Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	240,359 people	246,147 people	240,188 people
Urbanization rate	13.9%	25.2%	44.0%
Urban population	33,335 people	61,985 people	105,704 people
Male	128,517 people	130,722 people	124,359 people
Female	111,842 people	115,425 people	115,829 people
Households	73,642	76,618	91,528
Average household size	3.25	3.15	2.49

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+	792 people	941 people	1,733 people
80–84	1,672 people	1,796 people	3,468 people
75–79	3,206 people	3,146 people	6,352 people
70–74	4,921 people	4,398 people	9,319 people
65–69	8,324 people	7,551 people	15,875 people
60–64	8,506 people	7,478 people	15,984 people
55–59	9,623 people	8,246 people	17,869 people
50–54	10,106 people	9,362 people	19,468 people
45–49	9,603 people	9,324 people	18,927 people
40–44	6,716 people	6,660 people	13,376 people
35–39	7,341 people	7,097 people	14,438 people
30–34	9,280 people	9,552 people	18,832 people
25–29	6,801 people	6,667 people	13,468 people
20–24	4,384 people	3,910 people	8,294 people
15–19	6,416 people	5,547 people	11,963 people
10–14	9,546 people	8,555 people	18,101 people
5–9	9,494 people	8,607 people	18,101 people
1–4	6,374 people	5,840 people	12,214 people
0	1,254 people	1,152 people	2,406 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	403 people	546 people	949 people
80–84	1,071 people	1,044 people	2,115 people
75–79	2,055 people	1,898 people	3,953 people
70–74	3,618 people	3,124 people	6,742 people
65–69	4,859 people	4,171 people	9,030 people
60–64	6,223 people	5,238 people	11,461 people
55–59	9,442 people	8,283 people	17,725 people
50–54	9,255 people	8,106 people	17,361 people
45–49	10,225 people	8,562 people	18,787 people
40–44	11,109 people	9,515 people	20,624 people
35–39	10,734 people	10,096 people	20,830 people
30–34	7,979 people	7,508 people	15,487 people
25–29	8,729 people	8,106 people	16,835 people
20–24	10,775 people	10,486 people	21,261 people
15–19	9,734 people	8,356 people	18,090 people
10–14	8,222 people	6,775 people	14,997 people
5–9	7,802 people	6,544 people	14,346 people
1–4	7,042 people	5,844 people	12,886 people
0	1,445 people	1,223 people	2,668 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	187 people	264 people	451 people
80–84	663 people	746 people	1,409 people
75–79	1,605 people	1,606 people	3,211 people
70–74	2,894 people	2,372 people	5,266 people
65–69	3,839 people	3,089 people	6,928 people
60–64	5,319 people	4,193 people	9,512 people
55–59	6,079 people	4,981 people	11,060 people
50–54	7,083 people	5,808 people	12,891 people
45–49	10,091 people	8,886 people	18,977 people
40–44	9,685 people	8,581 people	18,266 people
35–39	10,614 people	8,899 people	19,513 people
30–34	10,506 people	9,650 people	20,156 people
25–29	8,836 people	9,097 people	17,933 people
20–24	5,234 people	5,544 people	10,778 people
15–19	8,548 people	6,295 people	14,843 people
10–14	17,337 people	15,552 people	32,889 people
5–9	11,970 people	10,030 people	22,000 people
1–4	6,653 people	5,164 people	11,817 people
0	1,374 people	1,085 people	2,459 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.90%

245,892 people

Hui0.07%

160 people

Tujia0.01%

20 people

Zhuang0.01%

17 people

Miao0.01%

17 people

Manchu0.00%

9 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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