Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	308,850 people	345,160 people	318,986 people
Urbanization rate	17.0%	29.1%	46.5%
Urban population	52,441 people	100,486 people	148,172 people
Male	156,874 people	173,932 people	162,968 people
Female	151,976 people	171,228 people	156,018 people
Households	81,462	93,488	104,534
Average household size	3.63	3.53	2.91

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+	1,446 people	2,040 people	3,486 people
80–84	1,814 people	1,852 people	3,666 people
75–79	3,338 people	3,552 people	6,890 people
70–74	6,488 people	6,378 people	12,866 people
65–69	9,909 people	9,753 people	19,662 people
60–64	9,118 people	9,309 people	18,427 people
55–59	10,712 people	11,189 people	21,901 people
50–54	12,212 people	13,270 people	25,482 people
45–49	10,630 people	10,625 people	21,255 people
40–44	11,960 people	11,707 people	23,667 people
35–39	14,102 people	13,348 people	27,450 people
30–34	14,373 people	13,960 people	28,333 people
25–29	7,615 people	7,186 people	14,801 people
20–24	5,204 people	4,404 people	9,608 people
15–19	8,397 people	7,231 people	15,628 people
10–14	13,816 people	11,775 people	25,591 people
5–9	13,107 people	10,907 people	24,014 people
1–4	7,620 people	6,550 people	14,170 people
0	1,107 people	982 people	2,089 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	901 people	1,466 people	2,367 people
80–84	1,860 people	2,365 people	4,225 people
75–79	2,749 people	3,001 people	5,750 people
70–74	3,653 people	3,142 people	6,795 people
65–69	4,925 people	4,815 people	9,740 people
60–64	8,738 people	7,942 people	16,680 people
55–59	12,041 people	11,423 people	23,464 people
50–54	10,814 people	10,680 people	21,494 people
45–49	12,597 people	12,707 people	25,304 people
40–44	14,040 people	15,021 people	29,061 people
35–39	12,008 people	11,621 people	23,629 people
30–34	13,524 people	13,184 people	26,708 people
25–29	15,703 people	15,732 people	31,435 people
20–24	16,398 people	17,691 people	34,089 people
15–19	10,449 people	11,448 people	21,897 people
10–14	7,792 people	7,034 people	14,826 people
5–9	11,102 people	9,792 people	20,894 people
1–4	11,936 people	10,030 people	21,966 people
0	2,702 people	2,134 people	4,836 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	599 people	1,122 people	1,721 people
80–84	1,257 people	1,746 people	3,003 people
75–79	2,270 people	2,707 people	4,977 people
70–74	4,099 people	4,073 people	8,172 people
65–69	4,615 people	4,109 people	8,724 people
60–64	4,697 people	3,775 people	8,472 people
55–59	5,691 people	5,237 people	10,928 people
50–54	9,361 people	8,272 people	17,633 people
45–49	12,514 people	11,533 people	24,047 people
40–44	10,877 people	10,597 people	21,474 people
35–39	12,583 people	12,423 people	25,006 people
30–34	13,842 people	14,278 people	28,120 people
25–29	12,041 people	11,262 people	23,303 people
20–24	13,267 people	13,087 people	26,354 people
15–19	16,350 people	17,098 people	33,448 people
10–14	16,209 people	15,690 people	31,899 people
5–9	8,129 people	7,540 people	15,669 people
1–4	6,542 people	5,808 people	12,350 people
0	1,931 people	1,619 people	3,550 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.64%

343,903 people

Manchu0.18%

612 people

Mongol0.06%

203 people

Hui0.02%

72 people

Miao0.02%

71 people

Tu0.02%

67 people

Tujia0.02%

55 people

Tibetan0.01%

29 people

Yi0.01%

23 people

Zhuang0.01%

19 people

Kazakh0.00%

15 people

Li0.00%

14 people

Bouyei0.00%

13 people

Korean0.00%

10 people

Wa0.00%

10 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Bai0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

6 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Jino0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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