Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	272,785 people	274,313 people	254,944 people
Urbanization rate	7.7%	15.0%	27.3%
Urban population	20,939 people	41,039 people	69,620 people
Male	142,806 people	143,554 people	130,484 people
Female	129,979 people	130,759 people	124,460 people
Households	60,909	67,673	77,191
Average household size	4.44	3.89	3.25

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+	1,161 people	1,216 people	2,377 people
80–84	6,891 people	6,374 people	13,265 people
75–79	9,418 people	9,090 people	18,508 people
70–74	9,276 people	8,991 people	18,267 people
65–69	7,050 people	6,627 people	13,677 people
60–64	6,688 people	6,145 people	12,833 people
55–59	9,105 people	8,825 people	17,930 people
50–54	9,577 people	9,027 people	18,604 people
45–49	7,039 people	6,155 people	13,194 people
40–44	7,775 people	6,735 people	14,510 people
35–39	12,669 people	11,983 people	24,652 people
30–34	14,932 people	13,661 people	28,593 people
25–29	9,305 people	7,973 people	17,278 people
20–24	5,002 people	4,486 people	9,488 people
15–19	5,839 people	5,762 people	11,601 people
10–14	4,504 people	5,251 people	9,755 people
5–9	2,593 people	3,394 people	5,987 people
1–4	1,210 people	1,929 people	3,139 people
0	450 people	836 people	1,286 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,827 people	1,689 people	3,516 people
80–84	7,319 people	6,489 people	13,808 people
75–79	9,507 people	8,653 people	18,160 people
70–74	10,386 people	9,731 people	20,117 people
65–69	11,808 people	11,397 people	23,205 people
60–64	10,586 people	10,980 people	21,566 people
55–59	9,328 people	7,950 people	17,278 people
50–54	9,569 people	7,669 people	17,238 people
45–49	14,480 people	12,241 people	26,721 people
40–44	17,150 people	14,329 people	31,479 people
35–39	11,177 people	9,054 people	20,231 people
30–34	6,374 people	5,352 people	11,726 people
25–29	7,329 people	6,647 people	13,976 people
20–24	6,558 people	6,662 people	13,220 people
15–19	4,709 people	5,090 people	9,799 people
10–14	3,135 people	3,615 people	6,750 people
5–9	1,566 people	2,036 people	3,602 people
1–4	523 people	817 people	1,340 people
0	223 people	358 people	581 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,215 people	2,218 people	4,433 people
80–84	6,863 people	6,340 people	13,203 people
75–79	13,180 people	12,708 people	25,888 people
70–74	14,931 people	14,090 people	29,021 people
65–69	9,699 people	8,243 people	17,942 people
60–64	9,188 people	8,032 people	17,220 people
55–59	16,132 people	14,099 people	30,231 people
50–54	19,457 people	16,603 people	36,060 people
45–49	11,621 people	9,416 people	21,037 people
40–44	6,446 people	5,384 people	11,830 people
35–39	8,004 people	7,196 people	15,200 people
30–34	7,596 people	7,327 people	14,923 people
25–29	6,044 people	5,891 people	11,935 people
20–24	5,092 people	5,088 people	10,180 people
15–19	3,181 people	3,288 people	6,469 people
10–14	1,714 people	2,048 people	3,762 people
5–9	1,002 people	1,373 people	2,375 people
1–4	337 people	489 people	826 people
0	104 people	146 people	250 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.03%

266,167 people

Miao1.58%

4,324 people

Hui1.35%

3,695 people

Korean0.03%

72 people

Mulao0.01%

16 people

Manchu0.00%

11 people

Dong0.00%

10 people

Zhuang0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

6 people

Tujia0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

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