Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	764,213 people	800,019 people	706,249 people
Urbanization rate	14.4%	27.0%	48.1%
Urban population	109,892 people	215,907 people	339,945 people
Male	397,770 people	404,826 people	356,425 people
Female	366,443 people	395,193 people	349,824 people
Households	217,012	231,992	247,517
Average household size	3.50	3.37	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+	3,895 people	6,443 people	10,338 people
80–84	6,861 people	7,964 people	14,825 people
75–79	10,887 people	11,034 people	21,921 people
70–74	17,355 people	17,210 people	34,565 people
65–69	20,567 people	19,898 people	40,465 people
60–64	19,821 people	18,417 people	38,238 people
55–59	29,915 people	30,211 people	60,126 people
50–54	37,102 people	38,166 people	75,268 people
45–49	32,801 people	32,042 people	64,843 people
40–44	21,418 people	21,168 people	42,586 people
35–39	18,110 people	18,483 people	36,593 people
30–34	27,532 people	27,777 people	55,309 people
25–29	17,145 people	16,740 people	33,885 people
20–24	12,853 people	12,145 people	24,998 people
15–19	15,858 people	13,949 people	29,807 people
10–14	22,730 people	20,568 people	43,298 people
5–9	22,157 people	20,132 people	42,289 people
1–4	16,333 people	14,679 people	31,012 people
0	3,085 people	2,798 people	5,883 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,891 people	3,586 people	5,477 people
80–84	4,208 people	5,622 people	9,830 people
75–79	8,186 people	9,027 people	17,213 people
70–74	12,394 people	11,702 people	24,096 people
65–69	15,521 people	13,749 people	29,270 people
60–64	21,784 people	19,823 people	41,607 people
55–59	24,490 people	22,318 people	46,808 people
50–54	23,098 people	21,092 people	44,190 people
45–49	34,230 people	33,192 people	67,422 people
40–44	42,651 people	41,447 people	84,098 people
35–39	39,275 people	37,492 people	76,767 people
30–34	26,861 people	27,464 people	54,325 people
25–29	23,663 people	26,492 people	50,155 people
20–24	33,957 people	38,078 people	72,035 people
15–19	25,765 people	24,490 people	50,255 people
10–14	20,966 people	19,189 people	40,155 people
5–9	20,609 people	18,060 people	38,669 people
1–4	20,481 people	18,258 people	38,739 people
0	4,796 people	4,112 people	8,908 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	699 people	1,483 people	2,182 people
80–84	1,802 people	2,958 people	4,760 people
75–79	4,621 people	5,625 people	10,246 people
70–74	8,318 people	8,566 people	16,884 people
65–69	11,985 people	11,232 people	23,217 people
60–64	15,896 people	13,489 people	29,385 people
55–59	17,173 people	14,641 people	31,814 people
50–54	23,303 people	20,581 people	43,884 people
45–49	25,619 people	22,994 people	48,613 people
40–44	24,200 people	21,422 people	45,622 people
35–39	36,239 people	34,241 people	70,480 people
30–34	44,019 people	41,768 people	85,787 people
25–29	38,988 people	35,944 people	74,932 people
20–24	26,315 people	25,678 people	51,993 people
15–19	26,557 people	22,648 people	49,205 people
10–14	44,688 people	41,530 people	86,218 people
5–9	27,290 people	24,319 people	51,609 people
1–4	16,601 people	14,362 people	30,963 people
0	3,457 people	2,962 people	6,419 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.27%

786,140 people

Hui1.39%

11,145 people

Tujia0.17%

1,381 people

Miao0.06%

472 people

Zhuang0.03%

253 people

Uyghur0.02%

135 people

Kazakh0.02%

128 people

Yao0.01%

63 people

Tu0.01%

52 people

Bouyei0.01%

42 people

Dong0.01%

41 people

Li0.00%

31 people

Yi0.00%

25 people

Mongol0.00%

17 people

Wa0.00%

13 people

Gelao0.00%

12 people

Dai0.00%

10 people

Maonan0.00%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Mulao0.00%

6 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

She0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Nu0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

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