Total population18,676,605 peopleSeventh census

Households7,185,023Average household size 2.22

Urbanization rate86.2%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)112.0Minority population share 3.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	9,942,022 people	12,701,948 people	18,676,605 people
Urbanization rate	81.4%	83.8%	86.2%
Urban population	8,090,976 people	10,641,408 people	16,096,724 people
Male	5,175,742 people	6,639,745 people	9,866,005 people
Female	4,766,280 people	6,062,203 people	8,810,600 people
Households	2,374,086	3,785,278	7,185,023
Average household size	3.22	2.68	2.22

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+	56,858 people	88,036 people	144,894 people
80–84	73,162 people	92,107 people	165,269 people
75–79	98,858 people	116,404 people	215,262 people
70–74	170,902 people	188,114 people	359,016 people
65–69	274,257 people	301,635 people	575,892 people
60–64	330,993 people	339,272 people	670,265 people
55–59	506,867 people	471,385 people	978,252 people
50–54	652,005 people	593,699 people	1,245,704 people
45–49	773,438 people	695,790 people	1,469,228 people
40–44	728,273 people	643,693 people	1,371,966 people
35–39	941,267 people	814,228 people	1,755,495 people
30–34	1,188,099 people	996,187 people	2,184,286 people
25–29	1,110,255 people	942,804 people	2,053,059 people
20–24	1,018,596 people	896,396 people	1,914,992 people
15–19	544,642 people	438,194 people	982,836 people
10–14	367,286 people	307,230 people	674,516 people
5–9	486,117 people	410,733 people	896,850 people
1–4	457,549 people	399,640 people	857,189 people
0	86,581 people	75,053 people	161,634 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	23,397 people	42,679 people	66,076 people
80–84	46,395 people	60,632 people	107,027 people
75–79	83,373 people	100,158 people	183,531 people
70–74	113,059 people	120,028 people	233,087 people
65–69	125,777 people	132,032 people	257,809 people
60–64	193,234 people	196,419 people	389,653 people
55–59	282,561 people	286,074 people	568,635 people
50–54	331,994 people	304,577 people	636,571 people
45–49	484,070 people	419,568 people	903,638 people
40–44	581,792 people	516,250 people	1,098,042 people
35–39	681,180 people	599,243 people	1,280,423 people
30–34	643,421 people	576,086 people	1,219,507 people
25–29	766,638 people	701,968 people	1,468,606 people
20–24	974,236 people	888,307 people	1,862,543 people
15–19	511,501 people	458,947 people	970,448 people
10–14	282,938 people	234,854 people	517,792 people
5–9	237,464 people	194,277 people	431,741 people
1–4	222,580 people	186,229 people	408,809 people
0	54,135 people	43,875 people	98,010 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	10,049 people	25,288 people	35,337 people
80–84	21,118 people	35,235 people	56,353 people
75–79	45,829 people	61,270 people	107,099 people
70–74	82,193 people	90,283 people	172,476 people
65–69	113,789 people	121,105 people	234,894 people
60–64	133,069 people	130,654 people	263,723 people
55–59	133,532 people	131,074 people	264,606 people
50–54	200,092 people	187,842 people	387,934 people
45–49	292,098 people	268,408 people	560,506 people
40–44	341,551 people	291,463 people	633,014 people
35–39	487,673 people	394,339 people	882,012 people
30–34	594,390 people	490,152 people	1,084,542 people
25–29	703,565 people	610,948 people	1,314,513 people
20–24	652,569 people	616,553 people	1,269,122 people
15–19	494,899 people	547,850 people	1,042,749 people
10–14	312,393 people	286,766 people	599,159 people
5–9	289,108 people	255,852 people	544,960 people
1–4	218,188 people	180,690 people	398,878 people
0	49,637 people	40,508 people	90,145 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.32%

12,489,074 people

Zhuang0.66%

83,315 people

Tujia0.19%

24,332 people

Miao0.17%

22,010 people

Yao0.15%

19,180 people

Hui0.11%

14,032 people

Manchu0.07%

8,949 people

Dong0.06%

7,278 people

Bouyei0.04%

4,898 people

Korean0.04%

4,842 people

Li0.03%

3,314 people

Mongol0.03%

3,173 people

Yi0.02%

2,663 people

She0.02%

2,246 people

Bai0.01%

1,736 people

Gelao0.01%

1,587 people

Uyghur0.01%

1,456 people

Mulao0.01%

1,074 people

Tu0.01%

1,044 people

Tibetan0.01%

841 people

Sui0.01%

755 people

Dai0.00%

484 people

Maonan0.00%

483 people

Hani0.00%

458 people

Wa0.00%

426 people

Kazakh0.00%

409 people

Other groups0.00%

219 people

Xibe0.00%

218 people

Qiang0.00%

183 people

Dongxiang0.00%

179 people

Lisu0.00%

135 people

Lahu0.00%

123 people

Daur0.00%

109 people

Gin0.00%

109 people

Naxi0.00%

91 people

Salar0.00%

81 people

Nu0.00%

78 people

Blang0.00%

53 people

Jingpo0.00%

48 people

Russian0.00%

45 people

Nanai0.00%

31 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

29 people

Achang0.00%

29 people

Gaoshan0.00%

25 people

Evenki0.00%

14 people

Uzbek0.00%

12 people

Tatar0.00%

11 people

De'ang0.00%

10 people

Bonan0.00%

9 people

Monba0.00%

9 people

Derung0.00%

9 people

Oroqen0.00%

8 people

Pumi0.00%

6 people

Yugur0.00%

6 people

Tajik0.00%

5 people

Jino0.00%

4 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