Total population3,337,559 peopleSeventh census

Households1,048,985Average household size 3.01

Urbanization rate42.9%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)103.0Minority population share 50.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	3,296,552 people	3,456,323 people	3,337,559 people
Urbanization rate	18.9%	32.4%	42.9%
Urban population	623,606 people	1,121,395 people	1,431,062 people
Male	1,682,926 people	1,751,987 people	1,693,368 people
Female	1,613,626 people	1,704,336 people	1,644,191 people
Households	845,046	918,419	1,048,985
Average household size	3.82	3.61	3.01

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+	11,527 people	17,558 people	29,085 people
80–84	18,201 people	24,080 people	42,281 people
75–79	33,899 people	40,418 people	74,317 people
70–74	50,243 people	55,219 people	105,462 people
65–69	81,188 people	85,788 people	166,976 people
60–64	73,940 people	75,767 people	149,707 people
55–59	128,205 people	123,743 people	251,948 people
50–54	160,144 people	149,449 people	309,593 people
45–49	170,686 people	156,780 people	327,466 people
40–44	145,344 people	135,350 people	280,694 people
35–39	111,373 people	103,731 people	215,104 people
30–34	134,211 people	125,376 people	259,587 people
25–29	101,845 people	96,710 people	198,555 people
20–24	91,177 people	86,215 people	177,392 people
15–19	95,803 people	95,963 people	191,766 people
10–14	97,214 people	93,481 people	190,695 people
5–9	94,766 people	89,851 people	184,617 people
1–4	77,759 people	73,399 people	151,158 people
0	15,843 people	15,313 people	31,156 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	5,565 people	8,672 people	14,237 people
80–84	13,311 people	17,893 people	31,204 people
75–79	27,258 people	32,914 people	60,172 people
70–74	36,400 people	40,332 people	76,732 people
65–69	50,509 people	52,591 people	103,100 people
60–64	63,601 people	63,744 people	127,345 people
55–59	94,209 people	93,280 people	187,489 people
50–54	82,863 people	80,871 people	163,734 people
45–49	138,593 people	129,835 people	268,428 people
40–44	172,039 people	155,992 people	328,031 people
35–39	185,182 people	168,120 people	353,302 people
30–34	158,395 people	148,801 people	307,196 people
25–29	118,307 people	113,994 people	232,301 people
20–24	136,653 people	137,357 people	274,010 people
15–19	127,177 people	129,485 people	256,662 people
10–14	126,529 people	123,254 people	249,783 people
5–9	116,565 people	112,871 people	229,436 people
1–4	79,543 people	76,184 people	155,727 people
0	19,288 people	18,146 people	37,434 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,751 people	4,391 people	7,142 people
80–84	7,331 people	10,606 people	17,937 people
75–79	17,167 people	21,715 people	38,882 people
70–74	31,396 people	34,872 people	66,268 people
65–69	45,478 people	47,572 people	93,050 people
60–64	49,861 people	49,841 people	99,702 people
55–59	59,652 people	58,510 people	118,162 people
50–54	69,846 people	67,756 people	137,602 people
45–49	100,795 people	96,901 people	197,696 people
40–44	86,988 people	83,091 people	170,079 people
35–39	145,387 people	133,534 people	278,921 people
30–34	179,255 people	159,887 people	339,142 people
25–29	191,256 people	172,044 people	363,300 people
20–24	158,824 people	151,951 people	310,775 people
15–19	124,249 people	118,732 people	242,981 people
10–14	159,229 people	155,971 people	315,200 people
5–9	125,187 people	122,050 people	247,237 people
1–4	100,509 people	97,426 people	197,935 people
0	27,765 people	26,776 people	54,541 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han49.95%

1,667,013 people

Bai32.28%

1,077,363 people

Yi13.19%

440,199 people

Hui2.04%

68,086 people

Lisu1.10%

36,593 people

Miao0.41%

13,561 people

Dai0.15%

5,058 people

Naxi0.15%

4,984 people

Zhuang0.11%

3,521 people

Hani0.09%

3,135 people

Achang0.08%

2,609 people

Tujia0.06%

2,008 people

Tibetan0.06%

1,940 people

Lahu0.04%

1,300 people

Wa0.04%

1,276 people

Other groups0.03%

1,121 people

Bouyei0.03%

1,030 people

Blang0.03%

884 people

Manchu0.03%

847 people

Pumi0.02%

802 people

Tu0.02%

751 people

Yao0.02%

547 people

Jingpo0.02%

513 people

Dong0.01%

472 people

Mongol0.01%

441 people

Nu0.01%

324 people

Li0.01%

238 people

Gelao0.01%

205 people

Sui0.00%

92 people

Korean0.00%

68 people

Dongxiang0.00%

67 people

De'ang0.00%

67 people

Mulao0.00%

54 people

Qiang0.00%

53 people

She0.00%

49 people

Uyghur0.00%

45 people

Derung0.00%

44 people

Salar0.00%

31 people

Jino0.00%

30 people

Xibe0.00%

20 people

Daur0.00%

18 people

Kazakh0.00%

13 people

Maonan0.00%

13 people

Gaoshan0.00%

13 people

Gin0.00%

12 people

Tatar0.00%

4 people

Monba0.00%

3 people

Oroqen0.00%

3 people

Russian0.00%

2 people

Tajik0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

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