Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	24,354 people	30,995 people	40,197 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	21.3%	32.9%
Urban population	0 people	6,593 people	13,239 people
Male	12,560 people	16,109 people	20,665 people
Female	11,794 people	14,886 people	19,532 people
Households	5,594	8,665	12,880
Average household size	4.20	3.46	3.07

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+	35 people	78 people	113 people
80–84	59 people	110 people	169 people
75–79	131 people	190 people	321 people
70–74	233 people	278 people	511 people
65–69	283 people	303 people	586 people
60–64	269 people	295 people	564 people
55–59	681 people	552 people	1,233 people
50–54	1,101 people	915 people	2,016 people
45–49	1,337 people	1,166 people	2,503 people
40–44	1,423 people	1,304 people	2,727 people
35–39	1,333 people	1,260 people	2,593 people
30–34	1,627 people	1,553 people	3,180 people
25–29	1,769 people	1,646 people	3,415 people
20–24	1,584 people	1,505 people	3,089 people
15–19	1,489 people	1,346 people	2,835 people
10–14	2,105 people	2,050 people	4,155 people
5–9	2,739 people	2,665 people	5,404 people
1–4	2,015 people	1,867 people	3,882 people
0	452 people	449 people	901 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	22 people	37 people	59 people
80–84	56 people	90 people	146 people
75–79	123 people	132 people	255 people
70–74	162 people	235 people	397 people
65–69	263 people	273 people	536 people
60–64	400 people	358 people	758 people
55–59	427 people	420 people	847 people
50–54	420 people	345 people	765 people
45–49	908 people	682 people	1,590 people
40–44	1,345 people	1,060 people	2,405 people
35–39	1,505 people	1,286 people	2,791 people
30–34	1,451 people	1,371 people	2,822 people
25–29	1,416 people	1,244 people	2,660 people
20–24	1,490 people	1,418 people	2,908 people
15–19	1,565 people	1,315 people	2,880 people
10–14	1,437 people	1,446 people	2,883 people
5–9	1,499 people	1,563 people	3,062 people
1–4	1,422 people	1,394 people	2,816 people
0	198 people	217 people	415 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	7 people	24 people	31 people
80–84	15 people	52 people	67 people
75–79	65 people	95 people	160 people
70–74	124 people	191 people	315 people
65–69	221 people	263 people	484 people
60–64	276 people	379 people	655 people
55–59	379 people	364 people	743 people
50–54	466 people	402 people	868 people
45–49	498 people	466 people	964 people
40–44	469 people	410 people	879 people
35–39	1,005 people	760 people	1,765 people
30–34	1,247 people	1,047 people	2,294 people
25–29	1,473 people	1,324 people	2,797 people
20–24	1,428 people	1,339 people	2,767 people
15–19	1,200 people	1,112 people	2,312 people
10–14	1,238 people	1,237 people	2,475 people
5–9	1,280 people	1,138 people	2,418 people
1–4	934 people	945 people	1,879 people
0	235 people	246 people	481 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan94.17%

37,852 people

Han4.28%

1,719 people

Hui1.06%

426 people

Salar0.10%

41 people

Dongxiang0.09%

37 people

Tujia0.09%

34 people

Tu0.08%

30 people

Mongol0.04%

17 people

Bai0.03%

13 people

Bonan0.03%

13 people

Yi0.02%

7 people

Qiang0.01%

4 people

Manchu0.01%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Uyghur0.00%

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