Total population4,316,262 peopleSeventh census

Households1,333,661Average household size 3.04

Urbanization rate50.0%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)108.3Minority population share 16.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	3,827,945 people	4,118,808 people	4,316,262 people
Urbanization rate	25.0%	40.2%	50.0%
Urban population	958,116 people	1,655,929 people	2,158,124 people
Male	2,019,244 people	2,133,891 people	2,243,987 people
Female	1,808,701 people	1,984,917 people	2,072,275 people
Households	981,369	1,169,045	1,333,661
Average household size	3.85	3.42	3.04

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+	27,229 people	23,851 people	51,080 people
80–84	145,481 people	128,604 people	274,085 people
75–79	223,220 people	197,107 people	420,327 people
70–74	212,160 people	183,573 people	395,733 people
65–69	163,738 people	143,239 people	306,977 people
60–64	114,646 people	96,236 people	210,882 people
55–59	120,254 people	99,828 people	220,082 people
50–54	167,352 people	148,906 people	316,258 people
45–49	150,318 people	130,438 people	280,756 people
40–44	142,433 people	127,814 people	270,247 people
35–39	151,152 people	142,336 people	293,488 people
30–34	157,344 people	152,628 people	309,972 people
25–29	130,896 people	128,216 people	259,112 people
20–24	91,755 people	90,589 people	182,344 people
15–19	91,123 people	93,060 people	184,183 people
10–14	63,086 people	64,916 people	128,002 people
5–9	43,588 people	50,408 people	93,996 people
1–4	28,102 people	35,112 people	63,214 people
0	20,110 people	35,414 people	55,524 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	40,215 people	31,529 people	71,744 people
80–84	147,767 people	119,012 people	266,779 people
75–79	199,248 people	169,409 people	368,657 people
70–74	211,515 people	183,465 people	394,980 people
65–69	191,050 people	161,021 people	352,071 people
60–64	166,360 people	157,484 people	323,844 people
55–59	146,617 people	142,140 people	288,757 people
50–54	140,884 people	137,060 people	277,944 people
45–49	148,388 people	146,036 people	294,424 people
40–44	156,013 people	152,224 people	308,237 people
35–39	131,928 people	127,168 people	259,096 people
30–34	97,435 people	94,563 people	191,998 people
25–29	101,895 people	99,149 people	201,044 people
20–24	77,929 people	72,556 people	150,485 people
15–19	61,234 people	59,464 people	120,698 people
10–14	49,397 people	48,848 people	98,245 people
5–9	34,966 people	38,605 people	73,571 people
1–4	19,565 people	24,746 people	44,311 people
0	11,485 people	20,438 people	31,923 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	41,182 people	31,095 people	72,277 people
80–84	142,257 people	111,112 people	253,369 people
75–79	202,602 people	156,186 people	358,788 people
70–74	289,534 people	248,876 people	538,410 people
65–69	210,552 people	168,533 people	379,085 people
60–64	132,182 people	118,452 people	250,634 people
55–59	144,066 people	142,662 people	286,728 people
50–54	158,282 people	157,245 people	315,527 people
45–49	136,529 people	131,698 people	268,227 people
40–44	100,046 people	97,090 people	197,136 people
35–39	106,309 people	101,612 people	207,921 people
30–34	87,030 people	78,350 people	165,380 people
25–29	70,416 people	64,285 people	134,701 people
20–24	65,553 people	57,836 people	123,389 people
15–19	52,198 people	49,632 people	101,830 people
10–14	39,363 people	38,791 people	78,154 people
5–9	22,643 people	25,350 people	47,993 people
1–4	11,952 people	16,801 people	28,753 people
0	6,548 people	13,095 people	19,643 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han83.86%

3,619,547 people

Tujia14.29%

616,567 people

Yao1.52%

65,785 people

Manchu0.12%

5,179 people

Bouyei0.05%

2,175 people

Tibetan0.04%

1,914 people

Kyrgyz0.03%

1,067 people

Korean0.02%

918 people

Yi0.01%

519 people

Blang0.01%

508 people

Hui0.01%

291 people

Wa0.01%

281 people

Dong0.01%

269 people

Dai0.01%

215 people

Zhuang0.00%

115 people

Bai0.00%

96 people

Maonan0.00%

91 people

Miao0.00%

80 people

Dongxiang0.00%

79 people

Hani0.00%

64 people

Kazakh0.00%

41 people

Monba0.00%

28 people

Mulao0.00%

23 people

Lisu0.00%

21 people

Uyghur0.00%

20 people

Mongol0.00%

19 people

Lahu0.00%

13 people

She0.00%

10 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

Bonan0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Daur0.00%

4 people

Tajik0.00%

4 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

3 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

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