Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	484,464 people	483,471 people	386,156 people
Urbanization rate	16.2%	31.8%	43.7%
Urban population	78,379 people	153,560 people	168,795 people
Male	247,587 people	246,773 people	195,821 people
Female	236,877 people	236,698 people	190,335 people
Households	128,096	129,853	139,771
Average household size	3.70	3.55	2.64

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+	1,484 people	1,834 people	3,318 people
80–84	2,964 people	3,933 people	6,897 people
75–79	5,827 people	6,805 people	12,632 people
70–74	9,558 people	10,028 people	19,586 people
65–69	13,997 people	13,955 people	27,952 people
60–64	15,468 people	14,357 people	29,825 people
55–59	16,672 people	16,679 people	33,351 people
50–54	18,072 people	18,365 people	36,437 people
45–49	16,185 people	17,121 people	33,306 people
40–44	10,965 people	11,409 people	22,374 people
35–39	10,218 people	10,157 people	20,375 people
30–34	14,411 people	13,252 people	27,663 people
25–29	12,849 people	10,208 people	23,057 people
20–24	8,195 people	6,124 people	14,319 people
15–19	7,806 people	6,728 people	14,534 people
10–14	10,113 people	9,481 people	19,594 people
5–9	10,786 people	10,305 people	21,091 people
1–4	8,561 people	8,009 people	16,570 people
0	1,690 people	1,585 people	3,275 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	609 people	800 people	1,409 people
80–84	1,412 people	1,495 people	2,907 people
75–79	3,540 people	4,158 people	7,698 people
70–74	5,968 people	7,052 people	13,020 people
65–69	8,881 people	9,380 people	18,261 people
60–64	12,693 people	12,244 people	24,937 people
55–59	17,744 people	16,638 people	34,382 people
50–54	19,136 people	18,042 people	37,178 people
45–49	20,035 people	20,605 people	40,640 people
40–44	22,357 people	22,349 people	44,706 people
35–39	20,750 people	21,419 people	42,169 people
30–34	15,423 people	15,447 people	30,870 people
25–29	15,438 people	15,950 people	31,388 people
20–24	21,943 people	21,607 people	43,550 people
15–19	21,982 people	17,263 people	39,245 people
10–14	15,862 people	12,230 people	28,092 people
5–9	11,232 people	9,473 people	20,705 people
1–4	9,515 people	8,602 people	18,117 people
0	2,253 people	1,944 people	4,197 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	372 people	430 people	802 people
80–84	1,107 people	1,133 people	2,240 people
75–79	2,696 people	2,693 people	5,389 people
70–74	3,634 people	3,363 people	6,997 people
65–69	6,159 people	6,381 people	12,540 people
60–64	8,092 people	8,875 people	16,967 people
55–59	10,193 people	10,516 people	20,709 people
50–54	13,471 people	13,037 people	26,508 people
45–49	18,179 people	17,255 people	35,434 people
40–44	19,346 people	18,372 people	37,718 people
35–39	20,212 people	20,819 people	41,031 people
30–34	21,972 people	22,244 people	44,216 people
25–29	19,479 people	20,741 people	40,220 people
20–24	11,855 people	13,731 people	25,586 people
15–19	19,879 people	18,002 people	37,881 people
10–14	30,087 people	28,020 people	58,107 people
5–9	24,247 people	18,917 people	43,164 people
1–4	14,162 people	10,493 people	24,655 people
0	2,445 people	1,855 people	4,300 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.93%

483,118 people

Hui0.05%

235 people

Manchu0.01%

58 people

Zhuang0.00%

18 people

Tujia0.00%

10 people

Miao0.00%

8 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

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