Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	25,494 people	34,840 people	41,046 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	11.0%	14.8%
Urban population	0 people	3,840 people	6,089 people
Male	13,020 people	18,282 people	21,216 people
Female	12,474 people	16,558 people	19,830 people
Households	5,284	9,475	15,444
Average household size	4.65	3.54	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+	69 people	127 people	196 people
80–84	111 people	173 people	284 people
75–79	163 people	247 people	410 people
70–74	269 people	309 people	578 people
65–69	340 people	346 people	686 people
60–64	304 people	297 people	601 people
55–59	755 people	658 people	1,413 people
50–54	1,082 people	1,049 people	2,131 people
45–49	1,383 people	1,171 people	2,554 people
40–44	1,367 people	1,305 people	2,672 people
35–39	1,457 people	1,345 people	2,802 people
30–34	1,674 people	1,519 people	3,193 people
25–29	1,856 people	1,718 people	3,574 people
20–24	1,963 people	1,655 people	3,618 people
15–19	1,747 people	1,514 people	3,261 people
10–14	2,116 people	2,035 people	4,151 people
5–9	2,517 people	2,397 people	4,914 people
1–4	1,700 people	1,639 people	3,339 people
0	343 people	326 people	669 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	34 people	94 people	128 people
80–84	80 people	114 people	194 people
75–79	134 people	203 people	337 people
70–74	259 people	295 people	554 people
65–69	317 people	326 people	643 people
60–64	410 people	409 people	819 people
55–59	449 people	410 people	859 people
50–54	405 people	359 people	764 people
45–49	1,009 people	797 people	1,806 people
40–44	1,343 people	1,160 people	2,503 people
35–39	1,648 people	1,320 people	2,968 people
30–34	1,579 people	1,426 people	3,005 people
25–29	1,589 people	1,470 people	3,059 people
20–24	1,831 people	1,624 people	3,455 people
15–19	1,847 people	1,572 people	3,419 people
10–14	1,936 people	1,691 people	3,627 people
5–9	1,845 people	1,764 people	3,609 people
1–4	1,285 people	1,272 people	2,557 people
0	282 people	252 people	534 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6 people	38 people	44 people
80–84	38 people	88 people	126 people
75–79	97 people	161 people	258 people
70–74	138 people	225 people	363 people
65–69	224 people	279 people	503 people
60–64	316 people	334 people	650 people
55–59	375 people	378 people	753 people
50–54	444 people	424 people	868 people
45–49	470 people	465 people	935 people
40–44	449 people	355 people	804 people
35–39	947 people	761 people	1,708 people
30–34	1,182 people	1,108 people	2,290 people
25–29	1,372 people	1,269 people	2,641 people
20–24	1,325 people	1,304 people	2,629 people
15–19	1,254 people	1,153 people	2,407 people
10–14	1,341 people	1,315 people	2,656 people
5–9	1,378 people	1,350 people	2,728 people
1–4	1,315 people	1,138 people	2,453 people
0	349 people	329 people	678 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan96.20%

39,485 people

Han3.03%

1,242 people

Hui0.52%

214 people

Tujia0.08%

31 people

Tu0.04%

17 people

Salar0.04%

16 people

Zhuang0.03%

11 people

Mongol0.03%

11 people

Dongxiang0.02%

7 people

Miao0.01%

3 people

Manchu0.01%

3 people

Yi0.01%

3 people

Bai0.01%

2 people

Dong0.00%

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