Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,216,412 people	1,336,392 people	1,065,641 people
Urbanization rate	26.4%	28.4%	47.1%
Urban population	320,548 people	379,914 people	501,475 people
Male	644,029 people	708,100 people	555,464 people
Female	572,383 people	628,292 people	510,177 people
Households	289,928	315,961	332,604
Average household size	4.13	4.12	3.02

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+	5,088 people	8,994 people	14,082 people
80–84	7,312 people	9,500 people	16,812 people
75–79	10,836 people	12,820 people	23,656 people
70–74	19,197 people	21,042 people	40,239 people
65–69	26,298 people	26,999 people	53,297 people
60–64	29,092 people	29,870 people	58,962 people
55–59	35,257 people	35,905 people	71,162 people
50–54	42,600 people	43,936 people	86,536 people
45–49	42,811 people	42,751 people	85,562 people
40–44	35,786 people	35,818 people	71,604 people
35–39	25,692 people	25,810 people	51,502 people
30–34	34,949 people	32,264 people	67,213 people
25–29	35,295 people	28,581 people	63,876 people
20–24	33,606 people	23,922 people	57,528 people
15–19	40,086 people	26,678 people	66,764 people
10–14	49,426 people	38,915 people	88,341 people
5–9	46,575 people	37,943 people	84,518 people
1–4	29,714 people	23,887 people	53,601 people
0	5,844 people	4,542 people	10,386 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,032 people	3,832 people	5,864 people
80–84	4,606 people	6,522 people	11,128 people
75–79	10,112 people	11,717 people	21,829 people
70–74	13,744 people	13,826 people	27,570 people
65–69	15,704 people	15,798 people	31,502 people
60–64	24,773 people	23,969 people	48,742 people
55–59	32,286 people	30,716 people	63,002 people
50–54	36,876 people	35,284 people	72,160 people
45–49	46,710 people	43,962 people	90,672 people
40–44	59,520 people	56,988 people	116,508 people
35–39	63,866 people	60,676 people	124,542 people
30–34	54,348 people	54,070 people	108,418 people
25–29	40,722 people	41,835 people	82,557 people
20–24	57,942 people	56,492 people	114,434 people
15–19	69,585 people	52,807 people	122,392 people
10–14	67,649 people	45,796 people	113,445 people
5–9	56,756 people	37,267 people	94,023 people
1–4	40,984 people	29,143 people	70,127 people
0	9,885 people	7,592 people	17,477 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	820 people	2,050 people	2,870 people
80–84	2,175 people	3,928 people	6,103 people
75–79	5,429 people	7,542 people	12,971 people
70–74	10,244 people	11,488 people	21,732 people
65–69	15,940 people	15,532 people	31,472 people
60–64	18,805 people	16,187 people	34,992 people
55–59	19,136 people	16,980 people	36,116 people
50–54	28,544 people	26,009 people	54,553 people
45–49	35,477 people	33,031 people	68,508 people
40–44	39,287 people	37,055 people	76,342 people
35–39	48,354 people	46,044 people	94,398 people
30–34	60,384 people	59,263 people	119,647 people
25–29	62,514 people	61,035 people	123,549 people
20–24	53,023 people	51,037 people	104,060 people
15–19	42,827 people	36,231 people	79,058 people
10–14	69,247 people	58,534 people	127,781 people
5–9	69,792 people	51,345 people	121,137 people
1–4	51,278 people	31,233 people	82,511 people
0	10,753 people	7,859 people	18,612 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.84%

1,063,926 people

Miao0.04%

373 people

Zhuang0.02%

213 people

Tujia0.02%

198 people

Bouyei0.01%

133 people

Yi0.01%

126 people

Hui0.01%

87 people

Dong0.01%

76 people

Yao0.01%

69 people

Other groups0.01%

59 people

Manchu0.00%

34 people

Uyghur0.00%

30 people

She0.00%

30 people

Li0.00%

28 people

Bai0.00%

26 people

Sui0.00%

26 people

Mongol0.00%

24 people

Dai0.00%

24 people

Hani0.00%

23 people

Gelao0.00%

22 people

Wa0.00%

19 people

Tu0.00%

18 people

Maonan0.00%

14 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Mulao0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

7 people

Lahu0.00%

6 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

4 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 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