Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	32,879 people	37,788 people	37,729 people
Urbanization rate	24.4%	55.3%	74.6%
Urban population	8,023 people	20,910 people	28,136 people
Male	17,550 people	19,227 people	19,171 people
Female	15,329 people	18,561 people	18,558 people
Households	8,531	11,497	15,075
Average household size	3.56	3.05	2.29

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+	51 people	63 people	114 people
80–84	78 people	151 people	229 people
75–79	198 people	231 people	429 people
70–74	286 people	339 people	625 people
65–69	481 people	554 people	1,035 people
60–64	584 people	541 people	1,125 people
55–59	1,244 people	1,040 people	2,284 people
50–54	1,866 people	1,582 people	3,448 people
45–49	2,113 people	2,048 people	4,161 people
40–44	1,815 people	1,815 people	3,630 people
35–39	1,513 people	1,311 people	2,824 people
30–34	1,645 people	1,518 people	3,163 people
25–29	1,699 people	1,564 people	3,263 people
20–24	1,073 people	1,094 people	2,167 people
15–19	1,480 people	1,881 people	3,361 people
10–14	1,064 people	1,003 people	2,067 people
5–9	1,041 people	988 people	2,029 people
1–4	765 people	671 people	1,436 people
0	175 people	164 people	339 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	10 people	31 people	41 people
80–84	53 people	45 people	98 people
75–79	150 people	153 people	303 people
70–74	195 people	290 people	485 people
65–69	335 people	354 people	689 people
60–64	434 people	426 people	860 people
55–59	684 people	630 people	1,314 people
50–54	822 people	698 people	1,520 people
45–49	1,779 people	1,452 people	3,231 people
40–44	2,246 people	2,029 people	4,275 people
35–39	2,319 people	2,226 people	4,545 people
30–34	1,928 people	1,935 people	3,863 people
25–29	1,493 people	1,338 people	2,831 people
20–24	1,370 people	1,278 people	2,648 people
15–19	1,661 people	2,066 people	3,727 people
10–14	1,487 people	1,451 people	2,938 people
5–9	1,267 people	1,284 people	2,551 people
1–4	791 people	716 people	1,507 people
0	203 people	159 people	362 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6 people	15 people	21 people
80–84	20 people	38 people	58 people
75–79	63 people	87 people	150 people
70–74	143 people	142 people	285 people
65–69	287 people	269 people	556 people
60–64	332 people	375 people	707 people
55–59	450 people	423 people	873 people
50–54	577 people	460 people	1,037 people
45–49	905 people	704 people	1,609 people
40–44	1,039 people	763 people	1,802 people
35–39	1,851 people	1,473 people	3,324 people
30–34	2,273 people	1,919 people	4,192 people
25–29	2,279 people	2,055 people	4,334 people
20–24	1,804 people	1,583 people	3,387 people
15–19	1,305 people	1,090 people	2,395 people
10–14	1,448 people	1,326 people	2,774 people
5–9	1,505 people	1,424 people	2,929 people
1–4	996 people	939 people	1,935 people
0	267 people	244 people	511 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han49.88%

18,820 people

Tibetan27.98%

10,558 people

Mongol13.16%

4,966 people

Hui5.68%

2,144 people

Tu2.45%

925 people

Dongxiang0.38%

142 people

Salar0.21%

79 people

Manchu0.10%

37 people

Tujia0.05%

17 people

Zhuang0.03%

13 people

Miao0.02%

7 people

Qiang0.01%

4 people

Uyghur0.01%

3 people

Yi0.01%

3 people

Bouyei0.01%

3 people

Korean0.01%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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