Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	111,974 people	122,966 people	133,409 people
Urbanization rate	30.5%	37.0%	50.6%
Urban population	34,091 people	45,519 people	67,463 people
Male	57,666 people	62,675 people	67,764 people
Female	54,308 people	60,291 people	65,645 people
Households	26,257	33,140	47,409
Average household size	3.99	3.52	2.62

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+	185 people	307 people	492 people
80–84	363 people	540 people	903 people
75–79	576 people	889 people	1,465 people
70–74	896 people	1,179 people	2,075 people
65–69	1,577 people	1,722 people	3,299 people
60–64	1,817 people	1,814 people	3,631 people
55–59	3,638 people	3,372 people	7,010 people
50–54	5,297 people	5,123 people	10,420 people
45–49	5,944 people	5,712 people	11,656 people
40–44	5,636 people	5,340 people	10,976 people
35–39	5,403 people	5,170 people	10,573 people
30–34	6,218 people	5,939 people	12,157 people
25–29	5,833 people	5,397 people	11,230 people
20–24	4,467 people	4,061 people	8,528 people
15–19	4,993 people	5,014 people	10,007 people
10–14	4,957 people	4,581 people	9,538 people
5–9	5,300 people	5,090 people	10,390 people
1–4	3,803 people	3,528 people	7,331 people
0	861 people	867 people	1,728 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	70 people	150 people	220 people
80–84	204 people	304 people	508 people
75–79	447 people	580 people	1,027 people
70–74	857 people	1,003 people	1,860 people
65–69	1,011 people	1,234 people	2,245 people
60–64	1,373 people	1,451 people	2,824 people
55–59	2,014 people	1,974 people	3,988 people
50–54	2,519 people	2,175 people	4,694 people
45–49	4,596 people	4,024 people	8,620 people
40–44	6,075 people	5,666 people	11,741 people
35–39	6,345 people	5,963 people	12,308 people
30–34	5,789 people	5,464 people	11,253 people
25–29	5,271 people	5,174 people	10,445 people
20–24	5,730 people	5,707 people	11,437 people
15–19	6,300 people	5,866 people	12,166 people
10–14	5,238 people	5,221 people	10,459 people
5–9	4,439 people	4,333 people	8,772 people
1–4	3,506 people	3,182 people	6,688 people
0	891 people	820 people	1,711 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	45 people	84 people	129 people
80–84	118 people	175 people	293 people
75–79	299 people	410 people	709 people
70–74	597 people	662 people	1,259 people
65–69	916 people	936 people	1,852 people
60–64	1,352 people	1,324 people	2,676 people
55–59	1,364 people	1,480 people	2,844 people
50–54	1,700 people	1,662 people	3,362 people
45–49	2,526 people	2,311 people	4,837 people
40–44	2,874 people	2,447 people	5,321 people
35–39	4,918 people	4,357 people	9,275 people
30–34	6,289 people	5,780 people	12,069 people
25–29	6,421 people	5,893 people	12,314 people
20–24	6,216 people	5,335 people	11,551 people
15–19	5,796 people	5,520 people	11,316 people
10–14	5,843 people	5,779 people	11,622 people
5–9	5,577 people	5,394 people	10,971 people
1–4	3,837 people	3,879 people	7,716 people
0	978 people	880 people	1,858 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan63.88%

85,220 people

Han25.76%

34,364 people

Hui6.87%

9,171 people

Mongol1.64%

2,189 people

Tu0.92%

1,233 people

Salar0.38%

505 people

Dongxiang0.23%

302 people

Tujia0.17%

229 people

Manchu0.06%

74 people

Bai0.03%

39 people

Miao0.01%

15 people

Yi0.01%

14 people

Zhuang0.01%

11 people

Bonan0.01%

10 people

Bouyei0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

6 people

Dong0.00%

5 people

Qiang0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Yugur0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Achang0.00%

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