Total population228,961 peopleSeventh census
Households75,205Average household size 2.83
Urbanization rate33.7%2020
Sex ratio (male per 100 female)104.2Minority population share 36.7%

Census data

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

ValueFifth censusSixth censusSeventh census
Total population279,838 people273,315 people228,961 people
Urbanization rate10.5%18.1%33.7%
Urban population29,320 people49,532 people77,222 people
Male143,586 people139,987 people116,812 people
Female136,252 people133,328 people112,149 people
Households75,42875,52875,205
Average household size3.693.512.83

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

MaleFemale85+ · Male: 0.46%85+ · Female: 0.46%85+80–84 · Male: 2.31%80–84 · Female: 2.25%80–8475–79 · Male: 2.63%75–79 · Female: 2.47%75–7970–74 · Male: 2.77%70–74 · Female: 2.65%70–7465–69 · Male: 2.39%65–69 · Female: 2.46%65–6960–64 · Male: 2.04%60–64 · Female: 2.02%60–6455–59 · Male: 2.60%55–59 · Female: 2.55%55–5950–54 · Male: 3.31%50–54 · Female: 3.17%50–5445–49 · Male: 3.19%45–49 · Female: 3.09%45–4940–44 · Male: 3.98%40–44 · Female: 3.55%40–4435–39 · Male: 5.01%35–39 · Female: 4.76%35–3930–34 · Male: 5.50%30–34 · Female: 4.93%30–3425–29 · Male: 4.87%25–29 · Female: 4.38%25–2920–24 · Male: 2.66%20–24 · Female: 2.47%20–2415–19 · Male: 3.08%15–19 · Female: 3.03%15–1910–14 · Male: 1.86%10–14 · Female: 1.94%10–145–9 · Male: 1.30%5–9 · Female: 1.48%5–91–4 · Male: 0.63%1–4 · Female: 0.76%1–40 · Male: 0.41%0 · Female: 0.54%0

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han63.32%
144,984 people
Yi33.43%
76,543 people
Kazakh1.44%
3,290 people
She0.99%
2,259 people
Manchu0.21%
483 people
Hui0.16%
372 people
Bai0.14%
330 people
Hani0.09%
207 people
Tujia0.04%
100 people
Korean0.03%
77 people
Lahu0.02%
39 people
Tibetan0.02%
36 people
Naxi0.01%
33 people
Lisu0.01%
29 people
Miao0.01%
24 people
Zhuang0.01%
21 people
Mulao0.01%
18 people
Dong0.01%
17 people
Yao0.01%
11 people
Qiang0.00%
10 people
Dai0.00%
8 people
Dongxiang0.00%
7 people
Achang0.00%
7 people
Bouyei0.00%
6 people
Pumi0.00%
6 people
Maonan0.00%
5 people
Kyrgyz0.00%
4 people
Daur0.00%
4 people
Evenki0.00%
4 people
Russian0.00%
3 people
Gin0.00%
2 people
Uyghur0.00%
1 people
Mongol0.00%
1 people
Wa0.00%
1 people
Gaoshan0.00%
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