Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	55,703 people	68,523 people	72,698 people
Urbanization rate	14.0%	14.8%	29.6%
Urban population	7,815 people	10,135 people	21,485 people
Male	27,911 people	34,555 people	36,662 people
Female	27,792 people	33,968 people	36,036 people
Households	11,960	14,464	21,218
Average household size	4.43	4.40	3.15

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+	110 people	196 people	306 people
80–84	179 people	275 people	454 people
75–79	432 people	564 people	996 people
70–74	580 people	713 people	1,293 people
65–69	992 people	1,163 people	2,155 people
60–64	1,116 people	1,152 people	2,268 people
55–59	1,604 people	1,596 people	3,200 people
50–54	2,577 people	2,448 people	5,025 people
45–49	3,166 people	3,106 people	6,272 people
40–44	3,069 people	2,821 people	5,890 people
35–39	2,947 people	2,809 people	5,756 people
30–34	2,814 people	2,600 people	5,414 people
25–29	2,609 people	2,443 people	5,052 people
20–24	2,667 people	2,499 people	5,166 people
15–19	2,947 people	3,148 people	6,095 people
10–14	3,011 people	2,935 people	5,946 people
5–9	3,105 people	2,954 people	6,059 people
1–4	2,323 people	2,224 people	4,547 people
0	414 people	390 people	804 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	87 people	153 people	240 people
80–84	114 people	208 people	322 people
75–79	255 people	404 people	659 people
70–74	463 people	602 people	1,065 people
65–69	873 people	939 people	1,812 people
60–64	971 people	1,075 people	2,046 people
55–59	1,421 people	1,413 people	2,834 people
50–54	1,463 people	1,414 people	2,877 people
45–49	1,963 people	1,896 people	3,859 people
40–44	3,025 people	2,803 people	5,828 people
35–39	3,513 people	3,513 people	7,026 people
30–34	3,350 people	3,184 people	6,534 people
25–29	3,193 people	3,067 people	6,260 people
20–24	3,114 people	2,737 people	5,851 people
15–19	2,993 people	2,854 people	5,847 people
10–14	2,649 people	2,709 people	5,358 people
5–9	2,734 people	2,780 people	5,514 people
1–4	2,024 people	1,876 people	3,900 people
0	350 people	341 people	691 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	28 people	56 people	84 people
80–84	46 people	150 people	196 people
75–79	165 people	313 people	478 people
70–74	320 people	504 people	824 people
65–69	466 people	634 people	1,100 people
60–64	791 people	974 people	1,765 people
55–59	1,095 people	1,150 people	2,245 people
50–54	1,238 people	1,325 people	2,563 people
45–49	1,658 people	1,561 people	3,219 people
40–44	1,478 people	1,495 people	2,973 people
35–39	2,089 people	1,859 people	3,948 people
30–34	2,755 people	2,613 people	5,368 people
25–29	3,427 people	3,259 people	6,686 people
20–24	3,398 people	3,036 people	6,434 people
15–19	2,875 people	2,671 people	5,546 people
10–14	2,186 people	2,218 people	4,404 people
5–9	2,131 people	2,117 people	4,248 people
1–4	1,445 people	1,494 people	2,939 people
0	320 people	363 people	683 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan93.81%

64,283 people

Han5.74%

3,935 people

Hui0.19%

127 people

Bai0.10%

67 people

Yi0.06%

44 people

Qiang0.02%

16 people

Miao0.01%

9 people

Mongol0.01%

7 people

Manchu0.01%

6 people

Tujia0.01%

6 people

Zhuang0.01%

5 people

Dongxiang0.01%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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