Total population31,850,088 peopleSeventh census

Households13,024,687Average household size 2.22

Urbanization rate65.6%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)100.4Minority population share 3.5%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	36,237,576 people	38,313,991 people	31,850,088 people
Urbanization rate	51.5%	55.7%	65.6%
Urban population	18,672,039 people	21,323,715 people	20,897,694 people
Male	18,520,747 people	19,426,106 people	15,952,468 people
Female	17,716,829 people	18,887,885 people	15,897,620 people
Households	10,955,750	13,000,088	13,024,687
Average household size	3.24	2.84	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+	151,466 people	193,266 people	344,732 people
80–84	219,219 people	287,117 people	506,336 people
75–79	321,733 people	411,070 people	732,803 people
70–74	596,366 people	697,325 people	1,293,691 people
65–69	996,038 people	1,099,268 people	2,095,306 people
60–64	1,188,146 people	1,234,676 people	2,422,822 people
55–59	1,513,188 people	1,520,424 people	3,033,612 people
50–54	1,682,679 people	1,637,819 people	3,320,498 people
45–49	1,662,108 people	1,602,458 people	3,264,566 people
40–44	1,256,762 people	1,206,819 people	2,463,581 people
35–39	1,152,822 people	1,107,225 people	2,260,047 people
30–34	1,248,438 people	1,196,099 people	2,444,537 people
25–29	817,187 people	767,702 people	1,584,889 people
20–24	727,651 people	679,740 people	1,407,391 people
15–19	720,078 people	668,733 people	1,388,811 people
10–14	708,824 people	661,159 people	1,369,983 people
5–9	562,089 people	525,799 people	1,087,888 people
1–4	366,042 people	342,860 people	708,902 people
0	61,632 people	58,061 people	119,693 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	69,746 people	78,415 people	148,161 people
80–84	152,277 people	148,500 people	300,777 people
75–79	298,518 people	295,376 people	593,894 people
70–74	477,163 people	498,540 people	975,703 people
65–69	553,702 people	601,077 people	1,154,779 people
60–64	891,861 people	927,440 people	1,819,301 people
55–59	1,327,094 people	1,351,239 people	2,678,333 people
50–54	1,527,085 people	1,493,621 people	3,020,706 people
45–49	1,860,562 people	1,795,568 people	3,656,130 people
40–44	2,053,208 people	1,938,905 people	3,992,113 people
35–39	2,019,732 people	1,919,028 people	3,938,760 people
30–34	1,563,415 people	1,498,008 people	3,061,423 people
25–29	1,420,146 people	1,396,146 people	2,816,292 people
20–24	1,670,054 people	1,655,243 people	3,325,297 people
15–19	1,150,699 people	1,107,182 people	2,257,881 people
10–14	882,788 people	814,674 people	1,697,462 people
5–9	782,597 people	714,639 people	1,497,236 people
1–4	593,885 people	537,180 people	1,131,065 people
0	131,574 people	117,104 people	248,678 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	29,498 people	35,437 people	64,935 people
80–84	66,005 people	69,177 people	135,182 people
75–79	163,589 people	153,806 people	317,395 people
70–74	316,034 people	285,035 people	601,069 people
65–69	467,525 people	429,238 people	896,763 people
60–64	630,689 people	621,148 people	1,251,837 people
55–59	634,778 people	661,194 people	1,295,972 people
50–54	959,138 people	969,740 people	1,928,878 people
45–49	1,412,029 people	1,390,391 people	2,802,420 people
40–44	1,560,952 people	1,496,248 people	3,057,200 people
35–39	1,886,724 people	1,795,307 people	3,682,031 people
30–34	2,001,213 people	1,881,606 people	3,882,819 people
25–29	1,913,397 people	1,809,489 people	3,722,886 people
20–24	1,460,073 people	1,388,918 people	2,848,991 people
15–19	1,487,729 people	1,416,431 people	2,904,160 people
10–14	1,659,041 people	1,577,034 people	3,236,075 people
5–9	1,074,599 people	1,003,456 people	2,078,055 people
1–4	645,191 people	593,985 people	1,239,176 people
0	152,543 people	139,189 people	291,732 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.48%

30,728,612 people

Manchu1.83%

583,807 people

Korean0.85%

270,123 people

Mongol0.35%

112,210 people

Hui0.24%

75,464 people

Daur0.11%

33,670 people

Xibe0.02%

6,259 people

Zhuang0.01%

3,890 people

Miao0.01%

3,852 people

Nanai0.01%

3,805 people

Tujia0.01%

3,709 people

Oroqen0.01%

3,236 people

Uyghur0.01%

3,132 people

Tibetan0.01%

2,880 people

Evenki0.01%

2,560 people

Yi0.01%

2,286 people

Bouyei0.01%

1,576 people

Dong0.00%

1,303 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1,186 people

Bai0.00%

1,013 people

Yao0.00%

742 people

Kazakh0.00%

636 people

Li0.00%

616 people

Gelao0.00%

543 people

Other groups0.00%

540 people

Russian0.00%

334 people

She0.00%

197 people

Sui0.00%

190 people

Dai0.00%

175 people

Dongxiang0.00%

163 people

Hani0.00%

156 people

Lisu0.00%

156 people

Mulao0.00%

132 people

Tu0.00%

113 people

Qiang0.00%

83 people

Naxi0.00%

82 people

Salar0.00%

82 people

Wa0.00%

61 people

Gaoshan0.00%

56 people

Maonan0.00%

43 people

Yugur0.00%

33 people

Jingpo0.00%

30 people

Gin0.00%

30 people

Lahu0.00%

29 people

Tajik0.00%

21 people

Tatar0.00%

19 people

Blang0.00%

18 people

Bonan0.00%

15 people

Monba0.00%

13 people

Achang0.00%

11 people

Nu0.00%

8 people

Uzbek0.00%

6 people

Lhoba0.00%

5 people

Pumi0.00%

4 people

De'ang0.00%

4 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

Jino0.00%

2 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