Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	293,429 people	299,386 people	274,549 people
Urbanization rate	30.0%	44.6%	61.1%
Urban population	87,899 people	133,378 people	167,834 people
Male	154,326 people	157,878 people	143,157 people
Female	139,103 people	141,508 people	131,392 people
Households	84,886	87,032	94,187
Average household size	3.34	3.20	2.83

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+	1,566 people	1,935 people	3,501 people
80–84	2,025 people	2,490 people	4,515 people
75–79	2,844 people	3,161 people	6,005 people
70–74	4,648 people	4,756 people	9,404 people
65–69	6,671 people	6,948 people	13,619 people
60–64	8,330 people	8,280 people	16,610 people
55–59	9,925 people	9,854 people	19,779 people
50–54	12,376 people	11,936 people	24,312 people
45–49	12,780 people	11,705 people	24,485 people
40–44	10,026 people	9,790 people	19,816 people
35–39	8,021 people	8,089 people	16,110 people
30–34	9,071 people	9,307 people	18,378 people
25–29	5,623 people	5,359 people	10,982 people
20–24	4,968 people	4,346 people	9,314 people
15–19	7,794 people	5,606 people	13,400 people
10–14	13,576 people	10,283 people	23,859 people
5–9	13,092 people	9,628 people	22,720 people
1–4	8,361 people	6,795 people	15,156 people
0	1,460 people	1,124 people	2,584 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	817 people	1,072 people	1,889 people
80–84	1,519 people	1,567 people	3,086 people
75–79	2,915 people	2,990 people	5,905 people
70–74	3,672 people	3,812 people	7,484 people
65–69	4,419 people	4,076 people	8,495 people
60–64	6,494 people	5,708 people	12,202 people
55–59	8,743 people	8,360 people	17,103 people
50–54	10,596 people	10,005 people	20,601 people
45–49	12,604 people	11,360 people	23,964 people
40–44	15,391 people	13,868 people	29,259 people
35–39	16,226 people	14,199 people	30,425 people
30–34	12,764 people	11,873 people	24,637 people
25–29	10,456 people	10,524 people	20,980 people
20–24	10,481 people	10,910 people	21,391 people
15–19	7,298 people	6,252 people	13,550 people
10–14	8,685 people	7,352 people	16,037 people
5–9	11,587 people	8,169 people	19,756 people
1–4	11,152 people	8,033 people	19,185 people
0	2,059 people	1,378 people	3,437 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	353 people	596 people	949 people
80–84	823 people	1,055 people	1,878 people
75–79	1,907 people	1,899 people	3,806 people
70–74	2,890 people	2,736 people	5,626 people
65–69	4,203 people	3,916 people	8,119 people
60–64	4,841 people	4,522 people	9,363 people
55–59	5,052 people	4,492 people	9,544 people
50–54	7,309 people	6,216 people	13,525 people
45–49	9,464 people	9,125 people	18,589 people
40–44	11,377 people	10,706 people	22,083 people
35–39	13,736 people	12,616 people	26,352 people
30–34	16,520 people	15,269 people	31,789 people
25–29	16,097 people	14,395 people	30,492 people
20–24	12,556 people	11,236 people	23,792 people
15–19	12,213 people	9,901 people	22,114 people
10–14	16,195 people	14,836 people	31,031 people
5–9	9,716 people	7,964 people	17,680 people
1–4	7,288 people	6,167 people	13,455 people
0	1,786 people	1,456 people	3,242 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.75%

273,859 people

Miao0.06%

162 people

Hui0.05%

123 people

Zhuang0.04%

98 people

Tujia0.02%

58 people

Bouyei0.02%

41 people

Dong0.01%

35 people

Yi0.01%

22 people

Yao0.01%

18 people

Tibetan0.01%

15 people

Mongol0.01%

13 people

Manchu0.00%

12 people

Dai0.00%

11 people

Uyghur0.00%

10 people

Gelao0.00%

10 people

Li0.00%

9 people

Other groups0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

7 people

Bai0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

She0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Lahu0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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