Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	279,335 people	284,614 people	284,690 people
Urbanization rate	29.7%	36.9%	40.7%
Urban population	82,898 people	104,960 people	115,856 people
Male	150,426 people	151,727 people	152,404 people
Female	128,909 people	132,887 people	132,286 people
Households	70,272	85,321	91,661
Average household size	3.91	3.23	2.99

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+	1,794 people	3,001 people	4,795 people
80–84	2,262 people	3,015 people	5,277 people
75–79	2,927 people	3,290 people	6,217 people
70–74	5,118 people	4,644 people	9,762 people
65–69	7,453 people	7,016 people	14,469 people
60–64	8,168 people	7,232 people	15,400 people
55–59	11,292 people	10,067 people	21,359 people
50–54	11,210 people	10,043 people	21,253 people
45–49	9,211 people	8,097 people	17,308 people
40–44	9,429 people	8,214 people	17,643 people
35–39	11,911 people	9,997 people	21,908 people
30–34	11,962 people	9,934 people	21,896 people
25–29	10,796 people	8,422 people	19,218 people
20–24	6,613 people	4,511 people	11,124 people
15–19	8,159 people	5,869 people	14,028 people
10–14	12,191 people	10,422 people	22,613 people
5–9	12,221 people	10,346 people	22,567 people
1–4	8,017 people	6,899 people	14,916 people
0	1,670 people	1,267 people	2,937 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	928 people	1,765 people	2,693 people
80–84	1,703 people	2,163 people	3,866 people
75–79	2,987 people	3,479 people	6,466 people
70–74	4,094 people	4,268 people	8,362 people
65–69	4,175 people	3,852 people	8,027 people
60–64	6,529 people	5,298 people	11,827 people
55–59	8,917 people	7,876 people	16,793 people
50–54	9,522 people	8,167 people	17,689 people
45–49	12,937 people	11,537 people	24,474 people
40–44	12,630 people	11,089 people	23,719 people
35–39	10,137 people	9,031 people	19,168 people
30–34	10,258 people	9,248 people	19,506 people
25–29	12,041 people	11,304 people	23,345 people
20–24	10,934 people	10,124 people	21,058 people
15–19	11,946 people	8,573 people	20,519 people
10–14	9,223 people	6,531 people	15,754 people
5–9	9,600 people	7,676 people	17,276 people
1–4	10,307 people	8,572 people	18,879 people
0	2,859 people	2,334 people	5,193 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	513 people	1,022 people	1,535 people
80–84	1,015 people	1,585 people	2,600 people
75–79	2,084 people	2,687 people	4,771 people
70–74	3,409 people	3,506 people	6,915 people
65–69	4,438 people	4,273 people	8,711 people
60–64	5,268 people	4,824 people	10,092 people
55–59	4,716 people	4,009 people	8,725 people
50–54	6,984 people	5,608 people	12,592 people
45–49	8,914 people	7,714 people	16,628 people
40–44	9,175 people	8,132 people	17,307 people
35–39	12,303 people	10,932 people	23,235 people
30–34	12,112 people	10,820 people	22,932 people
25–29	9,913 people	8,978 people	18,891 people
20–24	10,445 people	9,380 people	19,825 people
15–19	16,241 people	12,129 people	28,370 people
10–14	17,582 people	14,742 people	32,324 people
5–9	15,433 people	11,939 people	27,372 people
1–4	7,692 people	5,127 people	12,819 people
0	2,189 people	1,502 people	3,691 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.86%

278,595 people

Miao0.91%

2,599 people

Li0.80%

2,277 people

Zhuang0.22%

620 people

Tujia0.05%

151 people

Yao0.03%

89 people

Tu0.02%

67 people

Dong0.02%

49 people

Manchu0.02%

43 people

Other groups0.01%

38 people

Bouyei0.01%

31 people

Hui0.01%

30 people

Mongol0.01%

14 people

Yi0.01%

13 people

Korean0.00%

9 people

Mulao0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

6 people

Xibe0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Lahu0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Blang0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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