Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	495,946 people	468,293 people	397,465 people
Urbanization rate	35.6%	39.3%	56.4%
Urban population	176,580 people	183,823 people	224,057 people
Male	253,125 people	236,455 people	199,920 people
Female	242,821 people	231,838 people	197,545 people
Households	145,146	148,834	159,859
Average household size	3.29	3.02	2.40

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+	2,598 people	3,800 people	6,398 people
80–84	2,913 people	3,624 people	6,537 people
75–79	5,994 people	6,646 people	12,640 people
70–74	9,869 people	10,615 people	20,484 people
65–69	14,560 people	15,315 people	29,875 people
60–64	16,900 people	16,626 people	33,526 people
55–59	23,230 people	21,704 people	44,934 people
50–54	23,658 people	22,504 people	46,162 people
45–49	18,908 people	18,279 people	37,187 people
40–44	14,198 people	13,487 people	27,685 people
35–39	11,968 people	11,983 people	23,951 people
30–34	14,088 people	14,167 people	28,255 people
25–29	8,583 people	8,290 people	16,873 people
20–24	4,912 people	4,539 people	9,451 people
15–19	5,532 people	4,835 people	10,367 people
10–14	8,025 people	7,652 people	15,677 people
5–9	7,421 people	7,241 people	14,662 people
1–4	5,497 people	5,231 people	10,728 people
0	1,066 people	1,007 people	2,073 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,178 people	2,062 people	3,240 people
80–84	2,236 people	2,800 people	5,036 people
75–79	5,527 people	6,313 people	11,840 people
70–74	5,484 people	5,425 people	10,909 people
65–69	8,429 people	8,125 people	16,554 people
60–64	12,189 people	12,145 people	24,334 people
55–59	17,243 people	16,997 people	34,240 people
50–54	19,658 people	19,262 people	38,920 people
45–49	26,729 people	25,121 people	51,850 people
40–44	27,389 people	25,503 people	52,892 people
35–39	22,283 people	21,270 people	43,553 people
30–34	16,722 people	16,078 people	32,800 people
25–29	14,721 people	15,367 people	30,088 people
20–24	17,051 people	17,829 people	34,880 people
15–19	13,935 people	13,366 people	27,301 people
10–14	9,323 people	8,726 people	18,049 people
5–9	7,822 people	7,371 people	15,193 people
1–4	6,720 people	6,334 people	13,054 people
0	1,816 people	1,744 people	3,560 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	524 people	1,172 people	1,696 people
80–84	1,318 people	2,199 people	3,517 people
75–79	3,653 people	4,608 people	8,261 people
70–74	5,013 people	5,256 people	10,269 people
65–69	8,651 people	8,520 people	17,171 people
60–64	7,106 people	6,517 people	13,623 people
55–59	9,641 people	8,780 people	18,421 people
50–54	13,487 people	12,797 people	26,284 people
45–49	18,444 people	17,859 people	36,303 people
40–44	20,962 people	20,069 people	41,031 people
35–39	28,456 people	26,106 people	54,562 people
30–34	29,119 people	26,636 people	55,755 people
25–29	23,230 people	21,937 people	45,167 people
20–24	17,181 people	16,794 people	33,975 people
15–19	18,714 people	18,265 people	36,979 people
10–14	24,373 people	23,273 people	47,646 people
5–9	14,100 people	13,541 people	27,641 people
1–4	7,429 people	6,948 people	14,377 people
0	1,724 people	1,544 people	3,268 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.46%

465,768 people

Tujia0.42%

1,953 people

Miao0.04%

194 people

Gelao0.02%

76 people

Yi0.02%

70 people

Zhuang0.01%

62 people

Hui0.01%

37 people

Mongol0.00%

21 people

Dong0.00%

19 people

Manchu0.00%

17 people

Bouyei0.00%

16 people

Yao0.00%

14 people

Other groups0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

6 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Gaoshan0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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