Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,293,192 people	1,212,054 people	1,170,719 people
Urbanization rate	17.9%	26.4%	38.3%
Urban population	231,164 people	319,949 people	447,959 people
Male	671,530 people	619,265 people	601,112 people
Female	621,662 people	592,789 people	569,607 people
Households	341,817	374,500	402,914
Average household size	3.77	3.22	2.76

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+	5,804 people	10,450 people	16,254 people
80–84	8,524 people	10,607 people	19,131 people
75–79	14,029 people	15,101 people	29,130 people
70–74	23,437 people	23,330 people	46,767 people
65–69	26,424 people	27,560 people	53,984 people
60–64	18,393 people	18,834 people	37,227 people
55–59	33,854 people	37,479 people	71,333 people
50–54	43,624 people	47,487 people	91,111 people
45–49	40,172 people	37,768 people	77,940 people
40–44	39,510 people	36,341 people	75,851 people
35–39	34,811 people	34,378 people	69,189 people
30–34	44,548 people	45,891 people	90,439 people
25–29	34,692 people	33,345 people	68,037 people
20–24	24,924 people	19,784 people	44,708 people
15–19	41,423 people	31,148 people	72,571 people
10–14	67,918 people	55,580 people	123,498 people
5–9	60,984 people	51,534 people	112,518 people
1–4	31,827 people	27,405 people	59,232 people
0	6,214 people	5,585 people	11,799 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,705 people	5,648 people	8,353 people
80–84	6,114 people	8,817 people	14,931 people
75–79	10,662 people	12,458 people	23,120 people
70–74	14,897 people	15,528 people	30,425 people
65–69	18,537 people	17,881 people	36,418 people
60–64	26,875 people	25,545 people	52,420 people
55–59	28,291 people	28,601 people	56,892 people
50–54	20,297 people	20,067 people	40,364 people
45–49	38,504 people	40,907 people	79,411 people
40–44	49,680 people	53,223 people	102,903 people
35–39	45,005 people	43,791 people	88,796 people
30–34	45,026 people	43,288 people	88,314 people
25–29	41,620 people	44,165 people	85,785 people
20–24	54,317 people	62,532 people	116,849 people
15–19	52,036 people	47,444 people	99,480 people
10–14	43,037 people	32,537 people	75,574 people
5–9	54,046 people	40,150 people	94,196 people
1–4	53,622 people	39,953 people	93,575 people
0	13,994 people	10,254 people	24,248 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,398 people	3,424 people	4,822 people
80–84	3,789 people	6,620 people	10,409 people
75–79	8,093 people	10,724 people	18,817 people
70–74	14,375 people	15,989 people	30,364 people
65–69	17,237 people	16,889 people	34,126 people
60–64	20,383 people	18,413 people	38,796 people
55–59	21,579 people	19,349 people	40,928 people
50–54	32,657 people	29,686 people	62,343 people
45–49	34,411 people	32,160 people	66,571 people
40–44	25,686 people	23,520 people	49,206 people
35–39	51,614 people	49,962 people	101,576 people
30–34	64,159 people	63,157 people	127,316 people
25–29	59,896 people	55,547 people	115,443 people
20–24	60,979 people	58,739 people	119,718 people
15–19	63,285 people	61,637 people	124,922 people
10–14	90,092 people	80,634 people	170,726 people
5–9	64,806 people	50,267 people	115,073 people
1–4	27,514 people	18,725 people	46,239 people
0	9,577 people	6,220 people	15,797 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.28%

1,203,375 people

Hui0.69%

8,353 people

Miao0.00%

40 people

Yi0.00%

39 people

Zhuang0.00%

33 people

Wa0.00%

27 people

Li0.00%

24 people

Manchu0.00%

22 people

Tujia0.00%

21 people

Mongol0.00%

18 people

Uyghur0.00%

14 people

Dai0.00%

13 people

Bouyei0.00%

12 people

Lahu0.00%

12 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Kazakh0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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