Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	799,309 people	821,853 people	904,412 people
Urbanization rate	30.4%	42.3%	60.1%
Urban population	242,729 people	347,546 people	543,437 people
Male	402,889 people	407,721 people	446,207 people
Female	396,420 people	414,132 people	458,205 people
Households	239,007	271,941	318,384
Average household size	3.18	2.89	2.61

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+	5,220 people	7,524 people	12,744 people
80–84	7,805 people	9,311 people	17,116 people
75–79	14,159 people	15,502 people	29,661 people
70–74	19,659 people	21,465 people	41,124 people
65–69	27,333 people	30,090 people	57,423 people
60–64	20,593 people	20,753 people	41,346 people
55–59	37,335 people	37,071 people	74,406 people
50–54	51,487 people	49,809 people	101,296 people
45–49	49,516 people	48,659 people	98,175 people
40–44	27,853 people	28,644 people	56,497 people
35–39	23,734 people	23,933 people	47,667 people
30–34	33,772 people	34,676 people	68,448 people
25–29	28,725 people	30,192 people	58,917 people
20–24	18,819 people	22,202 people	41,021 people
15–19	17,148 people	18,771 people	35,919 people
10–14	18,587 people	17,545 people	36,132 people
5–9	22,275 people	20,906 people	43,181 people
1–4	18,655 people	17,681 people	36,336 people
0	3,532 people	3,471 people	7,003 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,453 people	4,145 people	6,598 people
80–84	4,704 people	5,619 people	10,323 people
75–79	8,172 people	8,956 people	17,128 people
70–74	13,012 people	12,792 people	25,804 people
65–69	19,000 people	18,468 people	37,468 people
60–64	23,670 people	24,053 people	47,723 people
55–59	29,602 people	31,591 people	61,193 people
50–54	21,000 people	21,140 people	42,140 people
45–49	36,171 people	35,247 people	71,418 people
40–44	49,019 people	46,131 people	95,150 people
35–39	46,474 people	45,631 people	92,105 people
30–34	26,912 people	27,946 people	54,858 people
25–29	20,546 people	22,420 people	42,966 people
20–24	26,559 people	30,363 people	56,922 people
15–19	30,856 people	32,532 people	63,388 people
10–14	19,083 people	18,351 people	37,434 people
5–9	13,848 people	13,260 people	27,108 people
1–4	13,114 people	12,236 people	25,350 people
0	3,526 people	3,251 people	6,777 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,222 people	2,710 people	3,932 people
80–84	2,663 people	4,073 people	6,736 people
75–79	5,766 people	6,957 people	12,723 people
70–74	9,122 people	9,386 people	18,508 people
65–69	12,170 people	11,857 people	24,027 people
60–64	16,437 people	14,917 people	31,354 people
55–59	21,039 people	19,226 people	40,265 people
50–54	24,442 people	23,708 people	48,150 people
45–49	30,708 people	31,338 people	62,046 people
40–44	21,340 people	20,567 people	41,907 people
35–39	37,991 people	36,023 people	74,014 people
30–34	51,316 people	47,575 people	98,891 people
25–29	46,478 people	46,012 people	92,490 people
20–24	23,941 people	27,129 people	51,070 people
15–19	19,991 people	19,703 people	39,694 people
10–14	31,583 people	30,320 people	61,903 people
5–9	28,522 people	27,674 people	56,196 people
1–4	15,122 people	14,498 people	29,620 people
0	3,036 people	2,747 people	5,783 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.54%

818,098 people

Yi0.27%

2,202 people

Tibetan0.06%

456 people

Hui0.02%

150 people

Zhuang0.02%

149 people

Tujia0.02%

131 people

Miao0.01%

107 people

Manchu0.01%

84 people

Qiang0.01%

82 people

Bai0.01%

81 people

Sui0.01%

54 people

Mongol0.01%

42 people

Dong0.01%

39 people

Wa0.00%

22 people

Bouyei0.00%

21 people

Uyghur0.00%

15 people

Dai0.00%

15 people

Hani0.00%

14 people

Korean0.00%

11 people

Naxi0.00%

10 people

Li0.00%

9 people

Kazakh0.00%

9 people

Lahu0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Lisu0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

Xibe0.00%

4 people

Yugur0.00%

3 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

De'ang0.00%

2 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Derung0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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