Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	197,428 people	227,466 people	260,596 people
Urbanization rate	6.3%	19.0%	34.4%
Urban population	12,483 people	43,313 people	89,677 people
Male	101,688 people	114,378 people	129,202 people
Female	95,740 people	113,088 people	131,394 people
Households	35,505	44,640	59,205
Average household size	5.46	5.01	4.34

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+	913 people	1,039 people	1,952 people
80–84	1,563 people	1,614 people	3,177 people
75–79	2,122 people	2,310 people	4,432 people
70–74	2,789 people	3,037 people	5,826 people
65–69	2,893 people	3,062 people	5,955 people
60–64	3,088 people	3,147 people	6,235 people
55–59	5,874 people	5,926 people	11,800 people
50–54	7,417 people	8,085 people	15,502 people
45–49	7,353 people	7,990 people	15,343 people
40–44	7,155 people	7,367 people	14,522 people
35–39	7,293 people	7,759 people	15,052 people
30–34	9,708 people	9,635 people	19,343 people
25–29	9,476 people	9,972 people	19,448 people
20–24	8,568 people	9,404 people	17,972 people
15–19	7,513 people	7,847 people	15,360 people
10–14	12,230 people	11,461 people	23,691 people
5–9	16,974 people	16,178 people	33,152 people
1–4	13,467 people	13,003 people	26,470 people
0	2,806 people	2,558 people	5,364 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	553 people	688 people	1,241 people
80–84	799 people	844 people	1,643 people
75–79	1,486 people	1,454 people	2,940 people
70–74	2,629 people	2,601 people	5,230 people
65–69	2,830 people	3,005 people	5,835 people
60–64	3,374 people	3,607 people	6,981 people
55–59	3,213 people	3,405 people	6,618 people
50–54	3,498 people	3,415 people	6,913 people
45–49	6,475 people	6,216 people	12,691 people
40–44	8,189 people	8,489 people	16,678 people
35–39	8,300 people	8,515 people	16,815 people
30–34	8,047 people	8,295 people	16,342 people
25–29	8,517 people	9,048 people	17,565 people
20–24	11,357 people	11,964 people	23,321 people
15–19	12,560 people	12,749 people	25,309 people
10–14	12,161 people	11,470 people	23,631 people
5–9	9,442 people	8,332 people	17,774 people
1–4	8,647 people	7,120 people	15,767 people
0	2,301 people	1,871 people	4,172 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	293 people	352 people	645 people
80–84	506 people	601 people	1,107 people
75–79	749 people	851 people	1,600 people
70–74	1,447 people	1,396 people	2,843 people
65–69	2,007 people	1,951 people	3,958 people
60–64	3,250 people	2,999 people	6,249 people
55–59	3,003 people	3,255 people	6,258 people
50–54	3,738 people	3,712 people	7,450 people
45–49	3,351 people	3,527 people	6,878 people
40–44	3,697 people	3,517 people	7,214 people
35–39	7,134 people	6,584 people	13,718 people
30–34	8,778 people	8,726 people	17,504 people
25–29	9,362 people	9,170 people	18,532 people
20–24	9,573 people	9,467 people	19,040 people
15–19	10,195 people	9,166 people	19,361 people
10–14	13,810 people	12,375 people	26,185 people
5–9	12,391 people	10,701 people	23,092 people
1–4	6,696 people	5,888 people	12,584 people
0	1,708 people	1,502 people	3,210 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Hui53.75%

122,251 people

Dongxiang44.03%

100,142 people

Han2.15%

4,894 people

Salar0.05%

117 people

Tibetan0.01%

14 people

Bonan0.01%

13 people

Manchu0.01%

11 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Tujia0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 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