Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	456,464 people	473,422 people	455,193 people
Urbanization rate	20.6%	37.5%	53.0%
Urban population	94,022 people	177,673 people	241,410 people
Male	228,062 people	237,225 people	227,011 people
Female	228,402 people	236,197 people	228,182 people
Households	134,198	150,875	160,910
Average household size	3.31	3.07	2.73

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+	1,705 people	3,350 people	5,055 people
80–84	3,286 people	4,626 people	7,912 people
75–79	5,266 people	6,044 people	11,310 people
70–74	10,379 people	11,779 people	22,158 people
65–69	15,392 people	16,270 people	31,662 people
60–64	12,082 people	12,320 people	24,402 people
55–59	13,883 people	16,660 people	30,543 people
50–54	19,702 people	21,382 people	41,084 people
45–49	18,790 people	18,197 people	36,987 people
40–44	15,575 people	15,362 people	30,937 people
35–39	17,095 people	16,661 people	33,756 people
30–34	18,423 people	17,870 people	36,293 people
25–29	7,961 people	7,847 people	15,808 people
20–24	5,741 people	5,596 people	11,337 people
15–19	11,027 people	9,887 people	20,914 people
10–14	16,802 people	15,157 people	31,959 people
5–9	18,333 people	15,667 people	34,000 people
1–4	13,727 people	11,931 people	25,658 people
0	1,842 people	1,576 people	3,418 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	753 people	1,658 people	2,411 people
80–84	1,923 people	2,989 people	4,912 people
75–79	4,523 people	5,727 people	10,250 people
70–74	6,729 people	7,525 people	14,254 people
65–69	7,855 people	7,846 people	15,701 people
60–64	13,138 people	13,564 people	26,702 people
55–59	17,901 people	17,883 people	35,784 people
50–54	13,751 people	13,544 people	27,295 people
45–49	15,746 people	18,430 people	34,176 people
40–44	22,430 people	23,482 people	45,912 people
35–39	20,990 people	19,283 people	40,273 people
30–34	18,127 people	16,523 people	34,650 people
25–29	20,040 people	18,976 people	39,016 people
20–24	21,080 people	21,018 people	42,098 people
15–19	12,125 people	11,704 people	23,829 people
10–14	9,833 people	9,226 people	19,059 people
5–9	13,934 people	12,399 people	26,333 people
1–4	12,863 people	11,456 people	24,319 people
0	3,484 people	2,964 people	6,448 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	420 people	915 people	1,335 people
80–84	1,168 people	1,994 people	3,162 people
75–79	2,824 people	3,870 people	6,694 people
70–74	4,990 people	5,960 people	10,950 people
65–69	7,854 people	8,331 people	16,185 people
60–64	9,359 people	9,329 people	18,688 people
55–59	9,560 people	8,718 people	18,278 people
50–54	14,745 people	14,624 people	29,369 people
45–49	19,186 people	18,588 people	37,774 people
40–44	14,328 people	13,674 people	28,002 people
35–39	16,175 people	18,565 people	34,740 people
30–34	22,464 people	23,518 people	45,982 people
25–29	20,236 people	19,326 people	39,562 people
20–24	15,864 people	16,170 people	32,034 people
15–19	21,112 people	19,988 people	41,100 people
10–14	25,847 people	24,679 people	50,526 people
5–9	12,196 people	11,196 people	23,392 people
1–4	7,176 people	6,525 people	13,701 people
0	2,558 people	2,432 people	4,990 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.77%

454,136 people

Hui0.15%

692 people

Manchu0.02%

100 people

Mongol0.01%

54 people

Yi0.01%

34 people

Miao0.01%

33 people

Bouyei0.01%

22 people

Tujia0.00%

20 people

Dong0.00%

19 people

Zhuang0.00%

14 people

Bai0.00%

10 people

Korean0.00%

10 people

Daur0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

5 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Sui0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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