 people	28,846,170 people	32,054,159 people
Urbanization rate	33.1%	53.0%	69.5%
Urban population	10,095,512 people	15,295,803 people	22,264,028 people
Male	15,841,429 people	14,608,870 people	16,202,133 people
Female	14,671,334 people	14,237,300 people	15,852,026 people
Households	9,141,558	10,000,965	12,040,234
Average household size	3.23	2.70	2.45

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+	174,997 people	247,076 people	422,073 people
80–84	270,922 people	310,926 people	581,848 people
75–79	483,690 people	498,916 people	982,606 people
70–74	710,033 people	705,170 people	1,415,203 people
65–69	1,029,177 people	1,042,698 people	2,071,875 people
60–64	794,854 people	741,981 people	1,536,835 people
55–59	1,167,368 people	1,191,404 people	2,358,772 people
50–54	1,476,616 people	1,501,644 people	2,978,260 people
45–49	1,537,647 people	1,534,361 people	3,072,008 people
40–44	774,008 people	786,345 people	1,560,353 people
35–39	899,256 people	873,196 people	1,772,452 people
30–34	1,231,145 people	1,195,006 people	2,426,151 people
25–29	1,088,538 people	1,041,519 people	2,130,057 people
20–24	963,154 people	917,067 people	1,880,221 people
15–19	939,652 people	827,430 people	1,767,082 people
10–14	984,260 people	893,248 people	1,877,508 people
5–9	884,840 people	810,398 people	1,695,238 people
1–4	667,693 people	618,498 people	1,286,191 people
0	124,283 people	115,143 people	239,426 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	81,243 people	120,722 people	201,965 people
80–84	170,557 people	200,959 people	371,516 people
75–79	304,833 people	324,729 people	629,562 people
70–74	466,956 people	444,290 people	911,246 people
65–69	661,826 people	605,353 people	1,267,179 people
60–64	853,362 people	789,564 people	1,642,926 people
55–59	1,102,901 people	1,086,263 people	2,189,164 people
50–54	794,808 people	738,304 people	1,533,112 people
45–49	1,106,618 people	1,094,838 people	2,201,456 people
40–44	1,372,752 people	1,353,179 people	2,725,931 people
35–39	1,423,486 people	1,428,797 people	2,852,283 people
30–34	708,598 people	747,491 people	1,456,089 people
25–29	764,663 people	801,310 people	1,565,973 people
20–24	1,058,172 people	1,090,894 people	2,149,066 people
15–19	1,138,466 people	1,106,876 people	2,245,342 people
10–14	947,831 people	848,930 people	1,796,761 people
5–9	822,225 people	717,683 people	1,539,908 people
1–4	690,596 people	613,534 people	1,304,130 people
0	138,977 people	123,584 people	262,561 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	40,115 people	73,945 people	114,060 people
80–84	93,689 people	128,421 people	222,110 people
75–79	202,192 people	229,726 people	431,918 people
70–74	361,367 people	363,615 people	724,982 people
65–69	489,439 people	462,873 people	952,312 people
60–64	624,977 people	551,387 people	1,176,364 people
55–59	783,909 people	685,510 people	1,469,419 people
50–54	968,828 people	854,462 people	1,823,290 people
45–49	1,262,833 people	1,164,189 people	2,427,022 people
40–44	933,991 people	798,064 people	1,732,055 people
35–39	1,366,835 people	1,274,630 people	2,641,465 people
30–34	1,719,055 people	1,624,658 people	3,343,713 people
25–29	1,710,538 people	1,647,365 people	3,357,903 people
20–24	813,060 people	823,866 people	1,636,926 people
15–19	943,072 people	853,283 people	1,796,355 people
10–14	1,354,981 people	1,233,311 people	2,588,292 people
5–9	1,216,858 people	1,083,231 people	2,300,089 people
1–4	796,612 people	680,614 people	1,477,226 people
0	159,078 people	138,184 people	297,262 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han93.23%

29,883,369 people

Tujia4.83%

1,546,988 people

Miao1.60%

512,933 people

Yi0.05%

15,901 people

Zhuang0.03%

10,616 people

Hui0.03%

10,032 people

Bouyei0.03%

9,558 people

Dong0.02%

7,757 people

Gelao0.02%

7,660 people

Manchu0.02%

6,396 people

Mongol0.02%

6,297 people

Tibetan0.02%

5,625 people

Uyghur0.02%

4,913 people

Tu0.01%

3,497 people

Bai0.01%

3,233 people

Yao0.01%

2,408 people

Hani0.01%

2,072 people

Other groups0.01%

2,069 people

Li0.01%

1,458 people

Korean0.00%

1,394 people

Dai0.00%

1,393 people

Qiang0.00%

1,149 people

Mulao0.00%

802 people

Kazakh0.00%

775 people

Sui0.00%

690 people

Wa0.00%

689 people

Lahu0.00%

684 people

Lisu0.00%

673 people

She0.00%

550 people

Naxi0.00%

396 people

Blang0.00%

382 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

267 people

Jingpo0.00%

150 people

Maonan0.00%

145 people

Salar0.00%

139 people

Xibe0.00%

138 people

Dongxiang0.00%

130 people

Daur0.00%

104 people

Pumi0.00%

51 people

Jino0.00%

45 people

Achang0.00%

44 people

Nu0.00%

38 people

De'ang0.00%

35 people

Gaoshan0.00%

32 people

Russian0.00%

26 people

Monba0.00%

24 people

Evenki0.00%

22 people

Gin0.00%

20 people

Yugur0.00%

16 people

Derung0.00%

16 people

Uzbek0.00%

12 people

Nanai0.00%

11 people

Lhoba0.00%

10 people

Tajik0.00%

9 people

Oroqen0.00%

6 people

Bonan0.00%

5 people

Tatar0.00%

2 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