Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	63,989 people	81,503 people	88,542 people
Urbanization rate	4.3%	7.9%	27.7%
Urban population	2,725 people	6,418 people	24,512 people
Male	32,355 people	41,782 people	45,722 people
Female	31,634 people	39,721 people	42,820 people
Households	13,011	20,093	22,886
Average household size	4.83	3.98	3.59

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+	141 people	267 people	408 people
80–84	258 people	471 people	729 people
75–79	533 people	784 people	1,317 people
70–74	795 people	958 people	1,753 people
65–69	1,040 people	1,072 people	2,112 people
60–64	1,057 people	1,144 people	2,201 people
55–59	1,722 people	1,654 people	3,376 people
50–54	2,504 people	2,287 people	4,791 people
45–49	3,209 people	2,932 people	6,141 people
40–44	3,163 people	2,975 people	6,138 people
35–39	3,529 people	3,329 people	6,858 people
30–34	3,866 people	3,393 people	7,259 people
25–29	3,673 people	3,098 people	6,771 people
20–24	3,753 people	3,034 people	6,787 people
15–19	3,623 people	3,139 people	6,762 people
10–14	4,578 people	4,212 people	8,790 people
5–9	4,466 people	4,354 people	8,820 people
1–4	3,185 people	3,125 people	6,310 people
0	627 people	592 people	1,219 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	121 people	200 people	321 people
80–84	203 people	305 people	508 people
75–79	387 people	544 people	931 people
70–74	655 people	811 people	1,466 people
65–69	949 people	1,079 people	2,028 people
60–64	1,192 people	1,168 people	2,360 people
55–59	1,406 people	1,293 people	2,699 people
50–54	1,405 people	1,349 people	2,754 people
45–49	2,084 people	1,901 people	3,985 people
40–44	2,926 people	2,661 people	5,587 people
35–39	3,736 people	3,362 people	7,098 people
30–34	3,807 people	3,523 people	7,330 people
25–29	4,141 people	3,997 people	8,138 people
20–24	4,277 people	3,885 people	8,162 people
15–19	3,416 people	3,136 people	6,552 people
10–14	3,659 people	3,347 people	7,006 people
5–9	3,691 people	3,649 people	7,340 people
1–4	3,093 people	2,907 people	6,000 people
0	634 people	604 people	1,238 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	36 people	104 people	140 people
80–84	118 people	226 people	344 people
75–79	260 people	452 people	712 people
70–74	414 people	623 people	1,037 people
65–69	644 people	779 people	1,423 people
60–64	943 people	1,103 people	2,046 people
55–59	1,261 people	1,274 people	2,535 people
50–54	1,327 people	1,313 people	2,640 people
45–49	1,570 people	1,444 people	3,014 people
40–44	1,452 people	1,511 people	2,963 people
35–39	2,156 people	1,934 people	4,090 people
30–34	2,874 people	2,685 people	5,559 people
25–29	3,543 people	3,279 people	6,822 people
20–24	3,616 people	3,285 people	6,901 people
15–19	3,796 people	3,526 people	7,322 people
10–14	3,406 people	3,406 people	6,812 people
5–9	2,728 people	2,601 people	5,329 people
1–4	1,799 people	1,655 people	3,454 people
0	412 people	434 people	846 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan97.07%

79,114 people

Han2.74%

2,235 people

Hui0.08%

66 people

Yi0.03%

26 people

Qiang0.02%

15 people

Bonan0.02%

13 people

Salar0.01%

8 people

Miao0.01%

6 people

Bai0.01%

6 people

Manchu0.01%

5 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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