Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	241,938 people	266,800 people	250,409 people
Urbanization rate	22.9%	35.7%	50.8%
Urban population	55,324 people	95,246 people	127,149 people
Male	128,376 people	138,247 people	130,113 people
Female	113,562 people	128,553 people	120,296 people
Households	63,960	76,977	96,012
Average household size	3.73	3.39	2.44

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+	1,201 people	1,095 people	2,296 people
80–84	5,522 people	5,218 people	10,740 people
75–79	8,897 people	8,112 people	17,009 people
70–74	9,710 people	9,227 people	18,937 people
65–69	5,172 people	4,730 people	9,902 people
60–64	5,647 people	5,394 people	11,041 people
55–59	8,999 people	8,821 people	17,820 people
50–54	10,491 people	9,815 people	20,306 people
45–49	9,764 people	8,452 people	18,216 people
40–44	8,543 people	7,684 people	16,227 people
35–39	10,526 people	10,266 people	20,792 people
30–34	10,117 people	9,279 people	19,396 people
25–29	8,714 people	8,576 people	17,290 people
20–24	7,716 people	7,016 people	14,732 people
15–19	7,351 people	6,438 people	13,789 people
10–14	5,439 people	4,277 people	9,716 people
5–9	2,934 people	2,350 people	5,284 people
1–4	1,960 people	1,721 people	3,681 people
0	1,410 people	1,825 people	3,235 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,522 people	1,404 people	2,926 people
80–84	7,499 people	6,519 people	14,018 people
75–79	8,677 people	7,810 people	16,487 people
70–74	10,815 people	9,902 people	20,717 people
65–69	13,105 people	13,134 people	26,239 people
60–64	10,475 people	10,894 people	21,369 people
55–59	10,210 people	9,937 people	20,147 people
50–54	9,385 people	9,132 people	18,517 people
45–49	11,410 people	11,540 people	22,950 people
40–44	11,043 people	10,140 people	21,183 people
35–39	9,480 people	9,233 people	18,713 people
30–34	8,568 people	7,480 people	16,048 people
25–29	8,019 people	6,789 people	14,808 people
20–24	6,208 people	4,743 people	10,951 people
15–19	3,914 people	2,779 people	6,693 people
10–14	3,289 people	2,466 people	5,755 people
5–9	2,707 people	2,410 people	5,117 people
1–4	1,361 people	1,439 people	2,800 people
0	560 people	802 people	1,362 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,894 people	1,483 people	3,377 people
80–84	6,498 people	5,717 people	12,215 people
75–79	12,448 people	11,334 people	23,782 people
70–74	13,640 people	12,641 people	26,281 people
65–69	11,862 people	10,000 people	21,862 people
60–64	8,610 people	8,252 people	16,862 people
55–59	10,886 people	10,823 people	21,709 people
50–54	10,752 people	9,859 people	20,611 people
45–49	9,683 people	9,169 people	18,852 people
40–44	8,800 people	7,816 people	16,616 people
35–39	8,633 people	7,130 people	15,763 people
30–34	6,737 people	4,994 people	11,731 people
25–29	4,539 people	3,078 people	7,617 people
20–24	4,204 people	2,899 people	7,103 people
15–19	3,995 people	3,231 people	7,226 people
10–14	2,639 people	2,449 people	5,088 people
5–9	1,578 people	1,497 people	3,075 people
1–4	737 people	835 people	1,572 people
0	241 people	355 people	596 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.97%

266,712 people

Yi0.01%

36 people

Manchu0.01%

21 people

Zhuang0.00%

10 people

Tujia0.00%

7 people

Hui0.00%

4 people

Miao0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

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