Total population38,562,148 peopleSeventh census

Households12,696,585Average household size 2.81

Urbanization rate53.2%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)104.5Minority population share 36.4%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	35,247,695 people	34,748,556 people	38,562,148 people
Urbanization rate	24.0%	33.8%	53.2%
Urban population	8,445,482 people	11,737,533 people	20,495,946 people
Male	18,464,477 people	17,905,471 people	19,705,293 people
Female	16,783,218 people	16,843,085 people	18,856,855 people
Households	9,239,409	10,558,461	12,696,585
Average household size	3.74	3.18	2.81

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+	121,701 people	178,524 people	300,225 people
80–84	227,533 people	291,865 people	519,398 people
75–79	379,584 people	442,739 people	822,323 people
70–74	567,595 people	615,697 people	1,183,292 people
65–69	792,295 people	838,922 people	1,631,217 people
60–64	735,777 people	739,125 people	1,474,902 people
55–59	1,120,672 people	1,125,537 people	2,246,209 people
50–54	1,477,676 people	1,444,612 people	2,922,288 people
45–49	1,586,586 people	1,475,372 people	3,061,958 people
40–44	1,292,129 people	1,205,823 people	2,497,952 people
35–39	1,193,618 people	1,102,972 people	2,296,590 people
30–34	1,410,885 people	1,346,946 people	2,757,831 people
25–29	1,260,744 people	1,232,781 people	2,493,525 people
20–24	1,267,001 people	1,284,036 people	2,551,037 people
15–19	1,339,162 people	1,222,201 people	2,561,363 people
10–14	1,618,227 people	1,412,773 people	3,031,000 people
5–9	1,717,039 people	1,488,437 people	3,205,476 people
1–4	1,318,228 people	1,161,954 people	2,480,182 people
0	278,841 people	246,539 people	525,380 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	52,199 people	81,999 people	134,198 people
80–84	131,035 people	158,349 people	289,384 people
75–79	266,704 people	297,360 people	564,064 people
70–74	442,553 people	464,563 people	907,116 people
65–69	563,949 people	567,470 people	1,131,419 people
60–64	725,019 people	710,072 people	1,435,091 people
55–59	913,554 people	904,704 people	1,818,258 people
50–54	811,287 people	776,522 people	1,587,809 people
45–49	1,191,817 people	1,126,133 people	2,317,950 people
40–44	1,541,384 people	1,430,172 people	2,971,556 people
35–39	1,611,623 people	1,484,198 people	3,095,821 people
30–34	1,226,542 people	1,177,065 people	2,403,607 people
25–29	1,032,802 people	1,026,979 people	2,059,781 people
20–24	1,200,046 people	1,226,418 people	2,426,464 people
15–19	1,474,002 people	1,353,794 people	2,827,796 people
10–14	1,888,050 people	1,705,182 people	3,593,232 people
5–9	1,482,935 people	1,262,876 people	2,745,811 people
1–4	1,088,329 people	875,588 people	1,963,917 people
0	261,641 people	213,641 people	475,282 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	33,428 people	58,932 people	92,360 people
80–84	75,891 people	104,729 people	180,620 people
75–79	150,895 people	173,567 people	324,462 people
70–74	312,078 people	311,348 people	623,426 people
65–69	450,371 people	431,727 people	882,098 people
60–64	619,856 people	584,430 people	1,204,286 people
55–59	683,131 people	645,062 people	1,328,193 people
50–54	830,619 people	780,562 people	1,611,181 people
45–49	1,014,361 people	967,570 people	1,981,931 people
40–44	886,409 people	823,254 people	1,709,663 people
35–39	1,322,249 people	1,224,683 people	2,546,932 people
30–34	1,708,885 people	1,558,123 people	3,267,008 people
25–29	1,794,560 people	1,625,263 people	3,419,823 people
20–24	1,391,502 people	1,254,828 people	2,646,330 people
15–19	1,548,024 people	1,247,583 people	2,795,607 people
10–14	2,059,423 people	1,862,086 people	3,921,509 people
5–9	1,863,691 people	1,621,566 people	3,485,257 people
1–4	1,381,373 people	1,196,608 people	2,577,981 people
0	337,731 people	311,297 people	649,028 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han63.57%

24,511,882 people

Miao11.69%

4,506,912 people

Bouyei7.03%

2,710,606 people

Tujia4.40%

1,696,664 people

Dong4.28%

1,650,871 people

Yi2.49%

959,302 people

Other groups1.81%

698,234 people

Gelao1.43%

550,322 people

Sui0.96%

371,367 people

Bai0.56%

214,802 people

Hui0.53%

204,962 people

Li0.38%

144,558 people

Zhuang0.18%

67,845 people

Mongol0.13%

49,780 people

Yao0.12%

46,759 people

Mulao0.12%

46,066 people

She0.11%

41,794 people

Maonan0.08%

29,766 people

Manchu0.07%

26,817 people

Tu0.02%

7,085 people

Tibetan0.01%

2,901 people

Hani0.01%

2,539 people

Dai0.01%

2,097 people

Qiang0.01%

2,089 people

Gin0.00%

1,506 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1,442 people

Lisu0.00%

961 people

Korean0.00%

931 people

Wa0.00%

883 people

Uyghur0.00%

877 people

Jingpo0.00%

788 people

Lahu0.00%

607 people

Naxi0.00%

473 people

Blang0.00%

268 people

Xibe0.00%

265 people

Gaoshan0.00%

249 people

Salar0.00%

126 people

Lhoba0.00%

113 people

Derung0.00%

105 people

Achang0.00%

76 people

Daur0.00%

72 people

Pumi0.00%

71 people

Nu0.00%

69 people

Jino0.00%

65 people

Kazakh0.00%

42 people

De'ang0.00%

40 people

Russian0.00%

39 people

Oroqen0.00%

28 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

18 people

Tatar0.00%

11 people

Tajik0.00%

10 people

Bonan0.00%

9 people

Uzbek0.00%

9 people

Nanai0.00%

8 people

Evenki0.00%

6 people

Monba0.00%

6 people

Yugur0.00%

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