Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	719,510 people	743,837 people	704,532 people
Urbanization rate	2.6%	24.3%	39.4%
Urban population	18,993 people	180,852 people	277,599 people
Male	367,737 people	381,278 people	356,130 people
Female	351,773 people	362,559 people	348,402 people
Households	169,498	183,688	214,514
Average household size	4.21	4.04	3.09

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+	2,861 people	5,549 people	8,410 people
80–84	4,206 people	5,117 people	9,323 people
75–79	8,291 people	10,117 people	18,408 people
70–74	14,642 people	14,873 people	29,515 people
65–69	19,512 people	20,137 people	39,649 people
60–64	14,810 people	15,828 people	30,638 people
55–59	20,146 people	22,758 people	42,904 people
50–54	28,132 people	31,064 people	59,196 people
45–49	24,612 people	25,248 people	49,860 people
40–44	20,198 people	19,707 people	39,905 people
35–39	17,417 people	18,020 people	35,437 people
30–34	25,464 people	27,811 people	53,275 people
25–29	19,605 people	19,477 people	39,082 people
20–24	13,521 people	11,239 people	24,760 people
15–19	24,097 people	16,121 people	40,218 people
10–14	38,603 people	30,591 people	69,194 people
5–9	36,178 people	31,872 people	68,050 people
1–4	20,369 people	19,506 people	39,875 people
0	3,466 people	3,367 people	6,833 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,617 people	3,413 people	5,030 people
80–84	2,864 people	4,277 people	7,141 people
75–79	4,670 people	5,941 people	10,611 people
70–74	6,948 people	6,967 people	13,915 people
65–69	10,931 people	11,743 people	22,674 people
60–64	17,596 people	16,740 people	34,336 people
55–59	21,537 people	21,740 people	43,277 people
50–54	16,635 people	17,438 people	34,073 people
45–49	22,842 people	25,012 people	47,854 people
40–44	31,536 people	33,164 people	64,700 people
35–39	28,691 people	27,932 people	56,623 people
30–34	25,808 people	24,198 people	50,006 people
25–29	24,526 people	24,742 people	49,268 people
20–24	37,649 people	40,508 people	78,157 people
15–19	30,086 people	26,983 people	57,069 people
10–14	24,003 people	18,387 people	42,390 people
5–9	35,642 people	24,816 people	60,458 people
1–4	33,422 people	24,723 people	58,145 people
0	4,275 people	3,835 people	8,110 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	943 people	2,115 people	3,058 people
80–84	2,570 people	4,226 people	6,796 people
75–79	4,660 people	6,292 people	10,952 people
70–74	7,002 people	7,909 people	14,911 people
65–69	8,261 people	8,540 people	16,801 people
60–64	10,186 people	8,726 people	18,912 people
55–59	13,593 people	13,827 people	27,420 people
50–54	20,010 people	18,673 people	38,683 people
45–49	24,745 people	23,917 people	48,662 people
40–44	18,574 people	18,229 people	36,803 people
35–39	25,774 people	26,278 people	52,052 people
30–34	36,130 people	35,872 people	72,002 people
25–29	32,945 people	30,608 people	63,553 people
20–24	29,038 people	27,110 people	56,148 people
15–19	29,221 people	29,155 people	58,376 people
10–14	48,386 people	45,985 people	94,371 people
5–9	33,637 people	28,085 people	61,722 people
1–4	17,151 people	12,041 people	29,192 people
0	4,911 people	4,185 people	9,096 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.35%

692,899 people

Hui1.63%

11,469 people

Mongol0.01%

37 people

Miao0.00%

27 people

Yi0.00%

19 people

Zhuang0.00%

15 people

Manchu0.00%

9 people

Bai0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Tujia0.00%

7 people

Bouyei0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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