Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	244,997 people	268,993 people	264,025 people
Urbanization rate	12.6%	27.9%	53.5%
Urban population	30,848 people	74,967 people	141,156 people
Male	121,778 people	131,277 people	129,938 people
Female	123,219 people	137,716 people	134,087 people
Households	53,003	63,560	73,663
Average household size	4.59	4.21	3.41

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+	604 people	1,497 people	2,101 people
80–84	1,121 people	1,882 people	3,003 people
75–79	1,807 people	2,560 people	4,367 people
70–74	4,296 people	4,929 people	9,225 people
65–69	5,988 people	6,613 people	12,601 people
60–64	6,730 people	7,141 people	13,871 people
55–59	6,656 people	7,363 people	14,019 people
50–54	8,641 people	8,901 people	17,542 people
45–49	7,185 people	7,210 people	14,395 people
40–44	6,736 people	6,926 people	13,662 people
35–39	10,538 people	11,535 people	22,073 people
30–34	11,750 people	13,492 people	25,242 people
25–29	5,797 people	6,709 people	12,506 people
20–24	2,963 people	3,091 people	6,054 people
15–19	8,407 people	7,030 people	15,437 people
10–14	15,741 people	14,352 people	30,093 people
5–9	15,924 people	14,378 people	30,302 people
1–4	7,811 people	7,283 people	15,094 people
0	1,243 people	1,195 people	2,438 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	308 people	823 people	1,131 people
80–84	731 people	1,412 people	2,143 people
75–79	1,744 people	2,327 people	4,071 people
70–74	2,560 people	3,247 people	5,807 people
65–69	3,015 people	3,453 people	6,468 people
60–64	5,933 people	6,005 people	11,938 people
55–59	7,345 people	7,480 people	14,825 people
50–54	8,056 people	8,105 people	16,161 people
45–49	7,779 people	8,209 people	15,988 people
40–44	10,189 people	10,028 people	20,217 people
35–39	8,375 people	8,631 people	17,006 people
30–34	8,649 people	9,339 people	17,988 people
25–29	13,461 people	16,167 people	29,628 people
20–24	15,042 people	17,786 people	32,828 people
15–19	7,905 people	8,214 people	16,119 people
10–14	5,031 people	4,603 people	9,634 people
5–9	10,550 people	9,216 people	19,766 people
1–4	12,225 people	10,632 people	22,857 people
0	2,379 people	2,039 people	4,418 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	250 people	478 people	728 people
80–84	505 people	906 people	1,411 people
75–79	1,226 people	1,945 people	3,171 people
70–74	2,044 people	2,813 people	4,857 people
65–69	3,187 people	3,500 people	6,687 people
60–64	3,565 people	3,950 people	7,515 people
55–59	3,551 people	3,867 people	7,418 people
50–54	6,342 people	6,423 people	12,765 people
45–49	7,865 people	7,837 people	15,702 people
40–44	8,316 people	8,097 people	16,413 people
35–39	8,169 people	8,356 people	16,525 people
30–34	11,028 people	10,410 people	21,438 people
25–29	9,423 people	9,122 people	18,545 people
20–24	9,461 people	9,270 people	18,731 people
15–19	15,282 people	16,009 people	31,291 people
10–14	17,431 people	17,270 people	34,701 people
5–9	7,764 people	7,525 people	15,289 people
1–4	5,024 people	4,248 people	9,272 people
0	1,345 people	1,193 people	2,538 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

268,955 people

Hui0.01%

19 people

Tujia0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

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