Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,820,249 people	2,698,624 people	2,524,097 people
Urbanization rate	9.1%	23.2%	38.4%
Urban population	257,184 people	625,011 people	969,084 people
Male	1,460,151 people	1,373,166 people	1,277,650 people
Female	1,360,098 people	1,325,458 people	1,246,447 people
Households	644,532	702,558	846,235
Average household size	4.32	3.74	2.91

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+	6,214 people	9,850 people	16,064 people
80–84	15,369 people	19,733 people	35,102 people
75–79	30,388 people	32,571 people	62,959 people
70–74	47,116 people	50,447 people	97,563 people
65–69	64,024 people	63,482 people	127,506 people
60–64	59,036 people	52,418 people	111,454 people
55–59	101,858 people	94,968 people	196,826 people
50–54	135,057 people	132,621 people	267,678 people
45–49	119,919 people	116,340 people	236,259 people
40–44	73,065 people	69,312 people	142,377 people
35–39	71,703 people	69,202 people	140,905 people
30–34	92,994 people	94,048 people	187,042 people
25–29	84,076 people	85,558 people	169,634 people
20–24	53,648 people	54,241 people	107,889 people
15–19	60,886 people	58,929 people	119,815 people
10–14	78,957 people	72,653 people	151,610 people
5–9	92,106 people	85,383 people	177,489 people
1–4	76,960 people	71,744 people	148,704 people
0	14,274 people	12,947 people	27,221 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,829 people	4,789 people	7,618 people
80–84	6,492 people	8,609 people	15,101 people
75–79	20,292 people	24,167 people	44,459 people
70–74	35,381 people	36,946 people	72,327 people
65–69	48,481 people	45,432 people	93,913 people
60–64	62,192 people	60,847 people	123,039 people
55–59	75,426 people	71,225 people	146,651 people
50–54	68,472 people	59,373 people	127,845 people
45–49	113,668 people	105,531 people	219,199 people
40–44	147,833 people	145,700 people	293,533 people
35–39	127,852 people	126,620 people	254,472 people
30–34	79,358 people	76,786 people	156,144 people
25–29	75,387 people	76,964 people	152,351 people
20–24	101,739 people	109,032 people	210,771 people
15–19	146,141 people	138,818 people	284,959 people
10–14	105,647 people	96,883 people	202,530 people
5–9	79,293 people	71,937 people	151,230 people
1–4	60,582 people	52,195 people	112,777 people
0	16,101 people	13,604 people	29,705 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,468 people	2,400 people	3,868 people
80–84	4,401 people	6,534 people	10,935 people
75–79	11,109 people	14,304 people	25,413 people
70–74	18,111 people	19,615 people	37,726 people
65–69	36,727 people	38,029 people	74,756 people
60–64	51,826 people	48,519 people	100,345 people
55–59	59,343 people	52,022 people	111,365 people
50–54	71,212 people	67,529 people	138,741 people
45–49	82,536 people	76,556 people	159,092 people
40–44	73,215 people	62,724 people	135,939 people
35–39	123,882 people	111,413 people	235,295 people
30–34	165,483 people	156,412 people	321,895 people
25–29	143,533 people	135,363 people	278,896 people
20–24	87,338 people	84,742 people	172,080 people
15–19	106,786 people	96,516 people	203,302 people
10–14	161,327 people	151,793 people	313,120 people
5–9	159,573 people	145,671 people	305,244 people
1–4	82,209 people	71,435 people	153,644 people
0	20,072 people	18,521 people	38,593 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.92%

2,669,493 people

Hui0.93%

25,206 people

Tibetan0.10%

2,644 people

Dongxiang0.03%

870 people

Manchu0.01%

123 people

Other groups0.00%

40 people

Mongol0.00%

37 people

Tu0.00%

34 people

Tujia0.00%

23 people

Uyghur0.00%

21 people

Kazakh0.00%

21 people

Zhuang0.00%

19 people

Yi0.00%

17 people

Gin0.00%

12 people

Miao0.00%

11 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Bonan0.00%

6 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Salar0.00%

4 people

Yugur0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Monba0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

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