Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	23,791 people	26,209 people	24,748 people
Urbanization rate	10.3%	12.0%	25.3%
Urban population	2,443 people	3,143 people	6,272 people
Male	12,104 people	13,403 people	12,871 people
Female	11,687 people	12,806 people	11,877 people
Households	4,203	4,656	5,848
Average household size	5.52	5.39	3.94

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+	59 people	116 people	175 people
80–84	119 people	169 people	288 people
75–79	223 people	284 people	507 people
70–74	288 people	393 people	681 people
65–69	378 people	391 people	769 people
60–64	426 people	405 people	831 people
55–59	733 people	670 people	1,403 people
50–54	1,124 people	999 people	2,123 people
45–49	1,179 people	1,045 people	2,224 people
40–44	1,192 people	1,026 people	2,218 people
35–39	1,099 people	955 people	2,054 people
30–34	1,063 people	965 people	2,028 people
25–29	1,143 people	997 people	2,140 people
20–24	848 people	814 people	1,662 people
15–19	489 people	372 people	861 people
10–14	820 people	756 people	1,576 people
5–9	873 people	797 people	1,670 people
1–4	678 people	600 people	1,278 people
0	137 people	123 people	260 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	30 people	60 people	90 people
80–84	79 people	140 people	219 people
75–79	141 people	208 people	349 people
70–74	252 people	320 people	572 people
65–69	404 people	455 people	859 people
60–64	449 people	514 people	963 people
55–59	495 people	467 people	962 people
50–54	522 people	513 people	1,035 people
45–49	872 people	784 people	1,656 people
40–44	1,270 people	1,095 people	2,365 people
35–39	1,298 people	1,136 people	2,434 people
30–34	1,317 people	1,200 people	2,517 people
25–29	1,203 people	1,123 people	2,326 people
20–24	1,064 people	1,037 people	2,101 people
15–19	1,104 people	1,000 people	2,104 people
10–14	1,109 people	1,025 people	2,134 people
5–9	926 people	906 people	1,832 people
1–4	706 people	674 people	1,380 people
0	162 people	149 people	311 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	13 people	26 people	39 people
80–84	48 people	89 people	137 people
75–79	107 people	145 people	252 people
70–74	195 people	307 people	502 people
65–69	264 people	326 people	590 people
60–64	464 people	464 people	928 people
55–59	525 people	535 people	1,060 people
50–54	516 people	539 people	1,055 people
45–49	519 people	510 people	1,029 people
40–44	563 people	478 people	1,041 people
35–39	943 people	767 people	1,710 people
30–34	1,180 people	1,099 people	2,279 people
25–29	1,272 people	1,180 people	2,452 people
20–24	1,267 people	1,178 people	2,445 people
15–19	1,012 people	957 people	1,969 people
10–14	994 people	982 people	1,976 people
5–9	1,183 people	1,138 people	2,321 people
1–4	815 people	748 people	1,563 people
0	224 people	219 people	443 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan91.51%

23,984 people

Han5.22%

1,367 people

Naxi2.78%

728 people

Bai0.21%

55 people

Yi0.07%

17 people

Hui0.06%

16 people

Manchu0.03%

7 people

Tujia0.02%

6 people

Pumi0.02%

5 people

Mongol0.02%

4 people

Qiang0.02%

4 people

Zhuang0.01%

3 people

Dong0.01%

3 people

Lisu0.01%

3 people

Miao0.01%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Russian0.00%

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