Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	57,670 people	76,623 people	68,273 people
Urbanization rate	20.0%	33.7%	47.9%
Urban population	11,559 people	25,851 people	32,720 people
Male	31,462 people	41,265 people	35,579 people
Female	26,208 people	35,358 people	32,694 people
Households	14,011	20,580	23,960
Average household size	3.79	3.43	2.71

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+	65 people	99 people	164 people
80–84	128 people	215 people	343 people
75–79	342 people	418 people	760 people
70–74	555 people	664 people	1,219 people
65–69	911 people	953 people	1,864 people
60–64	1,170 people	1,004 people	2,174 people
55–59	2,378 people	2,009 people	4,387 people
50–54	3,608 people	3,176 people	6,784 people
45–49	3,694 people	3,301 people	6,995 people
40–44	3,053 people	2,801 people	5,854 people
35–39	2,658 people	2,302 people	4,960 people
30–34	3,006 people	2,655 people	5,661 people
25–29	2,820 people	2,554 people	5,374 people
20–24	2,040 people	1,831 people	3,871 people
15–19	1,876 people	1,827 people	3,703 people
10–14	2,468 people	2,365 people	4,833 people
5–9	2,598 people	2,516 people	5,114 people
1–4	1,898 people	1,679 people	3,577 people
0	311 people	325 people	636 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	34 people	47 people	81 people
80–84	85 people	114 people	199 people
75–79	248 people	305 people	553 people
70–74	450 people	519 people	969 people
65–69	740 people	760 people	1,500 people
60–64	1,010 people	999 people	2,009 people
55–59	1,502 people	1,288 people	2,790 people
50–54	1,829 people	1,369 people	3,198 people
45–49	3,435 people	2,611 people	6,046 people
40–44	4,742 people	3,624 people	8,366 people
35–39	4,738 people	3,656 people	8,394 people
30–34	3,865 people	3,198 people	7,063 people
25–29	3,195 people	2,587 people	5,782 people
20–24	3,519 people	3,115 people	6,634 people
15–19	3,660 people	3,386 people	7,046 people
10–14	3,108 people	2,997 people	6,105 people
5–9	2,658 people	2,510 people	5,168 people
1–4	2,040 people	1,853 people	3,893 people
0	407 people	420 people	827 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6 people	25 people	31 people
80–84	40 people	57 people	97 people
75–79	98 people	148 people	246 people
70–74	236 people	292 people	528 people
65–69	470 people	417 people	887 people
60–64	679 people	580 people	1,259 people
55–59	815 people	671 people	1,486 people
50–54	1,021 people	907 people	1,928 people
45–49	1,446 people	1,148 people	2,594 people
40–44	1,740 people	1,216 people	2,956 people
35–39	3,023 people	2,226 people	5,249 people
30–34	4,052 people	3,098 people	7,150 people
25–29	3,889 people	3,027 people	6,916 people
20–24	3,291 people	2,391 people	5,682 people
15–19	2,516 people	2,015 people	4,531 people
10–14	2,874 people	2,888 people	5,762 people
5–9	2,888 people	2,852 people	5,740 people
1–4	1,899 people	1,803 people	3,702 people
0	479 people	447 people	926 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han45.30%

30,929 people

Tibetan23.21%

15,845 people

Hui17.81%

12,159 people

Mongol9.58%

6,538 people

Tu1.51%

1,028 people

Dongxiang1.16%

790 people

Salar0.91%

621 people

Tujia0.37%

253 people

Manchu0.04%

24 people

Sui0.03%

21 people

Bonan0.02%

13 people

Yi0.02%

12 people

Lahu0.01%

7 people

Zhuang0.01%

6 people

Miao0.01%

5 people

Li0.01%

5 people

Wa0.01%

4 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Jingpo0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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