Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	28,228 people	31,113 people	32,916 people
Urbanization rate	9.2%	15.6%	23.5%
Urban population	2,600 people	4,843 people	7,748 people
Male	14,292 people	15,780 people	17,048 people
Female	13,936 people	15,333 people	15,868 people
Households	5,535	6,442	8,105
Average household size	4.99	4.60	3.60

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+	34 people	73 people	107 people
80–84	84 people	148 people	232 people
75–79	182 people	280 people	462 people
70–74	333 people	395 people	728 people
65–69	497 people	558 people	1,055 people
60–64	579 people	570 people	1,149 people
55–59	1,018 people	888 people	1,906 people
50–54	1,395 people	1,254 people	2,649 people
45–49	1,628 people	1,393 people	3,021 people
40–44	1,648 people	1,351 people	2,999 people
35–39	1,444 people	1,374 people	2,818 people
30–34	1,529 people	1,318 people	2,847 people
25–29	1,573 people	1,449 people	3,022 people
20–24	1,189 people	1,081 people	2,270 people
15–19	825 people	742 people	1,567 people
10–14	1,094 people	1,127 people	2,221 people
5–9	1,033 people	976 people	2,009 people
1–4	824 people	743 people	1,567 people
0	139 people	148 people	287 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	15 people	60 people	75 people
80–84	34 people	118 people	152 people
75–79	119 people	230 people	349 people
70–74	209 people	329 people	538 people
65–69	334 people	417 people	751 people
60–64	474 people	519 people	993 people
55–59	607 people	654 people	1,261 people
50–54	697 people	619 people	1,316 people
45–49	1,113 people	976 people	2,089 people
40–44	1,444 people	1,350 people	2,794 people
35–39	1,668 people	1,378 people	3,046 people
30–34	1,660 people	1,411 people	3,071 people
25–29	1,512 people	1,458 people	2,970 people
20–24	1,296 people	1,193 people	2,489 people
15–19	1,097 people	1,070 people	2,167 people
10–14	1,184 people	1,187 people	2,371 people
5–9	1,197 people	1,205 people	2,402 people
1–4	927 people	1,004 people	1,931 people
0	193 people	155 people	348 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6 people	31 people	37 people
80–84	23 people	72 people	95 people
75–79	48 people	149 people	197 people
70–74	154 people	284 people	438 people
65–69	248 people	375 people	623 people
60–64	391 people	512 people	903 people
55–59	514 people	566 people	1,080 people
50–54	596 people	598 people	1,194 people
45–49	703 people	717 people	1,420 people
40–44	828 people	675 people	1,503 people
35–39	1,231 people	1,023 people	2,254 people
30–34	1,513 people	1,353 people	2,866 people
25–29	1,621 people	1,381 people	3,002 people
20–24	1,610 people	1,393 people	3,003 people
15–19	1,231 people	1,174 people	2,405 people
10–14	1,111 people	1,163 people	2,274 people
5–9	1,216 people	1,222 people	2,438 people
1–4	996 people	969 people	1,965 people
0	252 people	279 people	531 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan92.27%

28,707 people

Han7.04%

2,190 people

Yi0.23%

70 people

Bai0.17%

53 people

Hui0.12%

36 people

Qiang0.05%

14 people

Naxi0.03%

10 people

Tujia0.03%

9 people

Mongol0.03%

9 people

Miao0.01%

4 people

Dai0.01%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

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