Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	63,579 people	76,560 people	71,841 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	23.0%	27.9%
Urban population	0 people	17,595 people	20,064 people
Male	31,950 people	38,769 people	36,164 people
Female	31,629 people	37,791 people	35,677 people
Households	12,913	20,022	22,859
Average household size	4.83	3.73	3.05

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+	84 people	189 people	273 people
80–84	186 people	330 people	516 people
75–79	339 people	508 people	847 people
70–74	531 people	661 people	1,192 people
65–69	739 people	842 people	1,581 people
60–64	689 people	734 people	1,423 people
55–59	1,572 people	1,574 people	3,146 people
50–54	2,438 people	2,302 people	4,740 people
45–49	3,075 people	2,835 people	5,910 people
40–44	2,994 people	2,875 people	5,869 people
35–39	2,786 people	2,833 people	5,619 people
30–34	3,108 people	3,087 people	6,195 people
25–29	3,037 people	3,022 people	6,059 people
20–24	2,441 people	2,224 people	4,665 people
15–19	2,349 people	2,187 people	4,536 people
10–14	3,184 people	3,109 people	6,293 people
5–9	3,446 people	3,409 people	6,855 people
1–4	2,616 people	2,421 people	5,037 people
0	550 people	535 people	1,085 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	58 people	131 people	189 people
80–84	135 people	232 people	367 people
75–79	301 people	374 people	675 people
70–74	558 people	621 people	1,179 people
65–69	848 people	847 people	1,695 people
60–64	1,033 people	1,052 people	2,085 people
55–59	1,141 people	1,190 people	2,331 people
50–54	1,014 people	997 people	2,011 people
45–49	2,254 people	2,021 people	4,275 people
40–44	3,263 people	3,061 people	6,324 people
35–39	3,991 people	3,611 people	7,602 people
30–34	3,744 people	3,622 people	7,366 people
25–29	3,257 people	3,359 people	6,616 people
20–24	3,394 people	3,539 people	6,933 people
15–19	3,493 people	3,350 people	6,843 people
10–14	3,489 people	3,343 people	6,832 people
5–9	3,390 people	3,241 people	6,631 people
1–4	2,714 people	2,557 people	5,271 people
0	692 people	643 people	1,335 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	39 people	75 people	114 people
80–84	71 people	144 people	215 people
75–79	194 people	295 people	489 people
70–74	321 people	449 people	770 people
65–69	521 people	585 people	1,106 people
60–64	789 people	758 people	1,547 people
55–59	973 people	859 people	1,832 people
50–54	1,093 people	1,039 people	2,132 people
45–49	1,262 people	1,284 people	2,546 people
40–44	1,052 people	1,004 people	2,056 people
35–39	2,233 people	2,041 people	4,274 people
30–34	3,130 people	2,978 people	6,108 people
25–29	3,679 people	3,473 people	7,152 people
20–24	3,224 people	3,340 people	6,564 people
15–19	3,141 people	3,050 people	6,191 people
10–14	3,446 people	3,442 people	6,888 people
5–9	3,570 people	3,589 people	7,159 people
1–4	2,680 people	2,628 people	5,308 people
0	532 people	596 people	1,128 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan83.80%

60,201 people

Han10.42%

7,489 people

Hui4.47%

3,213 people

Tu0.69%

497 people

Mongol0.22%

159 people

Salar0.21%

154 people

Tujia0.09%

61 people

Dongxiang0.07%

47 people

Bai0.01%

6 people

Bonan0.01%

5 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

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