Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	485,757 people	487,243 people	499,132 people
Urbanization rate	9.3%	46.2%	63.0%
Urban population	45,135 people	224,940 people	314,649 people
Male	254,626 people	251,311 people	259,817 people
Female	231,131 people	235,932 people	239,315 people
Households	138,809	144,384	183,022
Average household size	3.39	3.09	2.51

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+	2,361 people	3,184 people	5,545 people
80–84	3,855 people	4,134 people	7,989 people
75–79	6,984 people	6,635 people	13,619 people
70–74	11,617 people	11,125 people	22,742 people
65–69	16,086 people	15,348 people	31,434 people
60–64	12,230 people	10,479 people	22,709 people
55–59	22,669 people	20,296 people	42,965 people
50–54	31,397 people	27,788 people	59,185 people
45–49	28,517 people	24,814 people	53,331 people
40–44	20,032 people	17,845 people	37,877 people
35–39	14,837 people	14,743 people	29,580 people
30–34	20,060 people	19,123 people	39,183 people
25–29	14,817 people	14,009 people	28,826 people
20–24	9,715 people	8,725 people	18,440 people
15–19	9,910 people	8,801 people	18,711 people
10–14	11,727 people	10,793 people	22,520 people
5–9	11,269 people	10,491 people	21,760 people
1–4	9,688 people	9,048 people	18,736 people
0	2,046 people	1,934 people	3,980 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,109 people	1,658 people	2,767 people
80–84	2,542 people	2,963 people	5,505 people
75–79	5,182 people	5,063 people	10,245 people
70–74	7,286 people	6,422 people	13,708 people
65–69	9,834 people	8,280 people	18,114 people
60–64	14,036 people	12,460 people	26,496 people
55–59	17,819 people	16,461 people	34,280 people
50–54	13,038 people	11,419 people	24,457 people
45–49	22,770 people	20,953 people	43,723 people
40–44	29,908 people	27,026 people	56,934 people
35–39	27,268 people	24,294 people	51,562 people
30–34	18,441 people	17,512 people	35,953 people
25–29	12,748 people	14,084 people	26,832 people
20–24	15,061 people	16,290 people	31,351 people
15–19	16,422 people	15,344 people	31,766 people
10–14	13,532 people	12,970 people	26,502 people
5–9	12,356 people	11,844 people	24,200 people
1–4	9,812 people	8,976 people	18,788 people
0	2,147 people	1,913 people	4,060 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	433 people	856 people	1,289 people
80–84	1,263 people	1,840 people	3,103 people
75–79	3,177 people	3,472 people	6,649 people
70–74	5,435 people	5,223 people	10,658 people
65–69	7,781 people	6,522 people	14,303 people
60–64	9,111 people	7,301 people	16,412 people
55–59	11,144 people	8,725 people	19,869 people
50–54	15,214 people	13,077 people	28,291 people
45–49	18,908 people	16,994 people	35,902 people
40–44	13,334 people	11,484 people	24,818 people
35–39	24,213 people	21,948 people	46,161 people
30–34	32,092 people	28,712 people	60,804 people
25–29	28,644 people	25,238 people	53,882 people
20–24	18,526 people	17,974 people	36,500 people
15–19	14,376 people	12,993 people	27,369 people
10–14	21,760 people	20,573 people	42,333 people
5–9	16,159 people	15,753 people	31,912 people
1–4	10,668 people	10,116 people	20,784 people
0	2,388 people	2,330 people	4,718 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.28%

483,716 people

Miao0.25%

1,226 people

Yi0.15%

716 people

Bouyei0.08%

371 people

Zhuang0.06%

272 people

Tujia0.05%

251 people

Dai0.03%

121 people

Sui0.02%

101 people

Hui0.01%

67 people

Kazakh0.01%

51 people

Other groups0.01%

50 people

Dong0.01%

39 people

Yao0.01%

39 people

Hani0.01%

38 people

She0.01%

35 people

Li0.01%

24 people

Manchu0.01%

23 people

Lisu0.00%

17 people

Gelao0.00%

16 people

Mongol0.00%

11 people

Bai0.00%

11 people

Lahu0.00%

11 people

Tu0.00%

8 people

Wa0.00%

6 people

Nu0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

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