Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	942,952 people	907,598 people	991,782 people
Urbanization rate	32.2%	50.0%	66.8%
Urban population	303,543 people	453,781 people	661,983 people
Male	431,066 people	411,363 people	484,870 people
Female	511,886 people	496,235 people	506,912 people
Households	349,954	358,480	384,993
Average household size	2.58	2.36	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+	8,209 people	15,831 people	24,040 people
80–84	11,624 people	15,132 people	26,756 people
75–79	18,982 people	20,873 people	39,855 people
70–74	28,320 people	30,543 people	58,863 people
65–69	38,906 people	40,207 people	79,113 people
60–64	36,836 people	39,617 people	76,453 people
55–59	42,003 people	47,518 people	89,521 people
50–54	46,179 people	50,753 people	96,932 people
45–49	34,372 people	37,709 people	72,081 people
40–44	30,386 people	32,682 people	63,068 people
35–39	28,665 people	28,913 people	57,578 people
30–34	39,147 people	38,051 people	77,198 people
25–29	29,241 people	27,179 people	56,420 people
20–24	18,626 people	14,964 people	33,590 people
15–19	17,647 people	14,483 people	32,130 people
10–14	19,385 people	18,472 people	37,857 people
5–9	20,569 people	19,020 people	39,589 people
1–4	13,373 people	12,736 people	26,109 people
0	2,400 people	2,229 people	4,629 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,813 people	10,466 people	15,279 people
80–84	8,279 people	12,746 people	21,025 people
75–79	14,240 people	17,631 people	31,871 people
70–74	18,713 people	19,861 people	38,574 people
65–69	24,061 people	23,940 people	48,001 people
60–64	30,600 people	32,639 people	63,239 people
55–59	36,281 people	41,887 people	78,168 people
50–54	31,846 people	41,144 people	72,990 people
45–49	34,766 people	47,467 people	82,233 people
40–44	35,683 people	49,380 people	85,063 people
35–39	26,335 people	35,705 people	62,040 people
30–34	22,602 people	29,905 people	52,507 people
25–29	19,874 people	24,584 people	44,458 people
20–24	20,814 people	26,139 people	46,953 people
15–19	28,772 people	30,416 people	59,188 people
10–14	21,229 people	21,041 people	42,270 people
5–9	17,225 people	16,318 people	33,543 people
1–4	12,273 people	12,093 people	24,366 people
0	2,957 people	2,873 people	5,830 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,426 people	6,443 people	8,869 people
80–84	5,469 people	9,677 people	15,146 people
75–79	10,212 people	14,492 people	24,704 people
70–74	15,007 people	18,761 people	33,768 people
65–69	19,816 people	21,360 people	41,176 people
60–64	22,353 people	22,143 people	44,496 people
55–59	26,353 people	25,544 people	51,897 people
50–54	32,091 people	34,417 people	66,508 people
45–49	38,151 people	44,097 people	82,248 people
40–44	33,938 people	42,900 people	76,838 people
35–39	36,866 people	49,947 people	86,813 people
30–34	35,913 people	49,931 people	85,844 people
25–29	24,065 people	34,381 people	58,446 people
20–24	18,346 people	27,856 people	46,202 people
15–19	23,404 people	25,244 people	48,648 people
10–14	35,723 people	34,669 people	70,392 people
5–9	29,782 people	29,428 people	59,210 people
1–4	17,482 people	17,067 people	34,549 people
0	3,669 people	3,529 people	7,198 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.72%

905,051 people

Bouyei0.11%

993 people

Miao0.06%

510 people

Tujia0.02%

201 people

Dai0.02%

161 people

Yi0.01%

121 people

Hui0.01%

107 people

Zhuang0.01%

81 people

Dong0.01%

71 people

Yao0.01%

49 people

Other groups0.01%

41 people

Bai0.00%

24 people

Korean0.00%

23 people

Jingpo0.00%

23 people

Mongol0.00%

21 people

Qiang0.00%

20 people

Li0.00%

19 people

Manchu0.00%

18 people

She0.00%

9 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

7 people

Lisu0.00%

7 people

Salar0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Dongxiang0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Achang0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

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