Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	39,223 people	41,333 people	40,720 people
Urbanization rate	6.9%	27.4%	39.4%
Urban population	2,705 people	11,308 people	16,026 people
Male	20,883 people	21,781 people	20,906 people
Female	18,340 people	19,552 people	19,814 people
Households	9,348	11,473	14,297
Average household size	3.93	3.41	2.75

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+	46 people	125 people	171 people
80–84	103 people	195 people	298 people
75–79	165 people	254 people	419 people
70–74	238 people	319 people	557 people
65–69	376 people	412 people	788 people
60–64	395 people	407 people	802 people
55–59	1,040 people	970 people	2,010 people
50–54	1,670 people	1,390 people	3,060 people
45–49	1,953 people	1,740 people	3,693 people
40–44	1,907 people	1,652 people	3,559 people
35–39	1,841 people	1,776 people	3,617 people
30–34	2,085 people	1,875 people	3,960 people
25–29	1,958 people	1,913 people	3,871 people
20–24	1,349 people	1,293 people	2,642 people
15–19	1,113 people	1,006 people	2,119 people
10–14	1,691 people	1,625 people	3,316 people
5–9	1,584 people	1,598 people	3,182 people
1–4	1,140 people	1,049 people	2,189 people
0	252 people	215 people	467 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	40 people	80 people	120 people
80–84	58 people	97 people	155 people
75–79	171 people	235 people	406 people
70–74	287 people	325 people	612 people
65–69	356 people	357 people	713 people
60–64	461 people	437 people	898 people
55–59	625 people	590 people	1,215 people
50–54	690 people	569 people	1,259 people
45–49	1,568 people	1,224 people	2,792 people
40–44	2,136 people	1,675 people	3,811 people
35–39	2,340 people	2,004 people	4,344 people
30–34	2,273 people	1,925 people	4,198 people
25–29	2,036 people	1,881 people	3,917 people
20–24	2,153 people	1,789 people	3,942 people
15–19	1,901 people	1,746 people	3,647 people
10–14	1,568 people	1,621 people	3,189 people
5–9	1,590 people	1,553 people	3,143 people
1–4	1,213 people	1,098 people	2,311 people
0	315 people	346 people	661 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	8 people	33 people	41 people
80–84	27 people	78 people	105 people
75–79	92 people	148 people	240 people
70–74	199 people	212 people	411 people
65–69	298 people	359 people	657 people
60–64	469 people	442 people	911 people
55–59	509 people	452 people	961 people
50–54	747 people	555 people	1,302 people
45–49	1,091 people	805 people	1,896 people
40–44	970 people	785 people	1,755 people
35–39	1,941 people	1,473 people	3,414 people
30–34	2,385 people	1,860 people	4,245 people
25–29	2,495 people	2,165 people	4,660 people
20–24	2,415 people	1,911 people	4,326 people
15–19	1,811 people	1,673 people	3,484 people
10–14	1,924 people	1,808 people	3,732 people
5–9	1,997 people	1,952 people	3,949 people
1–4	1,233 people	1,287 people	2,520 people
0	272 people	342 people	614 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan75.94%

30,923 people

Han17.53%

7,140 people

Hui3.64%

1,481 people

Mongol1.65%

673 people

Tu0.64%

259 people

Dongxiang0.22%

91 people

Salar0.19%

79 people

Tujia0.14%

55 people

Manchu0.02%

8 people

Yi0.01%

3 people

Bonan0.01%

3 people

Zhuang0.01%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

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